tin

1. (uncountable)A malleable, ductile, metallic element, resistant to corrosion, with atomic number 50 and symbol Sn.

   Zinn

   о́ловоólovo, ста́ннумstánnum

   о́ловоólovo

   a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide

2. (countable, metonymically, uncountable)Iron or steel sheet metal that is coated with tin as an anticorrosion protectant.

   The roof was made of tin, which had been cut with tin snips.

3. (Commonwealth, UK, countable)An airtight container, made of tin-coated steel (called tinplate or tin), (formerly) tin, aluminium, or another metal, used to preserve food, or hold a liquid or some other product.

   a tin of baked beans; a tobacco tin; a tin of shoe polish

   Several tins of paint were needed to paint the house.

   Büchse, Konservenbüchse, Blechbüchse

   жестя́нкаžestjánka, консе́рвная ба́нкаkonsérvnaja bánka, консе́рваkonsérva

   бляша́нкаbljašánka, консе́рваkonsérva

   airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.

4. (countable)A metal pan used for baking, roasting, storing food, etc.

   muffin tin

   roasting tin

   Backform, Kastenform, Kuchenform

   жестьžestʹ

   жерстьžerstʹ, бля́хаbljáxa

   a vessel (box, can, pan, etc.) made of tinplate and used mainly in baking

5. (countable)The bottom part of the front wall, which is "out" if a player strikes it with the ball.

6. (dated, slang, uncountable)Money, especially silver money.

7. (slang, uncountable)Computer hardware.

1. Tom can't play the tin whistle very well.

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2. Do you know the difference between silver and tin?

   ruВы знаете, чем серебро отличается от олова? — marafon

   deKennst du den Unterschied zwischen Silber und Zinn? — stefz

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3. Mary played the tin whistle when she was young.

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4. Tom poured the soup into a large tin cup.

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5. I don't know how to play the tin whistle.

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