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1 cowboy
['kaʊbɔɪ] 1.1) AE cowboy m., mandriano m.2) spreg. (incompetent worker) filibustiere m., ciarlatano m.2.2) spreg. [ workman] sconsiderato, irresponsabile; [company, outfit] senza scrupoli* * *noun (in the United States, a man who looks after cattle on a ranch.) cowboy, mandriano* * *cowboy /ˈkaʊbɔɪ/A n.1 cowboy; mandriano2 (fam.) individuo senza scrupoli; filibustiere; scalzacaneB a. (fam.)2 (fam.) sconsiderato; irresponsabile● to play cowboys and Indians, giocare ai cowboy e agli indiani.* * *['kaʊbɔɪ] 1.1) AE cowboy m., mandriano m.2) spreg. (incompetent worker) filibustiere m., ciarlatano m.2.2) spreg. [ workman] sconsiderato, irresponsabile; [company, outfit] senza scrupoli -
2 cowboy
nounCowboy, der; (Brit. coll.): (unscrupulous businessman, tradesman, etc.) Betrüger, der* * *noun (in the United States, a man who looks after cattle on a ranch.) der Cowboy* * *ˈcow·boyI. nto play \cowboys and Indians ≈ Räuber und Gendarm spielen* * *A s1. Cowboy m:play cowboys and Indians Cowboy und Indianer spielen2. Aus Kuhjunge m, Kuhhirt m3. Br umg (Berufs)Pfuscher m pej:a firm of cowboy builders eine windige BaufirmaB adj Cowboy…:C v/i AUTO Br umg rücksichtslos fahren* * *nounCowboy, der; (Brit. coll.): (unscrupulous businessman, tradesman, etc.) Betrüger, der* * *n.Kuhhirt -en m. -
3 cowboy
['kaʊbɔɪ]1) Общая лексика: безответственный человек, ковбой, пастух3) Британский английский: недобросовестный человек (cowboy builders, cowboy plumbers)4) Дипломатический термин: политик, возражающий против партийной дисциплины5) Кулинария: сэндвич с омлетом6) Сленг: безрассудный человек, убить хладнокровно (вызвав вокруг панику), водитель-лихач, глава шайки, отчаянный человек, полицейский, убить быстро, король (в колоде карт)7) Табуированная лексика: мужчина-проститутка (по названию популярного фильма Midnight Cowboy; не гомосексуалист) -
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1) General subject: a man without (of no) scruples, man of no scruples2) British English: cowboy (cowboy builders, cowboy plumbers)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > недобросовестный человек
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