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cob·ble 1
(kŏb′əl)n.
1. A cobblestone.
2. Geology A rock fragment between 64 and 256 millimeters in diameter, especially one that has been naturally rounded.
3. cobbles See cob coal.
tr.v. cob·bled, cob·bling, cob·bles
To pave with cobblestones.
[Short for cobblestone.]
cob·ble 2
(kŏb′əl)tr.v. cob·bled, cob·bling, cob·bles
1. To make or mend (boots or shoes).
2. To put together clumsily; bungle: cobbled a plan together at the last minute.
[Probably back-formation from cobbler.]
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cobble
(ˈkɒbəl)n
1. (Civil Engineering) short for cobblestone
2. (Geological Science) geology a rock fragment, often rounded, with a diameter of 64–256 mm and thus smaller than a boulder but larger than a pebble
vb
(Civil Engineering) (tr) to pave (a road) with cobblestones
[C15 (in cobblestone): from cob1]
ˈcobbled adj
cobble
(ˈkɒbəl)vb (tr)
1. (Crafts) to make or mend (shoes)
2. to put together clumsily
[C15: back formation from cobbler1]
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cob•ble1
(ˈkɒb əl)v.t. -bled, -bling.
1. to mend (shoes, boots, etc.); patch.
2. to put together roughly or clumsily.
[1490–1500; appar. back formation from cobbler]
cob•ble2
(ˈkɒb əl)n., v. -bled, -bling. n.
1. a cobblestone.
v.t. 2. to pave with cobblestones.
cob•ble3
(ˈcɒb əl)n.
New England, New York, and New Jersey. (esp. in place names) a rounded hill. [1885–95; perh. < cobble2]
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cobble
Past participle: cobbled
Gerund: cobbling
| Imperative |
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| cobble |
| cobble |
| Present |
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| I cobble |
| you cobble |
| he/she/it cobbles |
| we cobble |
| you cobble |
| they cobble |
| Preterite |
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| I cobbled |
| you cobbled |
| he/she/it cobbled |
| we cobbled |
| you cobbled |
| they cobbled |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am cobbling |
| you are cobbling |
| he/she/it is cobbling |
| we are cobbling |
| you are cobbling |
| they are cobbling |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have cobbled |
| you have cobbled |
| he/she/it has cobbled |
| we have cobbled |
| you have cobbled |
| they have cobbled |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was cobbling |
| you were cobbling |
| he/she/it was cobbling |
| we were cobbling |
| you were cobbling |
| they were cobbling |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had cobbled |
| you had cobbled |
| he/she/it had cobbled |
| we had cobbled |
| you had cobbled |
| they had cobbled |
| Future |
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| I will cobble |
| you will cobble |
| he/she/it will cobble |
| we will cobble |
| you will cobble |
| they will cobble |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have cobbled |
| you will have cobbled |
| he/she/it will have cobbled |
| we will have cobbled |
| you will have cobbled |
| they will have cobbled |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be cobbling |
| you will be cobbling |
| he/she/it will be cobbling |
| we will be cobbling |
| you will be cobbling |
| they will be cobbling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been cobbling |
| you have been cobbling |
| he/she/it has been cobbling |
| we have been cobbling |
| you have been cobbling |
| they have been cobbling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been cobbling |
| you will have been cobbling |
| he/she/it will have been cobbling |
| we will have been cobbling |
| you will have been cobbling |
| they will have been cobbling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been cobbling |
| you had been cobbling |
| he/she/it had been cobbling |
| we had been cobbling |
| you had been cobbling |
| they had been cobbling |
| Conditional |
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| I would cobble |
| you would cobble |
| he/she/it would cobble |
| we would cobble |
| you would cobble |
| they would cobble |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have cobbled |
| you would have cobbled |
| he/she/it would have cobbled |
| we would have cobbled |
| you would have cobbled |
| they would have cobbled |
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Noun 1. [画像:cobble - rectangular paving stone with curved top]cobble - rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads
paving stone - a stone used for paving
Verb 1. cobble - pave with cobblestones
pave - cover with a material such as stone or concrete to make suitable for vehicle traffic; "pave the roads in the village"
2. cobble - repair or mend; "cobble shoes"
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cobble
verbcobble something together improvise, devise, put together, contrive, concoct, throw together Politicians are trying to cobble together a peace treaty.
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Translations
حَصاةٌ يَرْقَعُ الحِذاءيُصَلِّحُ بِصورَةٍ سَيِّئَه
dlažební kámensflákatspravit
brostenflikkeflikke sammenlappesammenflikke
gera viîgötusteinnklastra
bruģakmenslabotslikti/neprasmīgi salabot
odflákať
acemice yapmak/tamir etmekkaldırım taşı tamir etmek
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cobble
n (also cobblestone) → Kopfstein m
vt
shoe → flicken
a cobbled street → eine Straße mit Kopfsteinpflaster
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cobble1
(ˈkobl) noun a rounded stone formerly used in paving streets. straatsteen, keisteen حَصاةٌ заоблен камък paralelepípedo dlažební kámen der Pflasterstein brosten πέτρα επίστρωσης οδού adoquín munakivi سنگفرش mukulakivi pavé rond חַלוּק אֶבֶן छोटे पत्थर kamen za popločavanje macskakő kerikil götusteinn ciottolo 丸石 (도로 포장용) 자갈 grindinio akmuo bruģakmens batu buntar straatkei brustein, gatestein kamień polny پيوندول، پينه كول(په تېره دپوټو pedra piatră (de pavaj) булыжник dlažbový kameň tlakovec kamen za kaldrmu kullersten หินกรวดสําหรับซ่อมถนน kaldırım taşı 鵝卵石 бруковий камінь صاف سنگریزہ viên sỏi 鹅卵石
cobble2
(ˈkobl) verb1. to mend (shoes). lap يَرْقَعُ الحِذاء поправям (обувки) remendar spravit flicken flikke; lappe επιδιορθώνω reparar paikama تعمیر یا وصله کردن paikata réparer לְתָקֵן נָעַלָיִם , לְתָקֵן נָעַלָייִם जूते गांठना krpati cipele foltoz memperbaiki gera við rattoppare 靴直しする (구두를) 수선하다 taisyti, lopyti labot (apavus) membaiki lappen flikke, lappe naprawiać (buty), łatać روغول، افوكول، ترميمول، پيوند ول، اصلاح كول remendar a repara чинить opraviť popravljati popravljati laga ซ่อม(รองเท้า) tamir etmek 修(鞋) лагодити, латати (взуття) جوتے مرمت کرنا sửa chữa 修(鞋)
2. to make or repair badly or roughly. saamflans يُصَلِّحُ بِصورَةٍ سَيِّئَه закърпвам trabalhar mal sflákat grob ausbessern flikke sammen; sammenflikke φτιάχνω ή διορθώνω κτ. πρόχειρα remendar kokku klopsima سمبل کردن؛ سرهم بندی کردن kyhätä rafistoler לאלתר खराब तरह से मरम्मत करना loše izrađivati, skrpati összetákol memperbaiki dengan sembarangan klastra rabberciare 下手に修繕する 서투르게 고치다 kurpti slikti/neprasmīgi salabot membaiki oplappen smøre/lappe sammen, flikke på partaczyć تلل، ستنېدل: ترميمول، رغول trabalhar mal a cârpi делать, чинить топорно odflákať šušmariti opravljati lappa ihop ปะหรือซ่อม acemice yapmak/tamir etmek 粗製濫造,隨便修一下 лагодити або робити абияк بُرے طریقے سے مرمت کرنا làm hoặc sửa chữa một cách vụng về 粗制滥造,随便修
ˈcobbler noun a person who mends shoes. skoenmaker إسْكافي обущар sapateiro švec der Flickschuster skomager τσαγκάρης, μπαλωματής zapatero kingsepp پینه دوز؛ کفش ساز suutari cordonnier/-ière סנדלר मोची postolar foltozóvarga tukang sepatu skósmiður ciabattino, calzolaio 靴直し職人 구두 수선공 kurpius kurpnieks (apavu labotājs) tukang kasut schoenlapper skomaker szewc موچى sapateiro cizmar сапожник obuvník čevljar obućar skomakare ช่างซ่อมหรือทํารองเท้า ayakkabı tamircisi 製(修)鞋匠 швець, що займається лагодженням взуття موچی ، جوتیاں گانٹھنے والا người chữa giầy 皮匠,修鞋匠
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