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volley

['vɔlɪ] брит. / амер.

сущ.
1. залп
2. 1. град, множество (стрел, камней и т. п.)
  2. поэт. ливень, поток, град
  3. град, поток (насмешек, упрёков и т. п.)
3. спорт. удар с лёта
гл.
1. стрелять залпами; давать залп, очередь
2. сыпаться градом (об упрёках, насмешках)
3. = volley forth / off / out испускать (крики, жалобы)
4. ударить (мяч) с лёта

Biology (En-Ru)

volley

серия мышечных сокращений

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A second volley of roars echoed through the tunnels.
По тоннелю прокатилась вторая волна злобного рычания.
Rollins, James / SubterraneanРоллинс, Джеймс / Пещера
Пещера
Роллинс, Джеймс
© 1999 by Jim Czajkowski
© А. Новиков, перевод, 2008
© ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", издание на русском языке, 2008
Subterranean
Rollins, James
© 1999 by Jim Czajkowski

“Get down,” Siobhan warned, all but pushing her mother into the tent, unsure what protection it would offer from the volley of rocks and bottles.
— Ложитесь! — закричала Шивон, заталкивая мать в палатку, не будучи при этом уверенной, что парусина послужит хорошей защитой от града камней и бутылок.
Rankin, Ian / The Naming of the DeadРэнкин, Иэн / Перекличка мертвых
Перекличка мертвых
Рэнкин, Иэн
© John Rebus Ltd 2006
© Ю. Вейсберг, перевод на русский язык, 2009
© ООО "Издательская группа Аттикус", Издательство "Иностранка" 2009
The Naming of the Dead
Rankin, Ian
© John Rebus Ltd 2006

To begin with there was a furious volley of applause.
Во-первых, раздался неистовый аплодисмент.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The possessedДостоевский, Фёдор / Бесы
Бесы
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1989
The possessed
Dostoevsky, Fyodor

Then he threw a handful of small pebbles like a volley of grape-shot.
И он запустил в него пригоршней камешков, точно картечью, Камни угодили Жанберна в плечо.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionЗоля, Эмиль / Проступок аббата Муре
Проступок аббата Муре
Золя, Эмиль
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC

He could decimate the Farlain with his first volley.
Первый же его залп уложит каждого десятого в клане.
Gemmell, David / The Hawk EternalГеммел, Дэвид / Вечный ястреб
Вечный ястреб
Геммел, Дэвид
The Hawk Eternal
Gemmell, David
© 1995 by David A. Gemmell

At the corner of Powell's eye, another group bobbed back to the surface of the water, and he looked back just as they let fly a second slingshot volley.
Краем глаза Пауэлл увидел, как пловцы снова показались над водой; не успел он оглянуться, как те дали второй залп из рогаток.
Zahn, Timothy / The Green And The GrayЗан, Тимоти / Зеленые и серые
Зеленые и серые
Зан, Тимоти
The Green And The Gray
Zahn, Timothy
© 2004 by Timothy Zahn

From the craft behind him came a collective mental death-scream as a volley of lascannon fire from the other human fighter blew apart its cockpit section.
Сзади раздались ментальные предсмертные вопли. Это лазерные пушки мон-кеи поразили кокпит ведомого Корна.
Rennie, Gordon / Shadow PointРенни, Гордон / Перекресток судеб
Перекресток судеб
Ренни, Гордон
© 2003 Games Workshop Ltd
© Д. Сухих, перевод, 2007
© Издательский дом "Азбука-классика", 2007
Shadow Point
Rennie, Gordon
© 2003 Games Workshop Ltd

"Archers fire a volley over the wall!" Gareth called, and the order echoed down the line.
– Лучникам стрелять поверх стен! – крикнул Гарет, и его приказ эхом пронесся над войском.
Salvatore, Robert / Road of the PatriarchСальваторе, Роберт / Дорога Патриарха
Дорога Патриарха
Сальваторе, Роберт
© 2007 Wizards of the Coast, Inc.
© Е. Фурсикова, перевод, 2008
© ООО "Фантастика", 2008
Road of the Patriarch
Salvatore, Robert
© 2007 Wizards of the Coast, Inc.

