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sky·line

(skī′līn′)
n.
1. The line along which the surface of the earth and the sky appear to meet; the horizon.
2. The outline of a group of buildings or a mountain range seen against the sky.
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skyline

(ˈskaɪˌlaɪn)
n
1. (Physical Geography) the line at which the earth and sky appear to meet; horizon
2. the outline of buildings, mountains, trees, etc, seen against the sky
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sky′line`

or sky′ line`,


n.
1. the boundary line between earth and sky; apparent horizon.
2. the outline of something, as the buildings of a city, against the sky.
[1855–60]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:skyline - the outline of objects seen against the sky]skyline - the outline of objects seen against the sky
lineation, outline - the line that appears to bound an object
2. [画像:skyline - the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet]skyline - the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
linear perspective, perspective - the appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer
line - a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
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Translations
خَط الأُفُق
obrys
horisontkontur
távlati várossziluett
kent silueti

skyline

[ˈskaɪlaɪn] N (= horizon) → horizonte m; [of city] → contorno m, perfil m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

skyline

[ˈskaɪlaɪn] n
(= horizon) → ligne f d'horizon, horizon m
[city] → ligne f des toits sky marshal n personne embarquée sur un vol pour en assurer la protection
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

skyline

[ˈskaɪlaɪn] n (horizon) → orizzonte m; (of city) → profilo
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

