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1 corpse
[ko:ps](a dead body, especially of a human being: Don't move the corpse before you send for the police.) līķis* * *līķis; aizmirst tekstu, izjaukt ainu -
2 debris
['deibri:, ]( American[) də'bri:]1) (the remains of something broken, destroyed etc: The fireman found a corpse among the debris.) drupas; gruveši2) (rubbish: There was a lot of debris in the house after the builder had left.) būvgruži* * *drupas, gruveši; būvgruži; sanesu ieži -
3 slang
[slæŋ] 1. noun(words and phrases (often in use for only a short time) used very informally, eg words used mainly by, and typical of, a particular group: army slang; teenage slang; `stiff' is slang for `a corpse'.) slengs; žargons2. verb(to speak rudely and angrily to or about (someone); to abuse: I got furious when he started slanging my mother.) lamāt; gānīt; lamāties* * *slengs, žargons; slenga, žargona; izlamāt, nolamāt
См. также в других словарях:
corpse — ► NOUN ▪ a dead body, especially of a human. ► VERB theatrical slang ▪ spoil a piece of acting by forgetting one s lines or laughing uncontrollably. ORIGIN Latin corpus … English terms dictionary
corpse candle — noun : a luminous appearance resembling the flame of a candle sometimes seen in churchyards and thought to presage someone s death * * * corpse candle noun A light seen hovering over a grave, an omen of death • • • Main Entry: ↑corpse * * *… … Useful english dictionary
corpse — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ human ▪ naked ▪ bloody, charred, headless, mangled, mutilated ▪ decaying … Collocations dictionary
corpse light — noun see corpse plant * * * corpse light, = corpse candle. (Cf. ↑corpse candle) … Useful english dictionary
corpse — I noun body, cadaver, carcass, carrion, casualty, corpus, dead body, dead person, deceased, departed, individual, lifeless body, mortal remains, murder victim, organic remains, remains, victim associated concepts: corpus delicti II index body … Law dictionary
corpse — [ kɔrps ] noun count * the body of a dead person: They found his corpse a week later, washed up on the shore … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
corpse plant — noun also corpse light : indian pipe * * * corpse plant, = Indian pipe. (Cf. ↑Indian pipe) … Useful english dictionary
corpse-gate — corpseˈ gate noun A lichgate • • • Main Entry: ↑corpse … Useful english dictionary
corpse — noun (C) the dead body of a person: Her corpse was found floating in the river … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
corpse — noun the corpse was stolen from the morgue Syn: dead body, body, carcass, skeleton, remains, mortal remains; informal stiff; Medicine cadaver See note at body … Thesaurus of popular words
corpse — noun Etymology: Middle English corps, from Anglo French cors, corps, from Latin corpus Date: 13th century 1. archaic a human or animal body whether living or dead 2. a. a dead body especially of a human being b … New Collegiate Dictionary
