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harbour

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har·bour  (härbr)
n. & v. Chiefly British
Variant of harbor.

harbour US, harbor [ˈhɑːbə]
n
1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) a sheltered port
2. a place of refuge or safety
vb
1. (tr) to give shelter to to harbour a criminal
2. (tr) to maintain secretly to harbour a grudge
3. (Transport / Nautical Terms) to shelter (a vessel) in a harbour or (of a vessel) to seek shelter
[Old English herebeorg, from here troop, army + beorg shelter; related to Old High German heriberga hostelry, Old Norse herbergi]
harbourer  US, harborer n
harbourless  US, harborless adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.harbourharbour - a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
docking facility, dockage, dock - landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired; may have gates to let water in or out; "the ship arrived at the dock more than a day late"
landing place, landing - structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods
seafront - the waterfront of a seaside town
port - a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
coaling station - a seaport where ships can take on supplies of coal
port of call - any port where a ship stops except its home port
anchorage ground, anchorage - place for vessels to anchor
2.harbour - a place of refuge and comfort and security
asylum, sanctuary, refuge - a shelter from danger or hardship
Verb1.harbour - secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)
shelter - provide shelter for; "After the earthquake, the government could not provide shelter for the thousands of homeless people"
2.harbour - keep in one's possession; of animals
keep, hold on - retain possession of; "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married"
3.harbour - hold back a thought or feeling about; "She is harboring a grudge against him"
conceal, hide - prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money"
4.harbour - maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); "bear a grudge"; "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment"
feel, experience - undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret"

harbour
noun
1. port, haven, dock, mooring, marina, pier, wharf, anchorage, jetty, pontoon, slipway The ship was allowed to tie up in the harbour.
2. sanctuary, haven, shelter, retreat, asylum, refuge, oasis, covert, safe haven, sanctum a safe harbour for music rejected by the mainstream
verb
1. hold, bear, maintain, nurse, retain, foster, entertain, nurture, cling to, cherish, brood over He might have been murdered by someone harbouring a grudge.
2. shelter, protect, hide, relieve, lodge, shield, conceal, secrete, provide refuge, give asylum to harbouring terrorist suspects
Translations
harbour harbor (US) [ˈhɑːbəʳ]
A. Npuerto m
B. VT (= retain) [+ fear, hope] → abrigar; (= shelter) [+ criminal, spy] → dar abrigo or refugio a; (= conceal) → esconder
that corner harbours the dusten ese rincón se amontona el polvo
to harbour a grudgeguardar rencor
C. CPD harbour dues NPLderechos mpl portuarios
harbour master Ncapitán m de puerto

harbour [ˈhɑːrr] (British) harbor (US)
n (for boats)port m safe harbour
vt
(= provide refuge for) [+ criminal, terrorist] → abriter
(= entertain) [+ hopes, suspicions, doubts] → entretenir; [+ ambitions] → nourrir; [+ regrets] → nourrir
to harbour a grudge against sb → en vouloir à qn
harbour dues (British) harbor dues (US) npldroits mpl de port
harbour master (British) harbor master (US) ncapitaine m de port

harbour, (US) harbor
nHafen m
vt
criminal etcbeherbergen, Unterschlupf gewähren (+dat); goods(bei sich) aufbewahren
suspicions, grudge, doubts, resentmenthegen; ambitions, feelingshaben; regretsempfinden; to harbour thoughts of revengeRachegedanken hegen
(= conceal, contain) dirt harbours germsSchmutz ist eine Brutstätte für Krankheitserreger; some sufferers continue to harbour the virusin manchen Kranken lebt der Virus weiter

harbour, (US) harbor:
harbour bar
nSandbank fvor dem Hafen
harbour dues
plHafengebühr(en) f(pl)
harbour master
nHafenmeister(in) m(f)

