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prong

[prɔŋ] брит. / амер.

сущ.
1. зубец (вилки, вил, бороны и т. п.)
2. направление (атаки, плана, политики)
3. амер. рукав реки
4. тех. штырь (электрической вилки)
5. амер.; сниж. член (мужской половой орган)
6. остриё (зуба, рога, скалы)
гл.
1. поднимать, переворачивать вилами
2. прокалывать, протыкать (вилкой)

Physics (En-Ru)

prong

зубец (вилки камертона)

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He held a piece of fowl up on the prong of the carving fork.
Он поднял на вилке кусок индейки.
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

"Prong yourself, P.T."
– Отстань, Ф.Т.!
Feintuch, David / Voices of HopeФайнток, Дэвид / Надежда смертника
Надежда смертника
Файнток, Дэвид
Voices of Hope
Feintuch, David
© 1996 by David Feintuch

"Prong the hospital!"
– В задницу больницу!
Feintuch, David / Voices of HopeФайнток, Дэвид / Надежда смертника
Надежда смертника
Файнток, Дэвид
Voices of Hope
Feintuch, David
© 1996 by David Feintuch

Snowclaw swung the axe and clipped the weapon off at the prongs, then followed through, going into a graceful pirouette and bringing his blade whistling around again to take the man's legs off at the knees.
Снеголап схватил его оружие за зубцы, потянул на себя, сделал изящный пируэт и взмахнул топором, рассекая ноги противника на уровне колен.
DeChancie, John / Castle SpellboundДе Ченси, Джон / Замок зачарованный
Замок зачарованный
Де Ченси, Джон
Castle Spellbound
DeChancie, John
© 1992 by John DeChancie

This two-pronged approach would ensure consolidation of the peace enjoyed thus far and put the country on the path of long-term sustainable development.
Этот двуединый подход обеспечил бы укрепление мира, который в данный момент установился в стране, и позволил бы ей встать на путь долгосрочного устойчивого развития.
© Организация Объединенных Наций, 2010 год
http://www.un.org/ 13.07.2010
© United Nations 2010
http://www.un.org/ 13.07.2010

In this case one fork excites the vibrations of a second in unison with itself, the excitation being made apparent by a small pendulum, whose bob rests against the extremity of one of the prongs.
В этом случае один камертон возбуждает колебания другого в унисон с самим собой; возбуждение можно сделать заметным с помощью маленького маятника, касающегося конца одной из ножек.
Strutt, John William / The Theory of Sound. Volume IIСтретт, Джон Вильям / Теория звука. Том II
Теория звука. Том II
Стретт, Джон Вильям
The Theory of Sound. Volume II
Strutt, John William

The two metal prongs of the electric stunner slammed into my side.
В бок ударили два металлических электрода.
Harrison, Harry / The Stainless Steel Rat Joins the CircusГаррисон, Гарри / Стальная Крыса на манеже
Стальная Крыса на манеже
Гаррисон, Гарри
© 1999 by Harry Harrison
© Издание на русском языке. ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", Издательство "Александр Корженевский", 2008
© Перевод. Г. Корчагин, 2002
The Stainless Steel Rat Joins the Circus
Harrison, Harry
© 1999 by Harry Harrison

If Dearborn had been able to get away with pronging the Mayor's chosen... to put something that large over on Eldred Jonas... on everyone...
Если Диаборн сумел незамеченным подкатиться к избраннице мэра... и этого не заметил ни Элдред Джонас... ни кто-либо еще...
King, Stephen / Wizard and GlassКинг, Стивен / Колдун и Кристалл
Колдун и Кристалл
Кинг, Стивен
© Stephen King, 1997
© Перевод, В.А. Вебер, 1998
© ООО "Издательство АСТ", 2003
Wizard and Glass
King, Stephen
© Stephen King, 1997, 2003

And why not grates and fire prongs, and Culross girdles, and an ass to carry the merchandise through the country, and thou for another ass to lead it by the halter?
А почему не печные решетки, рашперы и калросские пояски? Да он превратится в осла, который станет возить на себе свой товар по стране, а ты будешь другим ослом, который водит того на поводу.
Scott, Walter / The Fair Maid of PerthСкотт, Вальтер / Пертская красавица
Пертская красавица
Скотт, Вальтер
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1965
The Fair Maid of Perth
Scott, Walter
© The University Court of the University of Edinburgh 1999

