SAND

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sand I. substantiv

1. nisip, pietriş;

loam sand nisip argilos;

sharp sand mortar;

scouring / welding / fine sand nisip fin / mărunt;

to build on sand a clădi pe nisip.

2. (sg. şi pl.) banc de nisip.

3. grăunţe / fire de nisip;

as numerous as the sand(s) on the sea shore cât nisipul mărilor.

4. plural plajă.

5. plural (poetic) timp;

his sands are run (out) vremea lui a trecut, şi-a trăit traiul.

6. culoarea nisipului.

7. (amer. sl.) bărbăţie, fermitate.

sand II. verb A. tranzitiv

1. a presăra cu nisip (o alee etc.).

2. (despre aluviuni) to sand up a) a umple de nisip (gura unui fluviu); b) a pune nisip în (zahăr); c) a curăţa cu nisip.

3. (tehn.) a sabla.

sand II. verb B. intranzitiv

to sand up a se umple de nisip.

Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze:

The latter stood in several places as much as a foot or a foot and a half above the surface of the sand.

(Treasure Island, de Robert Louis Stevenson)

Written 18 July, things so strange happening, that I shall keep accurate note henceforth till we land. On 6 July we finished taking in cargo, silver sand and boxes of earth. At noon set sail. East wind, fresh. Crew, five hands ... two mates, cook, and myself (captain).

(Dracula, de Bram Stoker)

I held him back with both arms; and implored the men with whom I had been speaking, not to listen to him, not to do murder, not to let him stir from off that sand!

(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)

Well, well, cap'n, returned the sea-cook, sitting down as he was bidden on the sand, you'll have to give me a hand up again, that's all.

(Treasure Island, de Robert Louis Stevenson)

Ball after ball flew over or fell short or kicked up the sand in the enclosure, but they had to fire so high that the shot fell dead and buried itself in the soft sand.

(Treasure Island, de Robert Louis Stevenson)

The bottom was clean sand.

(Treasure Island, de Robert Louis Stevenson)

Then I wandered down to the beach and sprawled out on the sand.

(The Great Gatsby, de F. Scott Fitzgerald)

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