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2 forty
1. adjective2. nounhave fortywinks — ein Nickerchen (fam.) machen od. halten; see also academic.ru/23561/eight">eight 1.
Vierzig, die; see also eight 2. 1); eighty 2.* * *['fo:ti] 1. noun1) (the number or figure 40.) die Vierzig2) (the age of 40.) die Vierzig2. adjective1) (40 in number.) vierzig2) (aged 40.) vierzig•- forties- fortieth
- forty- - forty-year-old
- forty winks* * *for·ty[ˈfɔ:ti, AM ˈfɔ:rt̬i]I. adj2.▶ to have [or AM take] \forty winks ( fam) ein Nickerchen [o SCHWEIZ ESP [Mittags]schläfchen] machen famII. n3. (public transport)▪ the \forty die Vierzig, der Vierziger4. TENNIS\forty all vierzig beide* * *['fɔːtɪ]1. adjvierzigto have forty winks (inf) — ein Nickerchen machen (inf)
2. nVierzig f → also sixtySee:→ also sixty* * *forty [ˈfɔː(r)tı]A s1. Vierzig f:he is in his forties er ist in den Vierzigern;in the forties in den Vierzigerjahren (eines Jahrhunderts)2. the roaring forties der stürmische Teil des Ozeans (zwischen dem 39. und 50. Breitengrad)B adj vierzig:* * *1. adjective2. nounhave fortywinks — ein Nickerchen (fam.) machen od. halten; see also eight 1.
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3 forty
2) ( age) vierzig;he must be pushing \forty ( fam) er geht stark auf die Vierzig zu;PHRASES:2) ( age)to be in one's forties in den Vierzigern sein;3) ( decade)4) ( temperature)to be in the forties um die 40 Grad Fahrenheit kalt sein
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forty winks — If you have forty winks, you have a short sleep or rest, generally during the day. Dad likes to have forty winks after a game of golf … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Forty winks — is an English idiomatic noun that can be used in the singular or plural and means: to take a nap for a short period of time (usually not in bed),cite web | url = http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=forty%20winks| title = WordNet Search 3.0| … Wikipedia
forty winks — {n. phr.}, {informal} A short period of sleep; a nap. * /When the truck driver felt sleepy, he stopped by the side of the road to catch forty winks./ Compare: SHUT EYE … Dictionary of American idioms
forty winks — {n. phr.}, {informal} A short period of sleep; a nap. * /When the truck driver felt sleepy, he stopped by the side of the road to catch forty winks./ Compare: SHUT EYE … Dictionary of American idioms
forty winks — n. a nap; sleep. (Usually with a quantifier. Either forty or some, a few, a bunch of, etc.) □ I could use forty winks before I have to get to work. □ I need forty winks before I get started again … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
catch forty winks — See: FORTY WINKS … Dictionary of American idioms
catch forty winks — See: FORTY WINKS … Dictionary of American idioms
take forty winks — If you take 40 winks, you have a short sleep … The small dictionary of idiomes
Catch forty winks — have a short sleep … Dictionary of Australian slang
Grab forty winks — have a short nap … Dictionary of Australian slang
forty — O.E. feowertig, from feower four (see FOUR (Cf. four)) + tig group of ten (see TY (Cf. ty) (1)). Cf. O.S. fiwartig, O.Fris. fiuwertich, Du. veertig, O.H.G. fiorzug, Ger. vierzig, O.N … Etymology dictionary