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1 chirp
[tʃəːp] chirrup [ˈtʃɪrəp]1. nounsthe sharp, shrill sound of certain birds and insects.زَقْزَقَه2. verbto make such a sound.يُزَقْزِقُ -
2 piipittää
yks.nom. piipittää; yks.gen. piipitän; yks.part. piipitti; yks.ill. piipittäisi; mon.gen. piipittäköön; mon.part. piipittänyt; mon.ill. piipitettiinbleep (verb)cheep (verb)chirp (verb)peep (verb)pipe (verb)tweet (verb)* * *• peep• trill• tweet• pipe• chirp• cheep• bleep -
3 visertää
yks.nom. visertää; yks.gen. viserrän; yks.part. visersi; yks.ill. visertäisi; mon.gen. visertäköön; mon.part. visertänyt; mon.ill. viserrettiinchirp (verb)chirrup (verb)twitter (verb)warble (verb)* * *• trill• warble• twitter• chirrup• bawl• chirp• peep -
4 sirkuttaa
yks.nom. sirkuttaa; yks.gen. sirkutan; yks.part. sirkutti; yks.ill. sirkuttaisi; mon.gen. sirkuttakoon; mon.part. sirkuttanut; mon.ill. sirkutettiinchirp (verb)chirrup (verb)twitter (verb)* * *• chirp• chirrup• peep• trill• twitter -
5 siristä
yks.nom. siristä; yks.gen. sirisen; yks.part. sirisi; yks.ill. sirisisi; mon.gen. sirisköön; mon.part. sirissyt; mon.ill. siristiinchirp (verb)chirr (verb)* * *• chirp• chirr -
6 livertää
yks.nom. livertää; yks.gen. liverrän; yks.part. liversi; yks.ill. livertäisi; mon.gen. livertäköön; mon.part. livertänyt; mon.ill. liverrettiinchirp (verb)chirrup (verb)trill (verb)warble (verb)* * *• chirrup• warble• twitter• peep• bawl• trill -
7 kvidre
verb. chirp, twitter -
8 kvitre
chirp, twitter* * *verb. twitter, pip, tweet, peep, chipper -
9 zwitschern
vt/i1. twitter, chirp* * *to peep; to chipper; to tweet; to chirp; to twitter* * *zwịt|schern ['tsvɪtʃɐn]vtito twitter, to chir(ru)p; (Lerche) to warbleZwitschern — twittering, chir(ru)ping, warbling
einen zwitschern (inf) — to have a drink
* * *(to make such a noise.) twitter* * *zwit·schern[ˈtsvɪtʃɐn]I. vi to twitter, to chir[ru]pdas Z\zwitschern der Vögel the twittering [or chir[ru]ping] of birdsII. vt* * *1.intransitives, auch transitives Verb chirp2.transitives Verbeinen zwitschern — (salopp) have a drink
* * *zwitschern v/t & v/i1. twitter, chirp3. umg, fig:* * *1.intransitives, auch transitives Verb chirp2.transitives Verbeinen zwitschern — (salopp) have a drink
* * *v.to chipper v.to chirp v.to twitter v. -
10 zirpen
vt/i chirp, cheep* * *to chirr; to chirp* * *zịr|pen ['tsɪrpn]vito chirp, to cheep* * *(to make such a sound.) chirp* * *zir·pen[ˈtsɪrpn̩]* * *intransitives Verb chirp* * *zirpen v/t & v/i chirp, cheep* * *intransitives Verb chirp* * *v.to chirp v. -
11 geigen
I v/i1. play the violin, fiddle umg.2. poet. Grille: chirpII v/t1. play s.th. on the violin, fiddle umg.* * *gei|gen ['gaign]1. vito play the violin, to (play the) fiddle (inf)2. vtLied to play on a/the violin or fiddle (inf)* * *(to play a violin: He fiddled while they danced.) fiddle* * *gei·gen[ˈgaign̩]II. vt* * *1.intransitives Verb2) (ugs.): (von Insekten) chirp; chirr2.transitives Verb(ugs.): (auf der Geige spielen)einen Walzer geigen — play a waltz on the fiddle (coll.) or violin
* * *A. v/i1. play the violin, fiddle umg2. poet Grille: chirpB. v/t1. play sth on the violin, fiddle umg2. umg, pej:es jemandem geigen tell sb what’s what* * *1.intransitives Verb2) (ugs.): (von Insekten) chirp; chirr2.transitives Verb(ugs.): (auf der Geige spielen)einen Walzer geigen — play a waltz on the fiddle (coll.) or violin
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12 chanter
chanter [∫ɑ̃te]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb• chante-nous quelque chose ! sing us something!• qu'est-ce qu'il nous chante là ? ( = raconte) what's he on about now? (inf)2. intransitive verba. [personne, oiseau] to sing ; [coq] to crow• chanter juste/faux to sing in tune/out of tune* * *ʃɑ̃te
1.
1) Musique to sing [air]2) ( célébrer) to sing (of), to celebrate [exploit, héros]3) (colloq) ( raconter)
2.
ça te chante d'aller à la campagne? — do you fancy (colloq) going to the country?
3.
verbe intransitif1) [personne] to singchanter juste/faux — to sing in tune/out of tune
2) [oiseau] to sing; [coq] to crow; [grillon] to chirp; [cigale] to shrill; [bouilloire] to sing; [vent] ( dans les voiles) to sing; ( dans les arbres) to rustle; [source] to bubble3) ( subir du chantage)* * *ʃɑ̃te1. vt2. vi1) MUSIQUE to sing2) (= plaire) (tournure impersonnelle)chanter à qn; si cela lui chante — if he feels like it
3) (chantage)* * *chanter verb table: aimerA vtr1 Mus to sing [air, duo]; tu nous chantes quelque chose? will you sing something for us?, will you give us a song?; messe chantée sung mass; spectacle chanté et dansé musical spectacular;2 ( célébrer) to sing (of), to celebrate [exploit, héros]; chanter les louanges de qn to sing sb's praises;3 ○( raconter) qu'est-ce qu'il nous chante? what's he on about○? GB, what's he talking about?; chanter qch sur tous les tons to harp on about sth.B chanter à○ vtr ind ( plaire) si le film te chante if the film appeals to you; ça te chante d'aller à la campagne? do you feel like ou fancy○ going to the country?; ça ne me chante guère de partir I don't really feel like going; ça n'a guère chanté à mon père it didn't go down very well with my father; je ferai comme il me chantera I'll do as I please.C vi1 [personne] to sing; ( en parlant) to have a lilting voice ou a singsong accent; chanter juste/faux to sing in tune/out of tune; il a un accent/une voix qui chante he has a singsong accent/a lilting voice; chanter en parlant to talk with a lilt;2 [oiseau] to sing; [coq] to crow; [poule] to squawk; [grillon] to chirp; [cigale] to shrill; [bouilloire] to sing; [vent] ( dans les voiles) to sing; ( dans les arbres) to rustle; [source] to bubble;3 ( subir du chantage) faire chanter qn to blackmail sb.[ʃɑ̃te] verbe intransitif1. [personne] to singchanter juste/faux to sing in tune/out of tune[cigale] to chirp[coq] to crow(littéraire) [rivière, mer] to murmur[bouilloire] whistle3. [être mélodieux - accent, voix] to lilt4. (locution)viens quand ça te chante come whenever you feel like it ou whenever the mood takes you————————[ʃɑ̃te] verbe transitif2. [célébrer] to sing (of) -
13 piepen
v/i Vögel: cheep, chirp; Mäuse: squeak; bei dir piept’s wohl! umg. you must be off your rocker; es / er war zum Piepen umg. it / he was a scream* * *to peep; to twitter; to chirp* * *Pie|pen ['piːpn]pl (dated sl)lolly (dated inf), dough (inf)* * *das1) (a short, high-pitched burst of sound.) bleep2) (to make a short, high-pitched sound, usually by electronic means: Satellites bleep as they circle the earth.) bleep3) (to make a high pitched sound: The car horns were peeping.) peep4) (such a sound: the peep of a car horn.) peep* * *Pie·pen[ˈpi:pn̩]pl (fam)keine \Piepen haben to have no dough fam [or BRIT a. dosh], to not have any green stuff [or moolah] famein paar hundert \Piepen a couple of hundred euros* * *bei dir piept's wohl — (salopp) you must be off your rocker (fig. coll.)
zum Piepen sein — be a hoot or a scream (coll.)
