- stem the flow
- (of smb. или smth.)пpeгpaдить путь (кoму-л. или чeму-л.)There is a need for a great many local industries to be set up to stem the flow of young people to the cities
Concise English-Russian phrasebook.
Concise English-Russian phrasebook.
flow — flow1 W2S2 [fləu US flou] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(liquid/gas/electricity)¦ 2¦(traffic)¦ 3¦(goods/people/information)¦ 4¦(speech/writing)¦ 5¦(of the sea)¦ 6 in full flow 7 go with the flow 8 go against the flow ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
stem — [[t]ste̱m[/t]] ♦♦♦ stems, stemming, stemmed 1) VERB If a condition or problem stems from something, it was caused originally by that thing. [V from n] All my problems stem from drink... [V from n] Much of the instability stems from the economic… … English dictionary
stem — 01. Can you cut the [stems] of those roses a little bit shorter? They are too tall for this vase. 02. Most of his problems [stem] from his drinking. 03. Immigration authorities are looking for ways to [stem] the flow of illegal migrants into the… … Grammatical examples in English
stem — stem1 [ stem ] noun count ** 1. ) the long thin central part of a plant from which the leaves and flowers grow: Cut the stems to ground level in winter. 2. ) the long thin part of a wine glass that joins the bowl to the base 3. ) the long narrow… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
stem — I UK [stem] / US noun [countable] Word forms stem : singular stem plural stems ** 1) the long thin central part of a plant from which the leaves and flowers grow Cut the stems to ground level in winter. 2) the long thin part of a wine glass that… … English dictionary
Flow-FISH — (fluorescent in situ hybridization) is a cytogenetic technique to quantify the copy number of specific repetitive elements in genomic DNA of whole cell populations via the combination of flow cytometry with cytogenetic fluorescent in situ… … Wikipedia
flow — vb issue, emanate, proceed, stem, derive, *spring, arise, rise, originate Analogous words: emerge, *appear, loom: start, *begin, commence flow n Flow, stream, current, flood, tide, flux are comparable when meaning something issuing or moving in a … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Stem — Stem, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stemmed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stemming}.] [Either from stem, n., or akin to stammer; cf. G. stemmen to press against.] To oppose or cut with, or as with, the stem of a vessel; to resist, or make progress against; to stop… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stem — Ⅰ. stem [1] ► NOUN 1) the main body or stalk of a plant or shrub. 2) the stalk supporting a fruit, flower, or leaf. 3) a long, thin supportive or main section of something, such as that of a wine glass or tobacco pipe. 4) a rod or cylinder in a… … English terms dictionary
Sidoarjo mud flow — The Sidoarjo mud flow or Lapindo mud, also informally abbreviated as Lusi , a contraction of Lumpur Sidoarjo ( lumpur is the Indonesian word for mud), is a since May 2006 ongoing eruption of gas and mud in the subdistrict of Porong, Sidoarjo in… … Wikipedia
stem — stem1 [stem] n ↑leaf, ↑petal, ↑stem, ↑stalk [: Old English; Origin: stefn, stemn] 1.) the long thin part of a plant, from which leaves, flowers, or fruit grow = ↑stalk 2.) the long thin part of a wine glass, ↑vase etc, between the base and the… … Dictionary of contemporary English