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121 escaso
adj.scarce, bare, scrimpy, poor.* * *► adjetivo1 (insuficiente) scarce, scant, very little, small3 (poco de algo) few4 (que le falta poco) hardly, scarcely, barely5 (mezquino) miserly, mean\andar escaso,-a de algo to be short of something* * *(f. - escasa)adj.scarce, scant* * *ADJ1) (=limitado)las posibilidades de encontrarlo vivo son muy escasas — the chances of finding him alive are very slim
el recital tuvo escaso público — the recital was poorly o sparsely attended
2)3) (=muy justo)hay dos toneladas escasas — there are barely o scarcely two tons
duró una hora escasa — it lasted barely o scarcely an hour
tiene 15 años escasos — he's barely o hardly 15
4) †† (=tacaño) mean, stingy* * *- sa adjetivoa) < recursos económicos> limited, scant; < posibilidades> slim, slender; < visibilidad> poor; <conocimientos/experiencia> limitedb) (en expresiones de medida, peso)pesa un kilo escaso — it weighs barely o scarcely a kilo
a escasos tres días/dos meses — (AmL) barely three days/two months away
c) [estar] ( falto)escaso de algo — de dinero/tiempo short of something
* * *= light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.], low [lower -comp., lowest -sup.], meagre [meager, -USA], poor [poorer -comp., poorest -sup.], scant, scarce [scarcer -comp., scarcest -sup.], slight [sligther -comp., slightest -sup.], slim [slimmer -comp., slimmest -sup.], scanty [scantier -comp., scantiest -sup.], sparse, little in the way of, thin [thinner -comp., thinnest -sup.], skimpy [skimpier -comp., skimpiest -sup.].Ex. Light use of library information resources raises the concern that students are developing an inadequate base of retrieval skills for finding information on new procedures, diseases and drugs.Ex. Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.Ex. Soon, however, the collection outgrew its meagre quarters and a full-fledged library occupying a 40x60 foot area came into being.Ex. Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).Ex. Scant attention is paid to evaluation and the needs of users.Ex. If staff time and expertise for initial evolution of the thesaurus are scarce, the system can usually function with a less thoroughly refined thesaurus.Ex. The ISBD(CP)'s recommendations are very similar in principle to those for AACR2's 'in' analytics, except for slight changes in punctuation and order.Ex. Abstracting journals vary enormously in scope ranging from vast publications covering an entire discipline, to slim volumes centred on a relatively narrow topic.Ex. However, in producing a bulletin one is often torn between including the scanty, undigested and possibly inaccurate details of a new proposal and holding fire until fuller information is available, and thereby missing a publication deadline.Ex. The popular libraries in Lima are sparse and lack the technology and the cultural and information instruments popular in Italy.Ex. Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.Ex. Although it may be a bit thin in its use of standard academic sources of information, it is exceedingly strong on insider information and personal interviews.Ex. Often times new graduate job-seekers produce skimpy resumes because they fail to include all of their relevant experience.----* andar escaso de = be short of.* andar escaso de dinero = be strapped for + cash.* andar (muy) escaso de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.* andar (muy) escaso de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.* con medios muy escasos = on a shoestring (budget).* escasa comunicación = poor communication.* escasa probabilidad = slim chance.* escaso de dinero = cash strapped, financially strapped, short of money, strapped.* escaso de ideas = short of ideas.* escaso de tiempo = time-strapped, short of time.* evidencia + ser + escasa = evidence + be + slight.* hacerse escaso = become + scarce.* ser escaso = be few and far between.* ser muy escaso = be at a premium.* ya de por sí escaso = already-scarce.* * *- sa adjetivoa) < recursos económicos> limited, scant; < posibilidades> slim, slender; < visibilidad> poor; <conocimientos/experiencia> limitedb) (en expresiones de medida, peso)pesa un kilo escaso — it weighs barely o scarcely a kilo
a escasos tres días/dos meses — (AmL) barely three days/two months away
c) [estar] ( falto)escaso de algo — de dinero/tiempo short of something
* * *= light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.], low [lower -comp., lowest -sup.], meagre [meager, -USA], poor [poorer -comp., poorest -sup.], scant, scarce [scarcer -comp., scarcest -sup.], slight [sligther -comp., slightest -sup.], slim [slimmer -comp., slimmest -sup.], scanty [scantier -comp., scantiest -sup.], sparse, little in the way of, thin [thinner -comp., thinnest -sup.], skimpy [skimpier -comp., skimpiest -sup.].Ex: Light use of library information resources raises the concern that students are developing an inadequate base of retrieval skills for finding information on new procedures, diseases and drugs.