* * *bei dir piept’s wohl! umg you must be off your rocker;es/er war zum Piepen umg it/he was a scream* * *bei dir piept's wohl — (salopp) you must be off your rocker (fig. coll.)
zum Piepen sein — be a hoot or a scream (coll.)
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14 pépier
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15 cantar
m.1 poem (literature).eso es otro cantar that's another story2 song, lay.Su cantar era muy original His song was very original.v.1 to sing.Elsa canta canciones de cuna Elsa sings lullabies.Elsa canta en la ducha Elsa sings in the shower.2 to sing (persona, ave).3 to call (out).4 to talk (informal) (confesar).5 to stink (informal) (apestar). (peninsular Spanish)le cantan los pies he has smelly feet6 to stick out like a sore thumb (informal). (peninsular Spanish)7 to sing to.María le canta al bebé Mary sings to the baby.* * *1 to sing4 (en juegos de naipes) to call■ el hombre cantó todo lo que sabía sobre el asesinato a la policía the man told the police everything he knew about the murder1 to sing2 (pájaros) to sing, chirp; (insectos) to chirp3 familiar (confesar) to spill the beans, talk, confess4 familiar (oler mal) to stink1 song\cantar como una almeja familiar to stick out like a sore thumbcantarlas claras familiar to tell somebody straightcantarle a alguien las cuarenta familiar to give somebody a piece of one's mindcantarle a alguien las verdades figurado to give somebody a piece of one's minden menos que canta un gallo familiar in a flash, before you could say Jack Robinson¡eso es otro cantar! familiar that's a totally different thing, that's a different kettle of fishser coser y cantar familiar to be as easy as pie, be child's playcantar de gesta chanson de gesteCantar de los Cantares Song of Songs, Song of Solomon* * *verb* * *1. VI1) (Mús) to singen esa región hablan cantando — (fig) they talk in a singsong way in that region
voz 2), b)los monjes cantaban en la abadía — the monks chanted o sang in the abbey
2) [pájaro] to sing; [gallo] to crow; [cigarra, grillo] to chirp3) liter (=alabar) to sing of, sing the praises oflos poetas que le cantan a la mar — the poets who sing of o sing the praises of the sea
4) ** (=revelar) to spill the beans *; [a la policía] to squeal *5) ** (=oler mal) to stink *, reekte cantan los pies — your feet really stink * o reek
2. VT1) [+ canción] to sing; [+ mantra, canto gregoriano] to chant; [+ misa] to sing, say; [+ número de lotería] to call out- cantar a algn las cuarentasu madre le cantó las cuarenta cuando llegó a casa — his mother gave him a piece of her mind when he got home *
cantar victoria —
es muy pronto para cantar victoria, la crisis política continúa — it is too early to claim victory, the political crisis continues
- creo que ya está solucionado -no cantes victoria — "I think it's sorted out" - "don't speak too soon" o "don't count your chickens (before they're hatched)"
2) liter [+ mérito, belleza] to praise, eulogize3) (=revelar) to confess3. SM1) (=canción) song; (Rel) chant2) (Literat)gallo I, 1)cantar de gesta — chanson de geste, epic poem
* * *I 1.verbo transitivo1)a) < canción> to singcantárselas claras a alguien — (fam)
se las canté claras — I gave it to her o told her straight (colloq)
b) ( en béisbol) to call2) (liter) ( ensalzar) to sing the praises of, extol the virtues of3) (RPl fam) ( pedirse)2.canto la cama de arriba — bags I o bags the top bunk (colloq)
cantar vi1)a) (Mús) to sing2)a) (fam) ( confesar) to talk (colloq)b) (Jueg) to declarec) (anunciar, pregonar)3) (Esp fam) ( apestar) to stink (colloq)IImasculino poem ( gen set to music)eso es otro cantar! — that's another matter, that's a different kettle of fish
