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field [fiːld] n 1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) an open tract of uncultivated grassland; meadow Related adj campestral 2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) a piece of land cleared of trees and undergrowth, usually enclosed with a fence or hedge and used for pasture or growing crops a field of barley 3. (Team Sports / Soccer) a limited or marked off area, usually of mown grass, on which any of various sports, athletic competitions, etc., are held a soccer field 4. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) an area that is rich in minerals or other natural resources a coalfield 5. (Military) short for battlefield, airfield 6. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Hunting) the mounted followers that hunt with a pack of hounds 7. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Racing) a. all the runners in a particular race or competitors in a competition b. the runners in a race or competitors in a competition excluding the favourite 8. (Team Sports / Cricket) Cricket the fielders collectively, esp with regard to their positions 9. a wide or open expanse a field of snow 10. a. an area of human activity the field of human knowledge b. a sphere or division of knowledge, interest, etc his field is physics 11. a. a place away from the laboratory, office, library, etc., usually out of doors, where practical work is done or original material or data collected b. (as modifier) a field course 12. the surface or background, as of a flag, coin, or heraldic shield, on which a design is displayed 13. (Physics / General Physics) Also called field of view the area within which an object may be observed with a telescope, microscope, etc. 14. (Physics / General Physics) Physics a. See field of force b. a region of space that is a vector field c. a region of space under the influence of some scalar quantity, such as temperature 15. (Mathematics) Maths a set of entities subject to two binary operations, addition and multiplication, such that the set is a commutative group under addition and the set, minus the zero, is a commutative group under multiplication and multiplication is distributive over addition 16. (Mathematics) Maths logic the set of elements that are either arguments or values of a function; the union of its domain and range 17. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) Computing a. a set of one or more characters comprising a unit of information b. a predetermined section of a record 18. (Communication Arts / Broadcasting) Television one of two or more sets of scanning lines which when interlaced form the complete picture 19. Obsolete the open country beasts of the field hold or keep the field to maintain one's position in the face of opposition in the field a. (Military) Military in an area in which operations are in progress b. actively or closely involved with or working on something (rather than being in a more remote or administrative position) lead the field to be in the leading or most pre-eminent position leave the field Informal to back out of a competition, contest, etc. take the field to begin or carry on activity, esp in sport or military operations play the field Informal to disperse one's interests or attentions among a number of activities, people, or objects 26. (Military) (modifier) Military of or relating to equipment, personnel, etc., specifically designed or trained for operations in the field a field gun a field army vb 1. (Team Sports / Cricket) (tr) Sport to stop, catch, or return (the ball) as a fielder 2. (Team Sports / Cricket) (tr) Sport to send (a player or team) onto the field to play 3. (Team Sports / Cricket) (intr) Sport (of a player or team) to act or take turn as a fielder or fielders 4. (Military) (tr) Military to put (an army, a unit, etc.) in the field 5. (tr) to enter (a person) in a competition each party fielded a candidate 6. (tr) Informal to deal with or handle, esp adequately and by making a reciprocal gesture to field a question [Old English feld; related to Old Saxon, Old High German feld, Old English fold earth, Greek platus broad] Field [fiːld] n (Biographies / Field, John (1782-1837) M, Irish, MUSIC: composer, MUSIC: pianist, TECHNOLOGY: inventor) John. 1782-1837, Irish composer and pianist, lived in Russia from 1803: invented the nocturne