Ex: Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.Ex: Soon, however, the collection outgrew its meagre quarters and a full-fledged library occupying a 40x60 foot area came into being.Ex: Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).Ex: Scant attention is paid to evaluation and the needs of users.Ex: If staff time and expertise for initial evolution of the thesaurus are scarce, the system can usually function with a less thoroughly refined thesaurus.Ex: The ISBD(CP)'s recommendations are very similar in principle to those for AACR2's 'in' analytics, except for slight changes in punctuation and order.Ex: Abstracting journals vary enormously in scope ranging from vast publications covering an entire discipline, to slim volumes centred on a relatively narrow topic.Ex: However, in producing a bulletin one is often torn between including the scanty, undigested and possibly inaccurate details of a new proposal and holding fire until fuller information is available, and thereby missing a publication deadline.Ex: The popular libraries in Lima are sparse and lack the technology and the cultural and information instruments popular in Italy.Ex: Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.Ex: Although it may be a bit thin in its use of standard academic sources of information, it is exceedingly strong on insider information and personal interviews.Ex: Often times new graduate job-seekers produce skimpy resumes because they fail to include all of their relevant experience.* andar escaso de = be short of.* andar escaso de dinero = be strapped for + cash.* andar (muy) escaso de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.* andar (muy) escaso de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.* con medios muy escasos = on a shoestring (budget).* escasa comunicación = poor communication.* escasa probabilidad = slim chance.* escaso de dinero = cash strapped, financially strapped, short of money, strapped.* escaso de ideas = short of ideas.* escaso de tiempo = time-strapped, short of time.* evidencia + ser + escasa = evidence + be + slight.* hacerse escaso = become + scarce.* ser escaso = be few and far between.* ser muy escaso = be at a premium.* ya de por sí escaso = already-scarce.* * *escaso -sa1(poco, limitado): un país de escasos recursos económicos a country with limited o scant o slender economic resourcesante un público escaso in front of a small audienceescasas posibilidades de éxito slim o slender chances of success, little chance of successla visibilidad en la zona del aeropuerto es escasa there is poor o limited visibility around the airportla comida resultó escasa there wasn't enough foodobras de escasa calidad works of mediocre qualityuna persona de escasa inteligencia a person of limited intelligencemis conocimientos sobre este tema son escasos my knowledge of this subject is limited2(en expresiones de medida, peso): falta un mes escaso para que llegue there's barely o scarcely a month to go before it arrivesestá a una distancia de cinco kilómetros escasos it's barely o scarcely five kilometers awaypesa un kilo escaso it weighs barely o scarcely a kiloa escasos tres días/dos meses ( AmL); barely three days/two months awayse despertó luego de escasas tres horas de sueño ( AmL); she awoke having slept for barely three hours3 (falto) escaso DE algo short OF sthde momento ando escaso de dinero I'm a little o a bit short of money at the moment, money's a bit scarce o tight at the momentandamos escasos de personal we're short-staffed* * *
escaso◊ -sa adjetivo
‹ posibilidades› slim, slender;
‹ visibilidad› poor;
‹conocimientos/experiencia› limited
escaso,-a adj (alimentos, recursos) scarce, scant
(dinero, tiempo) short
(luz) poor
♦ Locuciones: andar escaso de, to be short of
' escaso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
baja
- bajo
- contada
- contado
- corta
- corto
- delgada
- delgado
- escasa
- mezquina
- mezquino
- mínima
- mínimo
- pelada
- pelado
- apurado
- dinero
- pobre
English:
low
- marginal seat
- pressed
- run
- scant
- scanty
- scarce
- short
- slender
