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reef

[riːf] брит. / амер.

сущ.
1. 1. риф (ряд подводных или едва возвышающихся над уровнем моря скал на мелководьях)
  2. опасная преграда, помеха, препятствие
2. геол.
  рудная жила (особенно залежь золотоносного кварца)
3. афр.
  1. (Reef) название изобилующего золотодобывающими шахтами района в провинции Трансвааль
  2. участок шахты, не содержащий золотоносных или алмазоносных пластов
1. сущ.
  риф (поперечный ряд прикреплённых к парусу завязок, при помощи которых можно уменьшить площадь паруса, подбирая и стягивая его нижнюю часть)
2. гл.
  1. мор. брать рифы (уменьшать площадь паруса, подбирая и стягивая его нижнюю часть)
  2. мор. опускать стеньгу (второе снизу колено составной мачты судна); заносить на борт бушприт (горизонтальный или наклонный брус, выставленный вперёд с носа парусного судна)
  3. 1. разг. обчищать (карманы); воровать
    2. вытаскивать, вытягивать (как из кармана)

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Then, three miles up, the wind steadied and bore it in a descending curve round the sky and swept it in a great slant across the reef and the lagoon toward the mountain.
Потом, в трех милях от земли, ровный ветер проволок ее по нисходящей кривой по всему небу и перетащил через риф и лагуну к горе.
Golding, William / Lord of the fliesГолдинг, Уильям / Повелитель мух
Повелитель мух
Голдинг, Уильям
© Е. Суриц, перевод, 1981
© "Азбука-классика", 2005
Lord of the flies
Golding, William
© 1954 by William Golding

Kendaric stood on the reef at Widow's Point, looking at the mast of the ship Solon had previously identified.
Кендарик стоял на подводной скале у Вдовьего пика и смотрел на мачту корабля, на которую указал Солон.
Feist, Raymond / Krondor:Tear of the GodsФэйст, Раймонд / Слеза богов Крондора
Слеза богов Крондора
Фэйст, Раймонд
Krondor:Tear of the Gods
Feist, Raymond
© 2000 by Raymond E. Feist

But the very least that any honest quest for truth must have in setting out to explain such monstrosities of improbability as a rainforest, a coral reef, or a universe is a crane and not a skyhook.
Но любая честная попытка объяснить такие исключительно маловероятные вещи, как джунгли, коралловый риф или Вселенная, должна, по меньшей мере, предлагать вниманию "кран", но не "небесный крюк".
Dawkins, Richard / The God DelusionДокинз, Ричард / Бог как иллюзия
Бог как иллюзия
Докинз, Ричард
© 2006 by Richard Dawkins
© H. Смелкова, перевод на русский язык, 2008
© ООО "Издательская Группа Аттикус", 2008
The God Delusion
Dawkins, Richard
© Richard Dawkins 2006

And he sat about the front looking at the lagoon, and at sunset he would go down and look at Murea. He used to go fishing on the reef.
Часто сидел на берегу, не сводя глаз с лагуны, а под вечер ходил смотреть на остров Муреа или ловил рыбу.
Maugham, Somerset / The Moon and SixpenceМоэм, Сомерсет / Луна и грош
Луна и грош
Моэм, Сомерсет
© Издательство «Правда», 1982
The Moon and Sixpence
Maugham, Somerset
© 2007 BiblioBazaar

biological and ecological evaluation of coral reef system status and non- use values
биологическая и экологическая оценка состояния систем коралловых рифов и преимуществ неиспользования
© Организация Объединенных Наций, 2010 год
http://www.un.org/russian/ga/search/symbol.asp 19.10.2010
© United Nations 2010
http://www.un.org/russian/ga/search/symbol.asp 19.10.2010

Some way out, the wash upon an irregular band of reef shone with a pallid light of its own.
В некотором отдалении, на неровно выступающей гряде камней, вода слабо светилась.
Wells, Herbert George / The Island of Doctor MoreauУэллс, Герберт / Остров доктора Моро
Остров доктора Моро
Уэллс, Герберт
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1972
The Island of Doctor Moreau
Wells, Herbert George
© by Stone and Kimball MDCCCXCVI

A study downstream from a major oil refinery on the Caribbean island of Aruba also showed decreased viability of the reef over time, over a distance of 10-15 km from the refinery.
Исследование вниз по течению от крупного нефтеперерабатывающего завода на карибском острове Аруба также показало снижение жизнеспособности рифов со временем, на расстоянии 10-15 км от завода.
©2011 IPIECA
http://www.ipieca.org/library/ 12/27/2011
©2011 IPIECA
http://www.ipieca.org/library/ 12/27/2011

