English-Thai Dictionary
Main
N แม่น้ำ เมน ในประเทศ เยอรมัน (มี ความ ยาว 523 กิโลเมตร mae-nam-men-nai-pra-thed-yor-ra-man
main
ADJ สำคัญ ที่สุด หลัก ใหญ่ ที่สุด มาก ที่สุด chief major principal unimportant sam-kan-ti-sud
main
N สาย หลัก (ท่อ หรือ สายเคเบิล ใหญ่ conduit pipe sai-to
main
N ส่วนสำคัญ ที่สุด suan-ti-sam-kan-ti-sud
main
N แผ่นดินใหญ่ mainland pan-din-yai
main chance
N โอกาสดี ที่สุด o-kad-de-ti-sud
main clause
N ประโยค หลัก มุขยประโยค pra-yok-lak
main course
N อาหารจานหลัก ของ มื้อ เสากระโดง เรือ สี่เหลี่ยม
main deck
N ดาดฟ้า กันน้ำ ชั้นสูง สุด ของ เรือ
main drag
SL ถนนใหญ่ ถนนสายหลัก ta-non-yai
main force
N พละกำลัง physical force pa-la-kam-lang
main street
N ถนน สาย สำคัญ ใน เมือง เล็กๆ ถนนสายหลัก high street ta-non-sai-sam-kan-nai-muang-lek-lek
mainboard
N แผง วงจร หลัก ใน คอมพิวเตอร์ pang-wong-jon-lak-nai-kom-pil-tor
mainframe
N คอมพิวเตอร์ ขนาดใหญ่ ที่ มี สมรรถนะ สูง เครื่อง เมนเฟรม หน่วย ประมวลผล ส่วนกลาง ของ เครื่องค อม พิวเตอ ร ์ central processing unit C.P.U kom-pil-tor-ka-nad-yai-ti-me-sa-mad-ta-na-sung
mainland
N แผ่นดินใหญ่ land pan-din-yai
mainland china
N จีน แผ่นดินใหญ่
mainline
VT ฉีด ยาเสพย์ติด เข้า เส้นเลือด ดำ inject chid-ya-seb-tid-kao-sen-luead-dam
mainly
ADV โดยส่วนใหญ่ ส่วนมาก chiefly in the main largely doi-suan-yai
mainmast
N เสากระโดง เรือ ใหญ่ sao-kra-dong-ruea-yai
mainsail
N ใบ เรือ ใหญ่ ของ เรือใบ bai-ruea-yai-kong-ruea-bai
mainsheet
N ใบ เรือ ล่าง สุด ของ เสากระโดง เรือ หน้าที่ ใหญ่ ที่สุด
mainspring
N ลาน ตัว ใหญ่ และ สำคัญ ที่สุด ของ นาฬิกา lan-tua-yai-lae-sam-kan-ti-sud-kong-na-li-ka
mainspring
N ส่วนสำคัญ ที่สุด heart root suan-sam-kan-ti-sud
mainstay
N คน หรือ สิ่ง ที่ เป็น หลักสำคัญ หัวเรี่ยวหัวแรง หลักสำคัญ linchpin pillar kon-rue-sing-ti-pen-lak-sam-kan
mainstay
N เชือก เส้นใหญ่ ที่ โยง กับ เสา ซึ่ง อยู่ ท้าย หรือ กลาง เรือ forestay chueak-sen-yai-ti-yong-kab-sao-sueng-yu-tai-rue-klang-ruea
mainstream
N ทาง เส้น หลักสำคัญ แนวโน้ม สำคัญ แม่น้ำ ที่ มี สาขา
maintain
VT รักษา ดูแล ต่อไป คงอยู่ ดำรง คง เอา ไว้ ทรงไว้ รักษา ไว้ sustain keep up preserve rak-sa
maintain at
PHRV รักษา ไว้ rak-sa-wai
maintain in
PHRV สนับสนุน keep in sa-nab-sa-nun
maintain in
PHRV เก็บรักษา คงไว้ keep in keb-rak-sa
maintainable
ADJ ซึ่ง รักษา ไว้ sueng-rak-sa-wai
maintained
ADJ ซึ่ง รักษา ไว้ kept retained sustained sueng-rak-sa-wai
maintaining
ADJ ซึ่ง ดำเนินต่อไป continuing retaining sueng-dam-noen-tor-pai
maintenance
N การรักษา สภาพ การผดุง การทะนุบำรุง การ ดูแลรักษา upkeep continuation preservation kan-lak-sa-sa-pab
maintop
N ส่วน บน ของ เสากระโดง เรือ
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
MAIN
a.[L. magnus. ] 1. Principal; chief; that which has most power in producing an effect, or which is mostly regarded in prospect; as the main branch or tributary stream of a river; the main timbers of an edifice; a main design; a main object.
Our main interest is to be as happy as we can, and as long as possible.
2. Mighty; vast; as the main abyss.
3. Important; powerful.
This young prince, with a train of young noblemen and gentlemen, not with any main army, came over to take possession of his patrimony.
MAIN
n.Strength; force; violent effort; as in the phrase, "with might and main. " 1. The gross; the bulk; the greater part.
The main of them may be reduced to language and an improvement in wisdom--
2. The ocean; the great sea, as distinguished from rivers, bays, sounds and the like.
He fell, and struggling in the main--
3. The continent, as distinguished from an isle. We arrived at Nantucket on Saturday, but did not reach the main till Monday. In this use of the word, land is omitted; main for main land.
4. A hamper.
5. A course; a duct.
For the main, in the main, for the most part; in the greatest part.
MAIN
n.[L. manus, hand. ] A hand at dice. We throw a merry main. And lucky mains make people wise. [Not used. ]
1. A match at cock fighting.
MAIN-LAND
n.The continent; the principal land, as opposed to an isle.
MAINLY
adv. Chiefly; principally. He is mainly occupied with domestic concerns.
1. Greatly; to a great degree; mightily.
MAIN-MAST
n.The principal mast in a ship or other vessel.
MAIN-KEEL
n.The principal keel, as distinguished from the false keel.
MAINOR
n.[L. a manu, from the hand, or in the work. ] The old law phrase, to be taken as a thief with the mainor, signifies, to be taken in the very act of killing venison or stealing wood, or in preparing so to do; or it denotes the being taken with the thing stolen upon him.
MAINPERNABLE
a.That may be admitted to give surety by mainpernors; that may be mainprized.
MAINPERNOR
n.In law, a surety for a prisoner's appearance in court at a day. Mainpernors differ from bail, in that a man's bail may imprison or surrender him before the stipulated day of appearance; mainpernors can do neither; they are bound to produce him to answer all charges whatsoever.
MAINPRIZE
n. 1. In law, a writ directed to the sheriff, commanding him to take sureties for the prisoner's appearance, and to let him go at large. These sureties are called mainpernors.
2. Deliverance of a prisoner on security for his appearance at a day.
MAINPRIZE
v.t.To suffer a prisoner to go at large, on his finding sureties, mainpernors, for his appearance at a day.
MAIN-SAIL
n.The principal sail in a ship. The main-sail of a ship or brig is extended by a yard attached to the main-mast, and that of a sloop, by the boom.
MAIN-SHEET
n.The sheet that extends and fastens the main-sail.
MAINSWEAR
v.i.To swear falsely; to perjure one's self.
MAINTAIN
v.t.[L. manus and teneo.] 1. To hold, preserve or keep in any particular state or condition; to support; to sustain; not to suffer to fail or decline; as, to maintain a certain degree of heat in a furnace; to maintain the digestive process or powers of the stomach; to maintain the fertility of soil; to maintain present character or reputation.
2. To hold; to keep; not to lose or surrender; as, to maintain a place or post.
3. To continue; not to suffer to cease; as, to maintain a conversation.
4. To keep up; to uphold; to support the expense of; as, to maintain state or equipage.
What maintains one vice would bring up two children.
