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121 downy-toothed
The English-Russian dictionary general scientific > downy-toothed
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122 a downy bird
шутл.; разг.хитрец, хитрая бестия [игра слов на омонимах downy хитрый и downy мягкий, пушистый]Hilda, you're the downiest bird - I beg your pardon, the cleverest woman I ever met with. (M. Braddon, ‘Strangers and Pilgrims’, ch. III) — Ну и хитрая же вы бестия, Хильда. Прошу извинить меня. Я хочу сказать, вы самая умная женщина из всех, кого я когда-либо встречал.
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123 do the downy
жарг.лежать в постели; спатьAnd then, being well up, you see, it was no use doing the downy again... (El) — После того, как я встал, уже не было смысла снова ложиться...
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124 woodpecker, downy
—1. LAT Dendrocopos pubescens ( Linnaeus) [ Picoides pubescens ( Linnaeus)]2. RUS пушистый дятел m3. ENG downy woodpecker4. DEU Dunenspecht m5. FRA pic m mineurПЯТИЯЗЫЧНЫЙ СЛОВАРЬ НАЗВАНИЙ ЖИВОТНЫХ — птицы > woodpecker, downy
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125 emerald, downy
1. LAT Cordulla aenea Linnaeus2. RUS бабка f бронзовая [обыкновенная, зелёная]3. ENG downy emerald4. DEU gemeine Smaragdlibelle f, Goldjungfer f5. FRA cordulie f bronzéeDICTIONARY OF ANIMAL NAMES IN FIVE LANGUAGES > emerald, downy
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126 cereal downy mildew
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127 cucumber downy mildew
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128 his chin is getting downy
Общая лексика: его подбородок покрывается пушкомУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > his chin is getting downy
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downy — ► ADJECTIVE (downier, downiest) ▪ covered with fine soft hair or feathers … English terms dictionary
downy — [dou′nē] adj. downier, downiest 1. of or covered with soft, fine feathers or hair 2. soft and fluffy, like down … English World dictionary
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downy — UK [ˈdaʊnɪ] / US adjective Word forms downy : adjective downy comparative downier superlative downiest covered in very soft small hairs or feathers … English dictionary
downy — /ˈdaʊni/ (say downee) adjective (downier, downiest) 1. of the nature of or resembling down; fluffy; soft. 2. made of down. 3. covered with down. 4. soft; soothing; calm. –phrase 5. downy bird, Colloquial a canny person. {Phrase Origin: ? from… …
downy — adjective Having down, covered with a soft fuzzy coating as of small feathers. The chicks downy coat of feathers formed almost immediately to keep it warm … Wiktionary