Перевод:
Numeral: девять
Фразы:
Примеры:
She wears a size nine. - Она носит девятый размер.
“What time is it?” “It's nine.” - — Который час? — Сейчас девять.
We open at nine (=nine o'clock). - Мы открываемся в девять (часов).
He woke up at nine this morning. - Он сегодня проснулся в девять утра.
The next card was the nine of diamonds. - Следующей картой была девятка бубей.
He's only been in this job for nine months. - Он всего девять месяцев на этой должности.
Kay was taught by her mother till she was nine (=nine years old). - Кей учила ее мать, пока ей не исполнилось девять лет. (мать занималась её образованием)
Связанные термины:
back nine: the holes of a golf course numbered 10 through 18, regarded as a unit
nine ball: a form of → rotation (sense 4 ) played with nine object balls, in which the winner is the one who pockets the nine ball, either in sequence or by means of a combination shot
nine-hole: (of a golf course ) having nine holes ; relating to a course having nine holes
nine-nine-nine: the emergency telephone number in the UK for the police, ambulance, fire and coastguard services
cloud nine: a condition of great joy or bliss ; euphoric state
false nine: a centre-forward who frequently retreats into midfield to become involved in creative play rather than concentrating solely on scoring goals
front nine: the holes of a golf course numbered 1 through 9, regarded as a unit
nine-eleven: the 11th of September 2001, the day on which the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York were flown into and destroyed by aeroplanes hijacked by Islamic fundamentalists
sixty-nine: a sexual activity involving two individuals and consisting of simultaneous oral stimulation of the genitals
nine o'clock: the cardinal number that is the sum of one and eight
nine to five: normal office hours
on cloud nine: If you say that someone is on cloud nine, you are emphasizing that they are very happy.
have nine lives: to keep managing to get out of difficult or dangerous situations without being hurt or harmed
nine-days wonder: something that arouses great interest, but only for a short period
nine-day wonder: something that arouses great interest, but only for a short period
cat-o'-nine-tails: a rope whip consisting of nine knotted thongs, used formerly to flog prisoners
Thirty-nine Articles: a set of formulas defining the doctrinal position of the Church of England, drawn up in the 16th century, to which the clergy are required to give general consent
999: 999 is the number that you call in Britain in order to contact the emergency services.
the whole nine yards: everything that is required; the whole thing
go the whole nine yards: to do something to the fullest extent possible
nicky nicky nine doors: the practice of knocking on a door or ringing a doorbell and running away before it is answered
nine times out of ten: If you say that something happens or is the case nine times out of ten or ninety-nine times out of a hundred, you mean that it happens on nearly every occasion or is almost always the case.
nine/seven/ten-day wonder: If you say that someone or something is a nine -day wonder or a one -day wonder, you disapprove of the fact that they are attracting so much interest and attention, because you think that their popularity will only last for a very short time.
a one-day wonder: something or someone that is interesting, exciting, or successful for only a very short time, and does not have any lasting value
peba: an armadillo of the genus Dasypus
a stitch in time: said to mean that it is better to deal with a problem in its early stages, in order to prevent it getting worse