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1 virtue
'və: u:1) (a good moral quality: Honesty is a virtue.) dyd2) (a good quality: The house is small, but it has the virtue of being easy to clean.) fortrinn3) (goodness of character etc: She is a person of great virtue.) karakterstyrke•- virtuous- virtuously
- virtuousnessdydsubst. \/ˈvɜːtjuː\/, \/ˈvɜːtʃuː\/1) ( moral) dyd2) fordel, fortrinn3) iboende kraft, effekt, evne, yteevne4) ( religion) forklaring: klasse av englerby virtue of eller in virtue of i kraft av, på grunn av, fordithe cardinal virtues kardinaldydenemake a virtue of gjøre til en dydmake a virtue of necessity gjøre en dyd av nødvendighetof easy virtue lett på tråden -
2 woman
'wumənplural - women; noun1) (an adult human female: His sisters are both grown women now; ( also adjective) a woman doctor; women doctors.) kvinne; kvinnelig2) (a female domestic daily helper: We have a woman who comes in to do the cleaning.) hushjelp•- - woman- womanhood
- womankind
- womenkind
- womanly
- womanliness
- womenfolkkvinneIsubst. (flertall: women) \/ˈwʊmən\/, i flertall: \/ˈwɪmɪn\/1) kvinne(skikkelse), dame, kvinnfolk2) ( i alminnelighet) kvinnen, kvinner3) kone, (kvinnelig) kjæreste, elskerinne, dame4) ( hverdagslig) rengjøringshjelp, hushjelp5) ( gammeldags) kammerjomfru, hoffdame6) kvinnelig arbeider, kvinnelig ansattbe one's own woman stå på egne ben, være sin egen kvinnebe twice the woman one was ( om moral eller fysisk form) være et nytt og bedre menneskeborn of woman av kvinne født, født av en kvinne, dødeligget a woman with child ( hverdagslig) gjøre en kvinne gravidgovernment by a woman eller government by women kvinnestyre, kvinnevelde, kvinneregimea kept woman elskerinnemake an honest woman of someone gjøre en ærbar kvinne av noenmy good woman (britisk, gammeldags, nedlatende) min gode frue, lille fruemy\/the old woman (hverdagslig, om ens mor eller kone) mor, kjerringold woman ( også om menn) gammel kjerringthe other woman den andre kvinnenwoman of all work ( gammeldags) enepikewoman of easy virtue kvinne som er lett på trådenwoman of letters lærd kvinne, kvinnelig forsker kvinnelig forfatter, forfatterinnewoman of the streets ( gammeldags) gatepike, prostituert(a) woman of the world verdensdameIIadj. \/ˈwʊmən\/1) ( foran yrkesbetegnelse) kvinnelig2) kvinne-, kvinnfolk-, -inne
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Easy Virtue (1928 film) — Infobox Film name = Easy Virtue caption = DVD Cover director = Alfred Hitchcock producer = Uncredited: Michael Balcon writer = Play: Noel Coward Scenario: Eliot Stannard starring = Isabel Jeans Franklin Dyall Eric Bransby Williams Ian Hunter… … Wikipedia
of easy virtue — dated (of a woman) sexually promiscuous * * * of easy ˈvirtue idiom (old fashioned) (of a woman) willing to have sex with anyone Main entry: ↑easyidiom … Useful english dictionary
easy — 1 / i:zi/ adjective 1 NOT DIFFICULT not difficult, and not needing much physical or mental effort: The easiest way to get there is through the park. | It can t have been easy raising three children all by herself. | easy to make/build/do etc: Are … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
woman — /ˈwʊmən / (say woomuhn) noun (plural women /ˈwɪmən / (say wimuhn)) 1. a female human being (distinguished from man). 2. an adult female person (distinguished from girl). 3. Colloquial a female lover, partner in a marriage or de facto relationship …
woman — noun plural women / wImIn/ 1 FEMALE (C) an adult female person: I was talking to a woman I met on the flight. | married women | a woman priest/driver etc: How long will it be until we have a woman President? | women s clothes/organization etc:… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
of easy virtue — dated or humorous (of a woman) sexually promiscuous. → the eastward … English new terms dictionary
easy — eas|y1 W1S1 [ˈi:zi] adj comparative easier superlative easiest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not difficult)¦ 2¦(comfortable)¦ 3¦(not worried)¦ 4¦(friendly)¦ 5¦(easily attacked)¦ 6 take the easy way out 7 have an easy time (of it) … Dictionary of contemporary English
easy — adjective (easier, easiest) 1》 achieved without great effort; presenting few difficulties. 2》 free from worry or problems: an easy life. ↘lacking anxiety or awkwardness. 3》 vulnerable to attack or criticism: an easy target. 4》 derogatory (of… … English new terms dictionary
virtue — /ˈvɜtʃu / (say verchooh) noun 1. moral excellence or goodness. 2. conformity of life and conduct to moral laws; uprightness; rectitude. 3. a particular moral excellence, the cardinal virtues being justice, prudence, temperance, and fortitude, and …
easy — adj., adv., & int. (easier, easiest) adj. 1 not difficult; achieved without great effort. 2 a free from pain, discomfort, anxiety, etc. b comfortably off, affluent (easy circumstances). 3 free from embarrassment, awkwardness, constraint, etc.;… … Useful english dictionary
easy woman — a female with no reservations about casual copulation Not necessary a prostitute: Whether we worked in a Massage Parlour or were rich... we were still the same to you. Easy women. (Bogarde, 1978) Such a person may also be said to… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms