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1 lad
[læd]сущ.1)а) мальчик; юноша; пареньSyn:б) ( the lads) брит.; разг. парни, друганы, дружбаныHe likes a night out with the lads. — Он любит сходить куда-нибудь вечерком с дружками.
2) брит.; неодобр.; = new lad "лэд" (в молодёжной субкультуре современной Великобритании: молодой человек, следующий стереотипу крутого парня; "лэд" смотрит футбол, гоняет на автомобиле или пьянствует с друзьями) см. тж. chav, new man, nedlad culture — "лэд-культура"
lad mags — мужские журналы (например, Maxim, Playboy, Stuff, FHM)
3) ( a bit of a lad) брит.; разг. парень хоть куда, парень не промах; крутой парень, сорвиголова4) брит.; = stable lad помощник конюха
См. также в других словарях:
stable lad — or stable lass noun Someone whose job is to look after the horses at a racing stable • • • Main Entry: ↑stable * * * stable lad UK US noun [countable] [singular stable lad … Useful english dictionary
stable lad — stable lads also stable lad N COUNT A stable lad is the same as a stable boy. [BRIT] (in AM, use stable boy) … English dictionary
stable lad — stable ,lad noun count BRITISH someone whose job is to look after horses in a stable … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
stable lad — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a person employed in a stable … English terms dictionary
stable lad — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms stable lad : singular stable lad plural stable lads British a boy or man whose job is to look after horses in a stable … English dictionary
stable-lad — see stable lad … English dictionary
lad — W3S3 [læd] n BrE [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Perhaps from a Scandinavian language] 1.) old fashioned or informal a boy or young man →↑lass ▪ a young lad ▪ Things were different when I was a lad … Dictionary of contemporary English
stable boy — UK US noun [countable] [singular stable boy plural stable boys] a boy or man whose job is to look after horses in a stable Thesaurus: horse ridinghyp … Useful english dictionary
stable lass — stable lad or stable lass noun Someone whose job is to look after the horses at a racing stable • • • Main Entry: ↑stable … Useful english dictionary
stable — 1. adj. (stabler, stablest) 1 firmly fixed or established; not easily adjusted, destroyed, or altered (a stable structure; a stable government). 2 firm, resolute; not wavering or fickle (a stable and steadfast friend). 3 Chem. (of a compound) not … Useful english dictionary
stable boy — (or stable girl, Brit. also stable lad) noun a boy or man (or girl or woman) employed in a stable … English new terms dictionary