- slim
- small
- sparse
- meager
- narrow
- poor
- skimpy
- slight
- under
* * *escaso, -a adj1. [insuficiente] [conocimientos, recursos, medios] limited, scant;[víveres, trabajo] scarce; [cantidad, número, temperaturas] low; [visibilidad, luz] poor, low;escaso público se dio cita para ver el partido a poor crowd turned out to see the match;sus posibilidades son más bien escasas her chances are rather slim;vino tanta gente que la comida se quedó escasa so many people came that there wasn't enough food;joyas de escaso valor jewellery of scant o little value;la obra tuvo escaso éxito the play had little success;debido al escaso tiempo con el que contaban due to the little time they had, since time was shortando escaso de dinero I don't have much money;el hotel está escaso de personal the hotel is short-staffed;la comida está un poco escasa de sal the food is in need of a bit more saltdura dos horas escasas it lasts barely two hours;a un mes escaso de las elecciones with barely a month to go to the elections;pesó dos kilos escasos al nacer she weighed barely two kilos at birth* * *adj1 recursos limited;escasas posibilidades de not much chance of, little chance of2:andar escaso de algo falto be short of sth3 ( justo):falta un mes escaso it’s barely a month away;un kilo escaso a scant kilo, barely a kilo* * *escaso, -sa adj1) : scarce, scant2)escaso de : short of* * *escaso adj1. (con incontables) little2. (con contables en singular) small / low3. (con contables en plural) few4. (apenas) just under / barelyandar/estar escaso de tiempo/dinero to be short of time/money -
122 cultivar
m.cultivar, plant variety which originates and persists under cultivation.v.1 to farm, to cultivate (tierra).Pedro cultiva peces Peter breeds=cultivates fish.2 to cultivate (amistad, inteligencia).3 to practice (art).4 to culture (germen).5 to grow, to cultivate, to farm, to grow up.María cultiva repollos Mary grows cabbages.6 to develop, to elaborate upon, to cultivate, to evolve.Pedro cultiva buenos modales Peter develops good manners.* * *1 to cultivate, farm2 (ejercitar facultades) to work at, practise (US practice), improve3 (en biología) to produce\cultivar las amistades figurado to cultivate friendships* * *verb1) to cultivate2) farm3) raise, grow* * *VT1) (Agr) [+ tierra] to farm, cultivate, till; [+ cosecha] to grow, raise2) (Bio) to culture3) [+ amistad, arte, estudio] to cultivate; [+ talento] to develop; [+ memoria] to develop, improve* * *verbo transitivo1) (Agr) <campo/tierras> to cultivate, farm; < plantas> to grow, cultivate2) <bacterias/perlas> to culture3) < amistad> to cultivate; <inteligencia/memoria> to develop; <artes/interés> to encourage4) ( practicar) to practice** * *verbo transitivo1) (Agr) <campo/tierras> to cultivate, farm; < plantas> to grow, cultivate2) <bacterias/perlas> to culture3) < amistad> to cultivate; <inteligencia/memoria> to develop; <artes/interés> to encourage4) ( practicar) to practice** * *cultivar11 = cultivate, grow, till, grow + Plantas, grow + crops.Ex: Such familiarity can be cultivated with experience, and will consider the following features of data bases.
Ex: Thus, for example, various books on growing different flowers should be close to one another when arranged on shelves in accordance with the classification scheme.Ex: Chapter 5 will focus on staffing issues and opportunities -- the roots and substance of a properly tilled organizational garden.Ex: Sugar beet is grown in a variety of locations and under a variety of agronomic conditions within the UK.Ex: Even in mathematics the examples are all practical, rooted in the garden behind the school where the children grow crops.* cultivar la tierra = farm + land, grow + crops.* cultivar los hábitos de lectura = cultivate + reading habits.* cultivar plantaciones = grow + crops.* cultivarse = grow.* cultivar un don = cultivate + gift.* zona sin cultivar = wildland.cultivar22 = cultivar.Ex: In this fully updated work, nearly 500 species and cultivars of the crowning jewels of water gardens, the water lilies and lotuses, are described.
