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Definition von a-parting im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

centre parting
hairstyle where the hair is separated down the middle
parting
The dividing line formed by combing the hair in different directions ; part (US)
parting
Present participle of part
parting
A farewell, the act of departing politely
parting shot
An insult or barbed comment issued as the speaker departs or the conversation comes to an end

Gold Coast Deputy Mayor David Power took a parting shot at the Crime and Misconduct Commission and his council enemies as he announced his bombshell resignation today.

parting shots
plural form of parting shot
at the parting of the ways
at the point of separation, at the point of going different directions
middle parting
separation of the hair in the center
parting
A surface or line of separation where a division occurs
parting
The separation and determination of alloys; esp
parting
Lamellar separation in a crystallized mineral, due to some other cause than cleavage, as to the presence of twinning lamellæ
parting
{s} separating; dividing; of parting, of a departure
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The separation of gold and silver when the two metals compose an alloy, whether native or artificial, for the purpose of obtaining the metals respectively, in the form of fine bars (Bars containing 90% pure metal are generally considered fine bars )
parting
Serving to part; dividing; separating
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the separation, as by acids, of gold from silver in the assay button
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(1) A small joint in coal or rock; (2) a layer of rock in a coal seam; (3) a side track or turnout in a haulage road
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Departing
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The breaking, as of a cable, by violence
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A joint or fissure, as in a coal seam
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Admitting of being parted; partible
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the act of departing politely; "he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow"
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The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted; division; separation
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Your parting words or actions are the things that you say or do as you are leaving a place or person. Her parting words left him feeling empty and alone
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A separation; a leave-taking
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delivered at the moment of parting as if in flight or retreat; "paused to deliver a parting shot at the door"; "a Parthian volley of expletives from Uncle Billy"- Bret Harte
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When there is a parting of the ways, two or more people or groups of people stop working together or travelling together. a negotiated parting of the ways for the three Baltic republics. In metallurgy, the separation of gold and silver by chemical or electrochemical means. Gold and silver are often extracted together from the same ores or recovered as by-products from the extraction of other metals. A solid mixture of the two, known as bullion or doré, can be parted by boiling in nitric acid. The silver is dissolved as silver nitrate, leaving a gold residue that is filtered off and washed; silver is precipitated out of solution by adding ferrous sulfate. This is the traditional method used in assaying the content of gold and silver samples
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Line - The portion of the bottle where the two halves of the mold meet in closing
parting
Refers to the operation of cutting a workpiece in two
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Parting is the act of leaving a particular person or place. A parting is an occasion when this happens. It was a dreadfully emotional parting
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In precious metals recovery, the separation of silver from gold
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{i} departure; separation; death; path, track
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The parting in someone's hair is the line running from the front to the back of their head where their hair lies in different directions
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Given when departing; as, a parting shot; a parting salute
parting
The surface of the sand of one section of a mold where it meets that of another section
parting gift
gift given upon departure, gift received when leaving
parting line
last word, last thing said before leaving
parting of the ways
crossroads, point where each must go his separate way
parting shot
If someone makes a parting shot, they make an unpleasant or forceful remark at the end of a conversation, and then leave so that no-one has the chance to reply. He turned to face her for his parting shot. `You're one coldhearted woman, you know that?'. An act of aggression or retaliation, such as a retort or threat, that is made upon one's departure or at the end of a heated discussion
parting strip
{i} strip used to divide, long and thin object or area used as a partition
parting words
words said when departing, farewell words
side parting
separating the hair on the side
water parting
reaching a time when a decision must be made
water parting
A summit from the opposite sides of which rain waters flow to different streams; a line separating the drainage districts of two streams or coasts; a divide