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курс — meaning in English

kurs

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English meaning

  • class noun A group of people or things sharing common features; a category.
  • course noun A structured series of lessons or lectures on a subject, often part of a qualification.
  • heading noun The title or short label at the top of a document, chapter, or section.
  • line noun A long, thin mark or stroke, straight or curved, on a surface.
  • policy noun A course of action or set of principles adopted by a government, organization, or person.
  • rate noun A measure of how fast something happens, or how one quantity compares to another.
  • route noun The path or course taken to get from one place to another.
  • tack noun A short nail with a broad, flat head.
  • treatise noun A long, formal written work that thoroughly examines a single subject.
  • vector noun In math and physics, a quantity that has both a size (magnitude) and a direction.
  • year noun The time it takes the Earth to orbit the Sun once, about 365 days.

Senses

курс is used for these senses in English:

  • class A series of lessons covering a single subject.
  • class (countable) A group of students who commenced or completed their education during a particular year. A school class.
  • course (education) A learning programme
  • exchange rate (economics, finance) The rate at which one currency may be exchanged for another currency.
  • heading (nautical and aeronautical) The direction into which a seagoing or airborne vessel's bow is pointing (apparent heading) and/or the direction into which it is actually moving relative to the ground (true heading)
  • line Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity. [from earlier 17th c.]
  • line The official, stated position (or set of positions) of an individual or group, particularly a political or religious faction. [from later 19th c.]
  • rate The proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another. [from 15th c.]

class — full definition

  1. noun A group of people or things sharing common features; a category.
  2. noun A social group defined by wealth, occupation, or background.
  3. noun A group of students taught together, or a single scheduled lesson.
  4. noun Elegance, style, or dignified behaviour.
  5. verb To place something or someone into a particular category.

course — full definition

  1. noun A structured series of lessons or lectures on a subject, often part of a qualification.
  2. noun The path or direction that something (like a ship, plane, river, or plan of action) follows.
  3. noun One of the separate parts of a meal, served one after another.
  4. verb To flow or move quickly, especially of liquid.

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