Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - toad
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(toads) A toad is a creature which is similar to a frog but which has a drier skin and spends less time in water. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Etymology: Middle English tode, from Old English tade, tadige Date: before 12th century 1. any of numerous anuran amphibians (especially family Bufonidae) that are distinguished from the related frogs by being more terrestrial in habit though returning to water to lay their eggs, by having a build that is squatter and shorter with weaker and shorter hind limbs, and by having skin that is rough, dry, and warty rather than smooth and moist 2. a contemptible person or thing ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 any froglike amphibian of the family Bufonidae, esp. of the genus Bufo, breeding in water but living chiefly on land. 2 any of various similar amphibians including the Surinam toad. 3 a repulsive or detestable person. Phrases and idioms toad-eater archaic a toady. toad-in-the-hole Brit. sausages or other meat baked in batter. Derivatives toadish adj. Etymology: OE tadige, tadde, tada, of unkn. orig. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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жаба; жаба (Bufo) – African live-bearing toad – aquatic toad – bell toads – black toad – brachycephalid toads – burrowing toad – Chirinda forest toad – clawed toad – common toad – dwarf toad – European common toad – fire-bellied toad – giant toad – green toad – ground toad – horned toad – leopard toad – marine toad – Mauric toad – midwife toad – narrow-mouthed toad – oak toad – red toad – red-bellied toad – rock toad – running toad – sea toads – spade-footed toad – Surinam toad – torrent toad – tree toad – true toads – variable toad – viviparous toad ...Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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1. зоол. жаба (Bufo bufo) 2. презр. гадина, жаба; отвратительный, мерзкий человек a filthy little toad —- гаденыш 3. льстец, подхалим 4. ласк. уст. детка, лягушонок Id: the biggest toad in the puddle —- местный заправила Id: toad under the harrow —- вечно притесняемый человек Id: to treat smb. like a toad under the harrow —- попирать (третировать) кого-л., держать кого-л. в черном теле Id: to eat smb.'s toads —- быть чьим-л. приживальщиком 5. льстить; низкопоклонничать to toad the memory of the dead —- курить мертвым фимиам 6. (to) подольщаться; выслуживаться; подхалимничать to toad to smb. —- заискивать перед кем-л. ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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noun 1) жаба 2) отвратительный человек, гадина toad in the hole - бифштекс, запеченный в тесте to eat smb. s toads - быть чьим-л. приживальщиком ...Англо-русский словарь
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