B2adjective · common

draft

vom Fass

Referring to drinks on tap, in contrast to bottledReferring to drinks on tap, in contrast to bottled.

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UK/dɹɑːft/US/dɹæft/

» I feel a draft.

Я чувствую сквозняк.

Я відчуваю протяг.

Meaning

2 senses

(US, not comparable)Referring to drinks on tap, in contrast to bottled.
I'd rather have a fresh, cheap draft beer.
vom Fass
(US, not comparable)Referring to animals used for pulling heavy loads.
A Clydesdale is a draft horse.

Examples

101 sentences

I feel a draft.
Я відчуваю протяг.
ruЯ чувствую сквозняк.
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Your first draft was fine.
Твій перший варіант був у порядку.
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You were a draft dodger, weren't you?
Ти був ухиленцем, еге ж?
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I made a draft of my speech.
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He is busy with the final draft.
ruОн занят подготовкой окончательного проекта.
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Translations

5 languages

Deutsch

By meaning 1

referring to drinks on tap:

Origin

A phonetic spelling of draught (compare laughter), from Middle English draught, draght (“t

A phonetic spelling of draught (compare laughter), from Middle English draught, draght (“that which is pulled; that which is drawn up, a design”), from Old English *dreaht, *dræht, from Proto-West Germanic *drahti, *drahtu, from Proto-Germanic *drahtuz (“a pulling, drawing”). Cognate with Dutch dracht, German Tracht, Icelandic dráttur. By surface analysis, draw + -t.

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Word family

1 related words

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