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1 dicky
кекав; нестабилен;* * *dicky[´diki] I. n 1. жабо, нагръдник (на дамски костюм или рокля); мъжки нагръдник; висока ленена мъжка яка; 2. детско лигавче, престилчица; 3. малка птичка; 4. магаре (обикн. мъжко); 5. задна седалка на екипаж (карета) (за слуга); мястото на кочияша, капра; сгъваемо столче отзад (в автомобил). II. adj 1. sl нестабилен, разбрицан, разклатен; кекав; 2. разг. финансово разклатен. -
2 dickey
{'diki}
I. 1. жабо, нагръдник
2. място на кочиаша, задна седалка на кола (за слуга)
3. сгъваемо столче (в автомобил)
4. птичка
5. магаре
II. 1. нестабилен, разклатен, кекав
to be DICKEY on one's pins едва се държа на краката си
2. финансово разклатен* * *{'diki} n 1. жабо, нагръдник; 2. място на кочиаша; задна седал(2) {'diki} a sl. 1. нестабилен, разклатен; кекав; to be dickey on* * *жабо; нагръдник;* * *1. i. жабо, нагръдник 2. ii. нестабилен, разклатен, кекав 3. to be dickey on one's pins едва се държа на краката си 4. магаре 5. място на кочиаша, задна седалка на кола (за слуга) 6. птичка 7. сгъваемо столче (в автомобил) 8. финансово разклатен* * *
См. также в других словарях:
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Dicky — rhymes with sicky and means you feel sick … The American's guide to speaking British
dicky — detached shirt front, 1811; a small bird, 1851; dim. of dick, but the applications are obscure in both cases … Etymology dictionary
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