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sconce

[skɔn(t)s]

сущ.
1. канделябр; бра
2. подсвечник
3. уличный фонарь
сущ.
1. воен. блокгауз, отдельное укрепление
2. уст. убежище, укрытие
сущ.; уст.; разг.
1. голова, башка
2. сообразительность
1. сущ.; брит.
  штрафная кружка пива в Оксфордском университете за нарушение правил за столом
2. гл.
  штрафовать за плохое поведение за столом (заставлять выпить кружку пива)

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But I pray you in courtesy to tell me, whether you assailed the castle from the hillock called Drumsnab, which I uphold to be the true point of attack, unless it were to be protected by a sconce.»
Но будь так любезен, скажи мне, с какой стороны ты произвел нападение на замок? Уж не с того ли холма, называемого Драмснэбом, который я считаю самым подходящим местом для атаки, если он не будет защищен возведенным на нем фортом?
Scott, Walter / A Legend of MontroseСкотт, Вальтер / Легенда о Монтрозе
Легенда о Монтрозе
Скотт, Вальтер
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1971
A Legend of Montrose
Scott, Walter
© 2008 by ICON Group International, Inc.

The corridor behind the back door of the dining room was unlit, and the companions had to pull a torch from its sconce in the other corridor to take with them.
В коридоре, уходившем в глубь горы, было темно, так что им пришлось снять факел со стены.
Salvatore, Robert / The Crystal ShardСальваторе, Роберт / Магический кристалл
Магический кристалл
Сальваторе, Роберт
© 1988 TSR, Inc.
© С. Топоров, перевод, 2008
© ООО "Фантастика", 2008
The Crystal Shard
Salvatore, Robert
© 1988 TSR, Inc.

The candles that lighted that room of hers were placed in sconces on the wall. They were high from the ground, and they burnt with the steady dulness of artificial light in air that is seldom renewed.
Свечи в бронзовых подсвечниках, укрепленных высоко на стене, горели ровным, тусклым пламенем в этой комнате, забывшей, что такое струя свежего воздуха.
Dickens, Charles / Great ExpectationsДиккенс, Чарльз / Большие надежды
Большие надежды
Диккенс, Чарльз
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1960
Great Expectations
Dickens, Charles
© 2010 Ignatius Press, San Francisco

«And now, Allan,» said the Laird, «please to remove your candles; for, since the Saxon gentlemen have seen them, they will eat their dinner as comfortably by the light of the old tin sconces, without scomfishing them with so much smoke.»
— А теперь, Аллан, прошу тебя удалить твои светильники, — сказал хозяин дома. — Наши английские гости достаточно насмотрелись на них и предпочтут пообедать при свете старых оловянных подсвечников, не задыхаясь от дыма.
Scott, Walter / A Legend of MontroseСкотт, Вальтер / Легенда о Монтрозе
Легенда о Монтрозе
Скотт, Вальтер
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1971
A Legend of Montrose
Scott, Walter
© 2008 by ICON Group International, Inc.

The exchange must have been made while the apartments were empty, but had not been observed until the torches and lights in the sconces were kindled for the ball.
Подменить портрет могли лишь в короткий промежуток времени, когда зал оставался пустым, и никто ничего не заметил, пока не зажгли люстры и канделябры для бала.
Scott, Walter / Bride of LammermoorСкотт, Вальтер / Ламмермурская невеста
Ламмермурская невеста
Скотт, Вальтер
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1962
Bride of Lammermoor
Scott, Walter
© BiblioBazaar, LLC

Candles burned in the chandeliers overhead and in wall sconces.
В люстрах над головой и в настенных подсвечниках горели свечи.
Balogh, Mary / Simply MagicБэлоу, Мэри / Просто волшебство
Просто волшебство
Бэлоу, Мэри
Simply Magic
Balogh, Mary
© 2007 by Mary Balogh

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skɔn(t)sNounканделябр; бра

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1) The room is located. 2) Near the right wall is a wardrobe, and hanging over the cabinet painting. 3) Near the cabinet is kamod and on it stands photo. 4) to the left corner of the bed weighs poster 5) Close to kamod in the left corner is a bed. 6) Over the bed weighs sconces. 7) On the floor lies polas. 8) On polase is a table, on it is a vase of flowers and control lies. 9) In the left corner is a table with a TV 10) In the right corner of the wall there is a window. 11) Do not cloves from the window is the door 12) Above the door is a clock.

