hose
A flexible tube conveying water or other fluidA flexible tube conveying water or other fluid.
» He was watering his garden with a hose.
Он поливал свой сад из шланга. — vodka
Він поливав свій сад зі шлангу. — brambury
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3 senses(countable)A flexible tube conveying water or other fluid.
Schlauch
шлангšlang
шлангšlanh
a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas
(uncountable)A stocking-like garment worn on the legs; pantyhose, women's tights.
man's close-fitting garment of the 16th and 17th centuries covering the legs and reaching up to the waist; worn with a doublet
(countable, historical, uncountable)Close-fitting trousers or breeches, reaching to the knee.
Examples
44 sentencesHe was watering his garden with a hose.
Він поливав свій сад зі шлангу. — brambury
ruОн поливал свой сад из шланга. — vodka
May I borrow your garden hose?
Can I borrow your garden hose?
Tom drank the water as it came out the hose.
Take this piece of rubber hose.
ruВозьмите этот кусок резинового шланга. — sharptoothed
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English hose (“leggings, hose”), from Old English hose, hosa (“hose, leggings”From Middle English hose (“leggings, hose”), from Old English hose, hosa (“hose, leggings”), from Proto-West Germanic *hosā, from Proto-Germanic *husǭ (“coverings, leggings, trousers”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- (“to cover”).
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Forms
plural: hoses / hosenSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
35 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable