seesaw
A structure composed of a plank, balanced in the middle, used as a game in which one…A structure composed of a plank, balanced in the middle, used as a game in which one person goes up as the other goes down.
» Tom and Mary were playing on the seesaw.
Том и Мэри катались на качелях.
Том и Мэри качались на качелях.
Значення
значень: 6A structure composed of a plank, balanced in the middle, used as a game in which one person goes up as the other goes down.
Wippe, (Allgäu) Gigampfi
каче́лиkačéli
The game or pastime of seesawing.
(переносно)A series of up-and-down movements.
(переносно)A series of alternating movements or feelings.
(атрибутивне)An abnormal breathing pattern caused by airway obstruction, characterized by paradoxical chest and abdominal movement.
A tactic in which a piece repeatedly gains material, while simultaneously creating an inescapable series of alternating direct and discovered checks.
- a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end
Приклади
речень: 6Tom and Mary were playing on the seesaw.
ruТом и Мэри катались на качелях. — fjay69
Two girls played on the seesaw.
Дві дівчинки каталися на гойдалці. — deniko
ruДве девочки качались на качелях-доске. — Karok
Interest rates have seesawed all year.
ruПроцентные ставки колебались весь год. — whatnot
The seesaw was in a shady area of the playground.
Be cautious on the seesaw, balance carefully!
Переклади
мов: 8За значеннями 1
За значеннями 1
Походження
Probably a frequentative imitative of rhythmic back-and-forth, up-and-down or zigzagging mProbably a frequentative imitative of rhythmic back-and-forth, up-and-down or zigzagging motion, such as teeter-totter, zigzag, flip-flop, ping pong, etc., under the umbrella term of reduplication; also likely influenced by the verbs see and saw of either present or past tense.
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множина: seesawsСиноніми
синонімів: 8- a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end:teeterteeter-totterteetertotterteeterboardtilting boarddandle board