5. To support with food, clothing and other conveniences; as, to maintain a family by trade or labor.
6. To support by intellectual powers, or by force of reason; as, to maintain an argument.
7. To support; to defend; to vindicate; to justify; to prove to be just; as, to maintain one's right or cause.
8. To support by assertion or argument; to affirm.
In tragedy and satire, I maintain that this age and the last have excelled the ancients.
MAINTAINABLE
a.That may be maintained, supported, preserved or sustained. 1. That may be defended or kept by force or resistance; as, a military post is not maintainable.
2. That may be defended by argument or just claim; vindicable; defensible.
MAINTAINED
pp. Kept in any state; preserved; upheld; supported; defended; vindicated.
MAINTAINER
n.One who supports, preserves, sustains or vindicates.
MAINTAINING
ppr. Supporting; preserving; upholding; defending; vindicating.
MAINTENANCE
n.Sustenance; sustentation; support by means of supplies of food, clothing and other conveniences; as, his labor contributed little to the maintenance of his family. 1. Means of support; that which supplies conveniences.
Those of better fortune not making learning their maintenance.
2. Support; protection; defense; vindication; as the maintenance of right or just claims.
3. Continuance; security from failure or decline.
Whatever is granted to the church for God's honor and the maintenance of his service, is granted to God.
4. In law, an officious intermeddling in a suit in which the person has no interest, by assisting either party with money or means to prosecute or defend it. This is a punishable offense. But to assist a poor kinsman from compassion, is not maintenance.
MAIN-TOP
n.The top of the main-mast of a ship or brig.
MAIN-YARD
n.The yard on which the main-sail is extended, supported by the main-mast.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
MAIN
Main, n. Etym: [F. main hand, L. manus. See Manual. ]
1. A hand or match at dice. Prior. Thackeray.
2. A stake played for at dice. [Obs. ] Shak.
3. The largest throw in a match at dice; a throw at dice within given limits, as in the game of hazard.
4. A match at cockfighting. "My lord would ride twenty miles... to see a main fought. " Thackeray.
5. A main-hamper. [Obs. ] Ainsworth.
MAIN
Main, n. Etym: [AS. mægen strength, power, force; akin to OHG. magan,Icel. megin, and to E. may, v. May, v.]
1. Strength; force; might; violent effort. [Obs. , except in certain phrases.] There were in this battle of most might and main. R. of Gl. He 'gan advance, With huge force, and with importable main. Spenser.
2. The chief or principal part; the main or most important thing. [Obs. , except in special uses.] Resolved to rest upon the title of Lancaster as the main, and to use the other two. .. but as supporters. Bacon.
3. Specifically: (a ) The great sea, as distinguished from an arm, bay, etc. ; the high sea; the ocean. "Struggling in the main. " Dryden. (b ) The continent, as distinguished from an island; the mainland. "Invaded the main of Spain. " Bacon. (c ) principal duct or pipe, as distinguished from lesser ones; esp. (Engin. ), a principal pipe leading to or from a reservoir; as, a fire main. Forcing main, the delivery pipe of a pump. -- For the main, or In the main, for the most part; in the greatest part. -- With might and main, or With all one's might and main, with all one's strength; with violent effort. With might and main they chased the murderous fox. Dryden.
MAIN
Main, a. Etym: [From Main strength, possibly influenced by OF. maine, magne, great, L. magnus. Cf. Magnate. ]
1. Very or extremely strong. [Obs. ] That current with main fury ran. Daniel.
2. Vast; huge. [Obs. ] "The main abyss. " Milton.
3. Unqualified; absolute; entire; sheer. [Obs. ] "It's a man untruth. " Sir W. Scott.
4. Principal; chief; first in size, rank, importance, etc. Our main interest is to be happy as we can. Tillotson.
5. Important; necessary. [Obs. ] That which thou aright Believest so main to our success, I bring. Milton. By main force, by mere force or sheer force; by violent effort; as, to subdue insurrection by main force. That Maine which by main force Warwick did win. Shak. -- By main strength, by sheer strength; as, to lift a heavy weight by main strength. -- Main beam (Steam Engine ), working beam. -- Main boom (Naut. ), the boom which extends the foot of the mainsail in a fore and aft vessel. -- Main brace. (a ) (Mech. ) The brace which resists the chief strain. Cf. Counter brace. (b ) (Naut. ) The brace attached to the main yard. -- Main center (Steam Engine ), a shaft upon which a working beam or side lever swings. -- Main chance. See under Chance. -- Main couple (Arch. ), the principal truss in a roof. -- Main deck (Naut. ), the deck next below the spar deck; the principal deck. -- Main keel (Naut. ), the principal or true keel of a vessel, as distinguished from the false keel.
Syn. -- Principal; chief; leading; cardinal; capital.
MAIN
Main, adv. Etym: [See Main, a.]
Defn: Very extremely; as, main heavy. "I'm main dry. " Foote. [Obs. or Low ]
MAINE
MAINE Maine, n.
Defn: One of the New England States. Maine law, any law prohibiting the manufacture and sale of intoxicating beverages, esp. one resembling that enacted in the State of Maine.
MAIN-GAUCHE
Main `-gauche " (mâN `gosh "), n. Etym: [F., the left hand. ] (Ancient Armor )
Defn: The dagger held in the left hand, while the rapier is held in the right; -- used to parry thrusts of the adversary's rapier.
MAIN-HAMPER
Main "-ham `per, n. Etym: [F. main hand (see Main a hand at dice ) + E.hamper. ]
Defn: A hamper to be carried in the hand; a hand basket used in carrying grapes to the press.
MAINLAND
MAINLAND Main "land `, n.
Defn: The continent; the principal land; -- opposed to island, or peninsula. Dryden. After the two wayfarers had crossed from the peninsula to the mainland. Hawthorne.
MAINLY
Main "ly, adv. Etym: [From main strong. See Main strength. ]
Defn: Very strongly; mightily; to a great degree. [Obs. ] Bacon. Shak.
MAINLY
Main "ly, adv. Etym: [From main principal, chief. ]
Defn: Principally; chiefly.
MAINMAST
MAINMAST Main "mast `, n. (Naut. )
Defn: The principal mast in a ship or other vessel.
MAINOR
Main "or, n. Etym: [Anglo-Norm. meinoure, OF. manuevre. See Maneuver. ](O. Eng. Law )
Defn: A thing stolen found on the person of the thief.
Note: A thief was said to be "taken with the mainor, " when he was taken with the thing stolen upon him, that is, in his hands. Wharton. Bouvier.
MAINPERNABLE
Main "per *na *ble, a. Etym: [OF. main hand + pernable, for prenable,that may be taken, pregnable. See Mainpernor. ] (Law )
Defn: Capable of being admitted to give surety by mainpernors; able to be mainprised.
MAINPERNOR
Main "per *nor, n. Etym: [OF. main hand + pernor, for preneor, a taker, F. preneur, fr. prendre to take. ] (Law )
Defn: A surety, under the old writ of mainprise, for a prisoner's appearance in court at a day.
Note: Mainpernors differ from bail in that a man's bail may imprison or surrender him before the stipulated day of appearance; mainpernors can do neither; they are bound to produce him to answer all charges whatsoever. Blackstone.
MAINPIN
MAINPIN Main "pin, n. (Vehicles )
Defn: A kingbolt.
MAINPRISE
Main "prise, n. Etym: [F. main hand + prise a taking, fr. prendre, p.p. pris to take, fr. L. prehendere, prehensum.] (Law ) (a ) A writ directed to the sheriff, commanding him to take sureties, called mainpernors, for the prisoner's appearance, and to let him go at large. This writ is now obsolete. Wharton.(b ) Deliverance of a prisoner on security for his appearance at a day.
MAINPRISE
Main "prise, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mainprised; p. pr. & vb. n.Mainprising.] (Law )
Defn: To suffer to go at large, on his finding sureties, or mainpernors, for his appearance at a day; -- said of a prisoner.
MAINS
Mains, n. Etym: [Scot. See Manse. ]
Defn: The farm attached to a mansion house. [Scot. ]
MAINSAIL
MAINSAIL Main "sail `, n. (Naut. )
Defn: The principal sail in a ship or other vessel. [They ] hoised up the mainsail to the wind. Acts xxvii. 4 .
Note: The mainsail of a ship is extended upon a yard attached to the mainmast, and that of a sloop or schooner upon the boom.
MAINSHEET
MAINSHEET Main "sheet `, n. (Naut. )
Defn: One of the ropes by which the mainsail is hauled aft and trimmed.
MAINSPRING
MAINSPRING Main "spring `, n.
Defn: The principal or most important spring in a piece of mechanism, especially the moving spring of a watch or clock or the spring in a gunlock which impels the hammer. Hence: The chief or most powerful motive; the efficient cause of action.
MAINSTAY
MAINSTAY Main "stay `, n.
1. (Naut. )
Defn: The stay extending from the foot of the foremast to the maintop.
2. Main support; principal dependence. The great mainstay of the Church. Buckle.
MAINSWEAR
Main "swear `, v. i. Etym: [AS. manswerian to forswear; man sin, crime + swerian to swear. ]
Defn: To swear falsely. [Obs. ] Blount.
MAINTAIN
Main *tain, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Maintained; p. pr. & vb. n.Maintaining. ] Etym: [OE. maintenen, F. maintenir, properly, to hold by the hand; main hand (L. manus ) + F. tenir to hold (L.tenere ). See Manual, and Tenable. ]
1. To hold or keep in any particular state or condition; to support; to sustain; to uphold; to keep up; not to suffer to fail or decline; as, to maintain a certain degree of heat in a furnace; to maintain a fence or a railroad; to maintain the digestive process or powers of the stomach; to maintain the fertility of soil; to maintain present reputation.
2. To keep possession of; to hold and defend; not to surrender or relinquish. God values... every one as he maintains his post. Grew.
3. To continue; not to suffer to cease or fail. Maintain talk with the duke. Shak.
4. To bear the expense of; to support; to keep up; to supply with what is needed. Glad, by his labor, to maintain his life. Stirling. What maintains one vice would bring up two children. Franklin.
5. To affirm; to support or defend by argument. It is hard to maintain the truth, but much harder to be maintained by it. South.
Syn. -- To assert; vindicate; allege. See Assert.
MAINTAINABLE
MAINTAINABLE Main *tain "a *ble, a.
Defn: That maybe maintained.
MAINTAINER
MAINTAINER Main *tain "er, n.
Defn: One who maintains.
MAINTAINOR
Main *tain "or, n. Etym: [OF. mainteneor, F. mainteneur.] (Crim. Law )
Defn: One who, not being interested, maintains a cause depending between others, by furnishing money, etc. , to either party. Bouvier. Wharton.
MAINTENANCE
Main "te *nance, n. Etym: [OF. maintenance. See Maintain. ]
1. The act of maintaining; sustenance; support; defense; vindication. Whatsoever is granted to the church for God's honor and the maintenance of his service, is granted to God. South.
2. That which maintains or supports; means of sustenance; supply of necessaries and conveniences. Those of better fortune not making learning their maintenance. Swift.
3. (Crim. Law )
Defn: An officious or unlawful intermeddling in a cause depending between others, by assisting either party with money or means to carry it on. See Champerty. Wharton. Cap of maintenance. See under Cap.
MAINTOP
MAINTOP Main "top `, n. (Naut. )
Defn: The platform about the head of the mainmast in square-rigged vessels.
MAIN YARD
MAIN YARD Main " yard `. (Naut. )
Defn: The yard on which the mainsail is extended, supported by the mainmast.
New American Oxford Dictionary
Main
Main |mīn maɪn | a river of southwestern Germany that rises in northern Bavaria and flows west for 310 miles (500 km ), through Frankfurt to meet the Rhine River at Mainz.
main
main 1 |mān meɪn | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] chief in size or importance: a main road | the main problem is one of resources. ▶noun 1 a principal pipe carrying water or gas to buildings, or taking sewage from them: a faulty gas main. • Brit. a principal cable carrying electricity. 2 (the main ) archaic or literary the open ocean. 3 Nautical short for mainsail or mainmast. PHRASES by main force through sheer strength. in the main on the whole; chiefly. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old English mægen ‘physical force, ’ reinforced by Old Norse meginn, megn ‘strong, powerful, ’ both from a Germanic base meaning ‘have power. ’
main
main 2 |meɪn mān | ▶noun 1 historical a match between fighting cocks. 2 (in the game of hazard ) a number (5, 6, 7, 8, or 9 ) called by a player before dice are thrown. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: probably from the phrase main chance .
main beam
main beam ▶noun 1 a principal beam which transmits a load directly to a column. 2 Brit. the full (rather than dipped ) beam of the headlights of a motor vehicle.
main brace
main brace ▶noun one of the braces attached to the main yard of a sailing ship.
main clause
main clause |meɪn klɔz | ▶noun Grammar a clause that can form a complete sentence standing alone, having a subject and a predicate. Contrasted with subordinate clause.
main course
main course ▶noun 1 the most substantial course of a meal. 2 the mainsail of a square-rigged sailing ship.
maincrop
main |crop |ˈmeɪnkrɒp | ▶adjective Brit. denoting a vegetable produced as a principal crop of the season.
main drag
main drag |meɪn dræɡ | ▶noun (usu. the main drag ) informal the main street of a town.
Maine
Maine |mān meɪn | a state in the northeastern US, one of the six New England states, on the Atlantic coast, on the US –Canada border; pop. 1,316,456 (est. 2008 ); capital, Augusta; statehood, Mar. 15, 1820 (23 ). Visited by John Cabot in 1498 and colonized by England in the 1600s and 1700s, it was annexed to Massachusetts from 1652 until 1820. DERIVATIVES Main er noun
Maine Coon
Maine Coon (also Maine Coon cat ) ▶noun a large, powerful domestic cat of a long-haired breed, native to America. ORIGIN 1970s: so named because of partial resemblance to the raccoon.
mainframe
main frame |ˈmānˌfrām ˈmeɪnˌfreɪm | ▶noun 1 a large high-speed computer, esp. one supporting numerous workstations or peripherals. 2 the central processing unit and primary memory of a computer.
