dry measure in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for dry measure in the English»Bulgarian Dictionary

dry measure N

dry measure

мярка f за обем

Translations for dry measure in the English»Bulgarian Dictionary

I.measure [ˈmeʒəʳ, Am -ɚ] N

1. measure a. TECH (size):

measure

размер m

to get the measure of sb

разбирам колко струва някой

unit measure

единица мярка

weights and measures

мерки и теглилки

2. measure:

measure (measuring instrument)

уред m за измерване

measure (ruler)

метър m

3. measure (proof):

measure

доказателство nt

4. measure (degree, amount):

measure

степен f

there was some measure of truth in what he said

имаше известна доза истина в това, което той каза

in some measure

в известна степен

5. measure (action):

measure

действие nt

to take measures to do sth

предприемам действия, за да направя нщ

6. measure ECON, LAW, COMPUT (procedure):

measure

мярка f

measure

мероприятие nt

cost-saving [or cost-cutting], measures

мерки за съкращаване на разходите [o. реализиране на икономии]

economic measures

мероприятия в областта на икономическата политика

environmental measure

мерки по опазване на околната среда

instant measure

незабавна мярка

measures regulating demand

мерки за регулиране на търсенето

promotional measure

рекламно мероприятие

regulatory measure

регулативна мярка

safety measure

предпазна мярка

to take crisis [or emergency], measures

предприемам антикризисни [o. спешни] мерки

trade measures

търговски мерки

transitional [or temporary], measure

временна мярка

7. measure LAW (legislative):

measure

постановление nt

enforcement measures, means of coercion

средства за принуда

8. measure LIT:

measure

средство nt

9. measure MUS:

measure

такт m

Phrases:

for good measure

в допълнение

beyond measure

извънредно много

II.measure [ˈmeʒəʳ, Am -ɚ] VB trans a. COMPUT

measure

меря

measure

измервам

to measure sth in centimetres/weeks

меря/измервам нщ в сантиметри/седмици

III.measure [ˈmeʒəʳ, Am -ɚ] VB intr

the box measures 10cm by 10cm by 12cm

кутията е 10 на 10 на 12 см

I.dry <-ier, or -er, -iest, or -est> [draɪ] ADJ

1. dry (= wet):

dry skin, weather

сух

dry red wine

червено сухо вино

2. dry bread:

dry

сух хляб (без да е намазан с нщ)

3. dry (without alcoholic drinks):

dry

сух

dry law

закон за забрана на алкохола

to go dry

въвеждам сух режим

4. dry (uninteresting):

dry

скучен

5. dry (brief):

dry

прост

dry (sense of) humour

сдържано [o. тънко] чувство за хумор

Phrases:

to bleed sb dry

източвам парите на нкг

to bleed sb dry

изцеждам нкг

to run dry

пресъхвам

II.dry <-ie-> [draɪ] VB trans

dry

изсушавам

dry tears

пресушавам

III.dry <-ie-> [draɪ] VB intr

dry

суша

to put sth out to dry

изнасям нщ да съхне

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Not all grain measures in candies should be taken as dry measures.

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A dry measure of about one bushel capacity.

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Measures are classified as either dry measures or fluid measures.

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To support itself, the community made brooms, buckets, spinning wheels, tubs, dry measures and shirts.

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The dry measure volume containers sold varnished, plain, and rough, depending on customer wants.

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Dry measure cups without a scale are sometimes used, in sets typically of 1/4, 1/3, 1/2, and 1 cup.

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Some of the fluid and dry measures have similar names, but the actual measured volume is quite different.

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Storekeepers, farmers, and fishermen needed a standard unit of dry measure for their trade products.

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An alternative name, which allowed a different usage with metric prefixes, was the stre, still sometimes used for dry measure (for instance, in reference to wood).

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A kenning is an obsolete unit of dry measure in the imperial system, equal to two pecks or half a bushel.

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