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balk

[bɔːk] брит. / амер.

1. сущ.
  1. межа, граница между двумя участками
  2. участок, не вспаханный по (какой-л.) необычной причине
  3. препятствие; задержка, помеха, преграда
  4. окантованное бревно, балка, брус
  5. стр. коньковая балка
  6. мор. бимс
  7. специальная крепкая верёвка в сети, к которой привязывают другие сети
  8. (balks) чердак, мансарда
2. гл. ; = baulk
  1. пропускать по недосмотру, обходить; оставлять без внимания, игнорировать
  2. = balk at отказываться (от чего-л.)
  3. уклоняться (от исполнения долга)
  4. упускать (случай)
  5. артачиться; упираться; не брать препятствие, не прыгать (обычно о лошадях)
  6. 1. задерживать, мешать, препятствовать
    2. сдерживать чувства, сдерживать (кого-л.) в проявлении чувств
    3. разочаровывать
сущ.; текст.
не до конца обработанная, сырая ткань

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Then they found a balk of timber floating in a pool which was commanded by the seaward slope of Fort Keeling, and they sat down together before this new target.
Потом они нашли банку, плававшую на поверхности небольшого озерка или лужи, и уселись перед этой новой мишенью.
Kipling, Joseph Rudyard / The Light That FailedКиплинг, Джозеф Редьярд / Свет погас
Свет погас
Киплинг, Джозеф Редьярд
© "Издательство П. П. Сойкина", 1915
The Light That Failed
Kipling, Joseph Rudyard
© 2011 by Victorian Secrets

Finally, most people would balk at having their diets and behaviors determined by others for long periods of time.
Наконец, большинство людей не захотят, чтобы их диета и поведение в течение длительного времени определялись посторонними лицами.
Fletcher, Robert,Fletcher, Suzanne,Wagner, Edward H. / Clinical epidemiologyФлетчер, Роберт,Флетчер, Сьюзан,Вагнер, Эдвард / Клиническая эпидемиология
Клиническая эпидемиология
Флетчер, Роберт,Флетчер, Сьюзан,Вагнер, Эдвард
© 1996 Williams & Wilkins
© Перевод на русский язык и оформление, "Медиа Сфера", 1997.
Clinical epidemiology
Fletcher, Robert,Fletcher, Suzanne,Wagner, Edward H.
© 1996 Williams & Wilkins

"balk to Spock about scheduling, if you feel the need."
– Ладно, если понадобится, вызови Спока по комму.
Duane, Diane / Spock's WorldДуэйн, Диана / Мир Спока
Мир Спока
Дуэйн, Диана
Spock's World
Duane, Diane
© 1988 Paramount Pictures

He did not balk now at this appalling commission.
И теперь - перед этим опаснейшим поручением - он тоже не отступил.
Mieville, China / The ScarМьевиль, Чайна / Шрам
Шрам
Мьевиль, Чайна
© Перевод. Г. Крылов, 2008
© Издание на русском языке. ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2008
© 2002 by China Mieville
The Scar
Mieville, China
© 2002 by China Mieville

Your bankers. Valint and Balk.”
Ваших банкиров, Валинта и Балка.
Abercrombie, Joe / The Blade ItselfАберкромби, Джо / Кровь и железо
Кровь и железо
Аберкромби, Джо
© 2006 by Joe Abercrombie.
© Перевод. В. Иванов, 2008
© Издание на русском языке. ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2008
The Blade Itself
Abercrombie, Joe
© 2007 by Joe Abercrombie

Strange thing though, no one seems ever to have met a Valint or a Balk.
Одно странно: похоже, никто никогда не встречал ни Валинта, ни Балка.
Abercrombie, Joe / The Blade ItselfАберкромби, Джо / Кровь и железо
Кровь и железо
Аберкромби, Джо
© 2006 by Joe Abercrombie.
© Перевод. В. Иванов, 2008
© Издание на русском языке. ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2008
The Blade Itself
Abercrombie, Joe
© 2007 by Joe Abercrombie