* * *cultivar [A1 ]vtA ( Agr) ‹campo/tierras› to cultivate, farm; ‹plantas› to grow, cultivateun huerto bien cultivado a well-tended vegetable gardenB1 ‹bacterias› to culture2 ‹perlas› to cultureC ‹amistad› to cultivate; ‹inteligencia/memoria› to develop; ‹artes› to encourage, promote; ‹interés› to foster, encouragepara cultivar un espíritu de solidaridad to foster a spirit of solidarityD (practicar) to practice** * *
cultivar ( conjugate cultivar) verbo transitivo
‹ plantas› to grow, cultivate
‹inteligencia/memoria› to develop;
‹artes/interés› to encourage
cultivar verbo transitivo
1 to cultivate, farm
2 Biol to culture
' cultivar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
terrena
- terreno
- yerma
- yermo
- baldío
- cosechar
English:
cultivate
- farm
- grow
- nurture
- raise
- till
- work
- culture
- uncultivated
* * *♦ vt1. [tierra] to farm, to cultivate;[plantas] to grow;dejó sus tierras sin cultivar he left his land uncultivated2. [amistad, inteligencia] to cultivate3. [arte] to practise4. [germen] to culture* * *cultivate* * *cultivar vt1) : to cultivate2) : to foster* * *cultivar vb1. (tierra) to farm -
123 सृष्टिः _sṛṣṭiḥ
सृष्टिः f. [सृज्-क्तिन्]1 Creation, anything created; किं मानसी सृष्टिः Ś.4; या सृष्टिः स्रष्टुराद्या Ś.1.1; स्त्रीरत्नसृष्टि- रपरा प्रतिभाति सा मे Ś.2.1; सृष्टिरोद्येव धातुः Me.84; Bhāg. 1.19.16.-2 The creation of the world.-3 Nature, natural property.-4 Letting loose, emission.-5 Giving away, a gift; सृष्टिर्मृष्टिर्द्विजाश्चाग्र्याः श्राद्धकर्मसु संपदः Ms. 3.255.-6 The existence of properties or qualities.-7 The absence of properties.-8 Offspring (संतान); संसृष्टा ब्राह्मणैरेव त्रिषु वर्णेषु सृष्टयः Mb.12.6.42.-Comp. -अन्तरः the offspring of intermarriage between चतुर्वर्ण castes.-कर्तृ m. the creator.-पत्तनम् a particular magical power.-सृज् m. (Nom. sing. सृक्-ग्-सृट्-ड्) the creator; L. D. B. -
124 allah vergisi
n. innate talent, gift, dowry, faculty* * *natural endowment -
125 kabiliyet
n. talent, gift, skill, accomplishments, capability, capacity, aptitude, aptness, dower, faculty, flair, instinct, prerogative, quality, vocation* * *1. ability 2. natural ability -
126 free
[fri:] 1. adjective1) (allowed to move where one wants; not shut in, tied, fastened etc: The prison door opened, and he was a free man.) livre2) (not forced or persuaded to act, think, speak etc in a particular way: free speech; You are free to think what you like.) livre3) ((with with) generous: He is always free with his money/advice.) generoso4) (frank, open and ready to speak: a free manner.) franco5) (costing nothing: a free gift.) gratuito6) (not working or having another appointment; not busy: I shall be free at five o'clock.) livre7) (not occupied, not in use: Is this table free?) livre8) ((with of or from) without or no longer having (especially something or someone unpleasant etc): She is free from pain now; free of charge.) livre2. verb1) (to make or set (someone) free: He freed all the prisoners.) libertar2) ((with from or of) to rid or relieve (someone) of something: She was able to free herself from her debts by working at an additional job.) livrar(-se)•- freedom- freely
- free-for-all
- freehand
- freehold
- freelance 3. verb(to work in this way: He is freelancing now.) trabalhar por conta própria- Freepost- free skating
- free speech
- free trade
- freeway
- freewheel
- free will
- a free hand
