Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь - cow
Связанные словари
Перевод с английского языка cow на русский
cow
Рейтинг статьи:
См. в других словарях
1.
1. зоол. корова (Bos gen.) cow in calf —- стельная корова cow in milk —- дойная корова 2. самка слона, кита, тюленя, моржа, носорога 3. разг. неуклюжий, глупый, надоедливый человек 4. груб. "корова", некрасивая, толстая и неряшливая женщина; распустеха 5. груб. чрезмерно плодовитая женщина; вечно с пузом 6. австрал. сл. трудное положение, испытание 7. ам. сл. молоко; сливки; масло; говядина; мясное блюдо 8. горн. автоматический тормоз Id: to make cow eyes —- смотреть кротко и грустно Id: till the cows come home —- долго, нескоро; после дождичка в четверг Id: curst cows have cut horns, God sends a curst cow short horns —- бодливой корове Бог рог не дает Id: the cow knows not what her tail is worth until she has lost it —- что имеем, не храним, потерявши, плачем 9. шотл. пугало 10. пугать, запугивать; устрашать the child had a cowed look —- у ребенка был запуганный вид to be cowed —- испугаться; устрашиться he refused to be cowed —- он не поддался на угрозы cowalker 1. привидение-двойник ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
2.
in calf стельная корова COW with calf стельная корова COW I noun 1) pl. -s obs. also kineкорова 2) самка слона, носорога, кита, тюленя и т.д. till the cows come home - после дождичка в четверг Syn: see ox II v. запугивать, терроризировать; усмирять; (тж. cow down) Dont let yourself be cowed down by the directors heavy scolding. to cow someone into submission - подчинить ...Англо-русский словарь
3.
1. n. 1 a fully grown female of any bovine animal, esp. of the genus Bos, used as a source of milk and beef. 2 the female of other large animals, esp. the elephant, whale, and seal. 3 derog. sl. a a woman esp. a coarse or unpleasant one. b Austral. & NZ an unpleasant person, thing, situation, etc. Phrases and idioms cow-fish 1 any of several small plant-eating mammals, e.g. the manatee. 2 a marine fish, Lactoria diaphana, covered in hard bony plates and having hornlike spines over the eyes and on other parts of the body. cow-heel the foot of a cow or an ox stewed to a jelly. cow-lick a projecting lock of hair. cow-parsley a hedgerow plant Anthriscus sylvestris, having lacelike umbels of flowers: also called Queen Anne's lace. cow-pat a flat round piece of cow-dung. cow-tree a tree, Brosimum galactodendron, native to S. America, yielding a milklike juice which is used as a substitute for cow's milk. cow-wheat any plant of the genus Melampyrum, esp. M. pratense growing on heathland. till the cows come home colloq. an indefinitely long time. Etymology: OE cu f. Gmc, rel. to L bos, Gk bous 2. v.tr. (usu. in passive) intimidate or dispirit (cowed by ill-treatment). Etymology: prob. f. ON k{uacute}ga oppress ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
4.
I. noun Etymology: Middle English cou, from Old English cu; akin to Old High German kuo ~, Latin bos head of cattle, Greek bous, Sanskrit go Date: before 12th century 1. a. the mature female of cattle (genus Bos) b. the mature female of various usually large animals (as an elephant, whale, or moose) 2. a domestic bovine animal regardless of sex or age • ~y adjective II. transitive verb Etymology: probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Danish kue to subdue Date: 1581 to destroy the resolve or courage of the party that Stalin had ~ed — World Press Review; also to bring to a state or an action by intimidation — used with into like too many Asian armies, adept at ~ing a population into feeding them — Edward Lansdale Synonyms: see intimidate • ~edly adverb ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
5.
(cows, cowing, cowed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A cow is a large female animal that is kept on farms for its milk. People sometimes refer to male and female animals of this species as cows. Dad went out to milk the cows. ...a herd of cows. N-COUNT see also cattle 2. Some female animals, including elephants and whales, are called cows. ...a cow elephant. N-COUNT: oft N n 3. If someone describes a woman as a cow, they dislike her and think that she is unpleasant or stupid. (INFORMAL, OFFENSIVE) N-COUNT c darkgreen]disapproval 4. If someone is cowed, they are made afraid, or made to behave in a particular way because they have been frightened or badly treated. (FORMAL) The government, far from being cowed by these threats, has vowed to continue its policy. ...cowing them into submission. = intimidate VERB: be V-ed, V n into n/-ing • cowed By this time she was so cowed by the beatings that she meekly obeyed. ADJ: oft ADJ by n 5. see also mad cow disease, sacred cow ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
6.
~1 n 1 a large female animal that is kept on farms and produces milk (- compare bull1 (1)) 2 a male or female animal of this type 3 the female of some large land and sea animals, such as the elephant or the whale 4 BrE spoken an impolite way of saying that a woman is stupid or very unpleasant (Linda's a silly cow - just ignore her!) 5 have a cow AmE informal to be very angry or surprised about something 6 till the cows come home informal for a very long time, or for ever ~2 v to make someone behave in the way you want them to by using violence or threats (I was determined not to be cowed by their threats.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
7.
transport. abbr. Condo On Wheels transport. abbr. Cellular On Wheels chemis. abbr. Crivitz Observing Weekend univ. abbr. Classmate Of The Week funny abbr. Children Of Wig funny abbr. Church Of Whoever funny abbr. Contrived Odious Wife gen. comp. abbr. Copy On Write network. abbr. Cluster Of Workstations educ. abbr. Classroom On Wheels educ. abbr. Committee of the Whole fam. abbr. Charlyne Of Wales religion abbr. Confirmation On Wednesdays religion abbr. Church of Wogs law abbr. Cloud Of Witnesses gen. bus. abbr. Cash On Wheels gen. bus. abbr. Conferencing On The Web firm name abbr. Computers On Wheels chat abbr. Cheap Or What ...English abbreviation dictionary
Английский словарь американских идиом
9.
- O.E. cu, from P.Gmc. *kwon, earlier *kwom, from PIE *gwous. The verb (1605) is probably from O.N. kuga "oppress," of unknown origin. Cowhand is first attested 1852 in Amer.Eng.; cowboy is from 1725, Western U.S. sense from 1882, as an adj. meaning "reckless," 1920s; cowlick is from 1598. Cowpoke was originally restricted to the cowboys who prodded cattle onto railroad cars with long poles. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
Вопрос-ответ:
Похожие слова
Ссылка для сайта или блога:
Ссылка для форума (bb-код):
Самые популярные термины
1 | 5384 | |
2 | 3563 | |
3 | 2300 | |
4 | 1589 | |
5 | 1472 | |
6 | 1427 | |
7 | 1326 | |
8 | 1323 | |
9 | 1316 | |
10 | 1207 | |
11 | 1206 | |
12 | 1057 | |
13 | 1002 | |
14 | 993 | |
15 | 971 | |
16 | 930 | |
17 | 907 | |
18 | 904 | |
19 | 879 | |
20 | 807 |