shelf

shelf

 (shĕlf)

n. pl. shelves (shĕlvz)

1.

a. A flat, usually rectangular structure composed of a rigid material, such as wood, glass, or metal, fixed at right angles to a wall or other vertical surface and used to hold or store objects.

b. The contents or capacity of such a structure.

c. Something, such as a projecting ledge of rock or a balcony, that resembles such a structure.

2. A reef, sandbar, or shoal.

3. Bedrock.

Idioms:

off the shelf

From ready-made merchandise in stock: supplies that were available off the shelf.

on the shelf

1. In a state of disuse or inactivity: The injured goalie has been on the shelf for weeks.

2. Out of consideration: The finance bill is on the shelf until next year.

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[Middle English, probably from Middle Low German schelf; see skel- in Indo-European roots.]

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shelf′ful′ n.

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shelf

(ʃɛlf)

n, pl shelves (ʃɛlvz)

1. a thin flat plank of wood, metal, etc, fixed horizontally against a wall, etc, for the purpose of supporting objects

2. something resembling this in shape or function

3. the objects placed on a shelf, regarded collectively: a shelf of books.

4. (Geological Science) a projecting layer of ice, rock, etc, on land or in the sea. See also continental shelf

5. (Mining & Quarrying) mining a layer of bedrock hit when sinking a shaft

6. (Archery) archery the part of the hand on which an arrow rests when the bow is grasped

7. (Commerce) See off the shelf

8. on the shelf put aside or abandoned: used esp of unmarried women considered to be past the age of marriage

vb

(tr) slang Austral to inform upon

[Old English scylfe ship's deck; related to Middle Low German schelf shelf, Old English scylf crag]

ˈshelfˌlike adj

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shelf

(ʃɛlf)

n., pl. shelves (shelvz).

1. a thin slab of wood, metal, etc., fixed horizontally to a wall or in a frame, for supporting objects.

2. the contents of this: a shelf of books.

3. a surface or projection resembling this; ledge.

4.

a. a sandbank or submerged extent of rock in the sea or river.

b. the bedrock underlying an alluvial deposit or the like.

c. continental shelf.

Idioms:

1. off the shelf, readily available from merchandise in stock.

2. on the shelf,

a. put aside temporarily; postponed.

b. inactive; useless.

[1350–1400; Middle English; Old English scylfe; akin to Middle Low German schelf shelf, Old Norse -skjalf bench]

shelf′like`, adj.

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shelf

(shĕlf)

See continental shelf.

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shelf

Past participle: shelfed
Gerund: shelfing

Imperative

shelf

shelf

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	shelf - a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects bookcase - a piece of furniture with shelves for storing books bookshelf - a shelf on which to keep books buffet, sideboard, counter - a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers cabinet - a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display chest of drawers, dresser, bureau, chest - furniture with drawers for keeping clothes closet - a small private room for study or prayer etagere - a piece of furniture with open shelves for displaying small ornaments food market, grocery, grocery store, market - a marketplace where groceries are sold; "the grocery store included a meat market" hob - a shelf beside an open fire where something can be kept warm chimneypiece, mantel, mantelpiece, mantlepiece, mantle - shelf that projects from wall above fireplace; "in Britain they call a mantel a chimneypiece" overmantel - a shelf over a mantelpiece support - any device that bears the weight of another thing; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf"
	2.	shelf - a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water ledge berm - a narrow ledge or shelf typically at the top or bottom of a slope ridge - a long narrow natural elevation or striation

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shelf

noun shelving, rack, bookshelf, mantelpiece He took a book from the shelf.

on the shelf unmarried, single, unwed, unwedded, spouseless I was afraid of getting left on the shelf.

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Translations

رَصيف صَخْريرَفرَفّ

policepoličkařímsavýběžek

hyldeafsats

RegalRiffBordEtagere

ράφιεταζέρα

estanteplataformaanaquel

hylly

étagèreplancherayonrayonnagetablette

polica

polcsziklaszirtvíz alatti sziklaszirt

hilla

scaffalesporgenzamensolarestare nubilerimanere in disparte

棚

선반

įrengti lentynaslentynanurašytašelfasuolienos klodas

klintsradzeplaukts

plankrekschap

fjellhyllehylle

półka

prateleiraestante

poliţă

полка

skalná terasa

polica

hylla

ชั้นวาง

rafşelfkaya tabakası

giá

架子陆棚

shelf

[ʃelf]

