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thaw

[θɔː] брит. / амер.

сущ.
1. оттепель; таяние
2. 1. потепление (в отношениях)
  2. смягчение международной напряжённости
  3. послабление, либерализация
гл.; = thaw out
1. 1. таять; оттаивать
  2. размораживаться
2. 1. растапливать
  2. размораживать
3. согреваться
4. 1. смягчаться, становиться дружелюбней, сердечней
  2. делать дружелюбней, сердечней

AmericanEnglish (En-Ru)

thaw

n
оттепель ж
v
таять

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"This way," whispered the voice, and he began crawling along the gutter through the trickling thaw, pressing himself against the wall.
– Сюда, – послышался шепот. И Грэхэм, скорчившись и прижимаясь к стенке, пополз за проводником по мокрому снегу.
Wells, Herbert George / When the Sleeper WakesУэллс, Герберт / Когда спящий проснется
Когда спящий проснется
Уэллс, Герберт
© Издательство "Правда", 1964
When the Sleeper Wakes
Wells, Herbert George
© 2009 by IAP. Las Vegas. Nevada. USA.

"Very," said his neighbour, readily."and this is a thaw, too.
- Очень, - ответил сосед с чрезвычайною готовностью, - и заметьте, это еще оттепель.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / IdiotДостоевский, Фёдор / Идиот
Идиот
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1971
Idiot
Dostoevsky, Fyodor
© 2004 by Fine Creative Media, Inc.

Nothing could thaw the cold of the cabinet.
Ничто не могло растопить холод несгораемого шкафа.
Ilf, Ilya,Petrov, Eugene / The Twelve ChairsИльф, Илья,Петров, Евгений / Двенадцать Стульев
Двенадцать Стульев
Ильф, Илья,Петров, Евгений
© Издательство "Правда", 1987
The Twelve Chairs
Ilf, Ilya,Petrov, Eugene
© 1961 by Random House, Inc.

And suddenly everything disappears and the great genius is crossing the frozen Volga in a thaw.
И вдруг всё исчезает, и великий гений переправляется зимой в оттепель через Волгу.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The possessedДостоевский, Фёдор / Бесы
Бесы
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1989
The possessed
Dostoevsky, Fyodor

"Temperature set for a slow thaw and he'll be ready to handle in a few hours," she murmured.
- Теперь включаем термостат на медленное оттаивание, и через несколько часов с ним можно будет работать, - пробормотала она.
Bujold, Lois McMaster / Shards of HonourБуджолд, Лоис Макмастер / Осколки чести
Осколки чести
Буджолд, Лоис Макмастер
© 1986 by Lois McMaster Bujold
© перевод Т.Л. Черезовой, 1995
Shards of Honour
Bujold, Lois McMaster
© 1986 by Lois McMaster Bujold

At Wuthering Heights it always sounded on quiet days following a great thaw or a season of steady rain.
На Грозовом Перевале шум ручья всегда был слышен в тихие дни после сильного таяния или в пору непрестанных дождей.
Bronte, Emily / Wuthering HeightsБронт Эмили / Грозовой перевал
Грозовой перевал
Бронт Эмили
© Издательство "Правда", 1988
Wuthering Heights
Bronte, Emily
©2009 by Pearson Education, Inc.

"We'll be in Mainni by the thaw," said Hathui.
– Когда начнет таять, мы будем уже в Майни, – сказала Хатуи.
Elliott, Kate / Prince of DogsЭллиот, Кейт / Собачий принц
Собачий принц
Эллиот, Кейт
Prince of Dogs
Elliott, Kate
© 1998 by Katrina Elliott

That way the ground would thaw out."
Она б и оттаяла, земля-та.
Solzhenitsyn, Aleksandr / One Day in the Life of Ivan DenisovichСолженицын, Александр / Один день из жизни Ивана Денисовича
Один день из жизни Ивана Денисовича
Солженицын, Александр
© Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, 1978
© Издательский Дом "Азбука-классикка", 2008
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
Solzhenitsyn, Aleksandr
© 1995 Alexander Solzhenitsyn

Towards the end of November, during a thaw, at nine o'clock one morning, a train on the Warsaw and Petersburg railway was approaching the latter city at full speed.
В конце ноября, в оттепель, часов в девять утра, поезд Петербургско-Варшавской железной дороги на всех парах подходил к Петербургу.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / IdiotДостоевский, Фёдор / Идиот
Идиот
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1971
Idiot
Dostoevsky, Fyodor
© 2004 by Fine Creative Media, Inc.

