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1 hobby-horse
{'hɔbihɔ:s}
1. n дървена пръчка с конска глава (детска играчка), конче (за люлеене), дървен кон на въртележка
2. любима тема, идея фикс
to ride/mount a HOBBY-HORSE (постоянно) подхващам любима тема* * *{'hъbihъ:s} n дървена пръчка с конска глава (детска играч* * *1. n дървена пръчка с конска глава (детска играчка), конче (за люлеене), дървен кон на въртележка 2. to ride/mount a hobby-horse (постоянно) подхващам любима тема 3. любима тема, идея фикс* * *hobby-horse[´hɔbi¸hɔ:s] n 1. дървена пръчка с конска глава (детска играчка); конче (за люлеене); 2. ост. конска фигура, носена при ритуален танц (в средновековна Англия); 3. рядко = hobby 1. -
2 hobby
{'hɔbi}
I. 1. хоби
2. вж. hobby-horse
3. ист. модел ранен велосипед
II. n зоол. сокол орко (Faico subbuteo)* * *{'hъbi} n 1. хоби; 2. hobby-horse 2; 3. ист. модел ранен велоси(2) {'hъbi} n зоол. сокол орко (Faico subbuteo).* * *хоби; увлечение;* * *1. hobby-horse 2 2. i. хоби 3. ii. n зоол. сокол орко (faico subbuteo) 4. ист. модел ранен велосипед* * *hobby[´hɔbi] I. n 1. хоби; страст; мания; to paint as a \hobby рисувам за удоволствие; to do s.th. for a \hobby обичам да се занимавам с нещо за удоволствие; to ride a \hobby to death отнасям си манията до гроб; 2. обикновен кон за езда; ист. военен кон; 3. = hobby-horse. II. n малък сокол Falco subbuteo.
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hobby-horse — hobby horses also hobbyhorse N COUNT You describe a subject or idea as your hobby horse if you have strong feelings on it and like talking about it whenever you have the opportunity. Honesty is a favourite hobby horse for Courau … English dictionary
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hobby horse — noun a) The Irish hobby, an extinct breed of horse. Dont ask him about global warming: its his favourite hobby horse, youll never get away. b) A childs toy consisting of a (usually wooden or cloth) horse mounted on a stick … Wiktionary
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Hobby horse (toy) — William Wallace Denslow s illustrations for a variant of Ride a cock horse, from a 1901 edition of Mother Goose. This article is about the children s toy; for other uses, see Hobby horse (disambiguation). A hobby horse … Wikipedia
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hobby-horse — n. 1 a child s toy consisting of a stick with a horse s head. 2 a preoccupation; a favourite topic of conversation. 3 a model of a horse, esp. of wicker, used in morris dancing etc. 4 a rocking horse. 5 a horse on a merry go round … Useful english dictionary