Mainland
Main land |ˈmānlənd, -ˌland ˈmeɪnlənd | 1 the largest island in the Orkney Islands. 2 the largest island in the Shetland Islands.
mainland
main land |ˈmānˌland, -lənd ˈmeɪnˌlænd | ▶noun a large continuous extent of land that includes the greater part of a country or territory, as opposed to offshore islands and detached territories. DERIVATIVES main land er noun
Main Line
Main Line a popular name for a series of affluent suburbs west of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, along the old Pennsylvania Railroad main line.
main line
main line |ˈmeɪn ˈˌlaɪn | ▶noun a chief railroad line: [ as modifier ] : a main-line station. • a chief road or street. • informal a principal vein as a site for a drug injection. ▶verb ( mainline ) [ with obj. ] informal inject (a drug ) intravenously: Mariella mainlines cocaine five to seven times a day. DERIVATIVES main lin er noun
mainly
main ly |ˈmānlē ˈmeɪnli | ▶adverb more than anything else: he is mainly concerned with fiction. • for the most part: the west will be mainly dry.
main man
main man ▶noun informal a close and trusted male friend.
mainmast
main mast |ˈmānˌmast ˈmeɪnmæst | ▶noun the principal mast of a ship, typically the second mast in a sailing ship of three or more masts.
mainplane
main plane |ˈmānˌplān ˈmeɪnpleɪn | ▶noun a principal supporting surface of an aircraft (typically a wing ), as opposed to a horizontal stabilizer.
mainsail
main sail |ˈmānsəl, -ˌsāl ˈmeɪnsəl ˈmeɪnˌseɪl | ▶noun the principal sail of a ship, esp. the lowest sail on the mainmast in a square-rigged vessel. • the sail set on the after side of the mainmast in a fore-and-aft-rigged vessel.
main sequence
main se quence ▶noun Astronomy a series of star types to which most stars belong, represented on a Hertzsprung –Russell diagram as a continuous band extending from the upper left (hot, bright stars ) to the lower right (cool, dim stars ).
mainsheet
main sheet |ˈmānˌSHēt ˈmeɪnˌʃit | ▶noun a sheet used for controlling the mainsail of a sailing vessel.
mainspring
main spring |ˈmānˌspriNG ˈmeɪnˌsprɪŋ | ▶noun 1 the principal spring in a watch, clock, or other mechanism. 2 something that plays a principal part in motivating or maintaining a movement, process, or activity: innovation is the mainspring of the new economy.
mainstay
main stay |ˈmānˌstā ˈmeɪnˌsteɪ | ▶noun 1 a stay that extends from the maintop to the foot of the foremast of a sailing ship. 2 a thing on which something else is based or depends: farming is the mainstay of the rural economy.
main storage
main stor age ▶noun Computing the total memory available to executing programs, equivalent to RAM on modern computers.
mainstream
main stream |ˈmānˌstrēm ˈmeɪnˌstrim | ▶noun (the mainstream ) the ideas, attitudes, or activities that are regarded as normal or conventional; the dominant trend in opinion, fashion, or the arts: companies that are bringing computers to the mainstream of American life. • (also mainstream jazz ) jazz that is neither traditional nor modern, based on the 1930s swing style and consisting esp. of solo improvisation on chord sequences. ▶adjective belonging to or characteristic of the mainstream: mainstream politics | a mixture of mainstream and avant-garde artists. • (of a school or class ) for students without special needs: children with minor handicaps would be able to attend mainstream schools. ▶verb [ with obj. ] bring (something ) into the mainstream: vegetarianism has been mainstreamed. • place (a student with special needs ) into a mainstream class or school: the goal is to have the child mainstreamed into a regular classroom.
main street
main street |ˈmeɪn ˌstrit | ▶noun the principal street of a town, traditionally the site of shops, banks, and other businesses: the money you save on a car can offset some of the higher prices on Main Street. • ( Main Street ) used in reference to the materialism, mediocrity, or parochialism regarded as typical of small-town life. [from the title of a novel (1920 ) by Sinclair Lewis. ]
maintain
main tain |mānˈtān meɪnˈteɪn | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 cause or enable (a condition or state of affairs ) to continue: the need to maintain close links between industry and schools. • keep (something ) at the same level or rate: agricultural prices will have to be maintained. • keep (a building, machine, or road ) in good condition or in working order by checking or repairing it regularly. 2 provide with necessities for life or existence: the allowance covers the basic costs of maintaining a child. • keep (a military unit ) supplied with equipment and other requirements. • archaic give one's support to; uphold: the king swears he will maintain the laws of God. 3 [ reporting verb ] state something strongly to be the case; assert: [ with obj. ] : he has always maintained his innocence | [ with clause ] : he had persistently maintained that he would not stand against his old friend | [ with direct speech ] : “It was not an ideology at all, ” she maintained. DERIVATIVES main tain a bil i ty |ˌmānˌtānəˈbilətē |noun, main tain a ble adjective ORIGIN Middle English (also in the sense ‘practice (a good or bad action ) habitually ’): from Old French maintenir, from Latin manu tenere ‘hold in the hand. ’
maintainer
main tain er |mānˈtānər meɪnˈteɪnər | ▶noun a person or thing that maintains something, in particular computer software. • (also maintainor ) Law, historical a person guilty of aiding a party in a legal action without lawful cause.
maintenance
main te nance |ˈmānt (ə )nəns, ˈmāntn -əns ˈmeɪnt (ə )nəns | ▶noun 1 the process of maintaining or preserving someone or something, or the state of being maintained: crucial conditions for the maintenance of democratic government. • the process of keeping something in good condition: car maintenance | [ as modifier ] : essential maintenance work. 2 the provision of financial support for a person's living expenses, or the support so provided. • alimony or child support. 3 Law, historical the former offense of aiding a party in a legal action without lawful cause. ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘aiding a party in a legal action without lawful cause ’): from Old French, from maintenir (see maintain ).
maintenance order
main ¦ten |ance order ▶noun Brit. a court order directing payment of a regular fixed sum for maintenance to be paid to a spouse after separation or divorce.
Maintenon, Marquise de
Main te non, Marquise de |ˌmant (ə )ˈnôN ˈmæntənɔn | (1635 –1719 ), mistress and later second wife of the French king Louis XIV; born Françoise d'Aubigné.
maintop
main top |ˈmānˌtäp ˈmeɪntɑp | ▶noun a platform around the head of the lower section of a sailing ship's mainmast.
main-topmast
main-top mast ▶noun the second section of a sailing ship's mainmast.
main verb
main verb |meɪn vərb | ▶noun Grammar 1 the verb in a main clause. 2 the head of a verb phrase, for example eat in might have been going to eat it .
Mainz
Mainz |mīn (t )s maɪnts | a city in western Germany, capital of Rhineland-Palatinate, situated at the confluence of the Rhine and Main rivers; pop. 196,400 (est. 2006 ).
Oxford Dictionary
Main
Main |mʌɪn | a river of SW Germany which rises in northern Bavaria and flows 500 km (310 miles ) westwards, through Frankfurt, to meet the Rhine at Mainz.
main
main 1 |meɪn | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] chief in size or importance: a main road | the main problem is one of resources. ▶noun 1 a principal pipe carrying water or gas to buildings, or taking sewage from them. • a principal cable carrying electricity. • (the mains ) Brit. the source of public water, gas, or electricity supply through pipes or cables. 2 (the main ) archaic or literary the open ocean. 3 Nautical short for mainsail or mainmast. PHRASES by main force through sheer strength. in the main on the whole. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old English mægen ‘physical force ’, reinforced by Old Norse meginn, megn ‘strong, powerful ’, both from a Germanic base meaning ‘have power ’.
main
main 2 |meɪn | ▶noun 1 (in the game of hazard ) a number (5, 6, 7, 8, or 9 ) called by a player before dice are thrown. 2 historical a match between fighting cocks. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: probably from the phrase main chance .
main beam
main beam ▶noun 1 a principal beam which transmits a load directly to a column. 2 Brit. the full (rather than dipped ) beam of the headlights of a motor vehicle.
mainboard
main |board ▶noun another term for motherboard.
main brace
main brace ▶noun the brace attached to the main yard of a sailing ship.
main clause
main clause ▶noun Grammar a clause that can form a complete sentence standing alone, having a subject and a predicate. Contrasted with subordinate clause.
main course
main course ▶noun 1 the most substantial course of a meal. 2 the mainsail of a square-rigged sailing ship.
maincrop
main |crop |ˈmeɪnkrɒp | ▶adjective Brit. denoting a vegetable produced as a principal crop of the season.
main drag
main drag ▶noun (usu. the main drag ) N. Amer. informal the main street of a town.
