TRIAL BALLOON

Meaning of TRIAL BALLOON in English

a hint about a plan with the purpose of finding out what people think about the idea We sent up a trial balloon to see who would support our plan to enlarge the factory.

English idioms vocab. Словарь английских идиом и выражений. 2012

TRIAL BALLOON — noun Date: 1935 a project or scheme tentatively announced in order to test public opinion
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TRIAL BALLOON — noun 1. : a balloon sent up to test air currents and wind velocity 2. : a project or scheme …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TRIAL BALLOON — a statement, program, or the like issued publicly as a means of determining reactions in advance: The speech was a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TRIAL BALLOON — balloon used in an experiment; hot-air balloon used for reconnaissance
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TRIAL BALLOON — Date: 1935 : a project or scheme tentatively announced in order to test public opinion
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TRIAL BALLOON — Function: noun Date: 1935 : a project or scheme tentatively announced in order to test public opinion
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TRIAL BALLOON — ■ noun a tentative measure taken or statement made to see how a new policy will be received.
Concise Oxford English vocab
TRIAL BALLOON — [trial balloon] n (1935): a project or scheme tentatively announced in order to test public opinion
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TRIAL BALLOON — noun something that you say or do to find out what people think about a course of action before you …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TRIAL BALLOON — ˈtrial balˌloon BrE AmE noun [countable] something that you do or say in order to see whether other people will …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TRIAL BALLOON — ( trial balloons) A trial balloon is a proposal that you mention or an action that you try in order …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TRIAL BALLOON — (~s) A ~ is a proposal that you mention or an action that you try in order to find out …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TRIAL BALLOON — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A good cabinet officer will take a policy proposal, put a trial balloon out. ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TRIAL BALLOON — Synonyms and related words : barometer, bone of contention, catechism, cross-interrogatory, cross-question, debating point, demand, feeler, inquiry, interrogation, interrogative, interrogatory, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
TRIAL BALLOON — {n.} A hint about a plan of action that is given out to find out what people will say. * …
Slang English vocab
TRIAL BALLOON — Function: noun Synonyms: FEELER Related Words: trial
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
TRIAL BALLOON — noun Synonyms: feeler Related Word: trial
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
TRIAL BALLOON — n. to float, send up a ~
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
TRIAL BALLOON — {n.} A hint about a plan of action that is given out to find out what people will say. * …
Словарь английских идиом
TRIAL BALLOON — proposed program, planned policy, pilot project If you want to know public opinion, send up a trial balloon and listen …
English Idioms vocabulary
TRIAL BALLOON — n. A hint about a plan of action that is given out to find out what people will say. John …
American Idioms English vocabulary
TRIAL BALLOON — амер. "пробный шар", зондаж (обычно общественного мнения) пробный шар
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TRIAL BALLOON — пробный шар
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TRIAL BALLOON — амер."пробный шар", зондаж (обычно общественного мнения)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
TRIAL BALLOON — пробный шар
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
TRIAL BALLOON — пробный шар
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
TRIAL BALLOON — пробный шар
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
TRIAL BALLOON — пробный шар
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
TRIAL BALLOON — амер. "пробный шар", зондаж ( обычно общественного мнения )
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
TRIAL BALLOON — амер. "пробный шар", зондаж (обычно общественного мнения)
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
TRIAL BALLOON — пробный шар кружок, в который заключены слова изображенного на карикатуре персонажа
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
TRIAL BALLOON — пробный шар
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
TRIAL BALLOON — амер. "пробный шар", зондаж (обычно общественного мнения) пробный шар
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
TRIAL
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BALLOON — I. bəˈlün noun ( -s ) Etymology: Italian dialect ballone (Italian pallone ), aug. of Italian dialect balla, of Germanic …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TRIAL — /truy"euhl, truyl/ , n. 1. Law. a. the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BALLOON — — balloonlike , adj. /beuh loohn"/ , n. 1. a bag made of thin rubber or other light material, usually …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BALLOON — I. bə-ˈlün noun Etymology: French ballon large football, balloon, from Italian dialect ballone large football, augmentative of balla ball, of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TRIAL — noun the act of trying or testing in any manner. 2. trial ·noun the act of testing by experience; proof; …
Webster English vocab
BALLOON — noun a bomb or shell. 2. balloon ·vi to go up or voyage in a balloon. 3. balloon ·vt to …
Webster English vocab
BALLOON — [bal.loon] n [F ballon large football, balloon, fr. It dial. ballone large football, aug. of balla ball, of Gmc origin] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BALLOON — Ascent of a Piccard balloon large airtight bag filled with hot air or a lighter-than-air gas, such as helium or …
Britannica English vocabulary
TRIAL — trial BrE AmE ˈtra ɪ ‿əl AmE ˈtraɪ‿ ə l ▷ trial|ed, ~led d ▷ trial|ing, \~ling ɪŋ ▷ trial|s …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BALLOON — balloon BrE AmE bə ˈluːn ▷ balloon|ed d ▷ balloon|ing ɪŋ ▷ balloon|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TRIAL — / ˈtraɪəl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun LAW 1. [ U , C ] a formal examination of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BALLOON — / bəˈluːn; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. a small bag made of very thin rubber that becomes …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TRIAL — I. tri ‧ al 1 S3 W2 /ˈtraɪəl/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Anglo-French ; Origin: trier …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BALLOON — I. bal ‧ loon 1 /bəˈluːn/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French ; Origin: ballon 'large …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TRIAL — n. 1 a judicial examination and determination of issues between parties by a judge with or without a jury (stood …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BALLOON — n. & v. --n. 1 a small inflatable rubber pouch with a neck, used as a child's toy or as …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TRIAL — n. 1 a judicial examination and determination of issues between parties by a judge with or without a jury (stood …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BALLOON — n. & v. n. 1 a small inflatable rubber pouch with a neck, used as a child's toy or as …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TRIAL — n.1 a judicial examination and determination of issues between parties by a judge with or without a jury (stood trial …
Oxford English vocab
BALLOON — n. & v. --n. 1. a small inflatable rubber pouch with a neck, used as a child's toy or as …
Oxford English vocab
TRIAL — ( trials) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A trial is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BALLOON — ( balloons, ballooning, ballooned) 1. A balloon is a small, thin, rubber bag that you blow air into so that …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TRIAL — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a case comes/goes to trial ▪ By the time her case went to trial, her …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BALLOON — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES barrage balloon blow up...balloon ▪ Can you blow up this balloon ? hot-air balloon …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BALLOON — n. Large airtight bag filled with hot air or a lighter-than-air gas such as helium or hydrogen that can rise …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
TRIAL — Synonyms and related words : Olympic games, Olympics, R and D, acid test, adverse circumstances, adversity, affliction, aggravation, agony, anguish, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BALLOON
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
TRIAL — n. Function: noun 1 the state or fact of being tested (as by suffering) FF1C; the Vietnam war period was …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
TRIAL — noun 1 in a court of law ADJECTIVE ▪ fair , unfair ▪ The men claim they did not receive …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BALLOON — I. noun 1 toy ADJECTIVE ▪ helium ▪ helium ~s for the children's party ▪ water ▪ colourful/colorful ▪ party …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary

English Idioms vocab

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