And after the thaw had been going on for some time they all realized that the Witch would no longer be able to use her sledge.
Они сообразили также, что без снега Колдунья не сможет ехать на санях.
Lewis, Clive S. / The Lion, the Witch and the WardrobeЛьюис, Клайв С. / Лев, колдунья и платяной шкаф
Лев, колдунья и платяной шкаф
Льюис, Клайв С.
© Перевод Г. Островская, 2010
© Издание на русском языке ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2010
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Lewis, Clive S.
© 1950 by C.S. Lewis Pte. Ltd.
© renewed 1978 by C.S. Lewis Pte. Ltd.

At once, I began to feel the thaw in the frozen machinery of my trade.
Неожиданно я почувствовал, как оттаивают замерзшие механизмы моей профессии.
Liss, David / A Spectacle Of CorruptionЛисс, Дэвид / Ярмарка коррупции
Ярмарка коррупции
Лисс, Дэвид
© И. Нелюбова, перевод, 2007
© Издательский дом "Азбука-классика", 2007
© 2004 by David Liss
A Spectacle Of Corruption
Liss, David
© 2004 by David Liss

"This is no thaw," said the dwarf, suddenly stopping. "This is Spring.
- Это не оттепель, - остановившись как вкопанный, сказал гном. - Это - Весна!
Lewis, Clive S. / The Lion, the Witch and the WardrobeЛьюис, Клайв С. / Лев, колдунья и платяной шкаф
Лев, колдунья и платяной шкаф
Льюис, Клайв С.
© Перевод Г. Островская, 2010
© Издание на русском языке ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2010
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Lewis, Clive S.
© 1950 by C.S. Lewis Pte. Ltd.
© renewed 1978 by C.S. Lewis Pte. Ltd.

One may thaw and revive a frozen heart in that convict, one may wait upon him for years, and at last bring up from the dark depths a lofty soul, a feeling, suffering creature; one may bring forth an angel, create a hero!
Можно возродить и воскресить в этом каторжном человеке замершее сердце, можно ухаживать за ним годы и выбить наконец из вертепа на свет уже душу высокую, страдальческое сознание, возродить ангела, воскресить героя!
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The brothers KaramazovДостоевский, Фёдор / Братья Карамазовы
Братья Карамазовы
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1988
The brothers Karamazov
Dostoevsky, Fyodor

I forgot to say that it was a dull, damp day, with a thaw beginning, and a warm wind that would upset the nerves of an elephant.
Я забыл сказать, что день был сырой, тусклый, с начинавшеюся оттепелью и с теплым ветром, способным расстроить нервы даже у слона.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / A Raw YouthДостоевский, Фёдор / Подросток
Подросток
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Советская Россия", 1979
A Raw Youth
Dostoevsky, Fyodor

There was a thaw, the market-place was dingy and evil-smelling, but I was delighted even with the marketplace.
Была оттепель, площадь почернела и запахла, но мне очень нравилась и площадь.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / A Raw YouthДостоевский, Фёдор / Подросток
Подросток
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Советская Россия", 1979
A Raw Youth
Dostoevsky, Fyodor

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θɔːNounоттепель; таяние

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Collocations

freeze/thaw lysed cells

клетки

freeze/thaw lysed cells

подвергшиеся лизису

freeze-thaw cycle

цикл замораживания и оттаивания

freeze-thaw resistance

морозостойкость

freeze-thaw resistance

морозоустойчивость

freeze-thaw resistance

стойкость к перепадам температуры

freeze-thaw stability

стабильность при многократном замораживании

freeze-thaw test

испытание на замерзание и оттаивание

thaw point

температура начала плавления

silver thaw

гололед

let thaw out

оттаивать

thaw out

оттаивать

thaw / melt a little

подтаивать

thaw through

протаивать

soil thaw-subsidence

оседание грунта при протаивании

Word forms

thaw

noun

	Singular	Plural
Common case	thaw	thaws
Possessive case	thaw's	thaws'

thaw

verb

Basic forms
Past	thawed
Imperative	thaw
Present Participle (Participle I)	thawing
Past Participle (Participle II)	thawed

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I thaw	we thaw
you thaw	you thaw
he/she/it thaws	they thaw

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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