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1 cocksure
adjective (very or too confident: He was cocksure about passing the exam.) skråsikkeradj. \/ˌkɒkˈʃʊə\/skråsikker, selvsikkercocksure about\/of skråsikker på -
2 cock
kok 1. noun1) (the male of birds, especially of the domestic fowl: a cock and three hens; ( also adjective) a cock sparrow.) hane2) (a kind of tap for controlling the flow of liquid, gas etc.) kran, hane3) (a slang word for the penis.) kukk, penis2. verb1) (to cause to stand upright or to lift: The dog cocked its ears.) løfte, stikke i været, spisse2) (to draw back the hammer of (a gun).) spenne hanen på3) (to tilt up or sideways (especially a hat).) sette på skrå•- cockerel- cocky
- cock-and-bull story
- cock-crow
- cock-eyed
- cocksurehaneIsubst. \/kɒk\/1) hane2) hann (av forskjellige fugler)3) høysåte, liten høystakk4) anfører, leder5) hane, kran, tupp6) hane (på gevær)7) (på solur, vekt) viser8) ( om øyebryn) heving, løfting9) ( slang) sludder, tullprat, vås, vrøvlat full cock med hanen spentat half cock med hanen i halvspennbe the cock of the walk\/roost være eneste hane i kurvencock and bull ( hverdagslig) pissprat, tullprat, vrøvlcock of the eye plirring, skottingthe cock of the school skolens stjerne (i idrett e.l.)fight cocks la haner kjempe mot hverandrego off at half cock gå av for tidlig, bli startet for tidlighallo, old cock! står til gamle gutt\/venn\/kompis!a load of old cock tullprat, pisspratthat cock won't fight! ( slang) den går ikke!IIverb \/kɒk\/1) sette på skrå2) bøye tilbake (hattebremmen e.l.)3) spenne hanen på4) være stor på det5) dreie, vende (i en bestemt retning)cock a snook\/snoot peke nese (av noen)cock one's eyebrow heve øyebrynetcock one's eyes (at) blunke (til)cock one's hat sette hatten på (en) snei\/snurr brette opp hattebremmencock one's head legge hodet på skakkecock one's leg lette på benet (om hund e.l.)cock (up) one's ears spisse ørene
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Cocksure — Cock sure , a. 1. Perfectly safe. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] We steal as in a castle, cocksure: . . . we walk invisible. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Quite certain. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] I thought myself cocksure of the horse which he readily promised… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cocksure — 1520s, certain, from COCK (Cf. cock) (n.1) + SURE (Cf. sure). Probably as assured as a cock. The word was originally perfectly dignified, and habitually used in the most solemn connexions [OED] … Etymology dictionary
cocksure — positive, certain, *sure Analogous words: *confident, assured, sanguine, presumptuous: pretentious (see SHOWY): *decided, decisive Antonyms: dubious, doubtful Contrasted words: modest, diffident (see SHY) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
cocksure — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ presumptuously or arrogantly confident. DERIVATIVES cocksureness noun. ORIGIN from archaic cock (a euphemism for God) + SURE(Cf. ↑sureness); later associated with COCK(Cf. ↑cock) … English terms dictionary
cocksure — [käk′shoor′] adj. [ COCK1 + SURE] 1. absolutely sure or certain 2. sure or self confident in a stubborn or overbearing way cocksureness n … English World dictionary
Cocksure — 1st edition cover Cocksure is a novel by Mordecai Richler. It was first published in 1968 by McClelland and Stewart. A satirical work, the novel centres on Mortimer Griffin, a middle class Anglican from Caribou, Ontario who has built a successful … Wikipedia
cocksure — cocksurely, adv. cocksureness, n. /kok shoor , sherr /, adj. 1. perfectly sure or certain; completely confident in one s own mind: She was cocksure that she was able to do the job better than anyone else. 2. too certain; overconfident: He was so… … Universalium
cocksure — {adj.} Overconfident; very sure. * /Paul was cocksure that it wasn t going to snow, but it snowed so much that we had to dig our way out of the house./ … Dictionary of American idioms
cocksure — {adj.} Overconfident; very sure. * /Paul was cocksure that it wasn t going to snow, but it snowed so much that we had to dig our way out of the house./ … Dictionary of American idioms
cocksure — cock|sure [ˌkɔkˈʃuə US ˌka:kˈʃur] adj old fashioned [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: cock word used to avoid saying God (14 19 centuries) + sure] too confident of your abilities or knowledge, in a way that is annoying to other people ▪ He seemed rather… … Dictionary of contemporary English
cocksure — adj Overconfident; very sure. Paul was cocksure that it wasn t going to snow, but it snowed so much that we had to dig our way out of the house … Словарь американских идиом