"Take a reef in the fores'l!" the mate roared, "and look alive about it!"
— Взять рифы на фоке! — рявкнул помощник. — Да поживей!
Conan Doyle, Arthur / The Firm Of GirdlestoneКонан Дойль, Артур / Торговый Дом Гердлстон
Торговый Дом Гердлстон
Конан Дойль, Артур
© Издательство "Правда", 1966
The Firm Of Girdlestone
Conan Doyle, Arthur
© 1889 by John W. Lowell

One can control the sail very well because of the battened panels-reef or douse in seconds.
Человеку легко управляться с ним, благодаря задраенным панелям: берешь рифы или гасишь за секунды.
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

The coral reef work programme will concentrate on two issues considered to be the major causes of coral reef mortality worldwide: coral bleaching and the physical degradation and destruction of coral reefs.
В программе работы по коралловым рифам внимание будет сосредоточено на двух вопросах, которые считаются основными причинами гибели коралловых рифов в мире обесцвечивание кораллов и физическая деградация и разрушение коралловых рифов.
http://www.un.org/ 17.06.2011
http://www.un.org/ 17.06.2011

THEY WERE RUNNING TO THE WESTWARD inside the reef with the wind astern.
Они шли фордевиндом, держа курс на запад, огибая риф с обращенной к острову стороны.
Hemingway, Ernest / Islands In The StreamХемингуэй, Эрнест / Острова в океане
Острова в океане
Хемингуэй, Эрнест
© Издательство "Маяк", 1977
Islands In The Stream
Hemingway, Ernest
© 1970 by Charles Scribner's Sons
© 1970 by Маrу Hemingway

«He knows Paris and outside of Paris the way I know the reef here or the flats.
— Он так знает Париж и его пригороды, как я — здешние отмели и рифы.
Hemingway, Ernest / Islands In The StreamХемингуэй, Эрнест / Острова в океане
Острова в океане
Хемингуэй, Эрнест
© Издательство "Маяк", 1977
Islands In The Stream
Hemingway, Ernest
© 1970 by Charles Scribner's Sons
© 1970 by Маrу Hemingway

The reef lay across the entrance to the harbor and the heavy east wind made the sea break on it so that the entrance was easy to see once you had opened it up.
Бухту перегораживал риф, и сильный восточный ветер разбивал о него волны, то и дело открывая проход туда.
Hemingway, Ernest / Islands In The StreamХемингуэй, Эрнест / Острова в океане
Острова в океане
Хемингуэй, Эрнест
© Издательство "Маяк", 1977
Islands In The Stream
Hemingway, Ernest
© 1970 by Charles Scribner's Sons
© 1970 by Маrу Hemingway

Thomas Hudson came up slowly to almost touch the reef, seeing the big brown coral heads, the black sea urchins on the sand, and the purple sea fans swaying toward him with the tide.
Томас Хадсон медленно подвел катер почти вплотную к рифу и увидел большие бурые коралловые полипы, черных морских ежей на песке и лиловые опахала морского пера, покачивавшиеся ему навстречу вместе с приливом.
Hemingway, Ernest / Islands In The StreamХемингуэй, Эрнест / Острова в океане
Острова в океане
Хемингуэй, Эрнест
© Издательство "Маяк", 1977
Islands In The Stream
Hemingway, Ernest
© 1970 by Charles Scribner's Sons
© 1970 by Маrу Hemingway

The parachute took the figure forward, furrowing the lagoon, and bumped it over the reef and out to sea.
Парашют потащил тело и, вспахав воды лагуны, швырнул через риф, в открытое море.
Golding, William / Lord of the fliesГолдинг, Уильям / Повелитель мух
Повелитель мух
Голдинг, Уильям
© Е. Суриц, перевод, 1981
© "Азбука-классика", 2005
Lord of the flies
Golding, William
© 1954 by William Golding

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riːfNounрифExamples

to strike a reef — наткнуться на риф

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Collocations

barrier reef

барьерный коралловый риф

coral reef

коралловый риф

let out a reef

отпускать риф

let out a reef

распустить пояс

reef flat

верхняя горизонтальная поверхность рифа

reef knot

морской узел

reef knot

рифовый узел

reef limestone

коралловый известняк

reef limestone

ракушечный известняк

reef limestone

рифовый известняк

reef line

рифовый шнур

reef-building

рифообразующий

take in a reef

брать рифы

take in a reef

действовать осторожно

take in a reef

затянуть

Word forms

reef

noun

	Singular	Plural
Common case	reef	reefs
Possessive case	reef's	reefs'

reef

verb

Basic forms
Past	reefed
Imperative	reef
Present Participle (Participle I)	reefing
Past Participle (Participle II)	reefed

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I reef	we reef
you reef	you reef
he/she/it reefs	they reef

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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