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1 sideburns
noun plural (the usually short hair grown on the side of a man's face in front of the ears.) patillassideburns npl patillastr['saɪdbɜːnz]1 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL→ link=sideboards sideboards{sideburns ['saɪd.bərnz] npl: patillas fpln.pl.• patillas s.f.pl.plural noun (sometimes sing) patillas fpl* * *plural noun (sometimes sing) patillas fpl -
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3 whisker
'wiskə1) (in plural a man's moustache, beard and/or sideburns.) bigote, patillas, barba2) ((usually in plural) one of the long hairs between the nose and the mouth of a cat etc.) bigotes•- whiskery
- miss by a whisker
tr['wɪskəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (single hair) pelo (de la barba)1 (man's) patillas nombre femenino plural\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLby a whisker por un pelo, por los pelosto think one is the cat's whiskers ser un creído,-a, ser engreído,-a, creerse el ombligo del mundowhisker ['hwɪskər] n1) : pelo m (de la barba o el bigote)2) whiskers npl: bigotes mpl (de animales)n.• patillas s.f.pl.• pelo de la barba s.m.• pelo del bigote s.m.'hwɪskər, 'wɪskə(r)1)b) ( narrow margin) (no pl) pelo mthey came within a whisker of losing — faltó un pelo or faltó muy poco para que perdieran
2) whiskers pla) ( of animal) bigotes mpl['wɪskǝ(r)]N [of animal] bigote m ; (=hair) pelo mwhiskers — (Zool) bigotes mpl ; (=side whiskers) patillas fpl ; (=beard) barba fsing ; (=moustache) bigote(s) m(pl)
within a whisker of —
he was within a whisker of falling down — le faltó un pelo para caer, faltó un pelo para que cayera
* * *['hwɪskər, 'wɪskə(r)]1)b) ( narrow margin) (no pl) pelo mthey came within a whisker of losing — faltó un pelo or faltó muy poco para que perdieran
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4 sideboards
tr['saɪdbɔːdz]1 patillas nombre femenino plural['saɪdbɔːdz]NPL (Brit) =sideburns ['saɪdbɜːnz] NPL patillas fpl
См. также в других словарях:
sideburns — UK [ˈsaɪdˌbɜː(r)nz] / US [ˈsaɪdˌbɜrnz] or sideboards UK [ˈsaɪdˌbɔː(r)dz] / US [ˈsaɪdˌbɔrdz] noun [plural] British hair that grows down a man s cheeks … English dictionary
sideburns — n.pl. = SIDEBOARDS. Etymology: burnsides pl. of burnside f. General Burnside d. 1881 who affected this style * * * nz noun plural Etymology: anagram of burnsides 1. : side whiskers; especially : short side whiskers worn with a smooth chin … Useful english dictionary
sideburns — [[t]sa͟ɪdbɜː(r)nz[/t]] N PLURAL If a man has sideburns, he has a strip of hair growing down the side of each cheek. ...a young man with long sideburns … English dictionary
sideburns — noun plural Etymology: anagram of burnsides Date: 1887 1. side whiskers 2. continuations of the hairline in front of the ears • sideburned adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
sideburns — side|burns [ˈsaıdbə:nz US bə:rnz] n [plural] [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: burnsides type of beard in which the chin is shaved, from Ambrose Burnside (1824 81), U.S. general who wore such a beard] hair grown down the sides of a man s face in front of … Dictionary of contemporary English
sideburns — side|burns [ saıd,bɜrnz ] noun plural hair that grows down a man s cheeks … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sideburns — noun (plural) hair grown down the sides of a man s face in front of his ears … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
side whiskers — plural noun whiskers or sideburns on a man s cheeks … English new terms dictionary
sideboards — sideburns UK [ˈsaɪdˌbɜː(r)nz] / US [ˈsaɪdˌbɜrnz] or sideboards UK [ˈsaɪdˌbɔː(r)dz] / US [ˈsaɪdˌbɔrdz] noun [plural] British hair that grows down a man s cheeks … English dictionary
Burn|sides — or Burn|sides «BURN SYDZ», noun (plural). a growth of hair on the cheeks but not on the chin; sideburns, especially when long and heavy; mutton chops. ╂[American English < Ambrose E. Burnside, 1824 81, a Union general in the Civil War] Usage… … Useful english dictionary
burn|sides — or Burn|sides «BURN SYDZ», noun (plural). a growth of hair on the cheeks but not on the chin; sideburns, especially when long and heavy; mutton chops. ╂[American English < Ambrose E. Burnside, 1824 81, a Union general in the Civil War] Usage… … Useful english dictionary
