cord
To furnish with cordsTo furnish with cords.
» This extension cord is too short.
Das Verlängerungskabel hier ist zu kurz. — pullnosemans
Этот удлинитель слишком короткий. — lovermann
Цей подовжувач закороткий. — deniko
JSakuragi · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
4 sensesTo furnish with cords.
stack in cords
To tie or fasten with cords.
bind or tie with a cord
To flatten a book during binding.
To arrange (wood, etc.) in a pile for measurement by the cord.
Examples
83 sentencesThis extension cord is too short.
Цей подовжувач закороткий. — deniko
ruЭтот удлинитель слишком короткий. — lovermann
deDas Verlängerungskabel hier ist zu kurz. — pullnosemans
I need an extension cord.
Мені потрібний подовжувач. — deniko
ruМне нужен удлинитель. — Olya
deIch brauche ein Verlängerungskabel. — mhr
They made a whip out of cords.
ruИз верёвок они сделали кнут. — shanghainese
How long an extension cord do you need?
ruКакой длины удлинитель тебе нужен? — ktoy21lang
Do you have an extension cord that I could borrow?
Origin
From Middle English corde, from Old French corde, from Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χοFrom Middle English corde, from Old French corde, from Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή (khordḗ, “string of gut, the string of a lyre”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH- (“bowels, intestines”). Displaced native Old English sīma (“cord, rope”), sāl (“rope, cord, rein”), and sāda (“cord, halter, snare”). Doublet of chord and cuerda. More at yarn and hernia.
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Forms
cords, cording, corded, cordedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle