lee
A protected cove or harbor, out of the windA protected cove or harbor, out of the wind.
» Lee's army fought off each attack.
Армия Ли отбила все атаки.
Значение
значений: 5A protected cove or harbor, out of the wind.
The side of the ship away from the wind.
Lee
подве́тренная сторона́podvétrennaja storoná
підвітряний бікpidvitrjanyj bik
the side of something that is sheltered from the wind
A sheltered place, especially a place protected from the wind by some object; the side sheltered from the wind (see also leeside); shelter; protection.
the lee of a mountain, an island, or a ship
захистzaxyst, укриттяukryttja
Calm, peace.
(устаревшее, неисчисляемое)Lees; dregs.
Примеры
предложений: 62Lee's army fought off each attack.
Армия Ли отбила все атаки.
"Yes, all right," says Mrs. Lee.
«Да, хорошо», — сказала миссис Ли.
de"Ja, ok.", sagt Frau Lee.
"Yes. I understand," says Mrs. Lee.
"Да. Я понимаю", - говорит г-жа Ли.
While there is concern about children's development, there is uncertainty about giving them a lot of lee-way.
Когда стоит вопрос о развитии детей, непонятно, нужно ли им давать большую свободу действий или нет.
Lee was taking a huge chance.
deLee nahm ein großes Risiko auf sich.
Переводы
языков: 7По значениям 2
По значениям 1
По значениям 1
Происхождение
From Middle English lee, from Old English hlēo, hlēow (“shelter, protection”), from Proto-From Middle English lee, from Old English hlēo, hlēow (“shelter, protection”), from Proto-West Germanic *hlaiw (whence also Proto-Slavic *xlěvъ), from Proto-Germanic *hlaiwaz (compare German Lee (“lee”), Swedish lä, Danish læ, Norwegian le, Old Norse hlé, Dutch lij), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (compare Welsh clyd (“warm, cozy”), Latin calēre (“to warm up”), Lithuanian šiltas (“warm, pleasant”), Sanskrit शरद् (śarad, “autumn”)).
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Формы
мн. число: leesСинонимы
синонимов: 17- the side of something that is sheltered from the wind:lee sideleeward
- leader of the American Revolution who proposed the resolution calling for independence of the American Colonies (1732-1794):Richard Henry Lee
- United States actor who was an expert in kung fu and starred in martial arts films (1940-1973):Bruce LeeLee Yuen Kam
- United States striptease artist who became famous on Broadway in the 1930s (1914-1970):Gypsy Rose LeeRose Louise Hovick
- United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957):Spike LeeShelton Jackson Lee
- American general who led the Confederate Armies in the American Civil War (1807-1870):Robert Edwin LeeRobert E. LeeRobert Edward Lee