shore up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for shore up in the English»Bulgarian Dictionary

shore up VB trans

shore up

подпирам

shore up fig

подкрепям

Translations for shore up in the English»Bulgarian Dictionary

shear <sheared, sheared [or shorn]> [ʃɪəʳ, Am ʃɪr] VB trans

shear sheep, person:

shear

стрижа

to be shorn of sth fig

лишен съм от нщ

shore [ʃɔːʳ, Am ʃɔːr] N

1. shore (coast):

shore

бряг m

2. shore (beach):

shore

плаж m

on shore

на брега

3. shore pl fig (a country):

to visit these shores

посещавам дадена страна

4. shore archit:

shore

подпора f

I.up [ʌp] ADV

1. up (movement):

up to be

горе

up to go

нагоре

on the way up

по пътя нагоре

to look up

поглеждам нагоре

2. up (to another point):

up North

горе на север

3. up (more intensity):

to be up river, temperature, price

повишавам се

to be up river, temperature, price

покачвам се

4. up (position):

up

нагоре

up

нависоко

to be up FIN

високо се котирам

5. up (state):

to be up at the top of sth

на върха на нщ съм

to feel up to sth

във форма [o. в състояние] съм да правя нщ

6. up (limit):

from the age of 18 up

на възраст от 18 години нагоре

up to here

дотук

time's up

предвиденото време изтече

7. up SPORTS:

to be 2 goals up

водя с 2 гола

8. up COMPUT, TECH:

do you know when the network will be up again?

знаеш ли кога мрежата ще заработи нормално?

Phrases:

things are looking up

нещата се оправят

things are looking up

положението се подобрява

up with sb/sth!

да живее някой/нщ!

up with sb/sth!

горе някой/нщ!

there's sth up with the computer

нщ не е наред с компютъра

to walk/climb up and down

ходя напред назад/качвам се и слизам

what's up?

какво има?

what's up?

какъв е проблемът?

II.up [ʌp] PREP

1. up (higher):

to go up the stairs

изкачвам се по стълбите

2. up (at top of):

to be/climb up a tree

изкачил съм/катеря се на дърво

3. up (along):

to go/drive up the street

вървя/карам по улицата

4. up (increase):

to turn the sound/heat up a notch

малко засилвам звука/отоплението

5. up (to point of):

up until [or till ] [or to], midnight/yesterday

до полунощ/вчера

Phrases:

he walked up hill and down dale

той ходи по планини и долини

up and down the country

из цялата страна

III.up [ʌp] N

to be on the up and up Brit

раста

to be on the up and up Brit

развивам се

to be on the up and up Am inf

честен/порядъчен съм

IV.up [ʌp] VB intr inf

up

ставам

up

скачам

to up and go

ставам и напускам [o. си тръгвам]

V.up [ʌp] VB trans inf

up

повдигам

up

повишавам

VI.up [ʌp] ADJ

1. up (towards a higher place):

up

нанагорен

2. up (under repair):

up

в ремонт

3. up (healthy):

up

здрав

to be up and about [or around]

на крак съм

4. up (ready):

to be up for (doing) sth

готов съм да правя нщ

See also down², down¹

I.down² [daʊn] ADV

1. down (movement):

down

надолу

to fall down

падам

to lie down

лягам

2. down (from another point):

to go down to Brighton/the sea

отивам в Брайтън/на морето

down South

на юг

3. down (less volume or intensity):

to be worn down

изхабен съм

the wind died down

вятърът утихна

the sun is down

слънцето залязва

the fire is burning down

огънят гасне

the tyres are down

гумите са спаднали

the price is down

цената падна

4. down (temporal):

from 1900 down to the present

от 1900 година до днес

down through the ages

през вековете

5. down (in writing):

to write/get sth down

записвам нщ

Phrases:

to be down in the mouth

чувствам се нещастен

to be down in the mouth

умърлушен съм

to make a down payment

давам капаро

to be down on sb

нахвърлям се върху нкг

to be down on sb

имам зъб на нкг

down with the dictator!

долу диктатора!

II.down² [daʊn] PREP

1. down (lower):

to go down the stairs

слизам по стълбите

to run down the slope

спускам се по склона

2. down (along):

to go down the street

вървя по улицата

down¹ [daʊn] N

down (feathers)

пух m

down (feathers)

перушина f

down (hairs)

косъмчета nt мн

down on body

мъх m

down on face

брада f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In about 1990, steel framing was added to shore up the original wood framework.

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The tops of two wooden trusses, added later to shore up the building, are visible as well.

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Several methods can be used to shore up a trench.

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This allowed shafts to be sunk directly over the veins, without requiring the massive amounts of lumber needed to shore up horizontal drifts.

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The area was in any case, prone to subsidence, resulting in speed restrictions and the need to shore up the platforms.

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Over the next 48 hours, edicts were proclaimed in an attempt to shore up the restoration, to the astonishment of the general public.

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The arena was refurbished in 197273 when the roof needed repairs, and 14 seven-ton steel trusses were added to shore up the roof.

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The arena was refurbished in 1972-73 when the roof needed repairs, and 14 seven-ton steel trussess were added to shore up the roof.

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Reform is a fundamental theme of this administration: first to rid ourselves of corruption and second to shore up our competence.

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She left as her husband wanted to resume his career in public life and shore up the family fortunes.

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