They balked at the assumed authority of the newcomer.
Они сплоченно восстали против самозванца, взявшего на себя командование кухней.
Jones, James / From Here to EternityДжонс, Джеймс / Отныне и вовек
Отныне и вовек
Джонс, Джеймс
© Издательство "Правда", 1989
From Here to Eternity
Jones, James
© 1951 by James Jones
© renewed 1991 by Gloria Jones, James Anthony Phillipe Jones, and Kaylie Anne Jones

Nothing serious, just some of Warden's childish balking, and he was glad now, as he signed it, that there would be no argument because he always hated to have to pull his rank, even when it was for the good of his Company.
Ерунда, конечно, Тербер вечно артачится, как малый ребенок, но сейчас, подписав приказ, Хомс был доволен, что споров не будет, потому что терпеть не мог давить на подчиненных своей властью, даже когда того требовали интересы роты.
Jones, James / From Here to EternityДжонс, Джеймс / Отныне и вовек
Отныне и вовек
Джонс, Джеймс
© Издательство "Правда", 1989
From Here to Eternity
Jones, James
© 1951 by James Jones
© renewed 1991 by Gloria Jones, James Anthony Phillipe Jones, and Kaylie Anne Jones

“Motives?” Entreri balked.
– Что движет мной? – отозвался Энтрери.
Salvatore, Robert / The Halfling’s GemСальваторе, Роберт / Проклятие рубина
Проклятие рубина
Сальваторе, Роберт
© 1990 TSR, Inc.
© С. Топоров, перевод, 2007
© ИЦ "Максима", 2007
The Halfling’s Gem
Salvatore, Robert
© 1990 TSR, Inc.

Never once had he balked at his duty, however criminal it might have seemed.
Ни разу не усомнился он в своих обязанностях, какими бы преступными они не казались.
Barker, Clive / The Damnation GameБаркер, Клайв / Проклятая игра
Проклятая игра
Баркер, Клайв
© copyright 1985 by Clive Barker
© 1994, Кэдмэн
© перевод Д. Аношина
The Damnation Game
Barker, Clive
© copyright 1985 by Clive Barker

Even if she owed her social life and current status to Mimi, she balked at having to answer to her for everything.
Хоть она и обязана была Мими своим нынешним статусом и участием в общественной жизни, ей надоело во всем перед ней отчитываться.
De la Cruz, Melissa / Blue BloodsДе ла Круз, Мелисса / Голубая кровь
Голубая кровь
Де ла Круз, Мелисса
© Перевод. О. Степашкина, 2010
© Издание на русском языке. ООО «Издательство «Эксмо». 2010
© 2006 by Melissa de la Cruz
Blue Bloods
De la Cruz, Melissa
© 2006 by Melissa de la Cruz

Some of the animals balked and had to be soothed by Garadooi.
Некоторые животные упирались, и Гарадуи приходилось их успокаивать.
Duncan, Dave / Coming of WisdomДункан, Дэйв / Обретение мудрости
Обретение мудрости
Дункан, Дэйв
Coming of Wisdom
Duncan, Dave
© 1988 by D. J. Duncan

When he'd left, she'd been a perplexed sixteen-year-old drink of water in a blue chiffon bridesmaid dress, trying to put his wedding back together when her sister had balked halfway down the aisle.
Когда Ник уезжал, это была застенчивая семнадцатилетняя девчонка в голубом шифоновом платье подружки невесты. Она сделала все, чтобы спасти положение, когда ее сестра «передумала» на полпути к алтарю.
Crusie, Jennifer / Crazy for YouКрузи, Дженнифер / Без ума от тебя
Без ума от тебя
Крузи, Дженнифер
Crazy for You
Crusie, Jennifer
© 1999 by Jennifer Crusie

The horses balked a little, their hooves slipping on the bare rock; but they ended by coming on, and did not protest strongly at being taken up on to the ledge.
Лошади то и дело останавливались, их копыта скользили по гладкому камню; и все же они без особого сопротивления прошли по выступу.
Dickson, Gordon / Dragon On The BorderДиксон, Гордон / Дракон на границе
Дракон на границе
Диксон, Гордон
Dragon On The Border
Dickson, Gordon
© 1992 by Gordon R. Dickson