Maine
Maine |meɪn | a NE state of the US, on the Atlantic coast; pop. 1,316,456 (est. 2008 ); capital, Augusta. Visited by John Cabot in 1498 and colonized from England in the 17th and 18th centuries, it became the 23rd state of the US in 1820. DERIVATIVES Mainer noun
Maine Coon
Maine Coon (also Maine Coon cat ) ▶noun a large, powerful cat of a long-haired breed, originally from America. ORIGIN 1970s: so named because of partial resemblance to the raccoon.
mainframe
main |frame |ˈmeɪnfreɪm | ▶noun 1 a large high-speed computer, especially one supporting numerous workstations or peripherals. 2 the central processing unit and primary memory of a computer.
Mainland
Main |land |ˈmeɪnlənd | 1 the largest island in Orkney. 2 the largest island in Shetland.
mainland
main |land |ˈmeɪnlənd, -land | ▶noun a large continuous extent of land that includes the greater part of a country or territory, as opposed to offshore islands and detached territories. DERIVATIVES mainlander noun
main line
main line ▶noun 1 a chief railway line: [ as modifier ] : a main-line station. • N. Amer. a chief road or street. 2 informal a principal vein as a site for a drug injection. ▶verb ( mainline ) [ with obj. ] informal inject (a drug ) intravenously: Mariella mainlines cocaine five times a day | [ no obj. ] : he started mainlining on heroin. DERIVATIVES mainliner noun
Main Line
Main Line a popular name for a series of affluent suburbs west of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, along the old Pennsylvania Railroad main line.
mainly
main ¦ly |ˈmeɪnli | ▶adverb more than anything else: he is mainly concerned with fiction. • for the most part: the west will be mainly dry.
main man
main man ▶noun informal, chiefly N. Amer. a close and trusted friend.
mainmast
main |mast |ˈmeɪnmɑːst | ▶noun the principal mast of a ship, typically the second mast in a sailing ship of three or more masts.
mainplane
main |plane |ˈmeɪnpleɪn | ▶noun a principal wing or other supporting surface of an aircraft, as opposed to a tailplane.
mainsail
mainsail |ˈmeɪnseɪl, -s (ə )l | ▶noun the principal sail of a ship, especially the lowest sail on the mainmast in a square-rigged vessel. • the sail set on the after part of the mainmast in a fore-and-aft rigged vessel.
main sequence
main se |quence ▶noun Astronomy a series of types to which most stars belong, represented on a Hertzsprung –Russell diagram as a continuous band extending from the upper left (hot, bright stars ) to the lower right (cool, dim stars ).
mainsheet
main |sheet |ˈmeɪnʃiːt | ▶noun a sheet used for controlling and trimming the mainsail of a sailing boat.
mainspring
main |spring |ˈmeɪnsprɪŋ | ▶noun 1 the main agent of motivation: innovation is the mainspring of the new economy. 2 the principal spring in a watch, clock, or other mechanism.
mainstay
main |stay |ˈmeɪnsteɪ | ▶noun a stay which extends from the maintop to the foot of the foremast of a sailing ship. • someone or something on which something else is based or relies: whitefish are the mainstay of the local industry.
main storage
main stor age ▶noun Computing the total memory available to executing programs, equivalent to RAM on modern computers.
mainstream
main |stream |ˈmeɪnstriːm | ▶noun (the mainstream ) the ideas, attitudes, or activities that are shared by most people and regarded as normal or conventional: they withdrew from the mainstream of European politics. • (also mainstream jazz ) [ mass noun ] jazz that is neither traditional nor modern, based on the 1930s swing style and consisting especially of solo improvisation on chord sequences. ▶adjective belonging to or characteristic of the mainstream: mainstream pop music. • (of a school or class ) for pupils without special needs. ▶verb [ with obj. ] bring into the mainstream: vegetarianism has been mainstreamed.
main street
main street ▶noun chiefly N. Amer. the principal street of a town, traditionally the site of shops, banks, and other businesses: the money you save on a car can offset some of the higher prices on Main Street. • ( Main Street ) US used in reference to the materialism, mediocrity, or parochialism regarded as typical of small-town life. [from the title of a novel (1920 ) by Sinclair Lewis. ]
maintain
main |tain |meɪnˈteɪn, mənˈteɪn | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 cause or enable (a condition or situation ) to continue: the need to maintain close links between industry and schools. • keep (something ) at the same level or rate: agricultural prices will have to be maintained. • keep (a building, machine, or road ) in good condition by checking or repairing it regularly. 2 provide with necessities for life or existence: the allowance covers the basic costs of maintaining a child. • keep (a military unit ) supplied with equipment and other requirements. • archaic give one's support to; uphold: the king swears he will maintain the laws of God. 3 [ reporting verb ] state something strongly to be the case; assert: [ with obj. ] : he has always maintained his innocence | [ with clause ] : he had persistently maintained that he would not stand against his old friend. DERIVATIVES maintainability |-ˈbɪlɪti |noun, maintainable adjective ORIGIN Middle English (also in the sense ‘practise an action habitually ’): from Old French maintenir, from Latin manu tenere ‘hold in the hand ’.
maintained
main |tained |meɪnˈteɪnd | ▶adjective Brit. (of a school ) financed with public money.
maintainer
main |tain ¦er |meɪnˈteɪnə, mən -| ▶noun a person or thing that maintains something, in particular computer software.
maintenance
main ¦ten |ance |ˈmeɪnt (ə )nəns, -tɪn -| ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the process of preserving a condition or situation or the state of being preserved: crucial conditions for the maintenance of democratic government. • the process of keeping something in good condition: car maintenance | [ as modifier ] : essential maintenance work. 2 the provision of financial support for a person's living expenses, or the support so provided. • Brit. a husband's or wife's provision for their spouse after separation or divorce. 3 Law the offence of aiding a party in a legal action without lawful cause. ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘aiding a party in a legal action without lawful cause ’): from Old French, from maintenir (see maintain ).
maintenance order
main ¦ten |ance order ▶noun Brit. a court order directing payment of a regular fixed sum for maintenance to be paid to a spouse after separation or divorce.
Maintenon, Marquise de
Main |te ¦non |ˈmãtənɒ̃, French mɛ̃tnɔ̃ | (1635 –1719 ), mistress and later second wife of the French king Louis XIV; born Françoise d'Aubigné.
maintop
main |top |ˈmeɪntɒp | ▶noun a platform around the head of the lower section of a sailing ship's mainmast.
maintopmast
maintopmast |meɪnˈtɒpməst | ▶noun the second section of a sailing ship's mainmast.
main verb
main verb ▶noun Grammar 1 the verb in a main clause. 2 the head of a verb phrase, for example eat in might have been going to eat it .
Mainz
Mainz |mʌɪnts | a city in western Germany, capital of Rhineland-Palatinate, situated at the confluence of the Rhine and Main Rivers; pop. 196,400 (est. 2006 ).
