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sliver

['slɪvə] брит. / амер.

сущ.
1. 1. длинная узкая полоска (чего-л.)
  2. ломтик; обломок, кусок, кусочек (чего-л.)
  3. щепа; лучина, щепка
  4. амер. кусочек мелкой рыбки для наживки (при ужении)
2. текст. прядь (шерсти)
гл.
1. 1. раскалываться, расщепляться
  2. откалываться
2. 1. разрезать; раскалывать, расщеплять; разрывать
  2. откалывать
3. текст.
  делать ленту, прядь

MechanicalEngineering (En-Ru)

sliver

гибкий рукав (напр. КИМ)
лента
заусенец
заливина (дефект проката)

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Because that bright sliver of polished wood meant the mug had been moved.
Ибо чистое серебристое полированное пятно означает, что кружку сдвигали.
Wilson, Paul Francis / ConspiraciesВилсон, Пол Фрэнсис / Бездна
Бездна
Вилсон, Пол Фрэнсис
Conspiracies
Wilson, Paul Francis
© 2000 by F. Paul Wilson

Her eyes were huge and strangely brilliant, and in a stray sliver of light I noticed her face was sheened with moisture.
Она глядела на меня широко раскрытыми и как-то странно горевшими глазами, и в последних отблесках света я увидела, что все лицо у нее в испарине.
Harris, Joanne / Holy FoolsХаррис, Джоан / Блаженные шуты
Блаженные шуты
Харрис, Джоан
© 2003 by Joanne Harris
© Издательство Ольги Морозовой, 2007
© О. Кириченко, перевод, 2007
Holy Fools
Harris, Joanne
© 2004 by Frogspawn, Ltd.

The door to the left, marked Cimmeria, cracked open and a sliver of dark face looked out.
Дверь слева, с табличкой «Киммерия», приоткрылась, и за ней возникла полоска чернокожей физиономии.
Banks, Iain / WhitБэнкс, Иэн / Умм, или Исида среди Неспасенных
Умм, или Исида среди Неспасенных
Бэнкс, Иэн
© 1995 by Iain Banks
© Е. Петрова, перевод, 2006
© ООО "ИД "Домино", 2007
Whit
Banks, Iain
© 1995 Iain Banks

She sat down on the high stool by the counter, found the sliver of whetstone in its small aluminium dish, and began to scrub it along the gleaming edge of the blade with the apathetic, fixated attention of the damned.
Она села на высокий стул у разделочного стола, нащупала рукой брусок в алюминиевой мисочке и принялась возить им по сверкающему краю лезвия с тупой целеустремленностью проклятой души.
King, Stephen / CarrieКинг, Стивен / Кэрри
Кэрри
Кинг, Стивен
© Stephen King, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978
© Перевод. А.И.Корженевский, 1997
© ООО "Издательство АСТ", 2005
Carrie
King, Stephen
© 1974 by Stephen King

A man inched past them, inserted an aluminum sliver into the key slit, and walked in.
Мимо них проскользнул мужчина, вставил в алюминиевую скважину металлическую пластинку и вошел внутрь.
Asimov, Isaac / The Caves of SteelАзимов, Айзек / Стальные пещеры
Стальные пещеры
Азимов, Айзек
© Издательство «Детская литература», 1967
The Caves of Steel
Asimov, Isaac
© 1953,1954 by Isaac Asimov

It was not truly dark; a sliver of moon lit the clear sky, and the stars were bright enough to cast shadows on the road beyond the gatehouse.
Ночь была светлая; серебристая луна и звезды светили ярко, бросая тени на дорогу за сторожкой у ворот.
Harris, Joanne / Holy FoolsХаррис, Джоан / Блаженные шуты
Блаженные шуты
Харрис, Джоан
© 2003 by Joanne Harris
© Издательство Ольги Морозовой, 2007
© О. Кириченко, перевод, 2007
Holy Fools
Harris, Joanne
© 2004 by Frogspawn, Ltd.

There were just four apartments on this floor, all the one-bedrooms you could squeeze into the sliver-thin building.
На этом этаже находились четыре квартиры, все односпальные; больше в такое узкое, как щепка, здание и не втиснешь.
Westerfeld, Scott / PeepsВестерфельд, Скотт / Армия ночи
Армия ночи
Вестерфельд, Скотт
© Перевод. Б.Жужунава, 2009
© Издание на русском языке. ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2009
© 2005 by Scott Westerfield
Peeps
Westerfeld, Scott
© 2005 Scott Westerfield

He shrieked until his throat cracked and an awful pain lodged in his vocal cords like a sliver of bone.
Он кричал, пока не охрип, пока в голосовых связках осколком кости не засела страшная боль.
King, Stephen / Salem's LotКинг, Стивен / Салимов удел
Салимов удел
Кинг, Стивен
© Е.Ю. Александрова, 1992. Перевод
Salem's Lot
King, Stephen
© 1975 by Stephen King

It consisted of a thin sliver of silver inlaid in the lacquer.
Это была тонкая полоска серебра, инкрустированная в лаковую поверхность.
Gulik, Robert van / The Lacquer ScreenГулик, Роберт ван / Лакированная ширма
Лакированная ширма
Гулик, Роберт ван
© 1962 by Robert van Gulik
© Перевод, ЗАО "Издательство "Центрполиграф", 2002
The Lacquer Screen
Gulik, Robert van
© 1962 by Robert van Gulik

When the lead had become liquid, the alchemist took from his pouch the strange yellow egg. He scraped from it a sliver as thin as a hair, wrapped it in wax, and added it to the pan in which the lead had melted.
Когда свинец расплавился, он достал из кармана стеклянное желтое яйцо, отколупнул от него крохотный, не больше булавочной головки, осколок, обмазал его воском и бросил в расплавленный свинец.
Coelho, Paulo / The AlchemistКоэльо, Пауло / Алхимик
Алхимик
Коэльо, Пауло
© Перевод, А. Богдановский, 2000
© ООО "Издательство "Астрель", издание на русском языке, 2008
© Paulo Coelho, 1988
The Alchemist
Coelho, Paulo
© 1988 by Paulo Coelho

On black-bordered plates patterned with flowers of paradise lay slivers of thinly cut smoked salmon and pickled eels.
На разрисованных райскими цветами тарелках с черной широкой каймой лежала тонкими ломтиками нарезанная семга, маринованные угри.
Bulgakov, Michail / The Heart of a DogБулгаков, Михаил / Собачье сердце
Собачье сердце
Булгаков, Михаил
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1988
The Heart of a Dog
Bulgakov, Michail
© English translation Raduga Publishers 1990

Obscurity still yawned below him but the occasional sounds of heavy weights dragging on a coarse surface, or of metal slivering against metal, were much louder now.
По-прежнему перед Марком простиралась неизвестность тьмы, но теперь отдельные звуки от передвижения тяжелых грузов по шероховатой поверхности или звяканье металла о металл слышались гораздо явственнее.
Dickson, Gordon / The OutposterДиксон, Гордон / Пограничник
Пограничник
Диксон, Гордон
The Outposter
Dickson, Gordon
© 1972 by Gordon R. Dickson

She glanced around as the blonde hurried off, and saw Peabody sniffing at minute slivers of soap that were set out as samples.
Ева проводила взглядом удаляющуюся блондинку и заметила, что Пибоди нюхает крошечные кусочки мыла, выставленные в качестве образцов.
Robb, J.D. / Creation In DeathРобертс, Нора / Образ смерти
Образ смерти
Робертс, Нора
© 2007 by Nora Roberts
© Издание на русском языке. ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2009
© Перевод. Н. Миронова, 2009
Creation In Death
Robb, J.D.
© 2007 by Nora Roberts

His feet crunched on slivers of glass and scatters of splinters, but Pickering did not turn.
Он наступал на осколки стекла, но Пикеринг не оборачивался.
King, Stephen / InsomniaКинг, Стивен / Бессонница
Бессонница
Кинг, Стивен
© Stephen King, 1994
© Перевод. Т.Ю. Покидаева, 2003
© ООО "Издательство АСТ", 2003
Insomnia
King, Stephen
© Stephen King, 1994

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sliver1/16

'slɪvəNounдлинная узкая полоскаExamples

a sliver of land — полоска земли

User translations

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1.
заноза
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Collocations

card sliver

чесальная лента

combed sliver

гребенная лента

drawn sliver

лента с ленточной машины

random sliver

случайная прядь

regular sliver

регулярная прядь

sliver lapper

лентосоединительная машина

tow sliver

штапелированная лента

sliver screen

щепколовка

breakage of the sliver

обрыв ленты

sliver feed spout

разгрузочный патрон

back slivers

задние плены

slivers content

содержание костры

Word forms

sliver

noun

	Singular	Plural
Common case	sliver	slivers
Possessive case	sliver's	slivers'

sliver

verb

Basic forms
Past	slivered
Imperative	sliver
Present Participle (Participle I)	slivering
Past Participle (Participle II)	slivered

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I sliver	we sliver
you sliver	you sliver
he/she/it slivers	they sliver

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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sliver

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