* * *= chant, sing.Ex. Finally, add the mass confusion wrought by the sudden appearance of a new technology in the library, with its practitioners chanting acronymic prayers, seemingly derived from a mushroom ritual.Ex. It is hoped that by the year 2000 there will not be a chorus of unemployed librarians singing 'Where have all the libraries gone?'.----* cantar a grito pelado = belt out.* cantar a pleno pulmón = belt out.* cantar las alabanzas = sing + Posesivo + praises.* cantarlas claras = call + a spade a spade.* cantar victoria = claim + victory, speak too soon.* cantar victoria antes de tiempo = speak too soon.* coser y cantar = plain sailing, walkover.* no cantes victoria antes de tiempo = don't count your chickens before they are hatched.* ser otro cantar = be a different kettle of fish.* tan fácil como coser y cantar = as simple as ABC.* * *I 1.verbo transitivo1)a) < canción> to singcantárselas claras a alguien — (fam)
se las canté claras — I gave it to her o told her straight (colloq)
b) ( en béisbol) to call2) (liter) ( ensalzar) to sing the praises of, extol the virtues of3) (RPl fam) ( pedirse)2.canto la cama de arriba — bags I o bags the top bunk (colloq)
cantar vi1)a) (Mús) to sing2)a) (fam) ( confesar) to talk (colloq)b) (Jueg) to declarec) (anunciar, pregonar)3) (Esp fam) ( apestar) to stink (colloq)IImasculino poem ( gen set to music)eso es otro cantar! — that's another matter, that's a different kettle of fish
* * *= chant, sing.Ex: Finally, add the mass confusion wrought by the sudden appearance of a new technology in the library, with its practitioners chanting acronymic prayers, seemingly derived from a mushroom ritual.
Ex: It is hoped that by the year 2000 there will not be a chorus of unemployed librarians singing 'Where have all the libraries gone?'.* cantar a grito pelado = belt out.* cantar a pleno pulmón = belt out.* cantar las alabanzas = sing + Posesivo + praises.* cantarlas claras = call + a spade a spade.* cantar victoria = claim + victory, speak too soon.* cantar victoria antes de tiempo = speak too soon.* coser y cantar = plain sailing, walkover.* no cantes victoria antes de tiempo = don't count your chickens before they are hatched.* ser otro cantar = be a different kettle of fish.* tan fácil como coser y cantar = as simple as ABC.* * *vtA1 ‹canción› to sing2(anunciar, pregonar): los niños cantaban las tablas de multiplicar the children were reciting o chanting their times tablescántame las cifras read o shout the figures out to me ( colloq)3 (en béisbol) to callB ( liter) (ensalzar) to sing the praises of, extol the virtues ofel tan cantado mar the oft-praised sea ( liter)C ( fam) (delatar, descubrir) to give away¿te dejó plantada? — te lo canté he stood you up? — what did I tell you? o I warned youel Cantar de los Cantares the Song of Songs o of Solomonel Cantar del Mío Cid the ballad of El Cidcantárselas claras a algn ( fam): se las canté claras I gave it to her o told her straight ( colloq)E■ cantarviA1 ( Mús) to singhabla cantando she has a singsong voice o a lilt in her voice3 «agua/fuente» to babbleB2 ( Jueg) to declare3(anunciar, pregonar): canta, que yo anoto read it out, I'll write it downlas cifras cantan por sí solas the figures speak for themselvespoem ( gen set to music)¡eso es otro cantar! that's another o a different matter, that's a different kettle of fishCompuesto:chanson de geste* * *
cantar ( conjugate cantar) verbo transitivo ‹ canción› to sing
verbo intransitivo
1a) (Mús) to sing
[ gallo] to crow;
[cigarra/grillo] to chirp, chirrup
2 (fam) ( confesar) to talk (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino
poem ( gen set to music)
cantar 1 verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo
1 Mús to sing: me gusta cantar, I like singing
2 familiar (tener mal olor) to stink
3 (llamar la atención) to attract attention
4 familiar (saltar a la vista, ser evidente) to be clear
5 argot (confesar) to sing, spill the beans
♦ Locuciones: cantarle a alguien las cuarenta, to give sb a good telling off
en menos que canta un gallo, in a flash
cantar 2 sustantivo masculino
1 song, chant
2 Lit poem
un cantar de gesta, an epic poem
♦ Locuciones: familiar ser algo otro cantar, to be a totally different thing
' cantar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
berrear
- cante
- canto
- coger
- coser
- dar
- desgarrada
- desgarrado
- determinada
- determinado
- embargar
- infinitud
- misa
- permitirse
- victoria
- bajo
- bien
- coro
- estupendo
- lindo
- mal
- público
English:
also
- as
- belt out
- burst into
- chant
- crow
- gurgle
- horn
- hum
- innate
- sailing
- sharp
- sing
- sing along
- sing out
- sing up
- singing
- song
- soon
- teach
- away
- burst
- harmonize
- perform
- squeal
- to
- yodel
* * *cantar1 nmpoem;Fameso es otro cantar that's another storyel Cantar de los Cantares [en la Biblia] the Song of Songs;cantar de gesta chanson de geste, = medieval heroic narrative poem (e.g. “El Cid”)♦ vt1. [canción] to sing2. [bingo, línea, el gordo] to call (out);cántame los números y yo los escribo you call out the numbers and I'll write them down;RP Famte canté que tu madre no te dejaría ir I TOLD you your mother wouldn't let you go;Famcantar las cuarenta a alguien to give sb a piece of one's mind;RP Famcantar la justa a alguien to give it to sb straight up;cantar victoria to claim victory4. [alabar] to praise;no se cansa de cantar la belleza del lugar he never tires of singing the praises of the beauty of the place♦ vi1. [persona] to sing2. [ave] to sing;[gallo] to crow; [insecto] to chirpcantar de plano to make a full confessionle cantan los pies he has smelly feetese traje rojo canta mucho that red suit really draws attention to you;canta un montón que estás nervioso it's really obvious that you're nervous;Carlos y yo cantábamos en una fiesta tan elegante Carlos and I really stood out at that posh party6. Esp Fam [portero]les metieron un gol porque el portero cantó they conceded a goal because the goalkeeper blundered8. Am Fam [escoger]¡canté primero para la ducha! Br bags I get the first shower!, US dibs on the first shower!* * *I v/i1 sing2 popde delincuente squeal popII v/t singIII m:ése es otro cantar fig fam that’s a different story* * *cantar v: to singcantar nm: song, ballad* * *cantar vb2. (insecto, pájaro pequeño) to chirp -
16 Piepen
v/i Vögel: cheep, chirp; Mäuse: squeak; bei dir piept’s wohl! umg. you must be off your rocker; es / er war zum Piepen umg. it / he was a scream* * *to peep; to twitter; to chirp* * *Pie|pen ['piːpn]pl (dated sl)lolly (dated inf), dough (inf)* * *das1) (a short, high-pitched burst of sound.) bleep2) (to make a short, high-pitched sound, usually by electronic means: Satellites bleep as they circle the earth.) bleep3) (to make a high pitched sound: The car horns were peeping.) peep4) (such a sound: the peep of a car horn.) peep* * *Pie·pen[ˈpi:pn̩]pl (fam)keine \Piepen haben to have no dough fam [or BRIT a. dosh], to not have any green stuff [or moolah] famein paar hundert \Piepen a couple of hundred euros* * *bei dir piept's wohl — (salopp) you must be off your rocker (fig. coll.)
zum Piepen sein — be a hoot or a scream (coll.)
* * *keine/eine Menge Piepen no readies/a pile (of dough), a load of dosh Br, megabucks US;kannst du mir 10 Piepen pumpen? can you lend me 10 marks?* * *bei dir piept's wohl — (salopp) you must be off your rocker (fig. coll.)
zum Piepen sein — be a hoot or a scream (coll.)
