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sleeve

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sleeve  (slv)
n.
1. A part of a garment that covers all or part of an arm.
2. A case into which an object or device fits: a record sleeve.
tr.v. sleeved, sleev·ing, sleeves
To furnish or fit with sleeves or a sleeve.
Idiom:
up (one's) sleeve
Hidden but ready to be used: I still have a few tricks up my sleeve.

[Middle English sleve, from Old English slf; see sleubh- in Indo-European roots.]

sleeveless adj.

sleeve
Noun
1. the part of a garment covering the arm
2. a tubelike part which fits over or completely encloses another part
3. a flat cardboard container to protect a gramophone record
4. up one's sleeve secretly ready: he has a few more surprises up his sleeve [Old English slīefe, slēfe]
sleeveless adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sleevesleeve - the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
cloth covering - a covering made of cloth
cuff, turnup - the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg
dolman sleeve - a sleeve with a large armhole and tight cuff
elbow - the part of a sleeve that covers the elbow joint; "his coat had patches over the elbows"
garment - an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk"
long sleeve - a sleeve extending from shoulder to wrist
raglan sleeve - a sleeve that extends in one piece to the neckline of a coat or sweater with seams from the armhole to the neck
shirtsleeve - the sleeve of a shirt
short sleeve - a sleeve extending from the shoulder to the elbow
wristband - band consisting of a part of a sleeve that covers the wrist
2.sleeve - small case into which an object fits
case - a portable container for carrying several objects; "the musicians left their instrument cases backstage"
record cover, record sleeve - a sleeve for storing a phonograph record
Translations
sleeve [sliːv] nmanga;
(TECH) → manguito; [of record] → funda

sleeve [sliːv] nmanche f [of record]; pochette f

sleeve [sliːv] nÄrmel m;
(of record) → Hülle f;
to have sth up one's sleeve (fig) → etw in petto haben

sleeve [sliːv] nmanica; [of record] → copertina

sleeve
n sleeve [sliːv]
1 the part of a garment that covers the arm He tore the sleeve of his jacket; a dress with long/short sleeves. mou كُم ръкав rukáv ærme der Ärmel μανίκι manga varrukas آستين hiha manche שַׁרווּל बांह, आस्तीन rukav (ruha)ujj lengan baju ermi manica そで (옷의) 소매 rankovė piedurkne lengan baju mouw erme rękaw manga mânecă рукав rukáv rokav rukav ärm แขนเสื้อ elbise kolu, yen 袖子 рукав آستین ống tay áo
2 (alsoˈrecord-sleeve) a stiff envelope for a gramophone record. hulsel غِلاف أسْطُوانَه فونوغرافِيَّه калъф на грамофонна плоча obal omslag die Schallplattenhülle εξώφυλλο δίσκου funda plaadiümbris جلد levynkansi pochette עָטִיפָת תַקלִיט ग्रामोफोन रिकार्ड का लिफाफा omotnica gramofonske ploče lemezborító sampul piringan hitam umslag copertina, custodia レコードのジャケット 음반의 종이 케이스 įdėklas, vokas apvāks; ievākojums sampul piring hitam hoes omslag koperta capa copertă, plic конверт для грампластинки obal ovitek gramofonske plošče omot []fodral, -omslag ซองใส่แผ่นเสียง plâk kabı 唱片套 конверт для грамплатівки گراموفون ریکارڈ کا غلاف bao cứng đựng đĩa hát 唱片
3 something, eg a tubular part in a piece of machinery, that covers as a sleeve of a garment does the arm. silinder غِلاف الآلَه теьн. втулка pouzdro; manžeta; objímka rør die Buchse σωληνοειδές περίβλημα, κάλυμμα manguito hülss, kest, muhv پوشش holkki chemise שַׁרווּל कोई हिस्सा tuljac, čahura karmantyú pelindung slíf, slithólkur, hulsa, múffa manicotto スリーブ管 (기계의) 슬리브 (긴 축 따위를 끼우는 관 모양의 부품) įmova uzmava pelindung huls hylse, rør tuleja luva manşon втулка puzdro; objímka ovoj rukavac muff, foder, hylsa ปลอกหุ้ม kol tertibatı 套筒 муфта, втулка کسی چیز کا لمبا خول یا خانہ ống bọc ngoài
-sleeved
having (a certain kind of) sleeve(s) a long-sleeved dress. mou ذو أكمام с определен вид ръкави s ... rukávy -ærmet ...-ärmelig -μάνικος (ως β΄ συνθ.) con mangas -varrukaline آستين دار hihainen à manches (...) בַּעַל שַׁרווּל आस्तीन वाला s (takvim) rukavima ... ujjú berlengan með tiltekinni gerð af ermum dalle maniche (...) -そでの 「소매의」라는 뜻의 연결형 su... rankovėmis kleita ar garām piedurknēm lengan baju met... mouwen med (lang/kort) erme, –ermet o ... rękawach, z ... rękawami de mangas cu mâneci (...) рукава s ... rukávami z (...) rokavi -rukava -ärmad มีแขน ... kollu 帶袖的 такий, що має певні рукави کسی خاص قسم کی آستین والا có ống tay
adj sleeveless
without sleeves a sleeveless dress. mouloos بدون أكْمام без ръкав bez rukávů ærmeløs ärmellos αμάνικος sin mangas (ilma) varrukateta بدون آستين hihaton sans manches לְלא שַׁרווּל बे बांह, बे-आस्तीन bez rukava ujjatlan (ruha) tanpa lengan ermalaus senza maniche そでなしの 소매 없는 berankovis bezpiedurkņu-; bez piedurknēm baju tanpa lengan mouwloos uten erme bez rękawów sem mangas fără mâneci безрукавный bez rukávov brezrokaven bez rukava ärmlös ไม่มีแขน kolsuz 無袖的 такий, що без рукавів بغیر آستینوں کا không có ống tay
have/keep (something) up one's sleeve
to keep (a plan etc) secret for possible use at a later time I'm keeping this idea up my sleeve for the time being. tans geheim يَحْتَفِظ بِخُطَّةٍ لوقْت الحاجَه имам нещо предвид mít v rukávu holde oppe i ærmet im Ärmel behalten φυλάω για έκπληξη,κρατώ κρυφό ατού en la guardarse una carta manga oma õigustuseks ütlema چيزي در آستين داشتن pitää jotakin takataskussaan en réserve garder לִשמוֹר עַל סוֹד, תוֹכנִית לְעָתִיד किसी रहस्य को छुपाकर रखना imati nešto u rezervi van még egy ütőkártyája merahasiakan hafa e-ð í bakhöndinni (avere un asso nella manica) ひそかに用意する 비밀에 부치다 pasiaiškinti, pasakyti dėl to paturēt noslēpumā; būt kaut kam aiz ādas simpan rahsia untuk kegunaan akan datang achter de hand houden ha noe i bakhånd ter/guardar na manga a ţine în rezervă иметь что-л. про запас mať pripravený plán imeti nekaj za bregom imati keca u rukavu ha ngt i bakfickan เก็บเป็นความลับ elinde koz olarak saklamak 有錦囊妙計 притримати до кращих часів خفیہ مگر تیار، وقت پر بروئے کار لانے کے لیے محفوظ chuẩn bị sẵn một kế hoạch


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She began to cry a little, and wiped her eyes on the sleeve of her peignoir.
Now give me the sleeve-- not that sleeve, the other one.
The scene was a plain, bare, monotonous vault of a school-room, and the speaker's square forefinger emphasized his observations by underscoring every sentence with a line on the schoolmaster's sleeve.
 
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