tab

A noun with multiple meanings: a bill or check in a restaurant; a key on a keyboard used for indentation; a small projecting flap or strip used for opening or identification; or a small pellet of medicine.

ruСуществительное с несколькими значениями: счёт в ресторане; клавиша на клавиатуре для отступа; небольшой выступающий язычок или полоска для открывания или идентификации; или маленькая таблетка лекарства.esSustantivo con varios significados: cuenta en un restaurante; tecla del teclado para sangría; pequeña lengüeta o pestaña sobresaliente para abrir o identificar; o pequeña tableta de medicamento.frNom avec plusieurs sens : addition dans un restaurant ou un bar ; touche du clavier servant à indenter ou à passer au champ suivant ; petite languette ou patte saillante pour ouvrir ou identifier quelque chose ; ou petit comprimé de médicament.deSubstantiv mit mehreren Bedeutungen: Rechnung in einem Restaurant; Taste auf der Tastatur für den Einzug; kleiner hervorstehender Lappen oder Streifen zum Öffnen oder zur Kennzeichnung; kleine Tablette Medizin; Registerkarte in einer Benutzeroberfläche.ptSubstantivo com vários sentidos: conta de restaurante ou bar; tecla de tabulação no teclado; pequena aba ou lingueta para puxar, abrir ou identificar algo; ou comprimido pequeno de remédio.zh名词，有多种含义：餐厅账单；键盘上的制表键或制表符；用于拉开或识别的小突出片或标签；或小片药剂。arاسم له عدة معانٍ: الفاتورة في المطعم؛ مفتاح على لوحة المفاتيح لإزاحة النص؛ لسان أو شريط صغير بارز للفتح أو التعريف؛ أو قرص صغير من الدواء.

1. Restaurant bill B1 informal

   The total amount of money owed for a meal or drinks in a bar or restaurant.

   • Can I have the tab, please?
   • He picked up the tab for everyone's dinner.
   • She put the drinks on her tab.

   ruСчётesCuenta (en bar o restaurante)frAddition (au restaurant/bar)deRechnungptContazh账单arفاتورة المطعم

   Sinônimos: accountbillchecktally

2. Sensationalist journalism B2 informal

   A type of newspaper, often called a tabloid, that focuses on sensational stories, celebrities, and gossip.

   • The story was all over the tabs this morning.
   • He only reads the tabs for the sports news.
   • The tab ran a headline about the scandal.

   ruБульварная прессаesPrensa sensacionalistafrPresse à scandaledeBoulevardpresseptImprensa sensacionalistazh小报arالصحافة الشعبية المثيرة

   Sinônimos: gutter pressragtabloid

3. Keyboard key A2 formal IT

   A key on a typewriter or computer keyboard that moves the cursor to a preset position, used for indenting text.

   • Press the tab key to indent the paragraph.
   • Use the tab to align the columns in your document.
   • He hit the tab button to move to the next field.

   ruКлавиша табуляцииesTecla de tabulaciónfrTouche de tabulationdeTabulatortasteptTecla Tabzh制表键arمفتاح الجدولة

   Sinônimos: tab keytabulator

4. Pull-tab or fastener B1 formal

   A short strip of material attached to an object to make it easier to open, identify, or handle.

   • Pull the tab to open the soda can.
   • The file folder has a tab for labeling.
   • She used the tab on the zipper to close her jacket.

   ruЯзычокesLengüeta o fichafrLanguette (d'ouverture)deLascheptLinguetazh拉环arلسان السحب

   Sinônimos: flapstriptag

5. Medicine tablet B1 informal medical

   A small, solid dose of a medicine, often in the form of a pellet or pill.

   • Take one tab of this medication every morning.
   • He dropped a tab of aspirin into the water.
   • The doctor prescribed a tab for his headache.

   ruТаблеткаesTableta de medicamentofrComprimé (médicament)deTabletteptComprimidozh药片arقرص

   Sinônimos: capsulelozengepilltablet

• tabs plural form
• tabs' possessive plural form
• tab's possessive singular form