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lee [liː] n 1. a sheltered part or side; the side away from the direction from which the wind is blowing (Transport / Nautical Terms) by the lee Nautical so that the wind is blowing on the wrong side of the sail (Transport / Nautical Terms) under the lee Nautical towards the lee adj (Transport / Nautical Terms) (prenominal) Nautical on, at, or towards the side or part away from the wind on a lee shore Compare weather [5] [Old English hlēow shelter; related to Old Norse hle] Lee [liː] n (Placename) a river in SW Republic of Ireland, flowing east into Cork Harbour. Length: about 80 km (50 miles) Lee2 n
1. (Biographies / Lee, Ang (1954 M, Taiwanese, FILMS AND TV: director) Ang (æŋ). born 1954, Taiwanese film director; his films include Sense and Sensibility (1995), The Ice Storm (1997), and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) 2. (Biographies / Lee, Bruce (1940-1973) M, US, FILMS AND TV: actor, SPORT AND GAMES: kung fu expert) Bruce, original name Lee Yuen Kam. 1940-73, US film actor and kung fu expert who starred in such films as Enter the Dragon (1973) 3. (Biographies / Lee, Gypsy Rose (1914-1970) F, US, ARTS AND CRAFTS: artiste, ARTS AND CRAFTS: artiste) Gypsy Rose, original name Rose Louise Hovick. 1914-70, US striptease and burlesque artiste, who appeared in the Ziegfeld Follies (1936) and in films 4. (Biographies / Lee, Laurie (1914-1997) M, British, WRITING: poet, WRITING: writer) Laurie (ˈlɒrɪ). 1914-97, British poet and writer, best known for the autobiographical Cider with Rosie (1959) 5. (Biographies / Lee, Richard Henry (1732-1794) M, US, POLITICS: statesman, POLITICS: revolutionary) Richard Henry. 1732-94, American Revolutionary statesman, who moved the resolution in favour of American independence (1776) 6. (Biographies / Lee, Robert E(dward) (1807-1870) M, US, MILITARY: general, MILITARY: military commander) Robert E(dward). 1807-70, American general; commander-in- chief of the Confederate armies in the Civil War 7. (Biographies / Lee, Spike (1957 M, US, FILMS AND TV: director) Spike, real name Shelton Jackson Lee. born 1957, US film director: his films include She's Gotta Have It (1985), Malcolm X (1992), and Summer of Sam (1999) 8. (Biographies / Lee, T(sung)-D(ao) (1926 M, USnational of birth: Chinese, SCIENCE: physicist) T(sung)-D(ao) (tsuːŋ daʊ). born 1926, US physicist, born in China. With Yang he disproved the principle that that parity is always conserved and shared the Nobel prize for physics in 1957 ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
lee Translations lee [liː] lee [liː] n lee [liː] the sheltered side, away from the wind We sat in the lee of the rock. beskutting جانِب завет závětří læ windgeschützte Seite, Lee απάγκιο abrigo, sotavento, socaire alltuulekülg بادپناه tyynenpuoli côté sous le vent מַחסֶה מְהָרוּח ओर zaštita, zaklon szélárnyék bagian terlindung skjól, var, hlé riparo, sottovento 風の当たらない側 (물건에 가려) 바람이 없는 곳 užuovėja patvērums; aizvējš lindungan luwte le osłona abrigo ferit de vânt укрытие závetrie zavetje zavetrina lä ที่บังลม rüzgârdan korunmalı yer, rüzgâr altı 背風處 захист; укриття سایہ ، پناہ chỗ tránh gió 背风处 n leeway 1 the drifting of a ship etc away from its true course, or the amount of this. afdrywe إنْحِراف дрейф snos afdrift die Abdrift παρέκκλιση από την πορεία (π.χ. πλοίου) deriva triiv انحراف کشتی sorto dérive סְטִייָה מְהַכִּיווּן अनुवात गमन zanošenje eltérés szélirányba penyimpangan drif, rek (frá réttri stefnu á hléborða) deriva 風圧 풍압(배가 바람 불어가는 쪽으로 밀려감) dreifas (kuģa) dreifs; novirzīšanās hanyutan drift avdrift dryf deriva derivă дрейф odchýlka od stanovenej dráhy odklon od prvotne smeri skretanje broda avdrift การลอยตัวของเรือ sürüklenme, sapma 偏航 судна у підвітряний бік; знесення літака جہاز کا اپنے راستے سے ہوا کی اوٹ والی سمت میں ڈھسلنا mạn khuất gió 偏航 2 lost time He has a lot of leeway to make up at school after being away ill. agterstand وَقْت ضائِع загубено време zpoždění efterslæb der Rückstand χαμένος χρόνος atraso kaotatud aeg عقب افتادگی hukattu aika retard (à rattraper) לְהַשלִים את הַחֲסֶר समय की हानि izgubljeno vrijeme pótolnivaló waktu yang tertinggal það sem hefur verið vanrækt ritardo 遅れ 시간의 손실 prarastas laikas atgūt nokavēto waktu yang tertinggal tijdverlies det som er forsømt zaległości tempo perdido întârziere упущенное zaostávanie zaostanek izgubljeno vreme försummad tid เวลาที่เสียไป zaman kaybı 損失的時間 відставання; втрата часу گنوائے ہوئے وقت کی تلافی کرنا mất thời gian 损失的时间 3 extra space, time etc allowed Book the later flight so as to allow yourself some leeway in case you're delayed. ruimte gee وَقْت أو مكان إضافي свободно място rezerva (časová) ekstra tid; spillerum der Spielraum απόθεμα χρόνου, χώρου κτλ. margen de libertad mänguruum مهلت pelivara marge (de sécurité) מֶרְחָב פְּעולָה हवा के कारण जहाज़ का अपनी राह से बग़ल की तरफ़ हटना, अनुवात दूरी, अनुवात गमन, छूट, स्वतन्त्रता, गुंजाइश, कसर, कमी, कसर (या कमी) पूरी करना dodatno vrijeme ráhagyás kelonggaran svigrúm margine di sicurezza 余裕 여유, 여지 laiko atsarga, tarpas laika rezerve kelonggaran speelruimte (ekstra) tid på seg, spillerom zapas, luz margem marjă (de siguranţă) запас časová rezerva rezerva slobodno vreme spelrum, andrum, marginal เวลาหรือสถานที่ที่เผื่อไว้ yedek zaman 余地 запас часу مناسب حد تک چھوٹ یا آزادیئ عمل khoảng thời gian rỗi 余地 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| I was a child and She was a child, In this kingdom by the sea, But we loved with a love that was more than love - I and my ANNABEL LEE - With a love that the wingéd seraphs of Heaven Coveted her and me. Norris, "which are both very important considerations; and it will be just the same to Miss Lee whether she has three girls to teach, or only two--there can be no difference. Lee - five times Mayor of Abingdon - was, no doubt, a benefactor to his generation, but I hope there are not many of his kind about in this overcrowded nineteenth century. |
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