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husk

[hʌsk] брит. / амер.

сущ.
1. шелуха, скорлупа, оболочка; кожица, плёнка
2. внешний слой; пустая оболочка
3. опорный каркас
гл.
очищать от шелухи, лущить

Biology (En-Ru)

husk

шелуха; лузга; листовая обвёртка (початка кукурузы); плёнка; мякинная оболочка; кожица; скорлупа; очищать от листовой обвёртки; шелушить; лущить; снимать кожицу

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She cleared some husk from her throat.
Она тихонько откашлялась.
Laurie, Hugh / The Gun SellerЛори, Хью / Торговец пушками
Торговец пушками
Лори, Хью
© Александр Рахуба, перевод, 2009
© "Фантом Пресс", издание, 2009
© Hugh Laurie, The Gun Seller, 1996
The Gun Seller
Laurie, Hugh
© 1996 by Hugh Laurie

Promising areas for such projects identified so far included landfill gas capture and flaring, incineration of hydrofluorocarbon waste streams, fuel switching and biopower from rice husk.
Здесь среди перспективных областей можно отметить сбор и сжигание отработанного газа, сжигание отходов гидрофлоруглеродов, замену горючего топлива и биоэнергию рисовой шелухи.
© Организация Объединенных Наций, 2010 год
http://www.un.org/ 14.10.2010
© United Nations 2010
http://www.un.org/ 14.10.2010

"We'll soon know," Spade said, his big fingers busy with the inner husk of coarse grey paper, three sheets thick, that the brown paper's removal had revealed.
– Скоро узнаем, – сказал Спейд, снимая своими толстыми пальцами один за другим три слоя грубой серой бумаги, которая оказалась под коричневой.
Hammett, Dashiell / The Maltese FalconХэммет, Дэшилл / Мальтийский сокол
Мальтийский сокол
Хэммет, Дэшилл
© Dashiell Hammett, 1929, 1930
© Перевод. Ю. Здоровов, 2010
© Издание на русском языке AST Publishers, 2010
The Maltese Falcon
Hammett, Dashiell
© 1929, 1930 by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
© 1956, 1957 by Dashiell Hammett

But when they emerged in the form of phrases, the superfluous husk simply fell away of its own accord and only the essential idea was left.
Но когда выходили наружу, превращаясь в фразы, с них сама собой спадала вся избыточность, шелуха, и оставалось только основное.
Akunin, Boris / The State CounsellorАкунин, Борис / Статский советник
Статский советник
Акунин, Борис
© B. Akunin, автор, 1999
© И. Захаров, издатель, 1999
The State Counsellor
Akunin, Boris

But by uttering them bound himself in some way to this shriveled husk.
Но, произнеся их, он почувствовал, что тем самым привязал себя к этому дрожащему старику.
Proulx, Annie / The Shipping NewsПрул, Энни / Корабельные новости
Корабельные новости
Прул, Энни
© 1993 by Annie Proulx
© Издание на русском языке, перевод. ЗАО ТИД "Амфора", 2005
The Shipping News
Proulx, Annie
© 1993 by Annie Proulx

His eyes stared sightlessly at the ceiling as if he were no more than the husk of a living man.
Глаза без всякого выражения пялились в потолок. Он был словно выпотрошенная оболочка человека.
Donaldson, Stephen R. / The One TreeДональдсон, Стивен Р. / Первое дерево
Первое дерево
Дональдсон, Стивен Р.
The One Tree
Donaldson, Stephen R.
© 1982 by Stephen R. Donaldson

Their fingernails were long and shone black, as if they’d glued the husks of dead beetles to their fingers.
Ногти длинные, черные и блестящие, как будто они приклеили к пальцам оболочки мертвых жуков.
Westerfeld, Scott / The Last DaysВестерфельд, Скотт / Последние дни
Последние дни
Вестерфельд, Скотт
© 2007 by Scott Westerfeld
© Перевод. Б.Жужунава, 2009
© Издание на русском языке. ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2009
The Last Days
Westerfeld, Scott
© 2007 Scott Westerfeld

Releasing the empty husks, the beasts pushed themselves to their feet, red eyes scanning the clearing.
Они отбросили пустые оболочки и поднялись, озирая красными глазами поляну.
Gemmell, David / The Hawk EternalГеммел, Дэвид / Вечный ястреб
Вечный ястреб
Геммел, Дэвид
The Hawk Eternal
Gemmell, David
© 1995 by David A. Gemmell

"That's just drip-water from the ceiling," she husked.
— Это вода капает с потолка, — предположила она.
Foster, Alan Dean / Splinter of the Mind's EyeФостер, Алан Дин / Осколок кристалла власти
Осколок кристалла власти
Фостер, Алан Дин
Splinter of the Mind's Eye
Foster, Alan Dean
© 1978 by The Star Wars Corporation

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hʌskNounшелуха; скорлупа; оболочка; кожица; плёнка

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Collocations

husk content

пленчатость

husk tomato

песья вишня

husk tomato

физалис

husk tomato

физалис обыкновенный

shell / husk of

налущить

husk aspirator

лузговейка

husk pressure separation

отдувание лузги

husk pressure separator

нагнетательная лузговейка

husk suction separator

всасывающая лузговейка

husk tomato

полевая вишня

husk tomato

пузырчатая вишня

husks of grapes

выжимка

husks of grapes

отжимки

cacao bean husks

оболочка какао-бобов

husked cacao beans

какао-бобы без оболочки

Word forms

husk

noun

	Singular	Plural
Common case	husk	husks
Possessive case	husk's	husks'

husk

verb

Basic forms
Past	husked
Imperative	husk
Present Participle (Participle I)	husking
Past Participle (Participle II)	husked

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I husk	we husk
you husk	you husk
he/she/it husks	they husk

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Biology (En-Ru)

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The Universal Dictionary
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