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codswallop [ˊkɒdzˏwɒləp] nразг. бред соба́чий, чепуха́ -
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codswallop[´kɔds¸wɔləp] n глупости. -
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cods·wal·lop [ʼkɒdz ˌwɒləp] na load of \codswallop eine Menge Blödsinn;what a load of \codswallop! was für ein Schwachsinn! ( fam) -
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Ерунда. В 1875 г. некий Хайрам Кодд запатентовал бутылку с мраморной пробкой для минеральной воды. Слово wallop на жаргоне означает пиво. Выражение Codd's wallop среди любителей пива стало пренебрежительным названием минеральной воды и безалкогольных напитков, которые они считали ерундой. Со временем это выражение вошло в обиход и сейчас часто употребляется в форме a load of old codswallop.All that stuff about mutual respect between police and criminal was a load of old codswallop. — Все эти разговоры о взаимном уважении между полицией и преступником были просто ерундой.
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subst. \/ˈkɒdzˌwɒləp\/ eller cod's wallop( hverdagslig) sludder, tull -
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Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > codswallop
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[ʹkɒdzwɒləp] n сл.вздор, ерунда; околёсица; халтура (о книге и т. п.); ≅ бред собачий -
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['kɒdzwɒləp]1) Общая лексика: бред собачий, околёсица, собачий бред, халтура (о книге)2) Австралийский сленг: бессмыслица, чепуха, чушь -
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[`kɔdzwɔləp]абсурд, ерундаАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > codswallop
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◙ n. שטויות, קשקושים, הבלים (בריטי)* * *◙ (יטירב) םילבה,םישוקשק,תויוטש◄ -
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cods.wal.lop[k'ɔdzwɔləp] n Brit sl conversa fiada, tolice.
См. также в других словарях:
codswallop — said to be from 19c. (but first attested 1963), perhaps from wallop, British slang for beer, and cod in one of its various senses, perhaps testicles … Etymology dictionary
codswallop — ► NOUN Brit. informal ▪ nonsense. ORIGIN origin uncertain, but perhaps named after Hiram Codd, who invented a bottle for fizzy drinks (1875) … English terms dictionary
codswallop — [kädz′wäl΄əp] n. [< ?] [Brit. Slang] nonsense; specif., talk or writing that is foolish and insincere … English World dictionary
Codswallop — Wikipedia does not have an encyclopedia article for Codswallop (search results). You may want to read Wiktionary s entry on codswallop instead.wiktionary:Special:Search/codswallop … Wikipedia
codswallop — [[t]kɒ̱dzwɒləp[/t]] N UNCOUNT (disapproval) If you describe something that someone has just said as codswallop, you mean that you think it is nonsense. [BRIT, INFORMAL] It s a load of old codswallop. I never did anything. Syn: cobblers … English dictionary
codswallop — nonsense, rubbish. Origin obscure and probably not connected to the cod (Gadus morhua). May be derived from a bottle with a glass marble in the neck invented by Hiram Codd and sold with mineral water the slang for fizzy ale was wallop, hence… … Dictionary of ichthyology
codswallop — cods|wal|lop [ˈkɔdzˌwɔləp US ˈka:dzˌwa: ] n [U] BrE informal [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: Perhaps from cods testicles (from Old English codd bag ) + WALLOP] nonsense ▪ What a load of codswallop! … Dictionary of contemporary English
Codswallop — Another one I heard a lot as a kid usually when I was making up excuses for how the window got broken or why my dinner was found behind the sofa. My Dad would tell me I was talking a load of codswallop. American kids might be talking baloney… … The American's guide to speaking British
codswallop — cods n British nonsense, worthless rubbish. A dismiss ive term, typically applied to something purporting to be true. There is more than one theory as to the origin of the word; the most fanciful is that it referred to the wallop (gassy drink)… … Contemporary slang
codswallop — noun (U) BrE spoken a load of codswallop something that someone says which you think is stupid or untrue … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
codswallop — noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1963 British nonsense … New Collegiate Dictionary