- set free* * *[fri:] vt (ps e pp freed) 1 livrar, libertar, emancipar, soltar, pôr em liberdade. 2 resgatar, desobrigar, isentar, eximir. 3 desembaraçar, desobstruir, franquear, abrir. • adj 1 livre, independente, autônomo. you are free to do what you want / você tem toda liberdade para fazer o que deseja. 2 liberto, emancipado, que pode dispor de sua pessoa. it is free for you to go / você pode ir, se quiser. 3 espontâneo, voluntário. I am free to confess / estou pronto a confessar. 4 discricionário, arbitrário. 5 solto, desprendido, desatado, não fixo. the ship is free of the harbour / o navio encontra-se fora das águas do porto. 6 em liberdade, absolvido, inocente. he was set free / ele foi posto em liberdade. 7 desimpedido, desobstruído. 8 desocupado, vago. 9 permitido, lícito. 10 desembaraçado. 11 descoberto, aberto. 12 acessível, público, aberto (porto). 13 gratuito, grátis, franco. 14 isento, dispensado. 15 generoso, liberal, pródigo, profuso. 16 abundante, copioso, ilimitado, irrestrito. 17 não convencional, sem cerimônia. he was very free with me / ele tomou muitas liberdades comigo. 18 não textual, não ao pé da letra. 19 franco, sincero, ingênuo, cândido, que fala com franqueza. 20 atrevido, licencioso, descomedido, indecente, imoral, libertino. 21 desenfreado, descuidado. 22 Naut favorável. 23 Bot que não estão aderentes entre si. 24 Chem puro, simples (elemento). • adv grátis, gratuitamente. carriage free transporte pago. duty free isento de taxa alfadengária. for free coll grátis. free alongside ship (abreviatura: FAS) posto no costado do navio. free and easy natural, despreocupado, sem cerimônia. free and unencumbered sem hipoteca, não hipotecado. free cost gratuito. free from damage incólume, não avariado. free from disease livre de doença. free from restraint livre de restrições, desimpedido. free of care despreocupado, sem preocupações. free of charge (abreviatura: FOC) livre de despesas, franco. free of crowds and noise longe das multidões e do barulho. free of debt sem dívidas. free of duty sem taxa alfandegária. free on board (abreviatura: FOB) livre de despesas de transporte. free on quay (abreviatura: FOQ) entregue no cais sem despesa. free on rails (abreviatura: FOR) livre de despesas até ser posto no trem. free on truck (abreviatura: FOT) posto no caminhão livre de despesas. it runs free Tech corre em vazio. of my own free will de minha livre e espontânea vontade. post free porte pago. to feel free sentir-se à vontade. to free of limpar (um lugar) de, livrar-se de (alguém). to have ones’ hands free ter as mãos vazias. toll free isento de taxa, chamada telefônica grátis. to make free with explorar, usar de liberdade, tratar desrespeitosamente. to make someone free of something dar a alguém o direito de usar ou partilhar algo. -
127 gifted
adjective (having very great natural ability: a gifted musician/child.) talentoso* * *gift.ed[g'iftid] adj dotado, talentoso. -
128 langue
langue [lɑ̃g]1. feminine nouna. ( = organe) tongue• tu as avalé ta langue ? has the cat got your tongue?• je donne ma langue au chat ! I give in!• je ne voudrais pas être mauvaise langue mais... I don't want to gossip but...b. ( = langage) language• langue étrangère/parlée foreign/spoken language2. compounds* * *lɑ̃g1) Anatomie tonguetirer la langue — ( comme insulte) to stick out one's tongue ( à quelqu'un at somebody); ( au médecin) to put out one's tongue; ( avoir soif) to be dying of thirst; ( avoir des problèmes d'argent) to struggle financially
3) ( personne)4) ( forme allongée)•Phrasal Verbs:••avoir la langue bien pendue — (colloq) to be very talkative
* * *lɑ̃ɡ nf1) ANATOMIE, CUISINE tongueUn petit garçon m'a tiré la langue. — A little boy stuck out his tongue at me.
