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1 glutton for work
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2 a glutton for work
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3 he is a glutton for work
Макаров: ему только подавай работуУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > he is a glutton for work
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4 a glutton for punishment etc
n infmlHe must be a glutton for punishment if he's stayed with that impossible woman for all these years — У него, наверное, адское терпение, если он живет с этой несносной женщиной столько лет
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > a glutton for punishment etc
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5 she kept coming to work even when she was ill: she's a real glutton for punishment
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > she kept coming to work even when she was ill: she's a real glutton for punishment
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[glʌtn] n1. 1) обжораwhen he's hungry he eats like a glutton - когда он голоден, он не ест, а жрёт
2) прожорливое животное2. жадный, ненасытный человекshe kept coming to work even when she was ill: she's a real glutton for punishment - даже когда она болела, она продолжала ходить на работу - вот уж человек себя не жалеет
a glutton of books - шутл. пожиратель книг, ненасытный любитель чтения
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1. n обжора2. n прожорливое животное3. n жадный, ненасытный человек4. n зоол. росомахаСинонимический ряд:pig (noun) epicure; gourmand; greedy person; hog; overeater; pigАнтонимический ряд:
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glutton for punishment — A person who seems excessively eager to seek and perform strenuous or unpleasant work, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑glutton … Useful english dictionary
glutton — [glut′ n] n. [ME glotoun < OFr gloton < L gluto, glutto < glutire, gluttire, to devour, akin to gula, GULLET] 1. a person who greedily eats too much 2. a person with a great capacity for something [a glutton for work] 3. [transl. of Ger… … English World dictionary
glutton — glutton1 /glut n/, n. 1. a person who eats and drinks excessively or voraciously. 2. a person with a remarkably great desire or capacity for something: a glutton for work; a glutton for punishment. [1175 1225; ME glutun < OF glouton < L glutton… … Universalium
glutton — n. 1 an excessively greedy eater. 2 (often foll. by for) colloq. a person insatiably eager (a glutton for work). 3 a voracious animal Gulo gulo, of the weasel family. Also called WOLVERINE. Phrases and idioms: a glutton for punishment a person… … Useful english dictionary
glutton — glut•ton [[t]ˈglʌt n[/t]] n. 1) a person who eats and drinks excessively or voraciously 2) a person with a remarkably great desire or capacity for something: a glutton for work[/ex] • Etymology: 1175–1225; < OF glouton < L gluttōnem, acc.… … From formal English to slang
glutton — [[t]glʌ̱t(ə)n[/t]] gluttons 1) N COUNT (disapproval) If you think that someone eats too much and is greedy, you can say they are a glutton. I can t control my eating. It s hard when people don t understand and call you a glutton. 2) N COUNT: N… … English dictionary
glutton — I. /ˈglʌtn / (say glutn) noun 1. someone who eats to excess; a gormandiser. 2. someone who indulges in something excessively. –phrase 3. a glutton for, someone who accepts an inordinate amount of (something specified which is generally considered …
glutton — glut·ton || glÊŒtn n. overeater, one who eats and drinks to excess; one who has an insatiable appetite (for work, money, etc.) … English contemporary dictionary
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