іменник · рідкісне

chink

chink · chinks

тріщина, щілина, шпарина

щель, трещина, царапина, скол

Riss, Spalte, Spalt, Ritze

A narrow opening such as a fissure or crackA narrow opening such as a fissure or crack.

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/t͡ʃɪŋk/

» There must be a chink in the armour somewhere.

Значення

значень: 6

A narrow opening such as a fissure or crack.
Spalt, Riss, Ritze
тре́щинаtréščina, щельščelʹ
шпаринаšparyna, щілинаščilyna, тріщинаtriščyna
a narrow opening as e.g. between planks in a wall
A narrow opening such as a fissure or crack.
A narrow beam or patch of light admitted by such an opening.
I noticed a chink of light under the door.
A chip or dent in something metallic.
The warrior saw a chink in her enemy's armor, and aimed her spear accordingly.
Delle, Beule
цара́пинаcarápina, сколskol
a short light metallic sound
(переносно)A vulnerability or flaw in a protection system or in any otherwise formidable system.
The chink in the theory is that the invaders have superior muskets.
(злічуване)A slight sound as of metal objects touching each other; a clink.
Klang, Klimpern, Klingen
побрякиваниеpobrjakivanije
(архаїчне, розмовне, застаріле, незлічуване)Ready money, especially in the form of coins.
Bargeld, Zaster, Moneten

Приклади

речень: 5

There must be a chink in the armour somewhere.
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A single ray of sunlight shone through a chink in the shuttered window.
ruОдинокий луч света прорвался сквозь щель в заставненном окне.
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Chinks eat a lot of rice.
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It has a chink.
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Aart called the Chinese guy Chink.
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Переклади

мов: 6

Українська

За значеннями 1

narrow opening:

Русский

За значеннями 3

narrow opening:

chip or dent in something metallic:

slight sound:

Deutsch

За значеннями 4

narrow opening:

chip or dent in something metallic:

slight sound:

ready money, especially in the form of coins:

Походження

Of uncertain origin, but apparently an extension, with diminutive -k (see more at -ock), o

Of uncertain origin, but apparently an extension, with diminutive -k (see more at -ock), of Middle English chine (or, if already suffixed in Middle English, *chinek), from Old English ċine (“a crack, chine, chink”), equivalent to chine + -k.

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