shed Význam & definícia

Význam shed v slovenčine

• 0 a small building, usually made of wood, used for storing things:

  • a tool/storage shed

  • UK a garden/bicycle shed

  • the lambing shed

  • a cow shed

• 1 (often used in newspapers) to get rid of something you do not need or want:

  • 900 jobs will be shed over the next few months.

  • Psychotherapy helped him to shed some of his insecurity/inhibitions.

  • I'm going on a diet to see if I can shed (= become thinner by losing) a few pounds.

  • The trees shed their leaves in autumn.

  • They ran down to the water, shedding clothes as they went.

  • UK A lorry had shed a load of gravel across the road.

  • She shed a few tears at her daughter's wedding.

  • So much blood has been shed (= so many people have been badly hurt or killed) in this war.

  • Those who have contracted the new coronavirus shed the virus most heavily in the first few days of the illness.

  • People shed the virus in respiratory droplets and aerosols.

• 2 short form of she had:

  • She'd found the answer, at last.

  • She'd be a great managing director, don't you think?

• 3 a small building usually used for storage or shelter:

  • The lawn mower is kept in the shed.

• 4 to get rid of something:

  • As the day warmed up, she shed her sweater.

• 5 to lose hair, leaves, or skin, or to cause hair, skin, or leaves to drop:

  • [ I ] My cat shed all over the couch.

  • [ T ] By November, the trees had shed their leaves.

• 6 to make blood or tears flow:

  • He didn’t shed one tear when his old car was stolen.

• 7 to spread light:

  • A single bulb shed a harsh light on the table.

• 8 contraction of she had or she would:

  • She’d (= She had) already left.

  • I think she’d (= she would) like to go to the dance with you.

• 9 to get rid of something you do not need or want, especially jobs or employees:

  • There are rumors that the retailer will shed more than 400 jobs over the next year.

  • shed workers/employees/staff

• 10 to lose value in the stock market or other financial markets:

  • The stock shed another 16% of its value yesterday, closing at $15.25.

  • The Dow Jones industrial average shed 242.66 points, or 1.97%, to close at 12,075.96.

• 11 a large simple building, usually used for storing equipment:

  • The structure is used as a truck storage shed.