American Oxford Thesaurus
main
main adjective the main item: principal, chief, head, leading, foremost, most important, major, ruling, dominant, central, focal, key, prime, master, premier, primary, first, first-line, fundamental, supreme, predominant, (most ) prominent, preeminent, paramount, overriding, cardinal, crucial, critical, pivotal, salient, elemental, essential, staple. ANTONYMS subsidiary, minor. ▶noun a burst water main: pipe, channel, duct, conduit. PHRASES in the main in the main, we want the menu to offer a nice selection of kosher alternatives. See mainly.
mainly
mainly adverb the people on the island are mainly tourists: mostly, for the most part, in the main, on the whole, largely, by and large, to a large extent, predominantly, chiefly, principally, primarily; generally, usually, typically, commonly, on average, as a rule, almost always.
mainspring
mainspring noun a mainspring of economic development: motive, motivation, impetus, driving force, incentive, impulse, prime mover, reason, fountain, fount, wellspring, root, generator.
mainstay
mainstay noun agriculture is the mainstay of their economy: central component, central figure, centerpiece, prop, linchpin, cornerstone, pillar, bulwark, buttress, chief support, backbone, anchor, foundation, base, staple.
mainstream
mainstream adjective the mainstream audience may not be ready for these graphic sculptures: normal, conventional, ordinary, orthodox, conformist, accepted, established, recognized, common, usual, prevailing, popular. ANTONYMS fringe.
maintain
maintain verb 1 they wanted to maintain peace: preserve, conserve, keep, retain, keep going, keep alive, keep up, prolong, perpetuate, sustain, carry on, continue. ANTONYMS break (off ), discontinue. 2 the association maintains its private roads: keep in good condition, keep in (good ) repair, keep up, service, care for, take good care of, look after. ANTONYMS neglect. 3 the cost of maintaining a dog: support, provide for, keep, sustain; nurture, feed, nourish. ANTONYMS neglect. 4 he always maintained his innocence | he maintains that he is innocent: insist (on ), declare, assert, protest, affirm, avow, profess, claim, allege, contend, argue, swear (to ), hold to; formal aver. ANTONYMS deny.
maintenance
maintenance noun 1 the maintenance of peace: preservation, conservation, keeping, prolongation, perpetuation, carrying on, continuation, continuance. ANTONYMS breakdown, discontinuation. 2 car maintenance: upkeep, service, servicing, repair (s ), care. ANTONYMS neglect. 3 the maintenance of his children: support, keeping, upkeep, sustenance; nurture, feeding, nourishment. ANTONYMS neglect. 4 absent fathers are forced to pay maintenance: financial support, child support, alimony, provision; keep, subsistence, living expenses.
Oxford Thesaurus
main
main adjective 1 the main office | the main issue: principal, chief, head, leading, foremost, most important, major, ruling, dominant, central, focal, key, prime, master, premier, primary, first, high, grand, fundamental, supreme, predominant, (most ) prominent, pre-eminent, paramount, overriding, cardinal, crucial, vital, critical, capital, pivotal, salient, elemental, essential, staple, intrinsic, urgent. ANTONYMS subsidiary, minor. 2 they dragged him away by main force: sheer, pure, utter, downright, mere, plain, brute, stark, absolute, out-and-out, direct. ▶noun literary the Spanish Main. See sea (sense 1 of the noun ). PHRASES in the main See mainly.
mainly
mainly adverb the people are mainly visitors: mostly, for the most part, in the main, on the whole, largely, by and large, to a large extent, to a great degree, predominantly, chiefly, principally; generally, usually, typically, commonly, as a rule, on average.
mainspring
mainspring noun innovation is the mainspring of the new economy: motive, motivation, impetus, driving force, incentive, impulse, cause, prime mover, reason, origin, fountain, fount, beginning, root, generator, basis.
mainstay
mainstay noun 1 agriculture was the mainstay of the economy: central component, centrepiece, prop, linchpin, cornerstone, pillar, bulwark, buttress, chief support, backbone, anchor, foundation, base, bastion. 2 he is the mainstay of the Arsenal defence: tower of strength, key player, sinew, right-hand man /woman, right arm, Atlas.
mainstream
mainstream adjective the author never strays far from mainstream physics: normal, conventional, ordinary, orthodox, conformist, accepted, established, recognized, common, usual, prevailing, popular.
maintain
maintain verb 1 the need to maintain close links between industry and schools: continue, keep, keep going, keep up, keep alive, keep in existence, carry on, preserve, conserve, prolong, perpetuate, sustain, bolster (up ), prop up, retain, support, bear. ANTONYMS break off. 2 the roads are maintained at public expense: keep in good condition, keep in repair, keep up, service, rebuild, conserve, preserve, keep intact, care for, take good care of, look after. ANTONYMS neglect. 3 the costs of maintaining a family: support, provide for, keep, finance; nurture, feed, nourish, sustain. ANTONYMS neglect. 4 he always maintained his innocence | he maintains that he is innocent: insist (on ), declare, assert, protest, state, aver, say, announce, affirm, avow, profess, claim, allege, contend, argue, swear (to ), hold to; rare asseverate. ANTONYMS deny. 5 the King swears he will maintain the laws of God: uphold, defend, fight for, champion, support, back, advocate. ANTONYMS abandon.
maintenance
maintenance noun 1 the maintenance of law and order: preservation, conservation, continuation, continuance, continuity, keeping up, carrying on, prolongation, perpetuation. ANTONYMS breakdown. 2 a water softener requires regular servicing and maintenance: upkeep, service, servicing, repair (s ); improvement, care, aftercare. ANTONYMS neglect. 3 the maintenance and education of his children: nurture, feeding, life support; financing, supporting, support, keeping, upkeep; rare sustentation, alimentation, appanage, corrody. ANTONYMS neglect. 4 absent fathers are forced to pay maintenance: financial support, child support, alimony, provision, allowance, keep, upkeep, subsistence, living expenses.
Duden Dictionary
Main
Main Substantiv, maskulin , der |M ai n |der Main; Genitiv: des Main [e ]s rechter Nebenfluss des Rheins
Mainacht
Mai nacht Substantiv, feminin , die |M ai nacht |Nacht im Monat Mai eine laue, kühle, sternklare Mainacht
Mainau
Mai n au , Mai nau Substantiv, feminin , die |M ai nau |die Mainau; Genitiv: der Mainau Insel im Bodensee
Mainboard
Main board Substantiv, Neutrum EDV , das |ˈmeɪnbɔːd |das Mainboard; Genitiv: des Mainboards, Plural: die Mainboards englisch mainboard, aus: main = Haupt- und board = Brett, Tafel Motherboard
Main-Donau-Kanal
Main-Do nau-Ka nal Substantiv, maskulin , der |M ai n-D o nau-Kanal |der Main-Donau-Kanal; Genitiv: des Main-Donau-Kanals Kanal, der Main und Donau verbindet, sodass ein Wasserweg zwischen der Nordsee und dem Schwarzen Meer entsteht
Maine
Maine Substantiv, Neutrum |meɪn |Maines Bundesstaat der USA
Mainframe
Main frame Substantiv, maskulin EDV , der |ˈmeɪnfreɪm |der Mainframe; Genitiv: des Mainframes, Plural: die Mainframes englisch mainframe, aus: main = Haupt- und frame, Frame Großrechner
Mainfranken
Main fran ken Eigenname |M ai nfranken |Mainfrankens a beiderseits des mittleren Mains zwischen Bamberg und Aschaffenburg gelegene Landschaft beiderseits des mittleren Mains zwischen Bamberg und Aschaffenburg gelegene Landschaft b östlicher Teil des bayrischen Regierungsbezirks Unterfranken