'Bombs,' cried the man upon the ground, struggling with the prongs in his hand, and as Pestovitch staggered forward into view with the force of his own thrust, he was shot through the body by one of the two new-comers.
- Бомбы! - крикнул раненый, стараясь выдернуть впившиеся в грудь зубья, и в ту же секунду Пестович, по инерции шагнувший вперед после удара, попал в полосу света и был застрелен кем-то из двух подбегавших людей.
Wells, Herbert George / The World Set Free: A Story of MankindУэллс, Герберт Джордж / Освобожденный мир
Освобожденный мир
Уэллс, Герберт Джордж
The World Set Free: A Story of Mankind
Wells, Herbert George

Without any warning, the monarch struggled to his feet and folded Jezal in an enthusiastic embrace, his heavy crown slipping over to one side of his head and one of its jewel-encrusted prongs nearly poking Jezal in the eye.
Без предупреждения монарх поднялся на ноги и заключил Джезаля в объятия. Тяжелая корона съехала набок, едва не выколов юноше глаз одним из зубцов с драгоценными камнями.
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

The first step in the calculation is the expression of the total energy of the fork as a function of the amplitude of vibration measured at the extremity of one of the prongs.
Первым этапом вычисления является выражение полной энергии камертона в функции амплитуды колебания, измеренной у конца одной из ножек.
Strutt, John William / The Theory of Sound. Volume IIСтретт, Джон Вильям / Теория звука. Том II
Теория звука. Том II
Стретт, Джон Вильям
The Theory of Sound. Volume II
Strutt, John William

This two-pronged approach needs to be continued.
Необходимо и впредь применять этот двусторонний подход.
© Организация Объединенных Наций, 2010 год
http://www.un.org/ 31.07.2010
© United Nations 2010
http://www.un.org/ 31.07.2010

The programme is essentially two-pronged.
По существу, программа имеет два направления.
© Организация Объединенных Наций, 2010 год
http://www.un.org/ 28.09.2010
© United Nations 2010
http://www.un.org/ 28.09.2010

He crossed several of its prongs, driven deep into the ravines, and kept an eye on the notch to guide him.
Он пересек несколько рукавов ледника, уходивших в глубину ущелий, стараясь ни на минуту не упускать из виду путеводной зарубки.
Boyer, Elizabeth / Elves And The OtterskinБойер, Элизабет / Ученик ведьмы
Ученик ведьмы
Бойер, Элизабет
Elves And The Otterskin
Boyer, Elizabeth

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prɔŋNounзубец

User translations

The part of speech is not specified

1.
зубец(вилки)
translation added by Талгат Мырзаханов
Gold ru-en
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2.
канюля
translation added by Елена Гавриленко
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Collocations

digging prong

вильчатый копач

double-prong forceps

двузубчатые щипцы

flat prong

плоский штырек

prong key

вильчатый ключ

prong-hoe

двузубая мотыга

prong-type button

пуговица с зубчатыми выступами

round prong

круглый штырек

two-prong fork

двухлучевая вилка

two-prong lewis

двуногая волчья лапа

equalizing prong

уравнительный зубец

pressure prong

выступ давления

flat prong traveler

троллей с плоским вилочным захватом

prong and chain shackle

путовая цепь с зубцом

four-pronged

четырехрожковый

pronged end

штыревой конец

Word forms

prong

noun

	Singular	Plural
Common case	prong	prongs
Possessive case	prong's	prongs'

prong

verb

Basic forms
Past	pronged
Imperative	prong
Present Participle (Participle I)	pronging
Past Participle (Participle II)	pronged

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I prong	we prong
you prong	you prong
he/she/it prongs	they prong

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Universal DictionaryIt is intended for a full-text search and it significantly expands the possibilities of working with lexical items from the Russian glossary of LingvoUniversal. Contains usage examples, synonyms, and antonyms.

prong

Physics (En-Ru)

prong

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prong

The Universal Dictionary
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