Wiktionary http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Main_Page MediaWiki 1.16alpha-wmf case-sensitive Media Special Talk User User talk Wiktionary Wiktionary talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk Appendix Appendix talk Concordance Concordance talk Index Index talk Rhymes Rhymes talk Transwiki Transwiki talk Wikisaurus Wikisaurus talk WT WT talk Citations Citations talk 4845 6957309 2009-07-08T22:12:15Z AutoFormat 32732 sorted/rebalanced translations, trans link [[Norwegian Bokmål]] ==English== ===Etymology=== Old English ''[[torr]]'' ===Pronunciation=== * {{a|RP}} {{IPA|/ˈtaʊə/}}, {{SAMPA|/"taU@/}} * {{a|GenAm}} {{IPA|/ˈtaʊɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/"taU@`/}} * {{audio|en-us-tower.ogg|Audio (US)}} *: {{rhymes|aʊə(r)}} ===Noun=== {{wikipedia}} {{en-noun}} [[Image:FtThomasTower.jpg|200px|right|thumb|A nineteenth century [[water tower]]]] # A structure, usually taller than it is wide, often used as a lookout. #: ''From the top of the '''tower''' we could see far off into the distance.'' # {{figuratively}} Any item, such as a computer case, that is usually higher than it is wide. # {{rfc-sense}} Tarot card. ====Synonyms==== * [[donjon]] ====Derived terms==== * [[guardtower]] * [[radio tower]] * [[watchtower]] * [[water tower]] * [[tower of Babel]] * [[towers of Hanoi]] * [[tower of strength]] ====Translations==== {{trans-top|structure}} * Arabic: {{t-|ar|برج|m|tr=burj|sc=Arab}} * Armenian: [[աշտարակ]] (aštarak) * [[Catalan]]: {{t-|ca|torre|f}} * Chinese: *: Mandarin: {{t|cmn|塔樓|sc=Hani|xs=Mandarin}}, {{t|cmn|塔楼|tr=tǎlóu|sc=Hani|xs=Mandarin}}, {{t-|cmn|塔|tr=tǎ|sc=Hani|xs=Mandarin}}, {{t-|cmn|樓閣|sc=Hani|xs=Mandarin}}, {{t-|cmn|楼阁|tr=lóugé|sc=Hani|xs=Mandarin}}, {{t|cmn|樓臺|sc=Hani|xs=Mandarin}}, {{t|cmn|楼台|tr=lóutái|sc=Hani|xs=Mandarin}} * Czech: {{t+|cs|věž|f}} * Danish: {{t-|da|tårn|n}} * Dutch: {{t+|nl|toren|m}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|torni}} * French: {{t+|fr|tour|m}} * German: {{t+|de|Turm|m}} * Hebrew: {{t+|he|מגדל|m|tr=migdal|sc=Hebr}} {{trans-mid}} * Hungarian: {{t+|hu|torony}} * Irish: {{t-|ga|túr|m|xs=Irish}} * Italian: {{t+|it|torre|f}} * Japanese: {{t+|ja|塔|tr=tō|sc=Jpan}}, {{t|ja|タワー|tr=tawā|sc=Jpan}} * [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|кула|f|tr=kùla|sc=Cyrl|xs=Macedonian}} * [[Norwegian Bokmål]]: {{tø|nb|tårn|n}} * [[Occitan]]: {{t-|oc|torre|f|xs=Occitan}} * {{trreq|Old English}} * Polish: {{t+|pl|wieża|f}} * Russian: {{t+|ru|башня|f|tr=bášnja|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t+|ru|вышка|f|tr=výška|sc=Cyrl}} * [[Scots]]: {{tø|sco|tour|xs=Scots}} * [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|tùr|m|xs=Scottish Gaelic}} * Spanish: {{t+|es|torre|f}} * {{trreq|Welsh}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|''(figuratively)'' any