Mainliner
Main li ner Substantiv, maskulin Jargon , der |ˈmeɪnlaɪnɐ |der Mainliner; Genitiv: des Mainliners, Plural: die Mainliner englisch mainliner, zu: to mainline = intravenös injizieren, zu: mainline (Jargon ) = Vene, eigentlich = Hauptlinie, -strecke Drogenabhängiger, der sich Rauschgift injiziert
Mainlinie
Main li nie Substantiv, feminin , die |M ai nlinie |(als Nordgrenze Süddeutschlands gedachte ) dem Lauf des Mains entsprechende Linie
Mainlining
Main li ning Substantiv, Neutrum , das |ˈma͜inla͜inɪŋ |das Mainlining; Genitiv: des Mainlinings englisch mainlining das Injizieren von Rauschgift
Mainmetropole
Main me t ro po le , Main me tro pole Substantiv, feminin , die |M ai nmetropole |die Mainmetropole; Genitiv: der Mainmetropole Frankfurt am Main
Mainstream
Main stream Substantiv, maskulin , der |ˈmeɪnstriːm |der Mainstream; Genitiv: des Mainstream [s ] englisch mainstream, eigentlich = Hauptstrom 1 Musik stark vom Swing 1b beeinflusste Form des modernen Jazz, die keinem Stilbereich eindeutig zuzuordnen ist 2 oft abwertend vorherrschende gesellschaftspolitische, kulturelle o. ä. Richtung 2 sich vom Mainstream absetzen
mainstreamig
main strea mig Adjektiv umgangssprachlich
Mainz
Mainz Eigenname |M ai nz |Landeshauptstadt von Rheinland-Pfalz
Mainzer
Main zer Adjektiv |M ai nzer |indeklinables Adjektiv die Mainzer Fastnacht
Mainzer
Main zer Substantiv, maskulin , der |M ai nzer |der Mainzer; Genitiv: des Mainzers, Plural: die Mainzer Einwohnerbezeichnung
Mainzerin
Main ze rin Substantiv, feminin , die |M ai nzerin |weibliche Form zu Mainzer
mainzisch
main zisch Adjektiv |m ai nzisch |
French Dictionary
main
main n. f. nom féminin Partie du corps humain, composée de cinq doigts, qui termine le bras et sert à toucher et à saisir. LOCUTIONS À main armée. Les armes à la main. À pleine (s ) main (s ) Abondamment. Avoir, tenir en main. Avoir à sa disposition. Avoir la main haute sur. Diriger. Avoir le cœur sur la main. figuré Être très généreux. Avoir les mains libres. figuré Avoir toute latitude. Avoir les mains pleines de pouces. québécisme figuré Être maladroit. Avoir sous la main. Avoir à sa portée. Changer de main. Faire passer d ’une main à une autre. Changer de main (s ). Passer d ’un propriétaire à un autre. Coup de main. Aide momentanée. De la main à la main. Sans intermédiaire. De longue main. Depuis longtemps. De main de maître. Avec habileté. De main en main. D ’une personne à une autre. De première main. Directement, de source sûre. De seconde main. Indirectement. Dessiner à main levée. D ’un seul trait. En bonnes mains. À une personne compétente. En main (s ) propre (s ). Dans les mains de la personne intéressée. En un tour de main, en un tournemain Rapidement. En venir aux mains. Se battre. Faire des pieds et des mains. figuré Multiplier les démarches. Faire main basse sur quelque chose. figuré Voler. Fait, cousu main. Fait à la main. Forcer la main à quelqu ’un. Obliger quelqu ’un. Haut la main Facilement, avec autorité. Haut les mains! Sommation de lever les bras. Homme de main. Homme d ’exécution. Lever la main sur quelqu ’un. S ’apprêter à le frapper. Main courante. Partie supérieure d ’une rampe d ’escalier. Mettre la dernière main à quelque chose. Terminer, achever quelque chose. Mettre la main à la pâte. figuré Participer, travailler soi-même. Ne pas y aller de main morte. Attaquer avec vivacité. Passer la main. Renoncer à une fonction. Perdre la main. Perdre l ’habitude. Poignée de main. Geste par lequel on serre la main de quelqu ’un. : Des poignées de main. Porter la main sur quelqu ’un. Frapper quelqu ’un. Prendre en main (s ) quelqu ’un, quelque chose. Se charger de quelqu ’un, de quelque chose. Prendre la main dans le sac. figuré Prendre en flagrant délit. Prêter main-forte. Aider. Se faire la main. S ’exercer. Se laver les mains de quelque chose. figuré Dégager sa responsabilité. Se prendre par la main. S ’obliger à faire quelque chose. Sous la main À sa disposition. Tendre la main à quelqu ’un. figuré Offrir son aide, son amitié. Voter à main levée. Exprimer son suffrage en levant la main.
main-d’œuvre
main-d ’œuvre n. f. (pl. mains-d'œuvre ) nom féminin 1 Travail de l ’ouvrier. : Des frais de main-d ’œuvre. 2 Ensemble des salariés. : Une main-d ’œuvre étrangère. Note Technique Contrairement à main-d ’œuvre, qui s ’écrit avec un trait d ’union, la locution à pied d ’œuvre s ’écrit sans trait d ’union. Note Orthographique main-d ’œuvre, avec un trait d'union.
main-forte
main-forte n. f. inv. nom féminin invariable Assistance, secours accordé. SYNONYME aide . LOCUTION Prêter main-forte, donner main-forte à quelqu ’un. Aider quelqu ’un, particulièrement dans un contexte difficile. : Les voisins nous ont prêté main-forte pour rebâtir la grange incendiée. Note Technique Le nom ne s ’emploie que dans ces expressions.
mainlevée
mainlevée n. f. nom féminin droit Acte qui met fin à une saisie, à une opposition. Note Orthographique mainlevée, en un seul mot.
mainmise
mainmise n. f. nom féminin Prépondérance, domination. : La mainmise d ’un empire financier sur un réseau d ’information. SYNONYME emprise . Note Orthographique mainmise, en un seul mot.
maint
maint mainte adj. indéf. adjectif indéfini littéraire Plusieurs. : Je l ’ai aperçu maintes fois, en maints endroits. LOCUTIONS À maintes reprises Souvent. Maint et maint Un grand nombre de. : Nous avons lu ces poèmes maintes et maintes fois. Note Orthographique m aint.
maintenance
maintenance n. f. nom féminin Ensemble des opérations exécutées dans le but de maintenir un système ou une partie du système dans un état de fonctionnement normal. : Superviser la maintenance d ’un avion. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le nom entretien, action de maintenir en bon état. FORME FAUTIVE maintenance. Anglicisme au sens de entretien.
maintenant
maintenant adv. adverbe Actuellement, à présent. : Nous pouvons jouer maintenant, nous sommes en vacances. SYNONYME présentement . LOCUTION Maintenant que À présent que, à ce moment où. : Maintenant que nous avons terminé notre travail, nous partons en vacances. Note Syntaxique La locution se construit avec l ’indicatif. Note Orthographique mainten ant.
maintenir
maintenir v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif 1 Entretenir, conserver dans le même état. : Maintenir la discipline dans la classe. SYNONYME garder ; tenir . 2 Fixer. : Elle maintient ses longs cheveux par des peignes. SYNONYME attacher ; retenir . verbe pronominal Durer, rester dans le même état. : Si l ’eau se maintient au même niveau, il n ’y aura pas d ’inondation. SYNONYME subsister . Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde toujours en genre et en nombre avec son sujet. Les cours du cuivre se sont maintenus à des niveaux élevés. venir INDICATIF PRÉSENT Je maintiens, tu maintiens, il maintient, nous maintenons, vous maintenez, ils maintiennent. IMPARFAIT Je maintenais. PASSÉ SIMPLE Je maintins. FUTUR Je maintiendrai. CONDITIONNEL PRÉSENT Je maintiendrais. IMPÉRATIF PRÉSENT Maintiens, maintenons, maintenez. SUBJONCTIF PRÉSENT Que je maintienne. IMPARFAIT Que je maintinsse. PARTICIPE PRÉSENT Maintenant. PASSÉ Maintenu, ue.
maintien
maintien n. m. nom masculin 1 Attitude. : Un maintien souple. 2 Action de conserver, de faire durer. : Assurer le maintien des lois. SYNONYME conservation . Note Orthographique maint ien, sans t final.
