-
1 drab
[dræb]* * *[dræb](dull and uninteresting, especially in colour: drab clothes.) monotono; incolore, smorto- drably- drabness* * *drab (1) /dræb/a.1 (di un colore) spento: She was wearing a drab woollen suit, indossava un completo di lana di un colore spento2 grigio (fig.); monotono: a drab winter landscape, un paesaggio invernale grigio; a drab existence, un'esistenza monotona.drab (2) /dræb/n. (antiq.)1 prostituta; sgualdrina2 donna trasandata; sciattona3 (pl.) ► dribs.* * *[dræb] -
2 drab adj
[dræb] -
3 drabness drab·ness n
['dræbnɪs] -
4 O.D.
O.D.abbr.(to) O.D. /əʊˈdi:/v. i. (fam.)1 farsi un'overdose: to O.D. on heroin, farsi un'overdose d'eroina -
5 olive
['ɒlɪv]nome proprio Oliva, Olivia* * *['oliv]1) (a type of edible fruit which is used as a garnish etc and which gives oil used for cooking: He put an olive in her cocktail; ( also adjective) an olive tree; olive oil.) oliva; d'oliva/olivo2) (the tree on which it grows: a grove of olives.) olivo, ulivo3) ((also olive-green) the brownish-green or yellowish-green colour of the fruit: They painted the room olive; ( also adjective) She wore an olive-green hat.) olivastro, verde oliva4) ((also olive-wood) the wood of the tree.) olivo, ulivo•* * *olive /ˈɒlɪv/A n.3 [u] colore olivastro; color verde olivaB a.verde oliva; olivastro: olive complexion, carnagione olivastra● ( anche fig.) olive branch, ramo (o ramoscello) di olivo □ olive-coloured, olivastro □ an olive crown (o wreath), una corona di ramoscelli d'olivo ( simbolo di vittoria sportiva) □ olive drab, (colore) grigioverde ( per divise militari) □ olive green, verde oliva □ olive grove, oliveto, uliveto □ olive-like, a forma di uliva □ olive oil, olio d'oliva □ olive wood, legno d'olivo □ ( cucina) beef (o veal) olives, involtini; messicani; fette di manzo (o di vitello) arrotolate con erbe e cotte in umido □ (fig.) to hold out an olive branch, porgere il ramoscello d'olivo; fare profferte di pace.* * *['ɒlɪv]nome proprio Oliva, Olivia
См. также в других словарях:
drab — drab·bet; drab·ble; drab·bler; drab; drab·ler; drab·ly; drab·ness; … English syllables
drab — [dræb] adj [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: drab (dull colored) cloth (16 18 centuries), from Old French drap cloth ] 1.) not bright in colour, especially in a way that stops you from feeling cheerful = ↑dull ▪ The walls were painted a drab green. 2.)… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Drab — Drab, a. Of a color between gray and brown. n. A drab color. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Drab — (dr[a^]b), n. [AS. drabbe dregs, lees; akin to D. drab, drabbe, dregs, G. treber; for sense 1, cf. also Gael. drabag a slattern, drabach slovenly. Cf. {Draff}.] 1. A low, sluttish woman. King. [1913 Webster] 2. A lewd wench; a strumpet. Shak.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
drab — [ dræb ] adjective not colorful or interesting: his drab brown clothes Their lives seem so drab … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
drab — drab1 [drab] n. [< OFr drap, cloth < VL drappus < IE * drop < base * der , to skin] 1. a kind of cloth, esp. a yellowish brown wool 2. a dull yellowish brown adj. drabber, drabbest 1. of a dull yellowish brown color … English World dictionary
Drab — Drab, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Drabbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Drabbing}.] To associate with strumpets; to wench. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Drab — Drab, n. [F. drap cloth: LL. drappus, trapus, perh. orig., a firm, solid stuff, cf. F. draper to drape, also to full cloth; prob. of German origin; cf. Icel. drepa to beat, strike, AS. drepan, G. treffen; perh. akin to E. drub. Cf. {Drape},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
drab — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}rz. mos IIIa, Mc. drabbie {{/stl 8}}{{stl 7}} z dezaprobatą o wysokim, rosłym mężczyźnie, często podejrzewanym o niecne zamiary lub wzbudzającym swym wyglądem lęk; oprych : {{/stl 7}}{{stl 10}}Do przedziału wtargnął jakiś drab … Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień
drab — sb., et, drab, ene, i sms. drabs , fx drabschef, drabsforsøg … Dansk ordbog
drab — index ordinary, pedestrian Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary