Translation of "upper millstone" to Russian

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Dictionary translations for "upper millstone"

upper millstone noun

pl. upper millstones

верхний жерновой камень м.р. (Culinary)

Contexts with "upper millstone"

What a millstone! Вот это каменюга!

The upper part of the mountain is covered with snow. Верхняя часть горы покрыта снегом.

A system that was hailed as a milestone for public policy when times were good turned into a millstone around the neck of families — particularly single mothers — when times turned bad. Это сама система, которую в благополучные годы считали символом благополучия и эпохой социальной политики, превратилась в тяжелое бремя и камнем повисла на шеях простых семей – особенно неполных семей, когда настали тяжелые времена.

City transportation is mainly buses, but Jerusalem has a high-speed tram, and Haifa has the only subway line in the country, comprising six stops and connecting upper town with lower. Городской транспорт - в основном автобусы, но в Иерусалиме есть скоростной трамвай, а в Хайфе - единственная в стране линия метро, состоящая из шести станций и связывающая Нижний город с Верхним.

The "nine-dotted line" that China has drawn over the South China Sea may prove to be nothing but a big geopolitical millstone around China's neck. "Девятипунктирная демаркационная линия", которую Китай провел в Южно-Китайском море, может оказаться ничем иным, как большим геополитическим мельничным жерновом на шее Китая.

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