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/plu:m/ * danh từ - lông chim, lông vũ - chùm lông (để trang sức) - vật giống lông chim, vật nhẹ như lông chim; (động vật học) cấu tạo hình lông chim =a plume of smoke+ chùm khói !in borrowed plumes - (nghĩa bóng) khoác bộ cánh đi mượn, sáo mượn lông công * ngoại động từ - trang sức bằng lông chim; giắt lông chim, giắt chùm lông chim (lên mũ...) - rỉa (lông) (chim...) =pth to plume oneself+ khoác bộ cánh đi mượn =pth to plume oneself+ khoe mẽ, tự đắc, vây vo với =to plumeoneself on one's skill+ khoe tài, vây vo với cái tài -
2 ohne Federn
- {callow} chưa đủ lông cánh, có nhiều lông tơ, non nớt, trẻ măng, ít kinh nghiệm, thấp, trũng, dễ bị ngập nước = mit Federn bedecken {to fledge}+ = mit Federn schmücken {to feather; to plume}+ = sich mit fremden Federn schücken {to deck oneself with borrowed plumes}+
См. также в других словарях:
plume oneself — CONGRATULATE ONESELF, preen oneself, pat oneself on the back, pride oneself, boast about. → plume … Useful english dictionary
plume oneself — chiefly archaic (of a bird) preen. → plume … English new terms dictionary
plume oneself — {v. phr.}, {literary} To be proud of yourself; boast. * /He plumed himself on having the belle of the ball as his date./ * /He plumed himself on his successful planning in the election./ * /She plumed herself on the grace with which she sat on a… … Dictionary of American idioms
plume oneself — {v. phr.}, {literary} To be proud of yourself; boast. * /He plumed himself on having the belle of the ball as his date./ * /He plumed himself on his successful planning in the election./ * /She plumed herself on the grace with which she sat on a… … Dictionary of American idioms
plume\ oneself — v. phr. literary To be proud of yourself; boast. He plumed himself on having the belle of the ball as his date. He plumed himself on his successful planning in the election. She plumed herself on the grace with which she sat on a horse. Compare:… … Словарь американских идиом
plume oneself on — boast about brag about act proudly about … English contemporary dictionary
plume — n 1. feather, quill, pinion, egret, aigrette; All Ornithol. plumule, penna, covert, tectrix, remex, scapular. 2. feather, aglet, aiguillette, bow, ribbon, knot; panache. v 3.Usu. plume oneself on pride oneself, congratulate oneself, pat oneself… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
plume — /plum / (say ploohm) noun 1. a feather. 2. a large, long, or conspicuous feather: the plume of an ostrich. 3. a soft, fluffy feather. 4. any plumose part or formation. 5. a stream of smoke or vapour issuing from a stack and blown by the wind. 6.… …
plume — noun 1》 a long, soft feather or arrangement of feathers used by a bird for display, or worn on a hat or helmet as decoration. 2》 a long spreading cloud of smoke or vapour. 3》 Geology a column of magma rising by convection in the earth s mantle.… … English new terms dictionary
plume — [plo͞om] n. [OFr < L pluma, downy part of a feather, small soft feather < IE base * pleus , to pluck out, fluff of wool, hair > FLEECE] 1. a) a feather, esp. a large, fluffy, or showy one b) a cluster of such feathers 2. an ornament made … English World dictionary
plume — plumeless, adj. plumelike, adj. /ploohm/, n., v., plumed, pluming. n. 1. a feather. 2. a large, long, or conspicuous feather: the brilliant plume of a peacock. 3. a soft, fluffy feather: the plume of an egret. 4. any plumose part or formation. 5 … Universalium
