label
To put a label onTo put a label (a ticket or sign) on (something).
» There's a label on the jar.
На банке есть наклейка. — soweli_Elepanto
На банці є етикетка. — deniko
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4 senses(transitive)To put a label (a ticket or sign) on (something).
The shop assistant labeled all the products in the shop.
etikettieren, einordnen (abstrakt)
накле́ивать ярлыки́nakléivatʹ jarlykí
assign a label to; designate with a label
(ambitransitive, ditransitive)To give (a label) to (someone or something) in order to categorise that person or thing.
He's been unfairly labeled as a cheat, although he's only ever cheated once.
etikettieren
ве́шать ярлыки́véšatʹ jarlykí, клейми́тьklejmítʹ
To replace specific atoms by their isotope in order to track the presence or movement of this isotope through a reaction, metabolic pathway or cell.
To add a detectable substance, either transiently or permanently, to a biological substance in order to track the presence of the label-substance combination either in situ or in vitro
Examples
170 sentencesThere's a label on the jar.
На банці є етикетка. — deniko
ruНа банке есть наклейка. — soweli_Elepanto
I usually read labels carefully.
Я зазвичай уважно читаю етикетки. — deniko
ruЯ обычно внимательно читаю этикетки. — marafon
I read the label very carefully.
Read the label on the box.
He attached a label to the bag.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English label (“narrow band, strip of cloth”), from Old French label, lambel (From Middle English label (“narrow band, strip of cloth”), from Old French label, lambel (Modern French lambeau), from Frankish *lappā (“torn piece of cloth”), from Proto-Germanic *lappǭ, *lappô (“cloth stuff, rag, scraps, flap, dewlap, lobe, rabbit ear”), from Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“blade”). Cognate with Old High German lappa (“rag, piece of cloth”), Old English læppa (“skirt, flap of a garment”). More at lap.
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Forms
labels, labeling, labeled, labeledSynonyms
9 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons 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