A. N (shelves (pl))

1. (fixed to wall, in shop) → estante m, balda f; (in cupboard) → tabla f, anaquel m; (in oven) → parrilla f
to buy a product off the shelf → comprar un producto ya hecho
to be (left) on the shelf [proposal etc] → quedar arrinconado [woman] → quedarse para vestir santos

2. (= edge) (in rock face) → saliente m; (underwater) → plataforma f

B. CPD shelf life N (Comm) → tiempo m de durabilidad antes de la venta
most pop stars have a very short shelf life → la mayoría de las estrellas del pop son flor de un día or tienen una carrera efímera
shelf mark N (in library) → código m
shelf space N → cantidad f de estanterías (para exponer la mercancía)

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shelf

[ˈʃɛlf] [shelves] (pl) n

(on wall, in cupboard, in bookshelf) → étagère f; (in oven, fridge) → étagère f; (in shop) → rayon m
set of shelves → étagère f, rayonnage m
to buy sth off the shelf (British) → acheter qch tout(e) fait(e)
to be left on the shelf [man] → rester vieux garçon; [woman] → rester vieille fille

(on cliff, mountain) → rebord mshelf life n [product] → durée f de conservation

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shelf

n pl <shelves>

→ Brett nt, → Bord nt; (for books) → Bücherbrett or -bord nt; shelves (= unit of furniture) → Regal nt; to buy something off the shelf → etw als Handelsware kaufen; to be on the shelf (girl) → eine alte Jungfer sein, sitzen geblieben sein; (worker) → zum alten Eisen gehören; she was left on the shelf → sie ist eine alte Jungfer geworden, sie ist sitzen geblieben

(= ledge of rock etc, on rock face) → Gesims nt, → (Fels-)vorsprung m; (under water) → (Felsen)riff nt, → Felsbank f; (= sandbank) → Sandbank f, → Untiefe f

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shelf

:

shelf life

n (lit) → Lagerfähigkeit f; (fig) → Dauer f; to have a long/short shelf (fig) → sich lange/kurz halten

shelf mark

n → Standortzeichen nt

shelf room

n → Platz m → in den Regalen

shelf-warmer

n (hum) → Ladenhüter m (inf)

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shelf

[ʃɛlf] n (shelves (pl))

a. (in cupboard, oven) → ripiano; (fixed to wall) → mensola
to be on the shelf (fig) (fam) (woman) → essere zitella

b. (in rock face, underwater) → piattaforma

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shelf

(ʃelf) – plural shelves (ʃelvz) – noun

1. a board for laying things on. There are shelves on the kitchen walls. rak رَف полица prateleira police, polička, římsa das Regal hylde ράφιestante riiul طاقچه ؛ قفسه hylly étagèreמדף ताक polica polc rak hilla mensola 棚 선반 lentyna plaukts para plankhylle, avsatspółka تاخچه، رپ (رف)، طاق، كاندې (دشينوارو لهجه)، تاجان: پان (دسيند دغاړې ګوګ ځاې prateleira etajeră, raft полка polica polica polica hylla หิ้ง raf 架子 полиця دیوار میں جڑا تختہ جس پر چیزیں رکھی جاتی ہیں giá 架子

2. a rock surface shaped like a shelf, especially on a mountain or under water. bank رَصيف صَخْري риф prateleira římsa, výběžek der Riff afsats προεξοχή βράχου plataforma kaljueend, kari فلات قاره kallionkieleke écueilמדף कगार vodoravna izbočina klisure, podvodni greben (víz alatti) sziklaszirt lereng/batu-batuan mirip rak ripiano, sporgenza 岩棚 암봉, 암, 사주 uolienos klodas, šelfas klintsradze pelantar rif, klip; zandbankfjellhyllepółka, szelf د غره په سره يو تيږه шельф skalná terasa, šelf polica, šelf sprud hylla, avsats หินใต้น้ำ şelf, kaya tabakası (尤指山上或水中的)岩棚(如大陸棚) мілина, риф پانی کے اندر یا پہاڑوں میں قدرتی شیلف نما شکل mặt, thềm 陆棚

