straw

straw

 (strô)

n.

1.

a. Stalks of threshed grain, used as bedding and food for animals, for thatching, and for weaving or braiding, as into baskets.

b. A single stalk of threshed grain.

2. Pieces or a piece of natural or artificial strawlike material.

3. Something, such as a hat or basket, made of straw.

4. A slender tube used for sucking up a liquid.

5.

a. Something of minimal value or importance.

b. The least valuable bit; a jot: I don't care a straw what you think.

c. Something with too little substance to provide support in a crisis: Near the end we were grasping at straws.

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or made of straw: a straw mat.

2. Containing or used for straw, as a barn or feeding trough.

3. Of the color of straw; yellowish.

4.

a. Of, relating to, or constituting a straw man.

b. Apparently legitimate but actually intended as a cover for illegal or secret activity: set up a straw company to launder money.

Idioms:

final/last straw

The final annoyance or setback, which even though minor makes one no longer able to endure something.

straw in the wind

A slight hint of something to come.

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[Middle English, from Old English strēaw; see ster- in Indo-European roots.]

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straw′y adj.

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straw

(strɔː)

n

1. (Agriculture) stalks of threshed grain, esp of wheat, rye, oats, or barley, used in plaiting hats, baskets, etc, or as fodder

2. (as modifier): a straw hat.

3. (Botany) a single dry or ripened stalk, esp of a grass

4. (Cookery) a long thin hollow paper or plastic tube or stem of a plant, used for sucking up liquids into the mouth

5. (usually used with a negative) anything of little value or importance: I wouldn't give a straw for our chances.

6. a measure or remedy that one turns to in desperation (esp in the phrases clutch or grasp at a straw or straws)

7. (Colours)

a. a pale yellow colour

b. (as adjective): straw hair.

8. straw in the wind a hint or indication

9. the last straw a small incident, setback, etc that, coming after others, proves intolerable

adj

chiefly US having little value or substance

[Old English streaw; related to Old Norse strā, Old Frisian strē, Old High German strō; see strew]

ˈstrawˌlike adj

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straw

(strɔː)

vb

archaic another word for strew

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Straw

(strɔː)

n

(Biography) Jack, full name John Whitaker Straw. born 1946, British Labour politician; Home Secretary (1997–2001); Foreign Secretary (2001–06); Lord Chancellor (2007–10)

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straw

(strɔ)

n.

1. a single stalk or stem esp. of a cereal grass, as wheat, rye, oats, or barley.

2. a mass of such stalks, esp. after drying and threshing, used as fodder.

3. material made from such stalks and used to fashion hats or baskets.

4. something of negligible value: not to care a straw.

5. a paper, plastic, or glass tube for sucking up a beverage from a container.

6. straw man (def. 1).

7. something made of straw, esp. a hat.

adj.

8. of, pertaining to, or made of straw: a straw hat.

9. of the color of straw; pale yellow.

10. of little value or consequence; worthless.

11. sham; fictitious.

Idioms:

1. catch, clutch, or grasp at a straw or at straws, to pursue even the slightest hope or possibility out of desperation.

2. straw in the wind, a piece of information foreshadowing future events.

[before 950; Middle English; Old English strēaw, c. Old Frisian strē, Old Saxon, Old High German strō, Old Norse strā; akin to strew]

straw′y, adj.

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straw

Past participle: strawed
Gerund: strawing

Imperative

straw

straw

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	straw - plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder cushioning, padding - artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort plant fiber, plant fibre - fiber derived from plants
	2.	straw - material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds chaff, husk, shuck, stalk, stubble bran - broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting plant material, plant substance - material derived from plants
	3.	straw - a variable yellow tint; dull yellow, often diluted with white pale yellow, wheat yellow, yellowness - yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons
	4.	straw - a thin paper or plastic tube used to suck liquids into the mouth drinking straw tube, tubing - conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
Verb	1.	straw - cover or provide with or as if with straw; "cows were strawed to weather the snowstorm" cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"
	2.	straw - spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic); "strew toys all over the carpet" strew bestrew - cover by strewing litter - make a place messy by strewing garbage around spread, distribute - distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their language all over the country"
Adj.	1.	straw - of a pale yellow color like straw; straw-colored chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue

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Translations

قَشقَشَّةقَشَّة لِشُرْب العَصير من القَنّينَهقَشَّهمَصَّاصَة

slámabrčkoslaměnýstéblo

halmstråsugerør

StrohStrohhalmHalmStohhalm

άχυροκαλαμάκιαχυρένιος

pajapajita

õlekõrspõhk

olkipillioljenkeltainen

paillelitière

slamaslamka

szalmaszalmaszálszívószál

hálmstráhálmurrör

pagliacannucciala goccia che fa traboccare il vaso

ストロー麦わら

빨대지푸라기

paskutinis lašasšiaudaišiaudasšiaudelisšiaudinis

salmisalmiņšsalmssalmu-

strorietje

stråsugerørhalmstrå

słomasłomka

palhacanudo

paie

соломасоломинкасоломина

slamaslamenýslamkasteblo

slamaslamica

слама

halmstråsugrör

ฟางข้าวหลอด

samansaman çöpükamışpipet

ống hútrơm

吸管稻草麦秆一根草

straw

[strɔː]

A. N

1. (Agr) → paja f
the straw that breaks the camel's back → la gota que colma el vaso
to clutch or grasp at straws → agarrarse a un clavo ardiendo
to draw or get the short straw → ser elegido para hacer algo desagradable
I always draw the short straw → siempre me toca a mí la china
it's the last straw! → ¡es el colmo!, ¡sólo faltaba eso!
it's a straw in the wind → sirve de indicio

2. (= drinking straw) → pajita f, caña f, popote m (Mex)
to drink through a straw → beber con pajita

B. ADJ (= made of straw) → de paja; (= colour) → pajizo, color paja

C. CPD straw hat N → sombrero m de paja
straw man N → hombre m de paja
straw poll, straw vote N → votación f de tanteo

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

straw

[ˈstrɔː]

n

(= dried stalks) → paille f
a bale of straw → une botte de paille

(= single stem) → paille f
that's the last straw! (= too much) → ça, c'est le comble!
to clutch at straws, to grasp at straws → se raccrocher aux branches

(also drinking straw) → paille f

modif [boater, hat, mat] → de paille

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

straw

n

(= stalk) → Strohhalm m; (collectively) → Stroh nt no pl; it’s the last straw, it’s the straw that breaks the camel’s back (prov) → das ist der letzte Tropfen, der das Fass zum Überlaufen bringt (prov); that’s the last or final straw! (inf) → das ist der Gipfel! (inf); it’s a straw in the wind → das ist ein Vorzeichen; to clutch or grasp at straws → sich an einen Strohhalm klammern; to draw the short straw → den kürzeren ziehen; man of straw → Strohmann m; (in politics) → Marionette f; (= set-up opponent) → Scheingegner(in) m(f) ? drowning

(= drinking straw) → Trink- or Strohhalm m

adj attr → Stroh-; basket → aus Stroh; straw mat → Strohmatte f

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straw

:

straw boss

n (US inf) → Pro-forma-Vorgesetzte(r) mf

straw-coloured, (US) straw-colored

adj → strohfarben, strohfarbig; hair → strohblond

straw hat

n → Strohhut m

straw man

n → Strohmann m; (in politics) → Marionette f; (= set-up opponent) → Scheingegner(in) m(f)

straw mattress

n → Strohsack m

straw poll, straw vote

n → Probeabstimmung f; (in election) → Wählerbefragung f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

straw

[strɔː] n → paglia; (drinking straw) → cannuccia
that's the last straw! → questa è la goccia che fa traboccare il vaso!

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

straw

(stroː) noun

1. (also adjective) (of) the cut stalks of corn etc, having many uses, eg as bedding for cattle etc, making mats and other goods etc. The cows need fresh straw; a straw hat. strooi, hooi قَش слама palha sláma, slaměný das Stroh, Stroh-... halm; strå; strå- άχυρο, αχυρένιος, ψάθινοςpaja õlg پوشال olki pailleקש पायल, पुआल, भूसा, घास-फूस slama szalma jerami hálmur paglia; di paglia わら 짚 šiaudai; šiaudinis salms; salmi; salmu- jerami strostrå, halmsłoma واخه palha paie солома slama; slamený slama slama halm สิ่งที่ทำจากฟาง saman 稻草，麥稈 солома بھوسا rơm 稻草，麦秆

2. a single stalk of corn. There's a straw in your hair; Their offer isn't worth a straw! strooi قَشَّه сламка palha stéblo der Strohhalm strå άχυροpaja kõrs كاه korsi paille גִבעוֹל קַש तिनका, तृण slamka szalmaszál jerami hálmstrá pagliuzza; nulla わら 짚 한오라기 šiaudas Viņu piedāvājums nav plika graša vērts. jerami strootjehalmstråsłoma واخه palha pai соломинка steblo slamnata bilka slamka halmstrå, [inte värt ett] ruttet lingon ฟาง saman çöpü 一根草 соломинка تنکا cọng, mẩu rơm 一根草

3. a paper or plastic tube through which to suck a drink into the mouth. He was sipping orange juice through a straw. strooitjie, rietjie قَشَّة لِشُرْب العَصير من القَنّينَه сламка за пиене canudo brčko der Strohhalm sugerør καλαμάκιpaja, pajita (joogi)kõrs ني pilli pailleקשית पीने की नली slamčica szívószál sedotan (sog)rör cannuccia ストロー 빨대 šiaudelis (kokteiļu) salmiņš straw rietjesugerørsłomka نی palhinha pai соломинка slamka slamica slamčica sugrör หลอด kamış 吸管 соломинка کاغذ کی پلاسٹک کی نلکی جس سے کوءی مشروب پیتے ہیں nống hút 吸管

the last straw

an additional and intolerable circumstance in a disagreeable situation. The hotel was expensive, the food poor, and the bad weather was the last straw. laaste strooi الطّامَةُ الكُبْرى последната капка, която прелива чашата a última gota poslední kapka etwas, das gerade noch gefehlt hat sidste strå η σταγόνα που ξεχείλισε το ποτήρι el colmo, la gota que colma el vaso viimane tilk تلنگر آخر viimeinen pisara la goutte d'eau qui fait déborder le vase הַקַש שֶׁשָבַר אֶת גַב הַגָמָל और भार सहन न होना posljednja kap (od koje se prelila čaša) utolsó csepp a pohárban tambahan keburukan síðasta hálmstráið (l'ultima goccia) とどめの一小事 (더 견디지 못하게 하는) 마지막 한 가닥 무게 paskutinis lašas pēdējais piliens kausā; pēdējā nagla zārkā tidak tahan de druppel die de emmer doet overlopen dråpen som får begeret til å flyte over ostatnia kropla اخر تلنګر a última gota picătură care umple paharul последняя капля posledná kvapka kaplja čez rob poslednja kap droppen som fick bägaren att rinna över สถานการณ์ที่ซึ่งสุดจะทนได้ bardağı taşıran son damla 最後一擊 остання крапля کسی ناموافق صورتحال میں ایک اضافی اور ناگزیر موقعہ cái thêm vào sau cùng là cái nặng nhất 终于使人不支的最后一击，导火线，最后一根稻草

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straw

→ قَشَّة, مَصَّاصَة brčko, sláma strå, sugerør Stohhalm, Stroh άχυρο, καλαμάκι paja, pajita olki, pilli paille slama, slamka cannuccia, paglia ストロー, 麦わら 빨대, 지푸라기 rietje, stro strå, sugerør słomka canudo, palha солома, соломинка halmstrå, sugrör ฟางข้าว, หลอด pipet, saman ống hút, rơm 吸管, 稻草

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