donner sa langue au chat — to give up, to give in
2) LINGUISTIQUE languagelangue maternelle — native language, mother tongue
3) (= étendue, bande)* * *langue ⇒ Les langues nf1 Anat tongue; avoir la langue blanche or chargée to have a coated ou furred tongue; tirer la langue ( comme insulte) to stick out one's tongue (à qn at sb); ( au médecin) to put out one's tongue; ( avoir soif) to be dying of thirst; ( avoir des problèmes d'argent) to struggle financially; donner des coups de langue to lick; se passer la langue sur les lèvres to lick one's lips; ⇒ chat, sept;2 Ling ( système) language; ( discours) speech; aimer les langues to love languages; langue vivante gén living language; ( comme matière) modern language; langue morte dead language; langue officielle/étrangère official/foreign language; langue artificielle/naturelle artificial/natural language; langue écrite/parlée written/spoken language; en langue familière/populaire/soutenue in informal/popular/formal speech; en langue vulgaire in vulgar language; professeur/centre de langues language teacher/centreGB; la langue de Racine the language of Racine; les industries de la langue language industries; ne pas parler la même langue lit, fig not to speak the same language; en langue anglaise in English; être un écrivain de langue anglaise to write in English; radio/journal de langue anglaise English-language radio/newspaper; les pays de langue anglaise English-speaking countries;3 ( personne) les langues vont aller bon train people will talk; mauvaise or méchante langue malicious gossip; être mauvaise langue to be a malicious gossip; être/avoir une langue de vipère to be/have a wicked tongue;langue d'apprentissage foreign language; langue d'arrivée target language; langue de bœuf ox tongue; langue de bois political cant; langue cible = langue d'arrivée; langue de départ source language; langue maternelle mother tongue; langue d'origine native language; langue source = langue de départ; langue verte slang.avoir la langue bien pendue○ to be very talkative; avoir la langue bien affilée to have a vicious tongue; les langues sont bien affilées aujourd'hui the knives are out today; tenir sa langue to hold one's tongue; avoir la langue trop longue to be unable to keep one's mouth shut; ça lui brûle la langue he's dying○ to talk about it; avoir qch sur le bout de la langue to have sth on the tip of one's tongue; prendre langue avec qn fml to make contact with sb.[lɑ̃g] nom fémininA.[ORGANE]avoir la langue blanche ou chargée to have a coated ou furred tongueune mauvaise langue, une langue de vipère a (malicious) gossiples mauvaises langues prétendent que... some (ill-intentioned) gossips claim that...c'est une langue de vipère she's got a venomous ou spiteful tonguemauvaise langue! that's a bit nasty of you!, that's a rather nasty thing to say!a. (familier & figuré) [avoir soif] to be gasping (for a drink)b. [avoir du mal] to have a hard ou rough timec. [être fatigué] to be worn outas-tu avalé ou perdu ta langue? have you lost ou (has the) cat got your tongue?avoir la langue bien affilée ou bien pendue (familier) to be a chatterbox, to have the gift of the gable vin délie les langues wine always gets people chatting ou loosens people's tongueselle n'a pas la langue dans sa poche (familier) she's never at a loss for something to say ou for wordsdans les réunions, il ne sait jamais tenir sa langue he can never keep quiet in meetingstourne sept fois ta langue dans ta bouche avant de parler (familier) think twice before you open your mouthB.linguistiquelangue cible ou d'arrivée target languagedans la langue parlée colloquially, in the spoken languagelangue source ou de départ source languagelangues anciennes ou mortes dead languagesb. [utilisées de nos jours] living languages2. [jargon] languagela langue populaire/littéraire popular/literary language3. [style - d'une époque, d'un écrivain] languagedans la langue de Molière/Shakespeare in French/EnglishC.[FORME]1. [généralement] tongue2. GÉOGRAPHIEune langue de terre a strip of land, a narrow piece of land
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gift — W2S2 [gıft] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old Nors] 1.) something that you give someone, for example to thank them or because you like them, especially on a special occasion = ↑present ▪ The earrings were a gift from my aunt. gift of ▪ a generous gift of … Dictionary of contemporary English
gift — [ gıft ] noun count *** 1. ) something that you give to someone as a present: He bought generous gifts for all his family. The video camera was a retirement gift from colleagues. She made a $50,000 gift to charity. 2. ) a natural ability to do… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
gift — /gIft/ noun (C) 1 OBJECT something that you give someone on a special occasion or to thank them: The earrings were a gift from my aunt. | make sb a gift of sth: Grandma made me a gift of her silver. | free gift: Enjoy a free gift with any… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
gift — (n.) mid 13c. (c.1100 in surnames), from a Scandinavian source, Cf. O.N. gift, gipt gift, good luck, from P.Gmc. *giftiz (Cf. O.S. gift, O.Fris. jefte, M.Du. ghifte gift, Ger. Mitgift dowry ), from PIE root *ghabh to give or receive (see HABIT ( … Etymology dictionary
gift — [gift] n. [ME < OE, portion, wedding gift (< giefan: see GIVE) & ON gift, gift (< gefa, akin to GIVE), akin to Ger gift, poison] 1. something given to show friendship, affection, support, etc.; present 2. the act, power, or right of… … English World dictionary
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