The bandits fired a volley from the bushes, killing two soldiers and wounding two more.
Разбойники дали залп из кустов, убили двоих и двоих ранили.
Akunin, Boris / The Death of AchillesАкунин, Борис / Смерть Ахиллеса
Смерть Ахиллеса
Акунин, Борис
© B. Akunin, автор, 1998
© И. Захаров, 2008
The Death of Achilles
Akunin, Boris
© 2006 by Random House, Inc.
© 1998 by Boris Akunin

She again clasped her hands and then snapped them open and another volley of much larger sparks flew out of them.
Она снова сжала свои ладони и затем щелкнула ими, открывая, и из них вырвался другой залп гораздо больших искр.
Castaneda, Carlos / The second ring of powerКастанеда, Карлос / Второе кольцо силы
Второе кольцо силы
Кастанеда, Карлос
© 1977 by Carlos Castaneda
© "София", 2008
© ООО Издательство "София", 2008
The second ring of power
Castaneda, Carlos
© 1977 by Carlos Castaneda

A volley of arrows came arching up at them, but each one burst into flame the instant it came into the fiery atmosphere surrounding the stones.
Поток стрел дугой обрушился на осажденных, но каждая стрела тотчас же сгорала в огненном слое, облекавшем камни.
Boyer, Elizabeth / Elves And The OtterskinБойер, Элизабет / Ученик ведьмы
Ученик ведьмы
Бойер, Элизабет
Elves And The Otterskin
Boyer, Elizabeth

He opened his mouth to speak, and suddenly the quiet was shattered by the sound of a musket, followed by another, and then a volley of shots.
Натаниэль уже было раскрыл рот, чтобы ответить ей, как вдруг тишину нарушил мушкетный выстрел, затем второй… началась перестрелка.
Feather, Jane / VelvetФэйзер, Джейн / Бархат
Бархат
Фэйзер, Джейн
Velvet
Feather, Jane
© 1994 by Jane Feather

From below came the call to shoot, but the first volley Doos of arrows had little effect against the huge round shields or the tough hides of the Eika.
Снизу раздалась команда стрелять, но поднявшаяся в воздух туча стрел не возымела почти никакого действия. Стрелы вонзались в громадные круглые щиты Эйка и отскакивали от них.
Elliott, Kate / Prince of DogsЭллиот, Кейт / Собачий принц
Собачий принц
Эллиот, Кейт
Prince of Dogs
Elliott, Kate
© 1998 by Katrina Elliott

As he did so a volley of rifle and revolver shots was fired from the upper windows of the huge apartment building that stands between the University and Riverside Drive.
Но в этот момент из верхних окон большого многоквартирного дома, стоявшего между университетом и Риверсайд-драйв, раздались винтовочные и револьверные выстрелы.
Wells, Herbert George / The war in the airУэллс, Герберт / Война в воздухе
Война в воздухе
Уэллс, Герберт
© Издательство "Правда", 1964
The war in the air
Wells, Herbert George
© the Literary Executors of the Estate of H. G. Wells

I'll take it easy on you - just volley-and-serve - but I hunger to swing a racket."
Я не буду ставить перед тобой сложных задач, только отбивай и подавай, не сходя с места, но мне так хочется помахать ракеткой.
King, Stephen / Duma KeyКинг, Стивен / Дьюма-Ки
Дьюма-Ки
Кинг, Стивен
© Перевод В.А. Вебер, 2008
© ООО Издательство "АСТ МОСКВА", 2009
© Stephen King, 2008
Duma Key
King, Stephen
© 2008 by Stephen King

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'vɔlɪNounзалпExamples

to discharge / fire a volley — дать залп
to salute the enemy with a volley of fire — встретить врага залпом огня

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volley - залп, град, поток
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Collocations

volley fire

беглый огонь

in a volley

залпом

general volley

групповой огонь

platoon volley

взводная очередь

volley bombing

залповое бомбометание

half-volley kick

удар с полулета

volley firer

взрывная машинка

fire a volley

давать залп

volley fire

залповая стрельба

volley fire

залповый огонь

series of volleys

беглый огонь

series of volleys

серия беглого огня

Word forms

volley

noun

	Singular	Plural
Common case	volley	volleys
Possessive case	volley's	volleys'

volley

verb

Basic forms
Past	volleyed
Imperative	volley
Present Participle (Participle I)	volleying
Past Participle (Participle II)	volleyed

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I volley	we volley
you volley	you volley
he/she/it volleys	they volley

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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