-
1 donkey's years
'don·key's years nplshe's been in the same job for \donkey's years sie arbeitet schon ewig im gleichen Job;I haven't seen you in \donkey's years! dich habe ich ja seit einer Ewigkeit nicht gesehen! -
2 donkey's years
['dɒŋkIz"jɪəz]pl (inf)ewig und drei Tage (inf), eine Ewigkeitshe's been here for donkey's years (inf) — sie ist schon ewig und drei Tage (inf) or eine Ewigkeit hier
-
3 donkey's years/ages
(a very long time: It's donkey's years since I was last there.) eine Ewigkeit -
4 donkey's years ago
-
5 donkey
noun(lit. or fig.) Esel, dershe could talk the hind leg[s] off a donkey! — (fig.) die kann einem die Ohren abreden! (ugs.)
* * *['doŋki]1) (a domesticated animal with long ears related to the horse but smaller.) der Esel2) (a stupid person: Don't be such a donkey!) der Esel•- academic.ru/86350/donkey-work">donkey-work- donkey's years/ages* * *don·key[ˈdɒŋki, AM ˈdɑ:ŋ-]n3.* * *['dɒŋkɪ]nEsel m* * *A s1. Esel m (auch fig pej Dummkopf):donkey’s years umg eine Ewigkeit, lange ZeitB adj Hilfs…:* * *noun(lit. or fig.) Esel, dershe could talk the hind leg[s] off a donkey! — (fig.) die kann einem die Ohren abreden! (ugs.)
* * *n. -
6 ago
См. также в других словарях:
donkey's years — n. a very long time; ages. [informal] [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
donkey's years — ► donkey s years informal a very long time. Main Entry: ↑donkey … English terms dictionary
donkey's years — This idiom means a very long time … The small dictionary of idiomes
donkey's years — n. Informal a very long time … English World dictionary
donkey's years — noun plural : a very long time * * * Informal. a very long time; eons. [1895 1900; prob. orig. donkey( s) ears, as rhyming slang for years, with years replacing ears once rhyming orig. was forgotten] * * * donkey s years A long time (a pun on… … Useful english dictionary
donkey's years — This idiom means a very long time . (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If someone has been doing something for donkey s years, they have been doing it for a very long time. He knows the town inside out. He s been living here for… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
donkey’s years — n. a long time. □ I haven’t seen you in donkey’s years. □ It’s been donkey’s years since we talked … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
donkey's years — I Australian Slang very long time II Inglish (Indian English) Dictionary A long time III Everyday English Slang in Ireland n a long time I haven t seen him in donkey s years IV Irish Slang a long time … English dialects glossary
Donkey's years — Someone said to me the other day that they hadn t seen me for donkey s years. It means they hadn t seen me for ages … The American's guide to speaking British
donkey's years — informal a very long time. I ve been doing this job for donkey s years … New idioms dictionary
donkey's years — British informal an extremely long time I haven t been swimming in donkey s years … English dictionary