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Darling
darling
(darlings) 1. You call someone darling if you love them or like them very much. Thank you, darling... N-VOC c darkgreen]feelings 2. Some people use darling to describe someone or something that they love or like very much. (INFORMAL) To have a darling baby boy was the greatest gift I could imagine... ADJ: ADJ n 3. If you describe someone as a darling, you are fond of them and think that they are nice. (INFORMAL) He’s such a darling. N-COUNT 4. The darling of a group of people is someone who is especially liked by that group. Rajneesh was the darling of a prosperous family. N-COUNT: with poss
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English derling, from Old English deorling, from deore dear Date: before 12th century 1. a dearly loved person 2. favorite a director who is the ~ of the critics II. adjective Date: 15th century 1. dearly loved ; favorite 2. very pleasing ; charming • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun DARLING geographical name river about 1700 miles (2735 kilometers) SE Australia in Queensland & New South Wales flowing SW into Murray River ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & adj. --n. 1 a beloved or lovable person or thing. 2 a favourite. 3 colloq. a pretty or endearing person or thing. --adj. 1 beloved, lovable. 2 favourite. 3 colloq. charming or pretty. Etymology: OE deorling (as DEAR, -LING(1)) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. дорогой, милый, родной, любимый или дорогая, милая, родная, любимая my darling —- дорогой мой 2. любимец, баловень the darling of the people —- всеобщий любимец the darling of fortune —- баловень судьбы 3. замечательный человек hi is a perfect darling —- он такой чудный; он просто прелесть 4. дорогой, горячо любимый one's darling child —- любимое дитя 5. горячий, страстный, заветный my darling hope was to see him —- я лелеял надежду увидеть его 6. прелестный, чудный a darling living room —- прелестная комната what a darling little dog! —- чудесная собачка! ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) любимый; любимая my darling! - мой дорогой!, голубчик! 2) любимец, баловень - the darling of fortune 2. adj. 1) любимый; милый; дорогой 2) прелестный 3) горячий, заветный (о желании) ...Англо-русский словарь
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~1 n 1 a way of speaking to someone that you love (Hurry up, darling.) 2 someone who seems very nice, generous, friendly etc (He's such a darling.) 3 the darling of the most popular person in a particular group or area of activity (She's the darling of the fashion world.) ~2 adj only before noun spoken used when you love someone or something very much, or when you think something is very attractive (My two darling daughters. | What a darling little house!) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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