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tack

UK
/tæk/
US
/tæk/
tack down
tack on
tack up

Traductions

tacknoun
tacks
pl
UK
/tæk/
US
/tæk/
He used a tack to hang the poster on the wall.
Он использовал гвоздик, чтобы повесить постер на стену.
The captain decided to change the tack of the ship.
Капитан решил изменить курс корабля.
The tack of the carpet was done very neatly.
Прикрепление ковра было выполнено очень аккуратно.
Traductions supplémentaires
тактика
путь
Synonymes
fastener
pin
nail
clip
stud
button
attachment
tackverb
tacked
Past Simple
tacked
Past Participle
tacking
Gerund
UK
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US
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He decided to tack the poster to the wall.
Он решил прибить плакат к стене.
The sailor had to tack to navigate through the narrow channel.
Моряку пришлось лавировать, чтобы пройти через узкий канал.
Traductions supplémentaires
подшивать
жгутить
пристёгивать
Synonymes
attach
fasten
affix
stick
join
bind
tackadjective
UK
/tæk/
US
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Used mainly as an attributive adjective in technical contexts (e.g., 'tack coat', 'tack cloth') to denote slight adhesiveness.

Définitions

tacknoun
A small, sharp-pointed nail, usually with a flat, broad head, used for fastening or attaching objects.
She used a tack to pin the poster to the wall.
A course or method of action, especially one that is different from a previous course.
The company decided to take a new tack in its marketing strategy.
The equipment used in horseback riding, such as saddles and bridles.
He spent the afternoon cleaning and organizing his horse tack.
A change in direction in sailing, made by turning the bow of the boat through the wind.
The sailor executed a tack to avoid the approaching storm.
A temporary, loose stitch used in sewing to hold layers of fabric together before the final stitching.
She put a tack in the hem to keep it in place while she sewed.
Nautical: the lower forward corner of a fore-and-aft sail or the rope attached to that corner.
The sail ripped near the tack during the heavy squall.
The property or quality of being adhesive; stickiness.
The glue must have sufficient tack to hold the veneer in place.
tackverb
To fasten or attach something with tacks or small nails.
She tacked the poster to the wall.
To change the course of a sailing vessel by turning its bow into and through the wind.
The captain decided to tack the ship to avoid the storm.
To add something as an extra or supplement.
He tacked a few more items onto the shopping list.
Sewing: to make temporary stitches (tacks) to hold fabric in place.
The tailor tacked the lining to the jacket before finishing the seams.
tackadjective
Attributive, chiefly technical: adhesive or slightly sticky in quality.
Apply a tack coat to the asphalt to improve bonding.
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