sleeve

CEFRB1

/sliːv/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The part of a shirt that covers an arm.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A (usually tubular) covering or lining to protect a piece of machinery etc.

Examples

  • I have a card up my sleeve.

  • I'm sure he has something up his sleeve.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3

Also pronounced

  • /sliv/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A protective jacket or case, especially for a record, containing art and information about the contents; also the analogous leaflet found in a packaged CD.

  2. The part of a garment that covers the arm.

  3. A tattoo covering the whole arm.

More examples

In context

  • Roll up your right sleeve.

  • The sleeves on my coat are too long.

  • This bearing requires a sleeve so the shaft will fit snugly.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

He tore the right blank of his jacket while climbing over the fence.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English sleve, slefe, from Old English slīef and slīefe (“sleeve”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Sleeuwe (“sleeve”), West Frisian slúf, Dutch sloof (“apron”), Low German sluve, dialectal German Schlaube. The Canadian sense of “measure smaller than a pint” is due to a former conflict between federal law and provincial law in British Columbia. According to federal law, a pint must be 20 imperial ounces (~568 ml), but according to provincial law at the time, the maximum individual serving size was 500 ml, so an individual portion could not be called a “pint” in British Columbia, and required a different term. The provincial law has been changed, allowing servings of up to 24 oz (...