Spanish Dictionary
mainel
mainel nombre masculino arq Columna delgada que divide en dos partes el hueco de una puerta o ventana :sobre algunos maineles se adosan estatuas .SINÓNIMO montante, parteluz .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
main
main /meɪn / (!Maine, maneと同音 ) 〖語源は 「強い 」〗(副 )mainly 形容詞 比較なし 〖名詞 の前で 〗1 (同類のほかのものと比べて )主な , 主要な ; (最も )重要な ; 大きな 〈物 事 〉 (!chief, principal は ｟よりかたく ｠, 人にも多く用いられる ) ▸ the main reason for A's success Aが成功したいちばんの理由 ▸ the main characters 主な登場人物 ▸ the main problem with the present government 現政府の大きな問題 ▸ one's main concern 最も関心のある [心配な ]事柄 ▸ the main entrance 正面入り口 ▸ the main idea of this essay この論文の主眼点 ▸ Find something to live for. That's the main thing .｟話 ｠何か生きがいを見つけなさい . それが何より重要です 2 全力の , 最大限の ▸ by main force [strength ]全力で 3 〘海 〙メインマスト [主帆 ]の .名詞 1 C (水道 ガスの )本管 , (電気の )本線 ; 下水管 ; ｟英 ｠〖the ～s 〗(建物などの )電源 , 元栓 ; 水道 [ガス , 電気 ]の供給 (システム ); ｟英 ｠〖～s; 形容詞的に 〗(供給が )水道 [ガス ]管からの , 配電線からの ▸ a water [gas ] main 水道 [ガス ]管 ▸ turn off the water at the mains 元栓から水を止める ▸ mains water 水道管から供給される水 2 ｟詩 ｠〖the ～〗大海原 , わだつみ .in the m á in 主に (mostly ); 一般的に, 大筋では .～̀ br á ce 〘海 〙大檣 （たいしよう ）転桁 （てんこう ）索 .～̀ ch á nce 〖the ～〗(金もうけの )絶好の機会 ; 自分の利益 .～̀ cl á use 〘文法 〙主節 (↔subordinate clause ).～́ c ò urse 1 (食事の )メインディッシュ, 主料理 (main dish ).2 ＝mainsail .～̀ d é ck 〖the ～〗〘海 〙メインデッキ, 主甲板 .～̀ dr á g ｟主に米 くだけて ｠〖the ～〗中心街 ; 目抜き通り .M -́ L ì ne メインライン 〘米国Philadelphia西方の高級住宅地区 〙.～̀ l í ne 1 (道路 鉄道の )幹線 .2 ｟俗 ｠(麻薬を打つ )太い静脈 .～́ m à n ｟米俗 ｠ボス, リーダー ; 親友 ; (男の )恋人, 愛人 ; 夫 .～̀ r ó ad 幹線道路 .～̀ squ é eze ｟米俗 ｠大物, ボス ; (決まった )恋人, 愛人 .～́ str è et (!｟米 ｠) 1 (小都市の )本通り (｟英 ｠high street ).2 〖M- S- 〗保守的な庶民 ; (小都市特有の )因習的な文化 〘Sinclair Lewis作の Main Street から 〙.～̀ v é rb 〘文法 〙(助動詞と区別して )本動詞 .
Maine
Maine /meɪn /〖New Englandの主要な (main )地域であったことから 〗名詞 メイン 〘米国北東部大西洋岸の州; 州都Augusta; ｟愛称 ｠the Pine Tree State; ｟略 ｠Me. ; 〘郵 〙ME 〙.from M à ine to Calif ó rnia 全米を通じて .
mainframe
m á in fr à me 名詞 C 大型汎用コンピュータ (mainframe computer ).
mainland
main land /méɪnlənd, -lænd /名詞 〖the ～〗(島や半島と区別して )本土 ▸ the mainland of Mexico メキシコ本土 ▸ on the mainland 本土では 形容詞 本土の ▸ mainland China 中国本土 (the Chinese mainland )～er 名詞 C 本土住民 .
mainline
m á in l ì ne 形容詞 1 (鉄道の )幹線の, 本線の .2 〈人 考え 行動などが 〉主流の, 主要な .名詞 C (鉄道の )幹線, 本線 .動詞 他動詞 自動詞 ｟俗 ｠(〈麻薬 〉を )静脈注射する .
mainly
main ly /méɪnli /→main 副詞 比較なし 主に , 主として (chiefly ); 大体は (mostly )▸ This course focuses mainly on Britain .この講座では主にイギリスを取り上げます ▸ mainly because …主に …という理由で ▸ mainly due to A 主にAのせいで (!mainly ＋ wh節も可能 )
mainmast
m á in m à st 名詞 C 〘海 〙大檣 （たいしよう ）, メインマスト .
mainsail
main sail /méɪnsèɪl, -s (ə )l / (!( /-s (ə )l /は船員たちの発音 )) 名詞 C 〘海 〙主帆, 大檣 （たいしよう ）帆, メンスル 〘mainmastの帆 〙.
mainspring
m á in spr ì ng 名詞 C 1 ｟主に書 ｠〖通例the ～〗主因, 主な動機 ; 原動力 .2 (時計の )主ぜんまい .
mainstay
m á in st à y 名詞 複 ～s 〖通例the /a ～〗主力, 頼みの綱, 支柱, 大黒柱 .
mainstream
m á in str è am 名詞 〖the ～〗1 (思想 動向などの )主流, 大勢 .2 主流派 (の人々 ).形容詞 主流の, 普通の .動詞 他動詞 〈障害児 〉を普通学級に入れる .～̀ sm ó ke 主流煙 〘タバコから直接口に入る煙; →sidestream smoke 〙.
maintain
main tain /meɪntéɪn, men-, mən -/〖main (手に )tain (保つ )〗(名 )maintenance (! 通例好ましい状態 高い水準などに用いる ) 動詞 ～s /-z /; ～ed /-d /; ～ing 他動詞 1 〈状態 関係 〉を保つ, 続ける , 持続させる (preserve )(→sustain 1 )▸ maintain good relations with the boss 上司と良好な関係を保つ ▸ maintain one's position as a leader リーダーとしての地位を維持する ▸ maintain one's silence 沈黙を守る ▸ maintain one's opposition 反対を続ける .2 〈速度 温度 割合など 〉を保つ , 維持する (keep )▸ Hot drinks help to maintain the body temperature .温かい飲み物は体温を保つのに役立つ 3 〈道 建物 乗り物 機械など 〉を整備する ▸ maintain the house 家の手入れをする ▸ This used car is well maintained .この中古車はよく整備されている 4 …を主張する ; 〖～ (that )節 /｟書 ｠直接話法 〗…と主張する (claim, assert )(→say 他動詞 1a 語法 )▸ My father maintained that I was wrong .父は私が間違っていると主張した ▸ maintain one's innocence 無罪を主張する .5 〈家族など 〉を扶養する, (経済的に )支える ; 〈生命 〉を 維持する ▸ maintain a large family on $2,000 a month 大家族を月2千ドルで養う ▸ maintain oneself 自活する 6 …を支持する , 擁護する , 守る ▸ maintain A's rights Aの権利を守る ▸ maintain one's ground against A Aに対して自分の陣地 [立場 ]を守る 自動詞 問題に冷静に対処する .～̀ ed sch ó ol ｟英 ｠公立学校 .～a ble 形容詞 維持 [支持 ]できる .
maintenance
main te nance /méɪnt (ə )nəns /→maintain 名詞 U 1 (建物 乗り物 道 機械などの )整備 , 保守 , メンテナンス ▸ routine maintenance 定期的な整備 ▸ car [building ] maintenance 車 [建物 ]のメンテナンス 2 扶養, 生計 ; ｟英 ｠(別れた妻 夫への )扶助料 (｟米 ｠alimony ); 子供の養育費 (｟米 ｠child support ).3 (状況 状態の )維持 , 持続 ▸ the maintenance of peace 平和の維持 4 主張 .～́ f è e (マンションなどの )管理 [維持 ]費 .～́ m à n (学校 会社などの )整備員, 補修係 (｟男女共用 ｠maintenance mechanic [repairer ]).～́ ò rder ｟英 ｠〘法 〙扶養命令 .
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