IT IS BETTER TO BE THE WIDOW OF A HERO THAN THE WIFE OF A COWARD

Англо-русский перевод IT IS BETTER TO BE THE WIDOW OF A HERO THAN THE WIFE OF A COWARD

Лучше быть вдовой героя, чем женой труса. Ibarruri (Ибаррури).

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IS — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a baby is born ▪ Let me know as soon as the baby is born. a …
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BETTER — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
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COWARD — caudard, poltron (-eríe). timoron
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COWARD — duwag;talawan
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HERO — I. noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Hērō Date: 14th century a legendary priestess of Aphrodite loved by Leander, II. biographical …
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COWARD — biographical name Sir Noël Peirce 1899-1973 English actor & dramatist
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HERO — I Mythological or legendary figure, often of divine descent, who is endowed with great strength or ability, like the heroes …
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WIFE — I. ˈwīf noun ( plural wives -īvz) Etymology: Middle English wif, from Old English wīf; akin to Old High German …
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WIDOW — I. ˈwi(ˌ)dō, -_də; -_dəw, -_dō+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English widewe, widwe, from Old English widewe, wuduwe; akin …
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THAN — I. thən, then, (|)than, rapid sometimes ən or ə n ( after t, d, s, or z) or n ( …
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COWARD — I. ˈkau̇](ə)rd, ]əd noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English coward, cuard, from Old French coart, cuart, adj & noun, …
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BETTER — I. ˈbed.ə(r), -etə- adjective, comparative of good Etymology: Middle English bettre, from Old English betera; akin to Old High German …
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HERO — ˈhē(ˌ)rō, ˈhi(- noun ( -es ) Etymology: back-formation from heroes, plural, from Middle English, from Latin, from Greek hērōes, plural …
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WIDOW — (v. t.) To become, or survive as, the widow of.
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WIDOW — (v. t.) To endow with a widow's right.
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WIDOW — (v. t.) To reduce to the condition of a widow; to bereave of a husband; -- rarely used except in …
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THAN — (conj.) A particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison or diversity, as more, better, other, …
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COWARD — (v. t.) To make timorous; to frighten.
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COWARD — (n.) A person who lacks courage; a timid or pusillanimous person; a poltroon.
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COWARD — (a.) Belonging to a coward; proceeding from, or expressive of, base fear or timidity.
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WIDOW — ( v. t. ) To reduce to the condition of a widow; to bereave of a husband; -- rarely used …
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WIDOW — ( v. t. ) To endow with a widow's right.
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WIDOW — ( v. t. ) To become, or survive as, the widow of.
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THAN — ( conj. ) A particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison or diversity, as more, …
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COWARD — ( a. ) Belonging to a coward; proceeding from, or expressive of, base fear or timidity.
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WIFE — — wifedom , n. — wifeless , adj. — wifelessness , n. /wuyf/ , n. , pl. wives /wuyvz/ , …
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WIDOW — — widowly , adj. /wid"oh/ , n. 1. a woman who has lost her husband by death and has not …
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THAN — /dhan, dhen/ ; unstressed /dheuhn, euhn/ , conj. 1. (used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second …
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HERO — — herolike , adj. /hear"oh/ , n. , pl. heroes; for 5 also heros . 1. a man of distinguished …
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COWARD — /kow"euhrd/ , n. 1. a person who lacks courage in facing danger, difficulty, opposition, pain, etc.; a timid or easily …
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BETTER — better 1 /bet"euhr/ , adj., compar. of good with best as superl. 1. of superior quality or excellence: a better …
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WIFE — v. marry a wife (rare usage)
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WIDOW — v. cause to become a widow or a widower because of the death of a spouse; take away something valuable
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WIDOW — I. ˈwi-(ˌ)dō noun Etymology: Middle English widewe, from Old English wuduwe; akin to Old High German wituwa widow, Latin vidua, …
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THAN — I. thən, ˈthan conjunction Etymology: Middle English than, then then, than — more at then Date: before 12th century 1. …
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BETTER — I. ˈbe-tər adjective, comparative of good Etymology: Middle English bettre, from Old English betera; akin to Old English bōt remedy, …
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HERO — I. Hero noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Hērō Date: 14th century : a legendary priestess of Aphrodite loved by Leander …
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WIFE — noun ( plural wives ˈwīvz) Etymology: Middle English wif, from Old English wīf; akin to Old High German wīb wife …
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COWARD — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French cuard, from cue, coe tail, from Latin cauda Date: 13th century : one who …
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WIDOW — vt to endow with a widow's right. 2. widow ·adj widowed. 3. widow ·vt to become, or survive as, the …
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THAN — adv then. ·see then. 2. than ·conj a particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison …
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HERO — noun an illustrious man, supposed to be exalted, after death, to a place among the gods; a demigod, as hercules. …
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COWARD — adj destitute of courage; timid; cowardly. 2. coward ·vt to make timorous; to frighten. 3. coward ·noun a person who …
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BETTER — noun one who bets or lays a wager. 2. better (·comp) more correctly or thoroughly. 3. better ·adj greater in …
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WIFE — [wife] n, pl wives [ME wif, fr. OE wif; akin to OHG wib wife] (bef. 12c) 1 a dial: woman …
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WIDOW — [wid.ow] n [ME widewe, fr. OE wuduwe; akin to OHG wituwa widow, L vidua, Skt vidhava, L -videre to separate] …
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THAN — [than] conj [ME than, then then, than--more at then] (bef. 12c) 1 a--used as a function word to indicate the …
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HERO — [he.ro] n, pl heroes [L heros, fr. Gk heros] (14c) 1 a: a mythological or legendary figure often of divine …
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COWARD — [cow.ard] n [ME, fr. OF coart, fr. coe tail, fr. L cauda] (13c): one who shows disgraceful fear or timidity …
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BETTER — [bet.ter] adj, comparative of good [ME bettre, fr. OE betera; akin to OE bot remedy, Skt bhadra fortunate] (bef. 12c) …
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HERO — in literature, broadly, the main character in a literary work; the term is also used in a specialized sense for …
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WIFE — wife BrE AmE waɪf ▷ wife's waɪfs ▷ wives waɪvz ▶ ˈ wife ˌ swapping BrE AmE
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WIDOW — widow BrE AmE ˈwɪd əʊ AmE \ -oʊ ▷ widow|ed d ▷ widow|ing ɪŋ ▷ widow|s z
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HERO — hero, Hero BrE AmE ˈhɪər əʊ AmE \ ˈhiː roʊ ˈhɪr oʊ — Preference poll, American English: ˈhiː roʊ 57%, …
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COWARD — coward, C~ BrE AmE ˈka ʊ ‿əd AmE ˈkaʊ‿ ə rd ▷ coward|s z
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WIFE — / waɪf; NAmE / noun ( pl. wives / waɪvz; NAmE /) the woman that a man is married to; …
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THAN — / ðən; NAmE ; rare strong form ðæn/ preposition , conjunction 1. used to introduce the second part of a …
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HERO — / ˈhɪərəʊ; NAmE ˈhɪroʊ; ˈhiː-/ noun ( pl. -oes ) 1. a person, especially a man, who is admired by …
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COWARD — / ˈkaʊəd; NAmE -ərd/ noun ( disapproving ) a person who is not brave or who does not have the …
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BETTER — / ˈbetə(r); NAmE / adjective , adverb , noun , verb ■ adjective (comparative of good ) 1. of a …
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