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1 γραῦς
γραῦς, gen. γρᾱός, ἡ: [dialect] Ion. [full] γρηῦς, γρηός, voc. γρηῦ: poet. also [full] γρηΰς, voc. γρηΰ: barbarous voc. γρᾶο in Ar.Th. 1222: nom. pl.A , Timocl.25: acc. , etc.:— old woman, Hom., esp. in Od., 1.191, al., A.Eu.38, etc.;γ. παλαιή Od. 19.346
: prov., γραῶν ὕθλος old wives' fables, Pl.Tht. 176b: with Subst.,γ. γυνή E.Tr. 490
, Ar. Th. 345, D.19.283: Com., ὁ γραῦς of an old man, Ar.Th. 1214 cod. R. -
2 avia
1.ăvĭa, or in late Lat., ăva, ae, f. [avus], a grandmother on the father ' s or the mother ' s side:2.Matres duas habet et avias duas,
Plaut. Truc. 4, 3, 34:anus avia,
Curt. 3, 11, 25; Vulg. 2 Tim. 1, 5:avia tam paterna quam materna,
Dig. 38, 10, 10: Inter avam et neptem tu mediata agas, Ven. Fort. 8, Carm. 18, 8.— Meton., a prejudice, as it were, inherited from a grandmother:dum veteres avias tibi de pulmone revello,
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General subject: an old wives' tale, old wive's fables, old wives' tales, old women's fables -
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БАБЬИ (БАБУШКИНЫ) СКАЗКИ coll, rather derog NP pl only fixed WOfables, nonsenseold wives' tales.«Бог с тебя спросит, Иван». - «Никакого Бога нету... Бабьи сказки» (Максимов 2). "You'll answer for it to God, you know." There ain't no God... Old wives' tales" (2a). -
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• БАБЬИ < БАБУШКИНЫ> СКАЗКИ coll, rather derog[NP; pl only ; fixed WO]=====⇒ fables, nonsense:- old wives' tales.♦ "Бог с тебя спросит, Иван". - "Никакого Бога нету... Бабьи сказки" (Максимов 2). "You'll answer for it to God, you know" "There ain't no God... Old wives' tales" (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > бабушкины сказки
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• БАБЬИ < БАБУШКИНЫ> СКАЗКИ coll, rather derog[NP; pl only ; fixed WO]=====⇒ fables, nonsense:- old wives' tales.♦ "Бог с тебя спросит, Иван". - "Никакого Бога нету... Бабьи сказки" (Максимов 2). "You'll answer for it to God, you know" "There ain't no God... Old wives' tales" (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > бабьи сказки
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old wives fables — folk tales … English contemporary dictionary
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Old age — Old Old, a. [Compar. {Older}; superl. {Oldest}.] [OE. old, ald, AS. ald, eald; akin to D. oud, OS. ald, OFries. ald, old, G. alt, Goth. alpeis, and also to Goth. alan to grow up, Icel. ala to bear, produce, bring up, L. alere to nourish. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Old Catholics — Old Old, a. [Compar. {Older}; superl. {Oldest}.] [OE. old, ald, AS. ald, eald; akin to D. oud, OS. ald, OFries. ald, old, G. alt, Goth. alpeis, and also to Goth. alan to grow up, Icel. ala to bear, produce, bring up, L. alere to nourish. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Old English — Old Old, a. [Compar. {Older}; superl. {Oldest}.] [OE. old, ald, AS. ald, eald; akin to D. oud, OS. ald, OFries. ald, old, G. alt, Goth. alpeis, and also to Goth. alan to grow up, Icel. ala to bear, produce, bring up, L. alere to nourish. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Old lady — Old Old, a. [Compar. {Older}; superl. {Oldest}.] [OE. old, ald, AS. ald, eald; akin to D. oud, OS. ald, OFries. ald, old, G. alt, Goth. alpeis, and also to Goth. alan to grow up, Icel. ala to bear, produce, bring up, L. alere to nourish. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Old maid — Old Old, a. [Compar. {Older}; superl. {Oldest}.] [OE. old, ald, AS. ald, eald; akin to D. oud, OS. ald, OFries. ald, old, G. alt, Goth. alpeis, and also to Goth. alan to grow up, Icel. ala to bear, produce, bring up, L. alere to nourish. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Old man's beard — Old Old, a. [Compar. {Older}; superl. {Oldest}.] [OE. old, ald, AS. ald, eald; akin to D. oud, OS. ald, OFries. ald, old, G. alt, Goth. alpeis, and also to Goth. alan to grow up, Icel. ala to bear, produce, bring up, L. alere to nourish. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Old man's head — Old Old, a. [Compar. {Older}; superl. {Oldest}.] [OE. old, ald, AS. ald, eald; akin to D. oud, OS. ald, OFries. ald, old, G. alt, Goth. alpeis, and also to Goth. alan to grow up, Icel. ala to bear, produce, bring up, L. alere to nourish. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