Field competitors in a sporting event; the runners in a horse race; a stretch or expanse. Examples: field of benefits, 1577; of clouds, 1860; of cricketers, 1850; of hounds [hunting], 1806; of horses [racing], 1771; of huntsmen, 1806; of ignorance, 1847; of miracles, 1712; of raillery; of runners [in races]; of stars, 1608; of woes, 1590.
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field noun 1. meadow, land, green, lea (poetic), pasture, mead (archaic), greensward (archaic or literary) They went for walks together in the fields. 3. speciality, line, area, department, environment, territory, discipline, province, pale, confines, sphere, domain, specialty, sphere of influence, purview, metier, sphere of activity, bailiwick, sphere of interest, sphere of study They are both experts in their field. 5. competitors, competition, candidates, runners, applicants, entrants, contestants The two most experienced athletes led the field. verb Related words adjective campestral Translations field [fiːld] A. N 2. (Sport) → campo m, terreno m de juego, cancha f (LAm); (= participants) → participantes mpl; (for post) → opositores mpl, candidatos mpl is there a strong field? → ¿se ha presentado gente buena? to lead the field (Sport, Comm) → llevar la delantera to take the field (Sport) → salir al campo, saltar al terreno de juego to play the field → alternar con cualquiera 3. (= sphere of activity) → campo m, esfera f field of activity → esfera f de actividades, campo m de acción my particular field → mi especialidad it's not my field → no es mi campo or especialidad, no es lo mío what's your field? → ¿qué especialidad tiene Vd? in the field of painting → en el campo or mundo de la pintura to be the first in the field → ser líder en su campo 4. (= real environment) a year's trial in the field → un año de prueba en el mercado to study sth in the field → estudiar algo sobre el terreno 5. (Comput) → campo m 8. (Heraldry) → campo m B. VI (Baseball, Cricket) → fildear C. VT (Sport) [+ team] → alinear (Baseball, Cricket) [+ ball] → recoger, fildear (fig) [+ question] → sortear D. CPD field day N (Mil) → día m de maniobras to have a field day → sacar el máximo provecho field event N → concurso m (atlético)de salto/lanzamiento field glasses NPL (= binoculars) → gemelos mpl field gun N → cañón m de campaña field hand N (US) → jornalero/a m/f field hospital N → hospital m de campaña field kitchen N → cocina f de campaña field marshal N (Brit) → mariscal m de campo → capitán m general del ejército field officer N → oficial mf superior field sports NPL la caza y la pesca field study N → estudio m de campo field test, field trial N (Comm) → prueba f de mercado field trip N → viaje m or excursión f de estudios field work N (Sociol etc) → trabajo m de campo field worker N → investigador(a) m/f de campo see also field-test field [ˈfiːld] n (containing oil, gas) → gisement m (SPORT) (= group of competitors) → concurrents mpl a strong field of more than 200 → une sélection de haut niveau de plus de 200 concurrents to lead the field [horse, rider] → être en tête (fig) (= be pre-eminent) → tenir le haut du pavé to play the field → papillonner electromagnetic field, field of vision modif [test] → sur le terrain field n (Agr) → Feld nt, → Acker m; (= area of grass) → Wiese f; (for cows, horses etc) → Weide f; corn/wheat field → Getreide-/Weizenfeld nt; potato field → Kartoffelacker m; we had a picnic in a field → wir machten auf einer Wiese Picknick; he’s working in the fields → er arbeitet auf dem Feld or Acker; the farm has 20 fields → der Hof hat 20 Felder; beasts of the field → Feldtiere pl; to cut across the fields → quer über die Felder gehen (= coalfield, icefield, oilfield etc) → Feld nt (for football etc: = ground) → Platz m; sports or games field → Sportplatz m; to take the field → auf den Platz kommen, einlaufen (Mil) → Feld nt; field of battle → Schlachtfeld nt; noted for his bravery in the field → für seine Tapferkeit im Feld bekannt; to take the field → zur Schlacht antreten (of study, work etc) → Gebiet nt, → Feld nt; to be first in the field with something (Comm) → als Erster etw auf den Markt bringen; to lead the field (in something) (→ in etw dat) → das Feld anführen; in all the fields of human endeavour (liter) → im gesamten menschlichen Trachten (liter); studies in the field of medicine → Studien auf dem Gebiet der Medizin; this is, of course, a very broad field → das ist natürlich ein weites Feld; what field are you in? → auf welchem Gebiet or in welchem Feld arbeiten Sie?; his field is Renaissance painting → sein Spezialgebiet ist die Malerei