project

Definitionen

1. Nomen

   A planned piece of work with a clear goal, done in several steps.

   Beispiele

   • Our class is working on a science project.
   • The city has started a project to build a new bridge.
   ≈plan≈blueprint≈design≈plan≈plot +3 mehr
2. Nomen

   A group of low-cost apartment buildings, mainly in American cities.

   Beispiele

   • He grew up in the projects of a big city.
   • The old projects were torn down last year.
   ≈council estate≈scheme
3. Nomen

   A plan that is unlikely to work.

   Beispiele

   • He had a hundred projects but finished none of them.
   • Her latest project is to build a boat in her garden.
   ≈Tower of Babel
4. Nomen

   In sports, a young player with a lot of talent who needs training.

   Beispiele

   • The coach saw the young player as a project who could improve a lot.
   • He was a project when he joined the team, but he learned fast.
5. Nomen

   A thing that is thrown or fired, in old-fashioned use.

   Beispiele

   • The catapult launched its project over the wall.
   • The project hit the gate with great force.
   ≈missile
6. Nomen

   A part that sticks out from a surface, in old-fashioned use.

   Beispiele

   • A small project of rock stuck out from the cliff.
   • The wall had a small project near the roof.
   ≈protuberance≈protrusion
7. Verb

   To stick out from a surface.

   Beispiele

   • The balcony projects several feet from the building.
   • The roof projects over the front door.
   ≈extend≈jut≈protrude≈stick out
8. Verb

   To send light or an image onto a surface.

   Beispiele

   • The machine projects the film onto a large screen.
   • The lamp projected a shadow on the wall.
   ≈cast≈throw≈bung≈cast≈chuck +36 mehr
9. Verb

   To push a part of the body outward.

   Beispiele

   • The crab projects its claws when it feels threatened.
   • The plant projects tiny hairs from its leaves.
   ≈extend≈jut≈jut out≈exsert
10. Verb

    To say what you think will happen in the future, using numbers or facts.

    Beispiele

    • The company projects higher sales next year.
    • Experts project that the population will keep growing.
    ≈forecast≈foresee≈foretell