Англи́йское Слово Дня

shower

душ

Определения

Английский > Английский

shower

1. n. A brief fall of precipitation.

Today there will be frequent showers and some sunny spells.

2. n. A device for bathing by which water is made to fall on the body from a height, either from a tank or by the action of a pump.

3. n. An instance of using of this device in order to bathe oneself.

I′m going to have a shower. (UK, Australia)

I′m going to take a shower. (especially US)

4. n. A quantity of something that has characteristics of a rain shower.

a shower of sparks; a meteor shower; a Gatorade shower

5. n. A party associated with a significant event in a person's life, at which the person usually receives gifts.

Would male strippers be appropriate for the divorce shower?

Her church group has planned an adoption shower.

6. n. A bridal shower.

The shower will be held at the home of the bridesmaid.

7. n. A baby shower.

Her friends are throwing her a shower after her mom leaves.

8. n. (obsolete) A battle, an attack; conflict.

9. n. (chiefly Irish, UK, Australia, pejorative) A shower of shit.

10. n. (chiefly Irish, euphemistic, pejorative, with of and an invective) Used as an intensifying pluralizer or intensifier

11. v. (followed by with) To spray with (a specified liquid).

12. v. To bathe using a shower.

13. v. To bestow liberally, to give or distribute in abundance

14. v. (intransitive) To rain in a shower; to cascade down.

15. n. One who shows.

16. n. some object or activity that is shown in a contest

Example: That calf is going to be a great shower at the fair this year

17. n. (slang) A man whose penis appears roughly full size both when flaccid and when erect.

Русский > Английский

душ

1. n. shower (device for bathing or instance of using it)

2. n. plural genitive form of душа