der Renaissance (= area of practical observation or operation) → Praxis f; when a salesman goes out into the field → wenn ein Verkäufer in den Außeneinsatz geht; work in the field → Feldforschung f; (of sales rep) → Außendienst m; to test something in the field → etw in der Praxis or vor Ort ausprobieren (Phys, Opt) → Feld nt; field of vision → Blick- or Gesichtsfeld nt; gravitational field → Gravitationsfeld nt, → Schwerefeld nt; field of force → Kraftfeld nt; magnetic field → Magnetfeld nt, → magnetisches Feld (Sport: = competitors) → Feld nt; (Cricket, Baseball) → Fängerpartei f; the rest of the field (in race) → der Rest des Feldes, die übrigen Läufer; there’s quite a strong field for the race → das Teilnehmerfeld für das Rennen ist ziemlich stark; to hold off a strong field → sich gegen ein starkes Feld behaupten (Comput) → Datenfeld nt; (on punch card) → Feld nt to play the field (inf) → eine Beziehung nach der anderen haben vt (Cricket, Baseball etc) ball → auffangen und zurückwerfen; (fig) question etc → abblocken, abwehren; he had to field calls from irate customers → er musste wütende Kunden am Telefon abwimmeln (inf) (Pol) candidate → aufstellen vi (Cricket, Baseball etc) → als Fänger spielen; when we go out to field → wenn wir die Fänger(partei) stellen field: field ambulance n (Mil) → Sanka m, → Sanitätskraftwagen m field artillery n → Feldartillerie f field day field: field event n (Athletics) Disziplin, die nicht auf der Aschenbahn ausgetragen wird field games pl → Feldspiele pl field glasses pl → Feldstecher m field goal field gun n (Mil) → Feldgeschütz nt field hockey n (US) → Hockey nt field hospital n (Mil) → (Feld)lazarett nt field kitchen n (Mil) → Feldküche f field marshal n (Mil) → Feldmarschall m fieldmouse n → Feldmaus f field officer n (Mil) → Stabsoffizier m fieldpiece n (Mil) → Feldgeschütz nt field service n (Comm) → Außendienst m field: field staff n (Comm) → Außendienstmitarbeiter(in) m(f) field study n → Feldforschung f; a field → eine Feldstudie field test n → Feldversuch m field-test vt → in einem Feldversuch/in Feldversuchen testen field trip n → Exkursion f field work n (of geologist, surveyor etc) → Arbeit f → im Gelände; (of sociologist etc) → Feldarbeit f, → Feldforschung f (Mil) → Feldbefestigung f, → Schanze f field worker n → Praktiker(in) m(f) field [fiːld] 1. n (gen) (Comput) → campo (Geol) → giacimento; (sphere of activity) → campo, settore m to give sth a year's trial in the field (fig) → sperimentare qc sul campo per un anno to study sth in the field → osservare or studiare qc sul campo to die in the field (Mil) → cadere sul campo di battaglia to take the field (Sport) → scendere in campo to lead the field (Sport, Comm) → essere in testa, essere al primo posto my particular field → la mia specialità, il mio campo or settore field of vision → campo visivo 2. vt (team) → far giocare, far scendere in campo (Cricket) (catch, ball) → prendere field [fiːld] 1. n (gen) (Comput) → campo (Geol) → giacimento; (sphere of activity) → campo, settore m to give sth a year's trial in the field (fig) → sperimentare qc sul campo per un anno to study sth in the field → osservare or studiare qc sul campo to die in the field (Mil) → cadere sul campo di battaglia to take the field (Sport) → scendere in campo to lead the field (Sport, Comm) → essere in testa, essere al primo posto my particular field → la mia specialità, il mio campo or settore field of vision → campo visivo 2. vt (team) → far giocare, far scendere in campo (Cricket) (catch, ball) → prendere n field [fiːld] 1 a piece of land enclosed for growing crops, keeping animals etc Our house is surrounded by fields. land; akker; landerye حَقْل ливада pole mark das Feld αγρός campo põld, nurm مزرعه pelto champ שָׂדֶה मैदान polje (szántó)föld ladang akur campo 畑 목초지 laukas lauks; tīrums ladang veld jorde, åker, eng pole campo câmp(ie) поле pole polje polje äng, hage ทุ่งนา tarla, otlak, mera 農田,牧場 поле چراگاہ ، کھیتی کے لۓ احاطہ đồng ruộng 农田,牧场 2 a wide area playing fields (= an area for games, sports etc ). speelveld; speelterrein مَلْعَب игрище hřiště grønt område das Feld γήπεδο campo, cancha (spordi)väljak زمین بازی؛ میدان kenttä terrain מִגרָש खेत igralište tér lapangan völlur campo, terreno 競技場 경기장 aikštė [] laukums padang veld mark, slette, bane, område boisko campo de jogos teren (спортивная) площадка ihrisko igrišče poljana plats, plan ลานกว้าง alan, saha (運動等)場地 майданчик وسیع میدان bãi 运动场 3 a piece of land etc where minerals or other