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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.

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

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sleeveless adj.

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sleeve [sliːv]

n

1. (Clothing & Fashion) the part of a garment covering the arm

2. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a tubular piece that is forced or shrunk into a cylindrical bore to reduce the diameter of the bore or to line it with a different material; liner

3. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a tube fitted externally over two cylindrical parts in order to join them; bush

4. (Electronics) a flat cardboard or plastic container to protect a gramophone record US name jacket

(have a few tricks) up one's sleeve (to have options, etc.) secretly ready

roll up one's sleeves to prepare oneself for work, a fight, etc.

vb

(tr) to provide with a sleeve or sleeves

[Old English slīf, slēf; related to Dutch sloof apron]

sleeveless  adj

sleevelike  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sleeve - the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm 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]

A. N

1. [of garment] → manga f
to roll up one's sleeves → arremangarse
to have sth up one's sleeve → tener algo en reserva
to laugh up one's sleeve → reírse para su capote

2. [of record] → funda f

3. (Mech) → manguito m, enchufe m

B. CPD sleeve notes NPL (Brit) (Mus) texto de la carátula de un disco

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sleeve [ˈsliːv] n

[shirt, coat] → manche f
He rolled his sleeves up → Il a remonté ses manches.
long sleeves → manches longues
short sleeves → manches courtes
to have sth up one's sleeve
She thought he had some clever trick up his sleeve → Elle pensait qu'il préparait un bon tour.
to wear one's heart on one's sleeve → montrer ses sentiments

(= cover) [record] → pochette f
the photograph of the conductor on the sleeve → la photo du chef d'orchestre sur la pochette

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sleeve

n

(on garment) → Ärmel m; to roll up one’s sleeves (lit) → sich (dat) → die Ärmel hochkrempeln; (fig) → die Ärmel aufkrempeln (inf); to have something up one’s sleeve (fig inf) → etw in petto haben or auf Lager haben ? laugh

(for record, on book) → Hülle f

(Tech) → Muffe f, → Manschette f

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sleeve [sliːv] n (of garment) → manica; (of record) → copertina
to roll up one's sleeves → rimboccarsi le maniche
to have sth up one's sleeve (fig) → avere in serbo qc

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sleeve [sliːv] n (of garment) → manica; (of record) → copertina
to roll up one's sleeves → rimboccarsi le maniche
to have sth up one's sleeve (fig) → avere in serbo qc

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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 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 袖子

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 (레코드의) 커버 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 唱片套

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 슬리브관 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 套筒

-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 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 带袖的

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 소매가 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 无袖的

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 guardarse una carta en la manga oma õigustuseks ütlema چيزي در آستين داشتن pitää jotakin takataskussaan garder en réserve 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 (계획 등을) 비밀로 유지하다 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 有锦囊妙计

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sleeve → كم rukáv ærme Ärmel μανίκι manga hiha manche rukav manica 袖 소매 mouw erme rękaw manga рукав ärm แขนเสื้อ kol ağzı tay áo 衣袖