shelve (ʃelv) verb

1. to put aside, usually for consideration, completion etc later. The project has been shelved for the moment. opsysit يَضَعُ على الرَّف، يَضَعُ جانِبا отлагам arquivar odložit aufschieben lægge på hylden βάζω κτ. στο ράφι (μτφ.), αναβάλλω επ' αόριστον quedar arrinconado (mõneks ajaks) kõrvale panema كنارگذاشتن hyllyttää mettre en suspens לִגנוֹז ताक पर रखना odložiti, odgoditi na dugo vrijeme félretesz menyingkirkan leggja til hliðar/á hilluna accantonare 棚上げにする 보류하다 atidėti atlikt; nolikt malā mengetepikan opschortenhenlegge, legge på hylla odłożyć na później/do szuflady ريونده كېدل، په تدريج مخ ځوړكيدل، ورو ورو مېلان پيدا كول، شېوه كيدل: په تاخچه كې ايشودل: ليرې كول، له كاره غورځول arquivar a lăsa în suspans откладывать odložiť odložiti odložiti lägga på hyllan, bordlägga, skrinlägga เลื่อนไปก่อน rafa kaldırmak 擱置 відкладати ملتوی کرنا، ٹالنا xếp xó, bỏ vào ngăn kéo 搁置

2. to put up shelves in. rakke insit/opsit يَضَعُ رُفوفا слагам полици в pôr prateleiras opatřit poličkami mit Regalen versehen sætte hylde op τοποθετώ ράφια poner en el estante/estantería riiuleid panema در طاقچه گذاشتن asentaa hyllyjä garnir d'étagères לְהַרכִּיב מַדָף एक तरफ रखना, हटा देना namjestiti (montirati) police u polcokkal ellát memasang rak setja upp hillur (mettere dei ripiani) 棚をつける 선반에 얹다 įrengti lentynas ielikt/pielikt plauktu[] meletakkan di atas para van planken voorzien sette opp hyller i wyposażyć w półki په اورسۍ كښې كيدل pôr prateleiras a aşeza pe raft делать полки vybaviť poličkami opremiti s policami postaviti police förse med hyllor วางบนหิ้ง içine raf yapmak 放到架上 робити полиці الماری میں خانے لگانا xếp vào ngăn 置于架上

3. (of land) to slope gradually. The land shelves towards the sea. daal geleidelik يَنْحَدِر спускам се леко надолу inclinar(-se) svažovat se sanft abfallen skråne κατηφορίζω, αποκτώ σταδιακά κλίση formar declive laskuma به تدريج به باتلاق تبديل شدن viettää loivasti aller en pente לִנטוֹת בְּשִיפּוּע धीरे धीरे ढलान koso, lagano se spuštati lejt melandai hallast digradare だらだら坂になる 완만하게 경사지다 leistis iet nolaideni uz melandai glooienskråne jevnt obniżać się łagodnie, schodzić w dół tarasami په تدريج مخ ځوړكيدل descer em talude a coborî în pantă отлого спускаться zvažovať sa spuščati se stepenasto se spuštati slutta ลาดเอียง eğimli olmak (陸地)逐漸傾斜 полого спускатися سطح کا کسی سمت ڈھالو ہونا thoai thoải （逐渐）倾斜

on the shelf

(of an unmarried woman) no longer likely to attract a man enough for him to want to marry her. op die rak على الرَّف، غَيْر جَذّابَه للرِّجال бракуван na prateleira na ocet sitzengeblieben lagt på hylden quedarse para vestir santos lootusetu vanatüdruk بي استفاده ؛ بدون خواهان ei huolittu laissée pour compte לְלא סִיכּוּי לְהִינַשֵא अनाकर्षक odložen, odbačen u staro željezo pártában maradt masuk kotak lagður á hilluna; ekki lengur nothæfur zitella 婚期を過ぎて (여자가) 혼기를 놓친, 결혼할 가망이 없는 nurašyta, užsisėdėjusi vecmeitās anak dara tua zonder huwelijksvooruitzichten siejąca rutę, bez szans na zamążpójście بی استفاده na prateleira старая дева na ocot odslužen prestareo za brak ขึ้นคาน evde kalmış 嫁不出去 така, що засиділась у дівках ڈھلی ہوئی عمر کی شادی کی عمر سے نکلی ہوئی عورت ế chồng, quá thì 束之高阁的，无结婚希望的

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shelf

→ رَفّ polička hylde Regal ράφι estante hylly étagère polica scaffale 棚 선반 plank hylle półka prateleira полка hylla ชั้นวาง raf giá 架子

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shelf

n. anaquel, estructura en forma horizontal alargada.

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