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1 бабушкера
old witch, old hag, wretched old woman* * *бабушкѐра,ж., -и грубо old witch, old hag, wretched old woman.* * *old witch, old hag, wretched old woman -
2 vieja bruja
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3 волосовидное просо
Русско-английский сельскохозяйственный словарь > волосовидное просо
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4 strega
strega s.f.2 (donna brutta, maligna) (old) witch, (old) hag: sua moglie è una strega, his wife is an old hag.* * *1) witch, sorceresscaccia alle -ghe — witch-hunt (anche fig.)
2) (donna cattiva) hag, witchvecchia strega — old hag o bat o bag
* * *stregapl. - ghe /'strega, ge/sostantivo f.1 witch, sorceress; caccia alle -ghe witch-hunt (anche fig.) -
5 arpía
adj.ravenous, harpy-like, predatory.f.1 vixen, brawling woman, old hag, shrew.2 harpy.3 Harpy, mythological monster with a woman's head and a bird's body, mythological monster Harpy.* * *1 harpy* * *SF (Mit) harpy; (=mujer) old bag ** * *femenino ( mujer perversa) dragon, harpy (liter); (Mit) harpy* * *= dragon lady, harpy, harridan, hag.Ex. The impassive Diane is portrayed early on as the office dragon lady, bossing about her underling.Ex. For years past, the harpies of power have been industriously inculcating the idea that all our difficulties proceed from the impotency of Congress.Ex. The lifestyle of the bachelor is an enviable one: footloose and fancy-free, sailing through life without the constraints of a nagging harridan of a girlfriend.Ex. Many stories about hags seem to have been used to frighten children into being good.* * *femenino ( mujer perversa) dragon, harpy (liter); (Mit) harpy* * *= dragon lady, harpy, harridan, hag.Ex: The impassive Diane is portrayed early on as the office dragon lady, bossing about her underling.
Ex: For years past, the harpies of power have been industriously inculcating the idea that all our difficulties proceed from the impotency of Congress.Ex: The lifestyle of the bachelor is an enviable one: footloose and fancy-free, sailing through life without the constraints of a nagging harridan of a girlfriend.Ex: Many stories about hags seem to have been used to frighten children into being good.* * *1 (mujer perversa) dragon, harpy, harridan2 ( Mit) harpy* * *
arpía sustantivo femenino Mit harpy
figurado old witch, old hag
' arpía' also found in these entries:
English:
cow
- hag
- bitch
* * *arpía nf1. Mitol harpy2. [mujer mala] witch* * *f harpy* * *arpía nf: shrew, harpy -
6 befana
religion Twelfth Night* * *befana s.f.1 ( Epifania) Epiphany2 'befana' (kindly old witch who brings children toys at Epiphany)* * *[be'fana]sostantivo femminile1) (Epifania) Epiphany2) intrad. (in folklore, the ugly old woman who brings children gifts at Epiphany)3) colloq. (donna brutta) crone, old hag* * *befana/be'fana/sostantivo f.1 (Epifania) Epiphany2 intrad. (in folklore, the ugly old woman who brings children gifts at Epiphany)3 colloq. (donna brutta) crone, old hag. -
7 czarownic|a
f 1. Hist. witch- procesy czarownic witch trials2. (w bajkach) witch, sorceress 3. pot., obraźl. (old) witch pot., obraźl.■ polowanie na czarownice witch-hunt(ing)The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > czarownic|a
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8 jędz|a
f 1. pot. (wiedźma) witch 2. pot., pejor. (old) hag pot., obraźl., (old) witch pot., obraźl.- przestań, jędzo, wrzeszczeć! stop yelling, you stupid bitch a. you old hag!The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > jędz|a
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9 sorcière
sorcière [sɔʀsjεʀ]feminine noun* * *sɔʀsjɛʀnom féminin witch* * *sorcière nf witch; c'est une vraie sorcière she's a real old witch. -
10 megera
megera s.f. (donna brutta e maligna) hag, witch, shrew: ha sposato una vecchia megera, he married an old witch.* * *[me'dʒɛra]sostantivo femminile spreg. witch, hag* * *megera/me'dʒεra/sostantivo f.spreg. witch, hag. -
11 vieja bruja
f.old witch, vixen.* * *(n.) = crone, evil old woman, harridan, old hag, hag, old bag, old crone, old batEx. Many librarians worry that the public, collective image of librarians is associated with the crone -- an older, single woman who is irritable and protective of her domain.Ex. The fear of evil old women flying across the sky on broomsticks and hunting for children still remains today because of the ignorance of humanity.Ex. The lifestyle of the bachelor is an enviable one: footloose and fancy-free, sailing through life without the constraints of a nagging harridan of a girlfriend.Ex. On the streets of London we meet some of the denizens of the city -- there is the sandwich-board man, a blind old hag, and a lamplighter among them.Ex. Many stories about hags seem to have been used to frighten children into being good.Ex. Feminists prior to her were the old bags, the women that were so ugly you couldn't stand to look at them.Ex. About this time several of the old crones of the tribe offered their ribald advice on how the new couple should conduct themselves off in the forest together.Ex. The other day some crazy old bat stole both my house keys and car keys.* * *(n.) = crone, evil old woman, harridan, old hag, hag, old bag, old crone, old batEx: Many librarians worry that the public, collective image of librarians is associated with the crone -- an older, single woman who is irritable and protective of her domain.
