Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - peer
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Peer
peer
~1 n 1 someone of the same age, social class etc as you (Children compete to win the approval of their peers. | The jury system gives you the right to be judged by your peers.) (- see also peer group, peer pressure) 2 a member of the British nobility, who has the right to sit in the House of Lords (- see also life peer) ~2 v to look very carefully or hard, especially because you are having difficulty in seeing + at/across/through etc (Every few paces they stopped to peer ahead into the gloom.)
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(peers, peering, peered) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you peer at something, you look at it very hard, usually because it is difficult to see clearly. I had been peering at a computer print-out that made no sense at all... He watched the Customs official peer into the driver’s window. VERB: V prep, V prep 2. In Britain, a peer is a member of the nobility who has or had the right to vote in the House of Lords. Lord Swan was made a life peer in 1981. N-COUNT 3. Your peers are the people who are the same age as you or who have the same status as you. His engaging personality made him popular with his peers. N-COUNT: usu pl, poss N ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French per, from per, adjective, equal, from Latin par Date: 13th century 1. one that is of equal standing with another ; equal; especially one belonging to the same societal group especially based on age, grade, or status 2. archaic companion 3. a. a member of one of the five ranks (as duke, marquess, earl, viscount, or baron) of the British ~age b. noble 1 • ~ adjective II. transitive verb Date: 14th century archaic rival, match III. intransitive verb Etymology: perhaps by shortening & alteration from appear Date: 1580 1. to look narrowly or curiously; especially to look searchingly at something difficult to discern 2. to come slightly into view ; emerge partly ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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1. v.intr. 1 (usu. foll. by into, at, etc.) look keenly or with difficulty (peered into the fog). 2 appear; peep out. 3 archaic come into view. Etymology: var. of pire, LG piren; perh. partly f. APPEAR 2. n. & v. --n. 1 a (fem. peeress) a member of one of the degrees of the nobility in Britain, i.e. a duke, marquis, earl, viscount, or baron. b a noble of any country. 2 a person who is equal in ability, standing, rank, or value; a contemporary (tried by a jury of his peers). --v.intr. & tr. (usu. foll. by with) rank or cause to rank equally. Phrases and idioms peer group a group of people of the same age, status, interests, etc. peer of the realm (or the United Kingdom) any of the class of peers whose adult members may all sit in the House of Lords. Derivatives peerless adj. Etymology: ME f. AF & OF pe(e)r, perer f. LL pariare f. L par equal ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) равноправный узел (сети), одноранговый узел; равный по (техническому) уровню, одноранговый 2) одноузловой ...Англо-русский Русско-английский словарь по машиностроению
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1. ровня, равный groups of peers —- группы равных по положению you will not find his peer —- вы не найдете ему равного he has no peers in his profession —- в его профессии ему нет равных without peer —- несравненный to be judged (tried) by one's peers —- быть судимым равными себе по положению 2. пэр, лорд peer of the realm —- пэр Англии a life peer —- пожизненный пэр to make (a man) peer —- разг. вознести кого-л. 3. равный peer group —- группа равных (по положению, возрасту и т. п.) 4. исходящий от равных, от членов своей группы peer pressure —- давление со стороны членов своего круга, особ. сверстников, одноклассников и т. п. peer tuition —- взаимное обучение (иностранным языкам и т. п.) 5. разг. делать пэром; возвести в пэры 6. уст. быть равным, ровней 7. вглядываться, всматриваться to peer into smb.'s face —- всматриваться в чье-л. лицо she peered through the mist trying to find the right path —- она всматривалась в туман, пытаясь разглядеть дорогу 8. заглядывать he peered into the room —- он заглянул в комнату to peer round the corner —- заглянуть за угол 9. показываться, проглядывать, выглядывать a vaste white cloud, through which the sun peered —- большое белое облако, из-за которого выглядывало солнце ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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I 1. noun 1) ровня, равный; you will not find his peer - вы не найдете равного ему; to be tried by ones peers - быть судимым равными (себе по рангу) - without peer 2) пэр, лорд 2. v. делать пэром II v. 1) вглядываться, всматриваться (at, into, through); Even after peering at the letter, I still could not recognize the signature. She stood on the shore for some time, peering into the distance, long after the ship had gone. Opening the window, she peered out into the darkness, but could see nothing. Theres a hole in the wall where you can peer through. 2) показываться, проглядывать, выглядывать; The sun peered through a vast white cloud. Syn: see look ...Англо-русский словарь
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