sky

(skai) plural skies (often with the) – noun
the part of space above the earth, in which the sun, moon etc can be seen; the heavens. The sky was blue and cloudless; We had grey skies and rain throughout our holiday; The skies were grey all week. lug سَماء، جَو небе céu obloha der Himmel himmel ουρανός cielo taevas آسمان taivas ciel שמים आसमान, आकाश nebo ég langit himinn, himinhvelfing cielo 하늘 dangus debesis langit lucht himmel niebo اسمان، هسك céu cer небо; небеса obloha; nebo nebo nebo himmel, sky ท้องฟ้า gökyüzü, gök 天空 небо, небеса آسمان trời, bầu trời 天空
ˌsky-ˈblue adjective, noun
(of) the light blue colour of cloudless sky. She wore a sky-blue dress. hemelblou, lugblou أزْرَق سَماوي небесно синьо azul celeste blankytný himmelblau, das Himmelblau himmelblå γαλάζιος azul celeste taevasinine آبي آسماني taivaansininen bleu ciel כְּחוֹל שָׁמַיִם आसमानी रंग का, नभोनील plav kao nebo, plavetan égszínkék biru langit himinblár celeste, azzurro cielo 空色 하늘색(의) žydras debeszila krāsa; debeszils biru langit hemelsblauw himmelblå błękitny, błękit آسمانی azul celeste bleu ciel, albastru deschis лазурный blankytný, belasý sinji nebesko plavo himmelsblå สีฟ้า mavi renk 天藍色的 блакить; блакитний صاف آسمان کا نیلا رنگ màu xanh da trời 天蓝色的
ˈsky-diving noun
the sport of jumping from aircraft and waiting for some time before opening one's parachute. valskermspring رياضَة التَّزَلُّج في الهَواء скай дайвинг queda livre parašutismus s dlouhým volným pádem das Fallschirmspringen faldskærmsudspring med frit fald først ελεύθερη πτώση με αλεξίπτωτο caída libre, paracaídismo acrobático langevarjusport چتر بازي laskuvarjohyppääminen parachutisme צניחה आसमान में छलांग लगाना padobranstvo ejtőernyős zuhanás terjun bebas fallhlífastökk paracadutismo スカイダイビング 스카이다이빙 parašiutizmas izpletņlēkšana (paildzinot brīvo kritienu) terjun udara vrije val maken fallskjermhopping i fritt fall spadochroniarstwo پاراشوت queda livre paraşutism затяжной прыжок с парашютом parašutizmus s dlhým voľným pádom padalstvo (prosto skakanje) skok bez otvaranja padobrana do prizemljenja avancerad fallskärmshoppning, skydiving การกระโดดร่ม paraşütle serbest atlayış 高空跳傘運動 затяжні стрибки з парашутом ہوائی جہاز سے کود کر حفاظت کی چھتری کھولنے سے پہلے کچھ دیر ہوا میں رہنے کا کھیل môn thể thao nhảy dù 高空跳伞运动
ˈsky-diver noun
valskermspringer مُتَزَلِّج في الهَواء практикуваш скай дайвинг praticante de queda livre parašutista padající volným pádem der/die Fallschirmspringer(in) faldskærmsudspringer, der først har et frit fald αλεξιπτωτιστής ελεύθερης πτώσης paracaídista de caída libre langevarjusportlane چترباز laskuvarjohyppääjä parachutiste צנחן आसमान में छलांग लगाने वाला padobranac zuhanó ejtőernyős penerjun bebas fallhlífastökkvari paracadutista スカイダイバー 스카이다이버 parašiutininkas izpletņlēcējs penerjun udara beoefenaar van vrije val fallskjermhopper spadochroniarz sportowy پاراشوت کوونکی praticante de queda livre paraşutist парашютист parašutista s dlhým voľným pádom padalec skakač fallskärmshoppare, skydiver นักกระโดดร่ม serbest paraşütçü 高空跳傘者 парашутист, навчений затяжним стрибкам تفریحا ہوائی جہاز سے کودنے والا người nhảy dù 高空跳伞者
ˌsky-ˈhigh adverb, adjective
very high. The car was blown sky-high by the explosion; sky-high prices. hemelhoog عالي جِدا висок до небето altíssimo až do nebe himmelhoch himmelhøj; skyhøj πολύ (υ)ψηλός por las nubes, por las aires kõrgele üles, taevani سر به فلك كشيده pilviä hipova très haut גָבוֹהַ מְאוֹד बहुत ऊंचा, गगनचुम्बी visok do neba, nebu pod oblake az égbe; égig érő tinggi sekali himinhár altissimo, とても高く[] 매우 높은(게) labai aukštas; labai aukštai, iki padebesių ārkārtīgi augsts/augstu sangat tinggi hemelhoog himmelhøy, skyhøy zawrotnie wysoko/wysoki سر په فلك altíssimo până în înaltul cerului/la cer очень высоко až do neba; nebotyčný, závratný do neba; astronomski visok do neba skyhög[t] สูงมาก çok yüksek 聳入雲霄地(的) дуже високий; що сягає неба بہت بلند cao ngất trời 高入云霄地
ˈskyjack verb
to hijack a plane. skaak يَخْتَطِف طائِرَه отвличам (самолет) sequestrar um avião unést letadlo die Flugzeugentführung kapre et fly κάνω αεροπειρατεία atracar lennukit kaaperdama هواپيما ربودن kaapata lentokone détourner un avion חַטִיפָת מָטוָס अपहरण करना oteti avion repülőgépet eltérít membajak pesawat dirottare 飛行機を乗っ取る (비행기) 공중 납치 pagrobti (lėktuvą) nolaupīt lidmašīnu menawan kapal terbang kapen kapre et fly porwać samolot د الوتکی غلا کول угонять самолёт uniesť lietadlo ugrabiti letalo oteti avion kapa จี้เครื่องบิน uçak kaçırmak 劫機 викрадати літака ہوائی جہاز کو اغوا کرنا không tặc 劫机
ˈskyjacker noun
skaker مُخْتَطِف طائِرات похитител (на самолет) sequestrador de avião únosce letadla der Flugzeugentführer flykaprer αεροπειρατής atracador lennukikaaperdaja هواپيما ربا lentokonekaappaaja pirate de l'air חוֹטֵף מְטוֹסִים विमान अपहर्त्ता otmičar aviona repülőgép-eltérítő pembajak pesawat dirottatore 飛行機乗取犯 공중 납치범 lėktuvo pagrobėjas, oro piratas lidmašīnas nolaupītājs penawan kapal terbang vliegtuigkaper flykaprer porywacz samolotu د الوتکی غل воздушный пират únosca lietadla ugrabitelj letala otimač aviona flygplanskapare คนจี้เครื่องบิน hava korsanı 劫機犯 викрадач літака ہوائی جہاز کو اغوہ کرنے والا tên không tặc 劫机者
