Английский Этимологический словарь - zombie
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Zombie
zombie
- 1871, of W. African origin (cf. Kikongo zumbi "fetish;" Kimbundu nzambi "god"), originally the name of a snake god, later with meaning "reanimated corpse" in voodoo cult. But perhaps also from Louisiana creole word meaning "phantom, ghost," from Sp. sombra "shade, ghost." Sense "slow-witted person" is 1930s.
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~ n 1 informal someone who moves very slowly and does not seem to be thinking about what they are doing, especially because they are very tired 2 a dead person whose body is made to move by magic, according to some African and Caribbean religions ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
2.
(zombies) 1. You can describe someone as a zombie if their face or behaviour shows no feeling, understanding, or interest in what is going on around them. Without sleep you will become a zombie at work. N-COUNT 2. In horror stories and some religions, a zombie is a dead person who has been brought back to life. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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also zombi noun Etymology: Louisiana Creole or Haitian Creole zonbi, of Bantu origin; akin to Kimbundu nzumbe ghost Date: circa 1871 1. (usually zombi) a. the supernatural power that according to voodoo belief may enter into and reanimate a dead body b. a will-less and speechless human in the West Indies capable only of automatic movement who is held to have died and been supernaturally reanimated 2. a. a person held to resemble the so-called walking dead; especially automaton b. a person markedly strange in appearance or behavior 3. a mixed drink made of several kinds of rum, liqueur, and fruit juice • ~like adjective ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 colloq. a dull or apathetic person. 2 a corpse said to be revived by witchcraft. Etymology: W.Afr. zumbi fetish ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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сущ. 1) общ. зомби, оживший мертвец 2) общ., сленг тупой, апатичный человек, "зомби" 3) потр. коктейль из рома, ликера и сока 4) эк. "зомби" (компания, продолжающая деятельность, несмотря на то, что она неплатежеспособна или близка к банкротству) Syn: living dead See: insolvency, bankruptcy ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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1. зомби, оживший мертвец; оборотень 2. колдовство; нечистая сила 3. сл. зануда, тупица, кретин 4. сл. чудной, малахольный тип 5. коктейль из рома с фруктовым соком и содовой водой 6. воен. жарг. новобранец 7. рел. фольк. божество-змея; священный питон (в Вест-Индии, на юге США и т. п.) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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