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ə:1) (a building for public Christian worship.) kirke2) (a group of Christians considered as a whole: the Catholic Church.) menighet•Isubst. \/tʃɜːtʃ\/(om både bygning, institusjon og trossamfunn) kirkeas poor as a church mouse fattig som en kirkerotteChurch Assembly kirkemøtethe Church of England eller the English Church eller the Anglican Church den anglikanske kirke, forklaring: den engelske statskirkebe church or chapel å tilhøre enten statskirken eller en frikirkechurch parade ( militærvesen) forklaring: marsj til og fra feltgudstjenestebe destined for the Church å skulle bli prestgo into the Church eller enter the church bli prestgo to church gå i kirkenbe reading for the church lese til prestring for church ringe inn til gudstjenestethe universal church den katolske kirkeIIverb \/tʃɜːtʃ\/1) (britisk, hverdagslig) forklaring: bringe noen (særlig kvinne som nylig har født) til kirke for en spesiell seremoni2) (amer., dialekt) forklaring: utøve kirkedisiplin (overfor noen)
См. также в других словарях:
poor as a church mouse — {adj. phr.}, {informal} Penniless; broke; extremely poor. * /The newly arrived boat people were poor as church mice./ … Dictionary of American idioms
poor as a church mouse — {adj. phr.}, {informal} Penniless; broke; extremely poor. * /The newly arrived boat people were poor as church mice./ … Dictionary of American idioms
poor as a church mouse — If someone is as poor as a church mouse, they are very poor indeed … The small dictionary of idiomes
poor as a church mouse — (as) poor as a church mouse (or as church mice) extremely poor … Useful english dictionary
poor as a church mouse — adjective Very poor to a point of starving or begging. Im poor as a church mouse, but I wake up a happy man … Wiktionary
poor as a church mouse — See as poor as a church mouse … English idioms
poor\ as\ a\ church\ mouse — adj. phr. informal Penniless; broke; extremely poor. The newly arrived boat people were poor as church mice … Словарь американских идиом
poor as a church mouse — extremely poor, having no money at all … English contemporary dictionary
poor as a church mouse — See poor as a rat … New dictionary of synonyms
as poor as a church mouse — very poor, having little, the wolf is at the door How can they refuse to help her? She s as poor as a church mouse … English idioms
church-mouse — «CHURCH MOWS», noun, plural mice. 1. a mouse supposed to live in a church, where there is nothing for it to eat: »poor as a churchmouse. 2. Figurative. a very poor person: »He told me that before he asked me to marry him. We d be church mice, he… … Useful english dictionary