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41 Between grass and hay
• Between [betwixt] grass and hay амер. В юношеском возрастеDifficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Between grass and hay
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42 (')twixt
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43 amid
[ə'mɪd]предл.между, посреди, средиSyn: -
44 among
[ə'mʌŋ]предл.1) между, посреди, средиSyn:2) из числа, в числеI rate him among my friends. — Я считаю его своим другом.
He is numbered among the dead. — Его считают убитым.
We were among the crowd that gathered there. — Мы были среди собравшейся там толпы.
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45 atwixt
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46 between
[bɪ'twiːn] 1. предл.••Between the cup and the lip a morsel may slip. — посл. Не радуйся раньше времени.
between the devil and the deep sea — в безвыходном положении; между двух огней
between hay and grass — ни то ни сё; ни рыба ни мясо
between times / whiles — в промежутках
2. нареч.; = in betweenbetween this and then — на досуге; между делом
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49 among
среди; междуСинонимический ряд:between (other) amid; amidst (literary); amongst; between; betwixt; mid; midst; surrounded byАнтонимический ряд:alone; disparate; separate -
50 between
1. n швейные иглы среднего размера2. adv междуhe separated them by rushing between — он разнял их, бросившись между ними
Синонимический ряд:among (other) amid; among; betwixt; halfway; intervening; mid; midway; twixt; within -
51 'twixt
[twɪkst]'twixt сокр. разг. = betwixt
См. также в других словарях:
Betwixt — Be*twixt , prep. [OE. betwix, bitwix, rarely bitwixt, AS. betweox, betweohs, betweoh, betw[=i]h; pref. be by + a form fr. AS. tw[=a] two. See {Between}.] [1913 Webster] 1. In the space which separates; between. [1913 Webster] From betwixt two… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
betwixt — ► PREPOSITION & ADVERB archaic ▪ between. ● betwixt and between Cf. ↑betwixt and between ORIGIN Old English, related to TWO(Cf. ↑twofold) … English terms dictionary
betwixt — [bē twikst′, bitwikst′] prep., adv. [ME bitwix < OE betwix < be, BY + a form related to twegen,TWAIN; t is unhistoric] between: archaic except in the phrase betwixt and between, in an intermediate position; neither altogether one nor… … English World dictionary
betwixt — O.E. betweox between, among, amidst, meanwhile, from bi by (see BE (Cf. be )) + tweox for two, from P.Gmc. *twa two + * isk ish. With parasitic t that first appeared in O.E. and became general after c.1500 … Etymology dictionary
Betwixt — Infobox Musical name= Betwixt image size= 188 music= Ian McFarlane lyrics= Ian McFarlane book= Ian McFarlane productions= 2008 London Betwixt is a musical comedy conceived and written by Ian McFarlane. [ [http://www.betwixtthemusical.com/… … Wikipedia
betwixt — /bi twikst /, prep., adv. 1. Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. between. 2. betwixt and between, neither the one nor the other; in a middle or unresolved position: Not wanting to side with either her father or her mother, she was betwixt and … Universalium
betwixt — preposition /bɪˈtwɪkst/ between, specifically between two objects When I saw the coffin I knew that I was respited, for, as I judged, there was space between it and the wall behind enough to contain my little carcass; and in a second I had put… … Wiktionary
betwixt — be|twixt [bıˈtwıkst] prep [: Old English; Origin: betwux] 1.) literary between 2.) betwixt and between old fashioned not quite belonging to one group or to another … Dictionary of contemporary English
betwixt — be|twixt [ bı twıkst ] preposition LITERARY between betwixt and between INFORMAL not definitely belonging to any of several possibilities … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
betwixt — preposition & adverb archaic term for between. Phrases betwixt and between informal neither one thing nor the other. Origin OE betwēox, from be by + a Gmc word related to two … English new terms dictionary
betwixt — preposition 1 poetic or old use between 2 betwixt and between old fashioned not quite belonging to one group or to another … Longman dictionary of contemporary English