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toboggan

/təˈbɒɡ.ən/ /təˈbɑːɡ.ən/

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noun

Тобогган, сани

A long sled without runners, with the front end curled upwards, which may be pulled across snow by a cord or used to coast down hills.

Examples :

"The children used the toboggan to slide down the snowy hill. "

Дети использовали тобогган, чтобы скатиться с заснеженного холма.

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noun

Тобогган, сани

A similar sled of wood, pulled by dogs, possibly with steel runners, made to transport cargo.

Examples :

"The team used their toboggan to transport supplies to the remote mountain cabin. "

Команда использовала свой тобогган для транспортировки припасов в отдаленную горную хижину.

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noun

Падение, крах

Something which, once it starts going (figuratively) downhill, is unstoppable until it reaches the bottom.

Examples :

"The project's problems became a toboggan; once the team started making mistakes, there was no stopping the project from falling further behind schedule. "

Проблемы проекта стали падением; как только команда начала совершать ошибки, ничто не могло остановить проект от дальнейшего отставания от графика.

tendency situation outcome event

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noun

Шапка

(especially South Carolina, West Virginia) A knit cap, designed to provide warmth in cold weather.

Examples :

""My grandmother knitted me a warm toboggan to wear to school in the winter." "

Моя бабушка связала мне теплую шапку, чтобы я носил ее в школу зимой.

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verb

Кататься на санках

To slide down a hill on a toboggan or other object.

Examples :

"The children tobogganed down the snowy hill. "

Дети катались на санках с заснеженного холма.

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verb

Катиться на санках

To go downhill unstoppably until one reaches the bottom.

Examples :

"The children tobogganed down the snowy hill, picking up speed until they reached the bottom. "

Дети скатились на санках с заснеженного холма, набирая скорость, пока не достигли дна.