1) В комнате находится. 2)Возле стенки прямо находится шкаф, а над шкафом висит картина. 3)Возле шкафа стоит камод а на нём стоит фотография. 4)Влевом углу над кроватью весит плакат 5)Рядом с камодам в левом углу стоит кровать. 6)Над кроватью весит бра . 7)На полу лежит полас. 8)На поласе стоит стол, на нём стоит ваза с цветами и лежит пульт. 9)В левом углу стоит стол с телевизором 10)В право угла стенки находится окно . 11) Не долеко от окна находится дверь 12) Над дверью находится часы.

Word forms

sconce

verb

Basic forms
Past	sconced
Imperative	sconce
Present Participle (Participle I)	sconcing
Past Participle (Participle II)	sconced

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I sconce	we sconce
you sconce	you sconce
he/she/it sconces	they sconce

Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am sconcing	we are sconcing
you are sconcing	you are sconcing
he/she/it is sconcing	they are sconcing

Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have sconced	we have sconced
you have sconced	you have sconced
he/she/it has sconced	they have sconced

Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been sconcing	we have been sconcing
you have been sconcing	you have been sconcing
he/she/it has been sconcing	they have been sconcing

Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I sconced	we sconced
you sconced	you sconced
he/she/it sconced	they sconced

Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was sconcing	we were sconcing
you were sconcing	you were sconcing
he/she/it was sconcing	they were sconcing

Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had sconced	we had sconced
you had sconced	you had sconced
he/she/it had sconced	they had sconced

Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been sconcing	we had been sconcing
you had been sconcing	you had been sconcing
he/she/it had been sconcing	they had been sconcing

Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will sconce	we shall/will sconce
you will sconce	you will sconce
he/she/it will sconce	they will sconce

Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be sconcing	we shall/will be sconcing
you will be sconcing	you will be sconcing
he/she/it will be sconcing	they will be sconcing

Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have sconced	we shall/will have sconced
you will have sconced	you will have sconced
he/she/it will have sconced	they will have sconced

Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been sconcing	we shall/will have been sconcing
you will have been sconcing	you will have been sconcing
he/she/it will have been sconcing	they will have been sconcing

Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would sconce	we should/would sconce
you would sconce	you would sconce
he/she/it would sconce	they would sconce

Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be sconcing	we should/would be sconcing
you would be sconcing	you would be sconcing
he/she/it would be sconcing	they would be sconcing

Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have sconced	we should/would have sconced
you would have sconced	you would have sconced
he/she/it would have sconced	they would have sconced

Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been sconcing	we should/would have been sconcing
you would have been sconcing	you would have been sconcing
he/she/it would have been sconcing	they would have been sconcing

Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am sconced	we are sconced
you are sconced	you are sconced
he/she/it is sconced	they are sconced

Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being sconced	we are being sconced
you are being sconced	you are being sconced
he/she/it is being sconced	they are being sconced

Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been sconced	we have been sconced
you have been sconced	you have been sconced
he/she/it has been sconced	they have been sconced

Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was sconced	we were sconced
you were sconced	you were sconced
he/she/it was sconced	they were sconced

Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being sconced	we were being sconced
you were being sconced	you were being sconced
he/she/it was being sconced	they were being sconced

Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been sconced	we had been sconced
you had been sconced	you had been sconced
he/she/it had been sconced	they had been sconced

Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be sconced	we shall/will be sconced
you will be sconced	you will be sconced
he/she/it will be sconced	they will be sconced

Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been sconced	we shall/will have been sconced
you will have been sconced	you will have been sconced
he/she/it will have been sconced	they will have been sconced

sconce

noun

	Singular	Plural
Common case	sconce	sconces
Possessive case	sconce's	sconces'

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