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1 virtue
['və: u:]1) (a good moral quality: Honesty is a virtue.) vrlina2) (a good quality: The house is small, but it has the virtue of being easy to clean.) prednost3) (goodness of character etc: She is a person of great virtue.) krepost•- virtuous- virtuously
- virtuousness* * *[vɜ:tju, -ču:]nounkrepost, vrlina, čednost, odlika; figuratively čistost, nedolžnost, neoporečnost; dobra lastnost; sposobnost; vrlost; prednost, visoka vrednost; delovanje, učinkovitost, uspeh; obsolete pogum, duh (moža)without virtue — brezuspešno, brez učinkaby virtue of — s pomočjo; na temelju (česa)in virtue of — zaradi, na temeljua lady of easy virtue — lahkomiselna, nekrepostna žena -
2 lady
['leidi]1) (a more polite form of woman: Tell that child to stand up and let that lady sit down; The lady in the flower shop said that roses are expensive just now; Ladies' shoes are upstairs in this shop; ( also adjective) a lady doctor.) gospa, ženska; ženski2) (a woman of good manners and refined behaviour: Be quiet! Ladies do not shout in public.) dama3) (in the United Kingdom, used as the title of, or a name for, a woman of noble rank: Sir James and Lady Brown; lords and ladies.) Lady; dama•- ladylike- Ladyship
- ladybird* * *I [léidi]noungospa, dama; plemkinja; naslov za žene angl. plemičev (nižjih od vojvod) in hčerke vojvod, markizov in grofov; gospodaricapoetically ženska; vulgar & archaic žena, soproga, zaročenka, draga, ljubljenka; za označevanje poklicev ženskega spola ( lady-doctor — zdravnica, lady-president — predsednica); colloquially his young lady — njegovo deklehumorously the old lady — moja "stara"Our Lady — Naša Gospa, mati božjaAmerican ladies' room — javno stranišče za ženskeII [léidi]intransitive verb to lady it — igrati damo
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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