natural resources are found an oil-field; a coalfield. olieveld حَقل معادِن، نَفْط находище naleziště felt; -felt das Feld περιοχή με φυσικό πλούτο yacimiento maardla ناحیه؛ میدان kenttä gisement שָׂדֶה विशेष अध्ययन tlo mező ladang svæði giacimento 産出地帯 (천연 자원의) 산지 telkinys atradne padang veld felt, leie zagłębie, pole jazida zăcământ месторождение nálezisko nahajališče polje fält เหมือง yatak 礦區 родовище زمین کا ٹکڑا mỏ 矿区 4 an area of knowledge, interest, study etc in the fields of literature/economic development; her main fields of interest. vakgebied; terrein حَقْل (معرِفَه)، مَجال област oblast område; fag das Gebiet πεδίο campo, terreno valdkond رشته ala domaine תְּחוּם कार्यक्षेत्र polje rada, struka, djelokrug terület, (érdeklődési) kör bidang (áhuga)svið campo 分野 영역, 분야 sfera, sritis darbības lauks; nozare bidang gebied fagfelt/-område dziedzina campo domeniu область, сфера деятельности oblasť področje polje område, gebit, fack สาขา alan, saha 領域 галузь, сфера علم کا کوئی شعبہ lĩnh vực 领域 5 an area affected, covered or included by something a magnetic field; in his field of vision. magnetiese veld; gesigsveld حَقْل مغناطيسي поле pole felt das (blick)Feld πεδίο campo väli میدان kenttä champ שָׂדֶה क्षेत्र polje, polje rada, područje mező medan (sjón/segul)svið campo 場 (전기, 자기(磁氣) 등의 힘의) 장(場) laukas lauks medan veld (magnet-/kraft)felt pole campo câmp поле pole polje polje fält สนาม alan 場 поле کسی چیز سے متاثر حلقہ trường 场 6 an area of battle the field of Waterloo; (also adjective ) a field-gun. slagveld; oorlogsveld مَيدان مَعرَكَه полесражение bitevní pole felt; felt-; slagmark das Schlachtfeld, Feld-... πεδίο μάχης campo de batalla lahinguväli آوردگاه؛ میدان taistelukenttä champ שְׂדֶה-קְרָב युद्ध भूमि bojište csatatér medan perang (víg)völlur campo (di battaglia) 戦場 전쟁터 kovos laukas lauka lielgabals medan perang slagveld slagmark pole bitwy campo câmp поле битвы bojové pole bojišče polje slagfält, fält- ลานประลอง meydan 戰場 поле бою لڑائی کا علاقہ chiến trường 战场 v (in cricket, basketball etc) to catch (the ball) and return it. die bal keer; veldwerk doen يلتَقِط الكُره ويُعيدها хващам топка и я връщам chytit a vrátit spille i marken; være ude fangen und zurückwerfen πιάνω και γυρίζω την μπάλα (π.χ. στο κρίκετ) parar y devolver püüdma گرفتن و برگرداندن olla ulkovuorossa attraper et relancer לִתפוֹס וּלהַחזִיר चुलबुलाना, किसी वस्तु को इस तरह छूते रहना कि देखने वाले को खीज हो uhvatiti (loptu) megfog és visszadob (labdát krikettben, baseballban) tangkap bola grípa og senda í höfn prendere e rilanciare さばく 공을 잡아 처리하다 pagauti ir atmušti sviedinį (kriketā u.tml.) atsist bumbu menangkap terugspelen gripe/stoppe (ballen) og returnere zatrzymać i odrzucić piłkę interceptar a bola a prinde şi a arunca înapoi принимать мяч chytiť a vrátiť ujeti in vrniti prihvatiti loptu fånga och skicka tillbaka เก็บลูก topu yakalayıp atmak 接球,截球 приймати м'яч گیند کو روکنا اور واپس پھیکنا chặn và ném trả lại (chơi cricket) 接(截)球 n pl field-glasses binoculars. verkyker مِنْظار المَيْدان далекоглед triedr feltkikkert der Feldstecher κιάλια gemelos, prismáticos välibinokkel دوربین صحرایی kiikarit jumelles מִשקֶפֶת dalekozor látcső keker sjónauki binocolo 双眼鏡 휴대용 소형 쌍안경 žiūronai lauka binoklis teropong jauh veldkijker kikkert lornetka binóculos binoclu полевой бинокль triéder daljnogled dvogled fältkikare กล้องส่องทางไกล el dürbünü 雙筒望遠鏡 бінокль دوربین ống nhòm 双筒望远镜 n fieldwork work done outside the laboratory, office etc (eg collecting information). veldwerk عَمَل مَيداني събиране на информация práce v terénu feltarbejde; væren i marken praktische Arbeit (vor Ort) επιτόπια έρευνα trabajo de campo välitöö کارهای داخل محیط باز kenttätyö enquête sur le terrain עֲבוֹדַת שָׂדֶה क्षेत्रीय अध्ययन terenski rad külső munka, terepmunka kerja lapangan vettvangsrannsóknir lavoro/inchiesta sul campo 現地調査 실지 조사, 야외 작업 lauko darbas, medžiagos rinkimas faktu/materiāla vākšana uz vietas kerja lapangan veldwerk felt-/markarbeid praca w terenie trabalho de campo muncă de/pe teren сбор фактического материала práca v teréne terensko delo rad na terenu fältarbete การศึกษาและสำรวจในสถานที่จริง; การศึกษาภาคสนาม alan/arazi çalışması 現場工作 польові роботи; дослідження на місці مساحت، سائنسی یا سماجی معلومات جمع کرنے کا عملی کام sự thực nghiệm 现场工作 Field → حقل pole mark Feld πεδίο campo pelto champ polje campo 野原 들판 veld jorde pole campo поле fält สนาม alan cánh đồng 田 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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