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sheet1 n 1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a large rectangular piece of cotton, linen, etc., generally one of a pair used as inner bedclothes 2. a. a thin piece of a substance such as paper, glass, or metal, usually rectangular in form b. (as modifier) sheet iron 3. a broad continuous surface; expanse or stretch a sheet of rain 4. (Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) a newspaper, esp a tabloid 5. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a piece of printed paper to be folded into a section for a book 6. (Non-sporting Hobbies / Philately) a page of stamps, usually of one denomination and already perforated 7. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) any thin tabular mass of rock covering a large area vb 1. (tr) to provide with, cover, or wrap in a sheet 2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) (intr) (of rain, snow, etc.) to fall heavily [Old English sciete; related to sceat corner, lap, Old Norse skaut, Old High German scōz lap] sheet2 n (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical a line or rope for controlling the position of a sail relative to the wind [Old English scēata corner of a sail; related to Middle Low German schōte rope attached to a sail; see sheet1] sheet
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sheet noun 2. page, leaf, folio, piece of paper I was able to fit it all on one sheet. Translations sheet [ʃiːt] A. N 1. (also bedsheet) → sábana f 2. [of metal, glass, plastic] → lámina f 3. [of paper] → hoja f; [of labels, stamps, stickers] → pliego m, hoja f an information sheet → una hoja informativa to start again with a clean sheet → hacer borrón y cuenta nueva 4. [of ice, water] → capa f a sheet of flame → una cortina de fuego the rain was coming down in sheets → estaba cayendo una cortina de agua or lluvia, llovía a mares 5. (Naut) → escota f 6. (Press) → periódico m sheet [ˈʃiːt] n (on bed) → drap m [ice] → plaque f [rain, flame] → rideau m (on sail) → écoute f sheet feed n (on printer) → alimentation f en papier (feuille à feuille) sheet lightning n → éclair m en nappe, éclair m en nappes sheet metal n → tôle f sheet music n → partitions fpl, partition f sheet: sheet anchor n → Notanker m; (fig) → Rettungsanker m sheet anchor man n → Eckpfeiler m sheetbend n → Schotstek m sheet copper n → Kupferblech nt sheet feed n (Comput) → Einzelblatteinzug m sheet glass n → Flach- or Scheibenglas nt sheet ice n → Glatteis nt sheet: sheet iron n → Eisenblech nt sheet lightning n → Wetterleuchten nt sheet metal n → Walzblech nt sheet music n → Notenblätter pl sheet1 n (for bed) → (Bett)laken nt, → Lein- or Betttuch nt; (= waterproof sheet) → Gummidecke f; (for covering furniture) → Tuch nt; between the sheets (inf) → im Bett (inf); the furniture was covered with (dust)sheets → die Möbel waren verhängt (of paper, inf: = newspaper) → Blatt nt; (big, as of wrapping paper, stamps etc, Typ) → Bogen m; sheet of music → Notenblatt nt; sheets (Brit sl: = money) → Kohle f (inf) (of plywood, metal) → Platte f; (of glass) → Scheibe f, → Platte f; (= baking sheet) → (Back)blech nt; (Geol) → Schicht f; (of water, ice etc) → Fläche f; (of flame) → Flammenmeer nt; a sheet of ice covered the lake → eine Eisschicht bedeckte den See; the sheet of water covering the lawn → das Wasser, das auf dem Rasen stand; the lake, a glasslike sheet of water → der See, eine spiegelblanke Wasserfläche; a huge sheet of flame engulfed the building → das Gebäude ging in einem Flammenmeer unter; the rain was coming down in sheets → es regnete in Strömen (Comput: = spreadsheet) → Tabelle f sheet2 sheet1 [ʃiːt] n (on bed) → lenzuolo (also dust sheet) → telo; (of paper, plastic) → foglio; (of metal, glass, ice) → lastra; (of water) → distesa; (of flame) → muro sheet down vi + adv (rain) → piovere a dirotto sheet2 [ʃiːt] n (Naut) → scotta n sheet [ʃiːt] 1 a broad piece of cloth eg for a bed She put clean sheets on all the beds. laken مُلاءَة سَرير чаршаф prostěradlo lagen das Laken σεντόνι sábana lina ملافه lakana drap סָדִין चादर plahta, ponjava lepedő seperai lak lenzuolo シーツ 시트 paklodė palags cadar laken laken prześcieradło, płótno lençol aşternut простыня prestieradlo rjuha čaršav lakan ผ้าปูที่นอน çarşaf 被單 простирадло چادر khăn trải gường 被单 2 a large, thin, usually flat, piece a sheet of paper/glass. plaat, vel صَفيحَه лист list, deska, plát ark; plade das Blatt, die Platte φύλλο (π.χ. χαρτιού ή γυαλιού) hoja leht, plaat ورقه arkki, levy feuille דַף, לוּחַ चद्दर list, ploča lap lembaran þynna, plata foglio 1枚 한 장 lapas, lakštas loksne; plāksne kepingan blad ark, (-)plate arkusz, płyta folha foaie лист list, doska, plát, tabuľa list, plošča list plåt, platta, skiva, ark, blad สิ่งที่เป็นแผ่นแบน yaprak, tabaka 一張,一面 аркуш (паперу), лист ورق lá, tấm 一张(纸) n sheet-ˈlightning the kind of lightning which appears in broad flashes. weerligbundel بَرْق صَفْحي разсеяна светкавица plošný blesk fladelyn das Wetterleuchten πλατιές αστραπές relámpago difuso põuavälk ورقه مانند pintasalama éclairs diffus בָּרָק चद्दरी बिजली, सौदामिनी bljeskavica távoli villámlás kilat snæljós/-leiftur (lampo diffuso) 幕電 막전 plokščiasis žaibas rūsa (zibens veids) kilat panas weerlicht flatelyn błyskawica płaska relâmpago зарница plošný blesk pobliskavanje munja ytblixt[] แสงชนิดหนึ่ง yüzeysel şimşek 片狀閃電 зірниця, спалахи آسمانی بجلی جو پھیلی ہوئی نظر آئے sự chớp lóe ra như một mảng sáng rộng 片状闪电 sheet → ملاءة prostěradlo ark Bettlaken σεντόνι sábana lakana drap plahta foglio シーツ 시트 vel ark prześcieradło lençol простыня lakan ผ้าปูที่นอน çarşaf tấm trải giường 被单 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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