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1 weathercock
{'weðəkɔk}
n ветропоказател (и прен.)* * *{'weъkъk} n ветропоказател (и прен.).* * *n петле-ветропоказател;weathercock; n ветропоказател (и прен.).* * *n ветропоказател (и прен.)* * *weathercock[´weðə¸kɔk] I. n 1. ветропоказател; 2. прен. неустановен (непостоянен) човек; "слънчоглед", приспособенец; like a \weathercock in the wind накъдето повее вятърът; II. v (за самолет) поднасям се от вятъра. -
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3 weather-vane
{'weðəvein}
вж. weathercock* * *{'weъvein} weathercock.* * *вж. weathercock* * *weather-vane[´weðə¸vein] = weathercock.
См. также в других словарях:
Weathercock — Weath er*cock , v. t. To supply with a weathercock; to serve as a weathercock for. [1913 Webster] Whose blazing wyvern weathercock the spire. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Weathercock — Weath er*cock , n. 1. A vane, or weather vane; so called because originally often in the figure of a cock, turning on the top of a spire with the wind, and showing its direction. As a wedercok that turneth his face with every wind. Chaucer. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
weathercock — ► NOUN ▪ a weathervane in the form of a cockerel … English terms dictionary
weathercock — [weth′ərkäk΄] n. 1. a weather vane in the shape of a rooster 2. a fickle or changeable person or thing … English World dictionary
weathercock — UK [ˈweðə(r)ˌkɒk] / US [ˈweðərˌkɑk] noun [countable] Word forms weathercock : singular weathercock plural weathercocks a model of a cock (= male chicken) used as a weather vane … English dictionary
weathercock — /wedh euhr kok /, n. 1. a weather vane with the figure of a rooster on it. 2. (loosely) any weather vane. 3. a person who readily adopts the latest fads, opinions, etc.: The count is the weathercock of the jet set. [1250 1300; ME wedercoc. See… … Universalium
weathercock — vėjarodis statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Įtaisas vėjo krypčiai nustatyti. Vėjo kryptis žymima laipsniais arba nurodoma 16 krypčių horizonto rumbais. atitikmenys: angl. weathercock vok. Wetterhahn, m; Windfahne, f rus.… … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
weathercock — noun Date: 13th century 1. a vane often in the figure of a cock mounted so as to turn freely with the wind and show its direction 2. a person or thing that changes readily or often … New Collegiate Dictionary
weathercock — noun A weather vane in the shape of a cockerel … Wiktionary
weathercock — Synonyms and related words: April showers, Proteus, Vicar of Bray, anemograph, anemometer, anemometrograph, anemoscope, barometer, chameleon, cloud shapes, cock, feeler, formalist, kaleidoscope, mercury, moon, pilot balloon, probe, quicksilver,… … Moby Thesaurus
weathercock — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. girouette, weather vane; opportunist. See changeableness … English dictionary for students
