Meaning

6 senses
  1. A cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun.

    Quick, grab that umbrella before you get rained on!

    Schirm, Regenschirm, Sonnenschirm

    зо́нтикzóntik, зонтzont

    парасо́лькаparasólʹka

  2. (figuratively)Anything that provides similar protection.

    The fighters provide a defensive air umbrella over the battle group.

    Schirm

  3. (figuratively)Anything that provides similar overarching coverage of a range of concepts, purposes, groups, etc.

    The test facility was established under the umbrella of the company's quality program.

    Dach

  4. A strategy in which five players in the offensive zone form an umbrella-shaped formation around the opposition's goal net.

  5. The main body of a jellyfish, excluding the tentacles.

    Jellyfish are composed of more than 90% water and most of their umbrella mass is made up of gelatinous material.

    ку́полkúpol

  6. An umbrella-shaped reflector with a white or silvery inner surface, used to diffuse a nearby light.

More definitions
  • having the function of uniting a group of similar things
  • a formation of military planes maintained over ground operations or targets
  • a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy

Examples

1423 sentences
  1. I took your umbrella by mistake.

    Я випадково взяв твою парасольку. — deniko

    ruЯ по ошибке взял твой зонт. — marafon

    deIch habe aus Versehen deinen Schirm genommen. — MUIRIEL

  2. Leave your umbrella in the hall.

    Залиште парасолю у вітальні. — iceman

    ruОставьте ваш зонтик в прихожей. — Hellerick

  3. Let me in under your umbrella.

    Пусти мене під парасольку. — aandrusiak

    ruПусти меня под свой зонтик. — shanghainese

  4. How much does this umbrella cost?

    Скільки коштує ця парасолька? — deniko

    ruСколько стоит этот зонт? — alik_farber

    deWas kostet dieser Regenschirm? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. What's the price of this umbrella?

    Скільки коштує ця парасоля? — older

    ruСколько стоит этот зонт? — alik_farber

    deWas kostet dieser Regenschirm? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun:
Русский
By meaning 2
cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun:
the main body of a jellyfish, excluding the tentacles:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun:
something that covers a wide range of concepts, ideas, etc.:

Origin

Borrowed from Italian ombrella (“parasol, sunshade”), from Late Latin umbrella (influenced

Borrowed from Italian ombrella (“parasol, sunshade”), from Late Latin umbrella (influenced by umbra (“shadow, shade”)), from Latin umbella, from umbra + -la (diminutive suffix).

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