Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - league
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League
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~1 n 1 a group of sports teams or players who play games against each other to see who is best (Spurs finished fourth in the league this season.) (- compare conference (3)) 2 be in a different league from/not be in the same league as to be much better, or much worse, than someone or something else (They're not in the same league as the French at making wine.) 3 be in league to be working together secretly, especially for a bad purpose (Union leaders were accused of being in league with the Mafia.) 4 a group of people or countries who have joined together because they have similar aims, political beliefs etc (the Young Communist League) 5 an old unit for measuring, equal to about five kilometres ~2 v formal to join together with other people, especially in order to fight for or against something
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(leagues) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A league is a group of people, clubs, or countries that have joined together for a particular purpose, or because they share a common interest. ...the League of Nations. ...the World Muslim League. N-COUNT: oft in names 2. A league is a group of teams that play the same sport or activity against each other. ...the American League series between the Boston Red Sox and World Champion Oakland Athletics... The club are on the brink of promotion to the Premier League. N-COUNT 3. You use the word league to make comparisons between different people or things, especially in terms of their quality. Her success has taken her out of my league... Their record sales would put them in the same league as The Rolling Stones. N-COUNT: with supp 4. If you say that someone is in league with another person to do something bad, you mean that they are working together to do that thing. There is no evidence that the broker was in league with the fraudulent vendor... PHRASE: usu v-link PHR, oft PHR with n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English leuge, lege, from Late Latin leuga Date: 14th century 1. any of various units of distance from about 2.4 to 4.6 statute miles (3.9 to 7.4 kilometers) 2. a square ~ II. noun Etymology: Middle English (Scots) ligg, from Middle French ligue, from Old Italian liga, from ligare to bind, from Latin — more at ligature Date: 15th century 1. a. an association of nations or other political entities for a common purpose b. (1) an association of persons or groups united by common interests or goals (2) a group of sports teams that regularly play one another c. an informal alliance in ~ with her sister 2. class, category III. verb (~d; leaguing) Date: 1604 transitive verb to unite in a ~ intransitive verb to form a ~ ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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1. n. & v. --n. 1 a collection of people, countries, groups, etc., combining for a particular purpose, esp. mutual protection or cooperation. 2 an agreement to combine in this way. 3 a group of sports clubs which compete over a period for a championship. 4 a class of contestants. --v.intr. (leagues, leagued, leaguing) (often foll. by together) join in a league. Phrases and idioms in league allied, conspiring. league football Austral. Rugby League or Australian Rules football played in leagues. league table 1 a listing of competitors as a league, showing their ranking according to performance. 2 any list of ranking order. Etymology: F ligue or It. liga, var. of lega f. legare bind f. L ligare 2. n. archaic a varying measure of travelling-distance by land, usu. about three miles. Etymology: ME, ult. f. LL leuga, leuca, of Gaulish orig. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. лига, союз the League of Nations —- ист. Лига Наций in league with smb. —- в союзе с кем-л. 2. спорт. лига, класс A league —- первая лига, класс А B league —- вторая лига, класс Б league games —- игры между командами класса А или Б league football championship —- соревнование (чемпионат) футбольных команд класса А или Б 3. класс, категория, разряд; группа to be not in the same league —- не идти ни в какое сравнение the two are not in the same league —- эти люди совершенно разного уровня (калибра); их даже сравнивать нельзя he's simply not in your league —- он вам неровня top of the league —- самый лучший в своем классе (в своей профессии, деятельности и т. п.) 4. образовывать союз, объединять в союз 5. входить в союз, объединяться, образовывать союз to league together against a common enemy —- объединиться против общего врага 6. лига, лье (мера расстояния) leaguer 1. член лиги 2. уст. (осадный) лагерь 3. осада 4. уст. осаждать ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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I noun лье, лига (мера длины) II 1. noun лига, союз; in league with smb. - в союзе с кем-л. Syn: alliance, coalition, confederacy, confederation, federation, union see club Ant: disunion, division, isolation, secession, separation 2. v. входить в союз; образовать союз; объединять(ся) (тж. league together); The oilproducing countries have leagued together to fix the price of oil at a high rate ...Англо-русский словарь
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