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buttress

/ˈbʌtɹəs/ /ˈbʌtɹɪs/

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noun

Контрфорс, подпорка

A brick or stone structure built against another structure to support it.

Examples :

"The old church wall needed a buttress to keep it from collapsing. "

Старой стене церкви нужен был контрфорс, чтобы она не рухнула.

architecture building structure

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noun

Подпорка, опора

Anything that serves to support something; a prop.

Examples :

"The thick textbook acted as a buttress for the stack of papers on my desk, preventing them from toppling over. "

Толстый учебник служил подпоркой для стопки бумаг на моем столе, не давая им упасть.

architecture structure

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noun

Контрфорс

A buttress-root.

Examples :

"The oak tree's buttress-roots helped it stay firmly anchored in the rocky soil. "

Контрфорсы дуба помогли ему прочно закрепиться в скалистой почве.

architecture plant building

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noun

Контрфорс, выступ скалы

A feature jutting prominently out from a mountain or rock; a crag, a bluff.

Examples :

"The hikers scrambled up the steep slope, carefully avoiding the sharp buttress of rock that jutted out from the mountainside. "

Туристы карабкались вверх по крутому склону, тщательно избегая острого выступа скалы, который выдавался из склона горы.

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noun

Поддержка, опора

Anything that supports or strengthens.

Examples :

"The extra support beams were a buttress to the weakened classroom wall. "

Дополнительные опорные балки были опорой для ослабленной стены классной комнаты.

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verb

Подпирать, укреплять

To support something physically with, or as if with, a prop or buttress.

Examples :

"The students buttressed their argument with evidence from the textbook. "

Студенты подкрепили свой аргумент доказательствами из учебника.

architecture building structure

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verb

Подкреплять, подтверждать, обосновывать

(by extension) To support something or someone by supplying evidence; to corroborate or substantiate.

Examples :

"The student used research from several books to buttress her argument in the essay. "

Студентка использовала исследования из нескольких книг, чтобы подкрепить свой аргумент в эссе.

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