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17 tschilpen
tschịl|pen ['tʃɪlpn]vito chirp* * *tschil·pen[ˈtʃɪlpn̩]vi to chirp* * *intransitives Verb chirp* * *intransitives Verb chirp -
18 gazouiller
gazouiller [gazuje]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verb* * *gazujeverbe intransitif [oiseau] to twitter; [bébé, source] to babble* * *ɡazuje vi1) [oiseau] to chirp2) [enfant] to babble* * *gazouiller verb table: aimer vi [oiseau] to twitter; [bébé, source] to babble.[gazuje] verbe intransitif -
19 piailler
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20 pío
adj.1 pious, godly, religious, devoted.2 skewbald, piebald.m.1 Pius.2 Pio.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: piar.* * *► adjetivo1 pious————————1 chirp\no decir ni pío familiar not to say a word, not open one's mouth* * *SM Pius* * *Ipía adjetivo devout, piousIImasculino peep, tweetno decir ni pío — (fam) not to say a word
* * *= twitter, pious, God-fearing.Ex. I then heard a twitter of distress immediately above me, and, looking up, was delighted to see the female perched on a twig above me.Ex. This pious plantation owner wanted to teach Christianity to 12 of his slaves by inviting them to participate in a reenactment of the Last Supper.Ex. On this increasingly God-fearing globe, only Western Europe looks like the last bastion of secularism -- or are the faithful here too returning to the fold?.----* sin decir ni pío = as quiet as a mouse.* * *Ipía adjetivo devout, piousIImasculino peep, tweetno decir ni pío — (fam) not to say a word
* * *= twitter, pious, God-fearing.Ex: I then heard a twitter of distress immediately above me, and, looking up, was delighted to see the female perched on a twig above me.
Ex: This pious plantation owner wanted to teach Christianity to 12 of his slaves by inviting them to participate in a reenactment of the Last Supper.Ex: On this increasingly God-fearing globe, only Western Europe looks like the last bastion of secularism -- or are the faithful here too returning to the fold?.* sin decir ni pío = as quiet as a mouse.* * *devout, piouspío2peep, tweetno decir ni pío ( fam); not to say a wordno dijo ni pío he didn't say a wordno has dicho ni pío en toda la tarde you haven't said a word all afternoon, we haven't heard a peep out of you all afternoon ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo piar: ( conjugate piar)
pío es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
pió es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
Pío
piar
pío
piar ( conjugate piar) verbo intransitivo
to chirp, tweet
pío 1,◊ pía adjetivo
devout, pious
pío 2 sustantivo masculino
peep, tweet;
no decir ni pío (fam) not to say a word
piar vi (pájaro) to chirp, cheep, tweet
pío,-a adjetivo pious, devout
pío sustantivo masculino cheep, chirp
♦ Locuciones: no decir ni pío, not to say a word
' pío' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
entender
- pía
English:
clear off
- dappled
- peep
- squeak
- utter
- word
- mum
* * *Pío n prPío I/II Pius I/II* * *1 adj pious2 m tweet, chirrup;no decir ni pío fam not say a word* * *1) devoto: pious, devout2) : piebald, pied, dappledpío nm: peep, tweet, cheep
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chirp — I. verb Etymology: imitative Date: 1557 intransitive verb to make a chirp or a sound resembling a chirp transitive verb to utter with a cheerful liveliness < she chirped “good morning” > II. noun Date: circa 1586 the … New Collegiate Dictionary
chirp — UK [tʃɜː(r)p] / US [tʃɜrp] verb Word forms chirp : present tense I/you/we/they chirp he/she/it chirps present participle chirping past tense chirped past participle chirped 1) [intransitive] when a bird or an insect chirps, it makes a short high… … English dictionary
chirp — [[t]tʃɜ͟ː(r)p[/t]] chirps, chirping, chirped 1) VERB When a bird or an insect such as a cricket or grasshopper chirps, it makes short high pitched sounds. The crickets chirped faster and louder. Syn: chirrup Derived words: chirping N UNCOUNT… … English dictionary
chirp — also chirrup verb (I) 1 if a bird or insect chirps, it makes short high sounds 2 to speak in a cheerful, high voice: Yes, all finished, he chirped. chirp noun (C) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
chirp — [tʃɜːp] verb [I] when a bird or an insect chirps, it makes a short high sound chirp noun [C] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English