item that is higher than it is wide}} * Czech: {{t+|cs|věž|f}} * Danish: {{t-|da|tårn|n}} * Dutch: {{t+|nl|toren|m}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|torni}} * German: {{t+|de|Turm|m}} * Japanese: {{t|ja|タワー|tr=tawā|sc=Jpan}} {{trans-mid}} * Polish: {{t+|pl|wieża|f}} * Russian: {{t+|ru|башня|f|tr=bášnja|sc=Cyrl}} * [[Scots]]: {{tø|sco|tour|xs=Scots}} * [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|tùr|m|xs=Scottish Gaelic}} * Spanish: {{t+|es|torre|f}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|Tarot card}} * [[Catalan]]: [[la torre]], [[casa de déu]] * Czech: {{t+|cs|věž|f}} * Dutch: {{t+|nl|toren}} * French: [[la maison dieu]] * German: [[der Turm]] * Hungarian: {{t+|hu|torony}} * Italian: [[la torre]], [[il fulmine]] {{trans-mid}} * Japanese: {{t+|ja|塔|sc=Jpan}} * Korean: {{t+|ko|탑|sc=Hang}} * Polish: [[wieża]], [[wieża boga]] * Portuguese: [[a torre]], [[a casa de deus]] * [[Scots]]: {{tø|sco|tour|xs=Scots}} * Spanish: [[la casa de dios]] {{trans-bottom}} {{checktrans-top}} * {{ttbc|Breton}}: [[tour#Breton|tour]] {{m}}, tourioù {{p}} * {{ttbc|Dutch}}: [[toren]] {{m}} * {{ttbc|Indonesian}}: [[menara]], tower * {{ttbc|Interlingua}}: [[turre]] * {{ttbc|Korean}}: [[탑]] (tap) * {{ttbc|Latin}}: [[turris]] {{f}} * {{ttbc|Maltese}}: [[torri]] {{m}} {{checktrans-mid}} * {{ttbc|Portuguese}}: [[torre]] {{f}} * {{ttbc|Romanian}}: [[turn#Romanian|turn]] {{n}} * {{ttbc|Slovak}}: [[veža]] {{f}} * {{ttbc|Slovene}}: [[stolp]] {{m}} * {{ttbc|Swedish}}: [[torn#Swedish|torn]] * {{ttbc|Telugu}}: [[స్తూపము]] (stoopamu) * {{ttbc|Turkish}}: [[kule]] * {{ttbc|Volapük}}: [[tüm]] * {{ttbc|Welsh}}: [[tŵr]] {{checktrans-bottom}} ===Verb=== {{en-verb|towers|towering|towered}} # To be considerably taller than. #: ''The basketball players '''towered''' over their fans''. ====Translations==== {{trans-top|to be considerably taller than}} * Dutch: [[bovenuittorenen]] * Finnish: [[kohota korkealle]] * Hungarian: {{t|hu|tornyosul}} * [[Interlingua]]: [[elevar se]] * Italian: {{t-|it|torreggiare}} * Japanese: {{t|ja|そびえ立つ|tr=sobie tatsu|sc=Jpan}} {{trans-mid}} * [[Macedonian]]: {{t|mk|се извишува|tr=se izvíšuva|sc=Cyrl|xs=Macedonian}}, {{t|mk|надраснува|tr=nadrásnuva|sc=Cyrl|xs=Macedonian}} * Old English: {{t-|ang|hlifian|xs=Old English}} * Portuguese: [[elevar-se]] * Russian: {{t+|ru|возвышаться|tr=vozvyšát’s’a|sc=Cyrl}} {{impf}} * Ukrainian: {{t|uk|височіти|sc=Cyrl|xs=Ukrainian}} {{trans-bottom}} [[zh-min-nan:tower]] [[ca:tower]] [[fa:tower]] [[fr:tower]] [[ko:tower]] [[io:tower]] [[id:tower]] [[it:tower]] [[kk:tower]] [[ku:tower]] [[lo:tower]] [[hu:tower]] [[oc:tower]] [[pl:tower]] [[ru:tower]] [[fi:tower]] [[simple:tower]] [[sv:tower]] [[ta:tower]] [[te:tower]] [[tr:tower]] [[uk:tower]] [[vi:tower]]