From time to time also he balked them by a sudden effort of the will, as by lifting them suddenly in the middle of an unfinished sentence and closing the book.
А читая, поднимал глаза, иногда внезапно, мгновенным усилием воли отрываясь на середине неоконченной фразы, и захлопывал книгу.
Joyce, James / A Portrait of the Artist as a Young ManДжойс, Джеймс / Портрет художника в юности
Портрет художника в юности
Джойс, Джеймс
© Перевод М. Богословской. Наследники, 2007
© Оформление, издание на русском языке. ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2007
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Joyce, James
© 2007 BiblioBazaar

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bɔːkNounмежа, граница между двумя участками

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Collocations

balk-ploughing

попеременная вспашка всвал и вразвал

rest-balk

гребень

rest-balk

гребневать

balk inclusive tour

массовая перевозка типа "инклюзив тур"

balk tour

массовая перевозка

balk transportation

смешанная перевозка

kapp balk

капбалка

make a balk of good ground

упускать удобный случай

balked landing

прерванная посадка

balked landing procedure

уход на второй круг с посадки

deterministic balking

детерминированное неприсоединение к очереди

linear balking

неприсоединение к очереди по линейному закону

stochastic balking

стохастическое неприсоединение к очереди

balking behavior

неприсоединение к очереди

balking distribution

распределение вероятностей отказа присоединиться к очереди

Word forms

balk

noun

	Singular	Plural
Common case	balk	balks
Possessive case	balk's	balks'

balk

verb

Basic forms
Past	balked
Imperative	balk
Present Participle (Participle I)	balking
Past Participle (Participle II)	balked

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I balk	we balk
you balk	you balk
he/she/it balks	they balk

Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am balking	we are balking
you are balking	you are balking
he/she/it is balking	they are balking

Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have balked	we have balked
you have balked	you have balked
he/she/it has balked	they have balked

Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been balking	we have been balking
you have been balking	you have been balking
he/she/it has been balking	they have been balking

Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I balked	we balked
you balked	you balked
he/she/it balked	they balked

Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was balking	we were balking
you were balking	you were balking
he/she/it was balking	they were balking

Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had balked	we had balked
you had balked	you had balked
he/she/it had balked	they had balked

Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been balking	we had been balking
you had been balking	you had been balking
he/she/it had been balking	they had been balking

Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will balk	we shall/will balk
you will balk	you will balk
he/she/it will balk	they will balk

Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be balking	we shall/will be balking
you will be balking	you will be balking
he/she/it will be balking	they will be balking

Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have balked	we shall/will have balked
you will have balked	you will have balked
he/she/it will have balked	they will have balked

Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been balking	we shall/will have been balking
you will have been balking	you will have been balking
he/she/it will have been balking	they will have been balking

Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would balk	we should/would balk
you would balk	you would balk
he/she/it would balk	they would balk

Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be balking	we should/would be balking
you would be balking	you would be balking
he/she/it would be balking	they would be balking

Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have balked	we should/would have balked
you would have balked	you would have balked
he/she/it would have balked	they would have balked

Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been balking	we should/would have been balking
you would have been balking	you would have been balking
he/she/it would have been balking	they would have been balking

Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am balked	we are balked
you are balked	you are balked
he/she/it is balked	they are balked

Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being balked	we are being balked
you are being balked	you are being balked
he/she/it is being balked	they are being balked

Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been balked	we have been balked
you have been balked	you have been balked
he/she/it has been balked	they have been balked

Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was balked	we were balked
you were balked	you were balked
he/she/it was balked	they were balked

Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being balked	we were being balked
you were being balked	you were being balked
he/she/it was being balked	they were being balked

Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been balked	we had been balked
you had been balked	you had been balked
he/she/it had been balked	they had been balked

Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be balked	we shall/will be balked
you will be balked	you will be balked
he/she/it will be balked	they will be balked

Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been balked	we shall/will have been balked
you will have been balked	you will have been balked
he/she/it will have been balked	they will have been balked

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balk

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balk

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The Universal Dictionary
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