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Meanings of gaffer in английском

португальский
velho
каталонский
carrossa
испанский
antigualla

An elderly man.

        velho
        каталонский
        cap
        испанский
        patrón

        A person who exercises control over workers.

              cap
              русский
              оператор по свету
              испанский
              iluminista

              Head electrician for film and TV crews.

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                    Usage of gaffer in английском
                    1
                    They were securely held down with gaffer tape and plastic safety bridges.
                    Whispers Under Ground
                    2
                    I got hold of some gaffer's tape and thrashed for the surface.
                    Beat the reaper: a novel
                    3
                    Under the gaffer we have controlled matches more than we've been controlled.
                    The Guardian
                    4
                    Methinks, gaffer ass, you might as well have said Sir Grandpaw Steed.
                    Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 5
                    5
                    To him Randall went at once, saying, So, gaffer, how goes it?
                    The Armourer's Prentices
                    6
                    Into the middle of this talk came Sam, bursting in with his gaffer.
                    The lord of the rings
                    7
                    Team News:Feeding the media is a necessary evil when donning the gaffer's cap.
                    The Irish Times
                    8
                    Christian Epps: A gaffer is in charge of executing the lighting.
                    Ebony
                    9
                    This gaffer contrived to 'bilk' all the turnpikes in the kingdom.
                    The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims. Volume 2 (of 2)
                    10
                    The gaffer has picked up on it and it seems to be working.
                    The Guardian
                    11
                    The scene looked surreal, like a movie set lit by an overzealous gaffer.
                    Bones Never Lie
                    12
                    To me, gaffer tape is the best piece of design in the world.
                    The Guardian
                    13
                    A stonemason and the bricklayer's gaffer are swiping at each other with battens.
                    Wolf hall
                    14
                    The last person they passed was a sturdy old gaffer clipping a hedge.
                    The lord of the rings
                    15
                    So you just stick gaffer tape over their eye, don't you?
                    The Guardian
                    16
                    The gaffer has given me that opportunity to step in and make that impact.
                    The Guardian
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                    Translations for gaffer
                    португальский
                    velho
                    Gaffer through the time
                    Gaffer across language varieties
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