-
1 hobby-horse
(also hobbyhorse) noun1) (a stick with a wooden horse's head or a rocking horse as a child's toy.)2) (one's favourite topic, idea or project.) -
2 hobby
['hobi]plural - hobbies; noun(something a person enjoys doing (usually frequently) in his/her spare time and not for pay: Stamp-collecting is a popular hobby.) hobby -
3 ride
1. past tense - rode; verb1) (to travel or be carried (in a car, train etc or on a bicycle, horse etc): He rides to work every day on an old bicycle; The horsemen rode past.) a merge (cu bicicleta/ călare)2) (to (be able to) ride on and control (a horse, bicycle etc): Can you ride a bicycle?) a merge cu3) (to take part (in a horse-race etc): He's riding in the first race.) a participa (la)4) (to go out regularly on horseback (eg as a hobby): My daughter rides every Saturday morning.) a călări2. noun1) (a journey on horseback, on a bicycle etc: He likes to go for a long ride on a Sunday afternoon.) plimbare călare/cu bicicleta2) (a usually short period of riding on or in something: Can I have a ride on your bike?) tur•- rider- riding-school
См. также в других словарях:
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
hobby horse — ► NOUN 1) a child s toy consisting of a stick with a model of a horse s head at one end. 2) a rocking horse. 3) a person s favourite topic of conversation … English terms dictionary
hobby horse — hobby ,horse noun count 1. ) a toy with a wooden horse s head on a long stick that a child can pretend to ride 2. ) a subject that someone has strong opinions about and often talks about, especially in a way that annoys other people … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Hobby-horse — (engl., spr. hóbbĭ hors), Steckenpferd, besonders das im englischen Maispiel (s. Morris dance) vorkommende … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Hobby horse — This article is about costumed characters that appear in various customs, processions and ceremonies. For other uses, see Hobby horse (disambiguation) The term hobby horse is used, principally by folklorists, to refer to the costumed characters… … Wikipedia
hobby horse — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms hobby horse : singular hobby horse plural hobby horses 1) a toy with a wooden horse s head on a long stick that a child can pretend to ride 2) a subject that someone has strong opinions about and often talks… … English dictionary
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
hobby-horse — obsolete a prostitute Literally, an article in Morris dancing which became a children s toy. Shakespeare gives us another vulgar pun on hobby, a wanton, and on the usual equine imagery: My wife s a hobby horse. {The Winter s Tale) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
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
Hobby horse (disambiguation) — A hobby horse (or hobbyhorse) can be several things:* hobby ; a type of horse ridden in the Middle Ages by hobelars *A toy horse, consisting of a model of a horse s head, usually wooden, attached to a stick. This is often used by children to… … Wikipedia
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
