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Born with a silver spoon in his mouth
| Глоссарий морской лексики и терминологии (английский язык) |
Said of a person who, by birth or connection, has all the usual obstacles to advancement cleared away for him. those who toil unceasingly for preferment, and toil in vain, are said to have been born with a wooden ladle. again, the silver-spoon gentry are said to come on board through the cabin windows; those less favoured, over the bows, or through the hawse-holes.
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Connection, английский
- Liaison
- Соединение; связь
- In steel construction, a combination of joints capable of transmitting forces between two or more members. connector 1. in an electric circuit, a device for joining two or more conductors, by a low-resistance path, without the use of a permanent splice. 2. a mechanical device for fastening together two or more pieces, members, or parts, including anchors, fasteners, or wall ties.
- Патрубок с фланцевым соединением
- A link via wire, radio, fiber-optic cable, or other medium between two or more communications devices.
- Someone with whom a user has established a mutual social relationship on a third-party service that refers to such a relationship as a connection.
Advancement, английский
Promotion to higher rank.
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Borrow, to, английский
To approach closely either to land or wind; to hug a shoal or coast in order to avoid adverse tide.
Borhame, английский
A northern term for the flounder.
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