tower

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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtaʊə^r/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈtaʊɚ/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(Structure tou′ər; tō′ər for towing)

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Traduceri principale
Engleză	Română
tower n	(building)	bloc turn s.n.
They are building a new office tower downtown.
Au ridicat un nou bloc turn pentru birouri în centrul orașului.
tower n	(broadcast)	turn s.n.
They erected a mobile phone tower next to the local school.
Au ridicat un turn de telefonie mobilă lângă școala din zonă.
tower n	(fortress)	turn s.n.
fortăreață s.f.
This tower is where the king imprisoned his enemies.
Regele îi închidea pe prizonieri în turn.
Regele îi închidea pe prizonieri în fortăreață.

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Traduceri suplimentare
Engleză	Română
tower n	(control station)	turn de control s.n.
The tower lost contact with the pilot just before the accident.
tower⇒ vi	figurative (surpass)	a se ridica deasupra vb.reflex.
a fi mult deasupra, a fi mult înaintea expr.vb.
Through his military genius, Napoleon towered above his contemporaries.

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Locuțiuni verbale
Engleză	Română
tower above [sth/sb], tower over [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep	(be above)	a domina vb.tranz.
a privi de sus expr.vb.

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Forme compuse:
Engleză	Română
antenna tower n	(pylon)	turn de transmisie s.n.
(stâlp pentru antenă)	antenă s.f.
The inexperienced young pilot flew her plane into the antenna tower.
bell tower n	(tower in which bells are hung)	clopotniță s.f.
turn cu clopot s.n.
There were bats living in the church bell-tower.
control tower n	(for airplane traffic)	turn de control
Before the airplanes collided, the control tower alerted them that they were too close.
Eiffel Tower n	(landmark in Paris) (atracție în Paris)	Turnul Eiffel s.propriu
The Eiffel Tower is a globally recognized icon of Paris.
ivory tower n	figurative (removal from reality)	turn de fildeș s.n.
Such impractical idealism may serve you well in the ivory tower, but not in the real world.
ivory tower n as adj	figurative (characteristic of academics)	din turnul de fildeș loc.adj.
rupt de realitate loc.adj.
His ivory tower ideas are at odds with what's happening in the real world.
observation tower n	(lookout, observation point)	turn de observație s.n.
The forest rangers climbed the observation tower to watch for fires.
Tower of Pisa, Leaning Tower of Pisa n	(bell tower in Italy)	Turnul din Pisa s.n.
The Leaning Tower of Pisa attracts many tourists every year.
transmission tower n	(tall structure for a radio aerial)	turn de transmisie s.n.
There was no signal coming from the transmission tower during the thunderstorm.
water tower n	(tall structure used as reservoir)	turn de apă s.n.
I can see the town's water tower from here.