harbour harbor (Am) [ˈhɑːbəʳ]
1. nporto
2. vt (hold, grudge, resentment) → covare, nutrire; (shelter, criminal, spy) → dar rifugio a, tener nascosto/a

harbour harbor (Am) [ˈhɑːbəʳ]
1. nporto
2. vt (hold, grudge, resentment) → covare, nutrire; (shelter, criminal, spy) → dar rifugio a, tener nascosto/a

harbour
n harbour [ˈhaːbə]
a place of shelter for ships All the ships stayed in (the) harbour during the storm. hawe ميناء пристанище přístav havn der Hafen λιμάνι puerto sadam لنگرگاه satama port נָמָל बन्दरगाह luka kikötő bandar höfn porto 항구 uostas osta pelabuhan haven havn przystań, port porto port порт prístav pristanišče luka hamn ท่าเรือ liman 港口 гавань جہاز کا ٹھکانا، بندرگاہ cảng
v
1 to give shelter or refuge to (a person) It is against the law to harbour criminals. skuilplek verleen aan يأوي подслонявам přechovávat huse; skjule Zuflucht bieten υποθάλπω, παρέχω άσυλο σε κπ. encubrir; esconder; hospedar varjama پناه دادن suojata donner asile (à) לָתֵת מַחסֶה ל- आश्रय देना pružiti sklonište, štititi menedéket ad melindungi hÿsa; skÿla dare asilo かくまう 피난처를 제공하다 suteikti prieglobstį, priglobti dot patvērumu melindungi onderdak verlenen (aan) skjule, huse dawać schronienie acolher a adă­posti укрывать prechovávať dati zatočišče pružiti utočište härbärgera, ge skydd åt ให้ที่พักอาศัย saklamak, barındırmak 藏匿 давати притулок کسی کو پناہ دینا chứa chấp
2 to have (usually bad) thoughts in one's head He harbours a grudge against me. koester يَضْمِرُ، يَحْمِلُ فِكْرَةً او شُعورا питая živit nære hegen τρέφω ενδόμυχα (συν. αρνητικά αισθήματα) guardar; alimentar; tener mõttes hauduma پروردن hautoa nourrir לְטַפֵחַ मन में स्थान, शरण देना osjecati (u duši), njegovati táplál (gyanút) memendam ala í brjósti sér covare, nutrire 心にいだく 마음속에 품다 jausti perināt (ļaunus nodomus) memendam koesteren, hebben nære czuć urazę alimentar a nutri таить зло chovať gojiti gajiti hysa ปิดบัง beslemek 懷有(惡意) затаїти злобу ذہن میں برے خیالات ہونا nuôi dưỡng (ý nghĩ xấu...) 怀
n harbour-master
the official in charge of a harbour. hawemeester رَئيس المرفأ началник на пристанище přístavní kapitán havnefoged der Hafenmeister λιμενάρχης capitán de puerto sadamakapten مسؤل لنگرگاه satamamestari capitaine de port מְמוּנֶה עַל הַנָמָל बंदरगाह की देख-रेख करने वाला अधिकारी lucki kapetan révkapitány syahbandar hafnarstjóri capitano di porto 港長 항만청장 uosto viršininkas ostas priekšnieks syahbandar havenmeester havnefogd komendant portu capitão do porto căpitan de port начальник порта prístavný kapitán luški kapetan glavni čovek luke hamnkapten นายท่า liman müdürü 港務長 капітан порту بندرگاہ کا سرپرست người phụ trách cảng

harbour ميناء přístav havn Hafen λιμάνι puerto satama port luka porto 항구 haven havn port porto гавань hamn ท่าเรือ liman bến cảng 海港


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For days he leaves all the harbour work to his chief mate, the keeper of the ship's anchor and of the ship's routine.
Next day the Captain and I transacted our busi- ness in the Harbour Office.
This is to my mind the nicest spot in Whitby, for it lies right over the town, and has a full view of the harbour and all up the bay to where the headland called Kettleness stretches out into the sea.
 
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