sleeve
To fit and attach a sleeve to an upper garment or to a folderTo fit and attach a sleeve to an upper garment (e.g. to a shirt, blouse, sweater, jacket, coat, etc.) or to a folder.
» He held her by the sleeve.
Он удерживал её за рукав. — Hellerick
Вiн притримував ïï за рукав. — rmdas
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(transitive)To fit and attach a sleeve to an upper garment (e.g. to a shirt, blouse, sweater, jacket, coat, etc.) or to a folder.
bekleiden, eintüten, überziehen
пришива́ть рука́вprišivátʹ rukáv
To hide something up one's sleeve.
Examples
249 sentencesHe held her by the sleeve.
Вiн притримував ïï за рукав. — rmdas
ruОн удерживал её за рукав. — Hellerick
I wear short-sleeve shirts in the summer.
Влітку я ношу сорочки з короткими рукавами. — deniko
ruЛетом я ношу рубашки с короткими рукавами. — marafon
Don't pull my sleeve.
Не тягни мене за рукав. — deniko
ruНе тяните меня за рукав. — marafon
deZupf nicht an meinem Ärmel! — pne
Roll up your right sleeve.
Закатайте правий рукав. — aandrusiak
ruЗакатайте правый рукав. — anutakay
deKrempele deinen rechten Ärmel hoch! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The men are wearing short sleeves.
ruНа мужчинах рубашки с короткими рукавами. — Ooneykcall
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English sleve, slefe, from Old English slīef and slīefe (“sleeve”). Cognate wiFrom Middle English sleve, slefe, from Old English slīef and slīefe (“sleeve”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Sleeuwe (“sleeve”), West Frisian slúf, Dutch sloof (“apron”), Low German sluve, dialectal German Schlaube.
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Forms
sleeves, sleeving, sleeved, sleevedWord family
3 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
Collocations
6 patterns- short sleeve shirts
- worn short sleeves
- up your sleeve
- short sleeve
- up his sleeve
- sleeve shirts
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.