ˈskylight noun
a window in a roof or ceiling. The attic had only a small skylight and was very dark. plafonvenster, dakvenster كُوَّة السَّقف тавански прозорец claraboia světlík das Oberlicht ovenlysvindue; tagvindue φωταγωγός claraboya, tragaluz katuseaken, luuk پنجره سقفيا شيرواني kattoikkuna lucarne צוהר झरोखा, रोशनदान prozor na krovu ili stropu tetőablak genting kaca þakgluggi lucernario 天窓 채광창 stoglangis virsgaisma; jumta gaisma genting kaca dakraam takvindu świetlik "كولك، دريچه. كولك، دريچه clarabóia lucarnă окно в потолке/крыше svetlík strešno ali stropno okno krovni prozor takfönster หน้าต่างบนหลังคา tavan penceresi, üst aydınlık 天窗 верхнє світло; засклений дах چھت میں بنی کھڑکی یا جالی cửa sổ ở trần , mái nhà 天窗
ˈskyline noun
the outline of buildings, hills etc seen against the sky. the New York skyline; I could see something moving on the skyline. buitelyn خَط الأُفُق хоризонт horizonte obrys (na obzoru) die Silhouette, der Horizont kontur; horisont γραμμή του ορίζοντα horizonte (millegi) siluett taevavõlvil خط افق taivaanranta profil קַו רָקִיע क्षितिज, रूपरेखा horizont, obzor (távlati) várossziluett profil cakrawala útlínur bygginga/trjáa/fjalla þar sem þau ber við himinn ; orizzonte スカイライン (건물 산등의) 하늘을 배경으로 한 윤곽, 스카이라인 panorama, kontūrai panorāma; kontūra; siluets (pret debesīm) latar langit silhouet, horizon omriss kontur, sylwetka na tle nieba داسمان لمن (افق)، داسمان مورګه،داسمان څنډه horizonte linia orizontului силуэт; горизонт horizont, obzor, silueta obris na obzorju horizont horisont, himlarand, silhuett, skyline เส้นขอบฟ้า kent silueti (以天空為背景建築物和山丘等的)天際線 обрій, горизонт آسمان کے مقابل عمارتوں کے باہری ڈھانچے سے ابھرنے والا نقش hình dáng in lên nền trời (以天空为背景的)轮廓线
ˈskyrocket verb
to rise sharply; to increase rapidly and suddenly. Housing prices have skyrocketed. in die hoogte skiet يَرْتَفِع بِسُرْعَه устремявам се нагоре disparar prudce stoupnout in die Höhe springen ryge i vejret αυξάνομαι γρήγορα και απότομα, εκτοξεύομαι (μτφ.) dispararse taevasse sööstma به سرعت بالا رفتن nousta pilviin monter en flèche לְהַרקִיע שְׁחָקִים बहुत ऊंचा जाना naglo skočiti, vrtoglavo rasti hirtelen (igen magasra) felszökik meroket (andare alle stelle) 急上昇する 급등하다 pakilti, ðoktelti strauji celties naik mendadak snel stijgen, de hoogte invliegen skyte i været skoczyć w górę ماتاوۍ (اّتش بازي устремляться ввысь; быстро расти rýchlo vyletieť dvigati se z vrtoglavo hitrostjo izuzetno porasti skjuta i höjden ลอยขึ้นสูงอย่างฉับพลัน hızla artmak 暴漲,突然高升 линути вгору; різко підніматися اچانک اچھال آنا، بڑھ جانا lên vùn vụt, tăng vọt 暴涨,猛涨
ˈskyrocket noun
a rocket firework that explodes in brilliant colourful sparks. vuurpyl سَهْم ناري، صاروخ ألعاب ناريَّه ракета foguete raketa (ohňostrojová) die Feuerwerksraketen raket πυροτέχνημα fuegos artificiales ilutulestik فشفشه ilotulite fusée זִיקוּקִים आतिशबाजी का राकेट जिससे रंगबिरंगी चिंगारी निकलती है raketa za vatromet világítórakéta (tűzijáték) mercon roket razzo 流星花火 유성 불꽃 raketa uguņošanas raķete bunga api roket vuurpijl rakett fajerwerk ماتاوۍ сигнальная ракета raketa, ohňostroj raketa (za ognjemet) vatromet [signal]raket พลุ havaî fişek 流星煙火 сигнальна ракета راکیٹ کی آتشبازی جو دھماکے کے بعد خوبصورت رنگ بکھیرتی ہے pháo sáng, pháo thăng thiên 流星焰火(一种鞭炮)
ˈskyscraper noun
a high building of very many storeys, especially in the United State. wolkekrabber ناطِحَة سَحاب небостъргач arranha-céus mrakodrap der Wolkenkratzer skyskraber ουρανοξύστης rascacielos pilvelõhkuja آسمان خراش pilvenpiirtäjä gratte-ciel גוֹרֵד-שְׁחָקִים गगनचुम्बी इमारत neboder felhőkarcoló pencakar langit skÿjakljúfur grattacielo 超高層ビル 마천루 dangoraižis debesskrāpis pencakar langit wolkenkrabber skyskraper drapacz chmur دنګه ماڼى، اسماني ماڼى (اسمان خراش arranha-céus zgârie­nori небоскрёб mrakodrap nebotičnik neboder skyskrapa ตึกสูงมาก gökdelen 摩天大樓 хмарочос اونچی عمارتیں nhà cao chọc trời 摩天大楼
the sky's the limit
there is no upper limit eg to the amount of money that may be spent. Choose any present you like – the sky's the limit! geen beperking op geld nie السَّماء هي الحُدود، لا يوجَد حُدود няма граница o céu é o limite bez omezení nach oben sind keine Grenzen gesetzt kun himlen er grænsen δεν υπάρχει κανένας περιορισμός todo es posible piiramata võimalused حد واندازه ندارد vain taivas on rajana il n'y a pas de limites הַשָמַיִם הֵם הַגבוּל असीम do neba, bez granica a határ a csillagos ég tidak ada batas það eru engin takmörk (non c'è limite) 制限なし 한도가 없다 kaina nesvarbu, kad ir kiek kainuotų bez ierobežojuma tiada had zonder beperkingen ingen øvre grense nie ma żadnych ograniczeń حد اندازه نه لری não há limites fără limită беспредельно; сколько хочешь bez obmedzenia; peniaze nehrajú žiadnu rolu cena ni važna nebo je granica det finns ingen gräns, hur mycket som helst ไม่จํากัดวงเงินใช้จ่าย açık bono, sınırsız 沒有上限 ціна не має значення کوئی حد نہیں không có giới hạn 没有限制
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