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peer

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peer
1. verb /ˈpiːə,ˈpiɚ/
a) To look with difficulty, or as if searching for something.

He walked slowly past the gate and peered through a narrow gap in the cedar hedge. The girl was moving along a sanded walk, toward a gray, unpainted house, with a steep roof, broken by dormer windows.

b) To carry communications traffic terminating on ones own network on an equivalency basis to and from another network, usually without charge or payment. Contrast with transit where one pays another network provider to carry ones traffic.

He would peek into the curtained windows, or, climbing upon the roof, peer down the black depths of the chimney in vain endeavor to solve the unknown wonders that lay within those strong walls.

2. noun /ˈpiːə,ˈpiɚ/
a) Somebody or something who/that is at an equal level.
b) A noble with a hereditary title, i.e., a peerage, and in times past, with certain rights and privileges not enjoyed by commoners.

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  • Peer — Géolocalisation sur la carte : Belgique …   Wikipédia en Français

  • peer — 1> ровня, равный Ex: groups of peers группы равных по положению Ex: you will not find his peer вы не найдете ему равного Ex: he has no peers in his profession в его профессии ему нет равных Ex: without peer несравненный Ex: to be judged (tried)… …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

  • Peer — may refer to: *A member of the peerage, a system of honours or nobility in various countries; *A variant of the name Peter in Scandinavic languages; *Peer, Belgium *Peer Gynt, a play and character by Henrik Ibsen; *Peer group, (a member of) a… …   Wikipedia

  • Peer — Peer, n. [OE. per, OF. per, F. pair, fr. L. par equal. Cf. {Apparel}, {Pair}, {Par}, n., {Umpire}.] 1. One of the same rank, quality, endowments, character, etc.; an equal; a match; a mate. [1913 Webster] In song he never had his peer. Dryden.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • peer — I 1. noun 1) ровня, равный; you will not find his peer вы не найдетеравного ему; to be tried by one s peers быть судимым равными (себе по рангу) without peer 2) пэр, лорд 2. v. делать пэром II v. 1) вглядываться, всматри ваться (at, into,… …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

  • peer — I noun associate, coequal, companion, compeer, competitor, comrade, contemporary, contender, corrival, equal, equivalent, fellow, likeness, match, mate, opposite number, par, parallel, rival II index contributor (contributor), copartner (b …   Law dictionary

  • Peer — Peer, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Peered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Peering}.] [OF. parir, pareir equiv. to F. para[^i]tre to appear, L. parere. Cf. {Appear}.] 1. To come in sight; to appear. [Poetic] [1913 Webster] So honor peereth in the meanest habit. Shak.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Peer — v. t. To make equal in rank. [R.] Heylin. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Peer — v. t. To be, or to assume to be, equal. [R.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Peer — steht für: Peer (Vorname), einen norwegischen männlichen Vornamen, Namensträger siehe dort den Familiennamen folgender Personen: Alexander Peer (* 1971), österreichischer Schriftsteller und Journalist Andri Peer (1921–1985), Schweizer… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Peer — (engl., spr. pīr), soviel wie Pair (s. Pairs); Peerage (spr. pīredsch), Würde eines Peers, Gesamtheit der Peers …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

Фильмы

  • The VII Winter Olympic Games., 1956 — The holding of the VII Winter Olympic Games in the Italian city of Cortino d'Ampezzo.
  • Campfire On Thursdays., 1980 — A reflection film about young people leaving for the for construction of new towns, problems which young specialists face.