kerb

kerb

 (kûrb)

n. Chiefly British

Variant of curb.

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kerb

(kɜːb) or

curb

n

(Civil Engineering) a line of stone or concrete forming an edge between a pavement and a roadway, so that the pavement is some 15 cm above the level of the road

vb

(tr) to provide with or enclose with a kerb

[C17: from Old French courbe bent, from Latin curvus; see curve]

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curb

(kɜrb)

n.

1. a rim, esp. of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk.

2. anything that restrains or controls; restraint; check.

3. an enclosing framework or border.

4. Also called curb′ mar`ket. a market, orig. on the sidewalk or street, for the sale of securities not listed on a stock exchange.

5. a swelling on the lower part of the back of the hock of a horse, often causing lameness.

v.t.

6. to control with or as if with a curb; restrain; check.

7. to cause (a dog) to keep near the curb when defecating.

8. to furnish with or protect by a curb.

9. to put a curb on (a horse).

Also, Brit., kerb (for defs. 1,5,15).

[1250–1300; Middle English: curved piece of wood < Anglo-French curb, courb curved, bowed, Old French < Latin curvus crooked, bent, curved. See curve]

curb′a•ble, adj.

syn: See check.

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curb

– kerb

1. 'curb'

Curb can be a noun or a verb.

If you curb something, you control it and keep it within definite limits.

...proposals to curb the powers of the Home Secretary.

You must curb your extravagant tastes.

You can say that someone imposes a curb on something.

This requires a curb on public spending.

Another year of wage curbs is inevitable.

2. 'kerb'

Curb is also the American spelling of the noun kerb. There is no difference in pronunciation. The kerb is the raised edge between a pavement and a road.

The taxi pulled into the kerb.

I pulled up at the curb.

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kerb

Past participle: kerbed
Gerund: kerbing

Imperative

kerb

kerb

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

kerb - an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter) curb, curbing curbstone, kerbstone - a paving stone forming part of a curb edge - a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object; "he rounded the edges of the box"

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Translations

حافَّة الرَّصيفحِرْفُ الرَّصِيفُ

obrubník

kantsten

BordkanteBordsteinRandstein

κράσπεδο

bordilloborde de la acera

jalkakäytävän reunus

bord du trottoirbordure de trottoirbordure du trottoir

rubnik

gangstéttarbrún

cordoloorlo del marciapiede

縁石

연석

akmeninis bordiūrasbordiūras

ietves mala

stoeprand

fortauskant

krawężnik

bermamargem de calçada

бордюрпоребрик

robnik

trottoarkant

ขอบถนน

kaldırım kenarıkaldırım taşı

lề đường

路缘路边镶边石

kerb

[kɜːb]

A. N (Brit) → bordillo m, cordón m (S. Cone), cuneta f (Chile)

B. CPD kerb crawler N conductor que busca prostitutas desde su coche
kerb crawling N busca de prostitutas desde el coche
kerb drill N → prácticas fpl de cruce
kerb market N → mercado m no oficial (que funciona después del cierre de la Bolsa)

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kerb

[ˈkɜː^rb] n (British) → bordure f du trottoir, trottoir m
the impact of the car hitting the kerb → l'impact de la voiture heurtant le trottoir or la bordure du trottoir
She stepped off the kerb
BUT Elle descendit du trottoir.kerb crawler n personne qui accoste les prostitué(e)s en voiturekerb-crawling [ˈkɜː^rbkrɔːlɪŋ] n → drague f en voiture

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kerb

n (Brit) → Bordkante f, → Randstein m

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kerb

:

kerb crawler

n → Freier m → im Autostrich (inf)

kerb crawling

n → Autostrich m

kerb crawling area

n → Autostrich m

kerb drill

n → Verkehrserziehung f

kerb market

n (St Ex) → Freiverkehr m

kerbside

n → Straßenrand m

kerbstone

n → Bordstein m, → Randstein m

kerb weight

n (of a car) → Leergewicht nt

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kerb

[kɜːb] n (Brit) → bordo or orlo del marciapiede

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kerb

(kəːb) noun

(especially American curb) an edging, usually of stone, round a raised area, especially a pavement. The old lady stepped off the kerb right in front of a car. sypaadjie حافَّة الرَّصيف бордюр calçada obrubník der Randstein kantsten κράσπεδοbordillo (tee)ääris جدول؛ لبه جوی کنار خیابان reunakiveys bordure de trottoir שְׂפַת הַמִדרָכָה किनारा rub pločnika járdaszegély tepi trotoar gangstéttarbrún (bordo della strada), (cordone del marciapiede) へり (보도의) 연석(緣石) šaligatvio kraštas, bordiūras ietves mala bebendul jalan stoeprandfortauskantkrawężnik خولو اښى، دكيزدې پړى يا ځنځير ،زغمل (لكه دقهر): calçada a doborî (la pă­mânt), a trânti край тротуара obrubník robnik pločnika ivičnjak trottoarkant ขอบถนน kaldırım kenarı (人行道的)石頭路緣 обочина, узбіччя سڑک کی پیدل پٹری یا چبوترے کا سنگین کنارا یا حاشیہ lề đường 路边镶边石

ˈkerbstone noun

a stone used as part of a kerb. randsteen حَجَر حافَّة الرَّصيف плочка (от бордюр) calçada obrubní kámen der Randstein kantsten πέτρα κράσπεδου bordillo; cuneta ääriskivi سنگ جدول خیابان reunakivi pierre de bordure de trottoir אֶבֶן שָׂפָה कोर पत्थर, पटरी के किनारे का पत्थर rubni kamen pločnika járdaszegély(kő) batu tepi trotoar kantsteinn (pietra del cordone del marciapiede) ふち石 연석 akmeninis bordiūras ietves malas akmens batu bebendul jalan steen van een stoeprand kantsteinkrawężnik د پياده ځاي تيږه calçada бордюрный камень obrubný kameň robni kamen pločnika kamen za ivičnjak kantsten ส่วนของขอบถนนที่เป็นหิน kenar taşı, kaldırım taşı 路緣用的石頭 бордюрний камінь راستے کی پٹری کا کوئی پتھر đá lề đường 镶边石

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kerb

→ حِرْفُ الرَّصِيفُ obrubník kantsten Bordkante κράσπεδο borde de la acera, bordillo jalkakäytävän reunus bord du trottoir rubnik cordolo 縁石 연석 stoeprand fortauskant krawężnik berma, margem de calçada бордюр trottoarkant ขอบถนน kaldırım taşı lề đường 路缘

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