adoption
The act of adoptingThe act of adopting.
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Значение
значений: 8(исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)The act of adopting.
the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception
(исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)The state of being adopted; the acceptance of a child of other parents as if they were one's own child.
A Chinese baby girl was given away for adoption.
Another Chinese boy was put up for adoption.
Adoption
усыновле́ниеusynovlénije, удочере́ниеudočerénije, адо́пцияadópcija
усино́вленняusynóvlennja, удочері́нняudočerínnja, адопта́ціяadoptácija
(исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)An admission to an institution, for example a hospital, clinic, mental asylum.
the adoption of people into hospitals or monasteries
(исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)The choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so; acceptance.
the adoption of opinions
the adoption of words from another language
The choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so; acceptance.
(исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)The act of accepting and putting into effect or practice (a method, proposal, technique, etc.)
Our company is considering the adoption of a four-day week.
(исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)The transfer from an old system to another (usually better) system.
(исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)An act of divine grace by which the redeemed in Christ are admitted to the privileges of the sons of God.
(исчисляемое, сленг, неисчисляемое)Ten consecutive wins against an opponent.
Infuriated by his adoption yesterday, the chess master has resolved to study twice as long and twice as hard.
Примеры
предложений: 46How do you feel about adoption?
Tom was put up for adoption.
deTom wurde zur Adoption freigegeben.
Neither Tom nor Mary can have their own children, so they are considering adoption.
Tom signed the adoption papers.
He works in an adoption agency.
Он работает в агентстве по усыновлению.
Переводы
языков: 9По значениям 1
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Происхождение
Borrowed from French adoption, from Latin adoptio, allied to adoptare (“to adopt”). EquivaBorrowed from French adoption, from Latin adoptio, allied to adoptare (“to adopt”). Equivalent to adopt + -ion.
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Формы
мн. число: adoptionsСинонимы
синонимов: 4- the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception:acceptanceacceptationespousal
- the appropriation (of ideas or words etc.) from another source:borrowing
Однокоренные
связанных слов: 15Уроки к слову
уроков: 1- A1Исчисляемые и неисчисляемые существительные — Потому что оно может быть неисчисляемым