Ex: The fear of evil old women flying across the sky on broomsticks and hunting for children still remains today because of the ignorance of humanity.Ex: The lifestyle of the bachelor is an enviable one: footloose and fancy-free, sailing through life without the constraints of a nagging harridan of a girlfriend.Ex: On the streets of London we meet some of the denizens of the city -- there is the sandwich-board man, a blind old hag, and a lamplighter among them.Ex: Many stories about hags seem to have been used to frighten children into being good.Ex: Feminists prior to her were the old bags, the women that were so ugly you couldn't stand to look at them.Ex: About this time several of the old crones of the tribe offered their ribald advice on how the new couple should conduct themselves off in the forest together.Ex: The other day some crazy old bat stole both my house keys and car keys. -
12 ARMR
I)(-s, -ar), m.1) arm;leggja arma um e-n, to embrace (of a woman);koma á arm e-m, to come into one’s embraces (of a woman marrying);2) the wing of a body, opp. to its centre;armar úthafsins, the arms of the ocean, viz. bays and firths;armr fylkingar, a wing of an army.a.1) unhappy, poor;2) wretched, wicked;hinn armi Bjarngrímr, the wretch, scoundrel B.;hin arma kerlingin, the wicked old woman.* * *1.s, m. [Lat. armus; Ulf. arms; Engl. arm; A. S. earm; Germ. arm].1. Lat. brachium in general, the arm from the shoulder to the wrist; sometimes also used partic. of the upper arm or fore arm; the context only can decide. It is rare in Icel.; in prose armleggr and handleggr are more common; but it is often used in dignified style or in a metaph. sense; undir brynstúkuna í arminn, lacertus (?), Fms. viii. 387; gullhringr á armi, in the wrist, Odd. 18; þá lýsti af höndum hennar bæði lopt ok lög, Edda 22, where the corresponding passage of the poem Skm. reads armar, armar lýsa, her arms beamed, spread light.β. poët. phrases; sofa e-m á armi, leggja arma um, to embrace, cp. Germ. umarmen; koma á arm e-m, of a woman marrying, to come into one’s embraces, Fms. xi. 100, Lex. Poët. Rings and bracelets are poët. called armlog, armblik, armlinnr, armsól, armsvell, the light, snake, ice of the arm or wrist; armr sólbrunninn, the sunburnt arms, Rm. 10.2. metaph. the wing of a body, opp. to its centre; armar úthafsins, the arms of the ocean … the bays and firths, Rb. 466; armar krossins, Hom. 103; a wing of a house or building, Sturl. ii. 50; borgar armr, the flanks of a castle, Fms. v. 280; the ends, extremities of a wave, Bs. ii. 50; the yard-arm, Mag. 6; esp. used of the wings of a host in battle (fylkingar armr), í annan arm fylkingar, Fms. i. 169, 170, vi. 406, 413, Fær. 81; in a sea-fight, of the line of ships, Fms. vi. 315; the ends of a bed, sofa upp í arminn, opp. to til fóta; and in many other cases.2.adj. [Ulf. arms; A. S. earm; Germ. arm], never occurs in the sense of Lat. inops, but only metaph. (as in Goth.), viz.:1. Norse, poor, in a good sense (as in Germ.); þær armu sálur, poor souls, Hom. 144; sá armi maðr, poor fellow, 118.2. Icel. in a bad sense, wretched, wicked, nearly always used so, where armr is an abusive, aumr a benevolent term: used in swearing, at fara, vera, manna armastr; þá mælti hann til Sigvalda, at hann skyldi fara m. a., Fms. xi. 141; en allir mæltu, at Egill skyldi fara allra manna a., Eg. 699; enn armi Bjarngrímr, the wretch, scoundrel Bjarngrim, Fær. 239; völvan arma, the accursed witch, Fms. iii. 214; þetta arma naut, Fas. iii. 498; örm vættr, Gkv. 1. 32, Þkv. 29, Sdm. 23, Og. 32; en arma kerling, the vile old witch, Grett. 154, Fas. i. 60; Inn armi, in exclamations, the wretch! -
13 strega sf
['streɡa] strega (-ghe)(anche, fig : donna malvagia) witch, (pegg : donna brutta) old hag, old witch -
14 Babaroga
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15 strega
sf ['streɡa] strega (-ghe)(anche, fig : donna malvagia) witch, (pegg : donna brutta) old hag, old witch -
16 Баба-Яга
Folklore: the witch Baba Yaga (an unmarried old witch with a wooden leg, who lives in a house on chicken legs in the forest and is doomed to solitude), the evil witch Baba Yaga -
17 Баба-яга
Folklore: the witch Baba Yaga (an unmarried old witch with a wooden leg, who lives in a house on chicken legs in the forest and is doomed to solitude), the evil witch Baba Yaga -
18 баба-яга
Folklore: the witch Baba Yaga (an unmarried old witch with a wooden leg, who lives in a house on chicken legs in the forest and is doomed to solitude), the evil witch Baba Yaga -
19 старая ведьма
2) Rude: baggage3) Jargon: old goat4) Vituperative: old hag5) Makarov: harridan, impudent baggage -
20 Befana sf
[be'fana]1) (festività) national holiday (Jan 6, feast of the Epiphany)2) (personaggio) kind old woman who, according to legend, comes down the chimney3) (donna brutta) old hag, old witchCultural note: Befana Marking the end of the traditional 12 days of Christmas on 6 January, the Befana, or the feast of the Epiphany, is a national holiday in Italy. It is named after the old woman who, legend has it, comes down the chimney the night before, bringing gifts to children who have been good during the year and leaving lumps of coal for those who have not.
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