THREE LITTLE PIGS

Meaning of THREE LITTLE PIGS in English

ˌThree Little ˈPigs, The BrE AmE

an old children’s story about three little pigs, each of whom builds a house of a different material, which the Big Bad Wolf tries to blow down, saying ‘I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll blow your house down’

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

THREE LITTLE PIGS — a well-known children’s story. It is about three little pigs and a wolf. The pigs each build their houses from …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
THREE LITTLE PIGS — "Три поросенка" Один из мультфильмов У. Диснея [Disney, Walt (Walter Elias)] (1933), основанный на известной народной сказке. Особенно популярной стала ведущая …
THREE LITTLE PIGS — "Три поросенка" Один из мультфильмов У. Диснея [Disney, Walt] (1933), основанный на известной народной сказке. Особенно популярной стала ведущая музыкальная …
THREE — tri. THREEFOLD: triplic. THREE-CORNERED: triangulari, THREE-LEGGED: tripedat
English interlingue dictionary
THREE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Three Emperors' League Three Gorges Dam Project {{link=Three Kingdoms">Three Kingdoms Three Mile Island Three …
Английский словарь Британика
LITTLE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Little Armenia Little Entente Little League little magazine Little Missouri River Little Richard Little …
Английский словарь Британика
THREE — I. ˈthrē adjective Etymology: Middle English three, thre, from Old English thrīe (masculine), thrēo (feminine & neuter); akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LITTLE — I. ˈlid. ə l, -it ə l sometimes when not heavily stressed (ˌ)lil esp when a vowel follows adjective ( …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PIGS — plural of pig present third singular of pig
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THREE — (n.) A symbol representing three units, as 3 or iii.
Английский словарь Webster
THREE — (n.) The number greater by a unit than two; three units or objects.
Английский словарь Webster
THREE — ( n. ) The number greater by a unit than two; three units or objects.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THREE — ( n. ) A symbol representing three units, as 3 or iii.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THREE — /three/ , n. 1. a cardinal number, 2 plus 1. 2. a symbol for this number, as 3 or III. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PIGS — /pigz/ , n. Bay of . See Bay of Pigs .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LITTLE — — littlish /lit"l ish, lit"lish/ , adj. — littleness , n. /lit"l/ , adj., littler or less or lesser, littlest …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LITTLE — I. ˈli-t ə l adjective ( lit·tler ˈli-t ə l-ər, ˈlit-lər ; or less ˈles ; or less·er ˈle-sər ; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THREE — noun Etymology: Middle English, from three, adjective, from Old English thrīe (masculine), thrēo (feminine & neuter); akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THREE — adj one more than two; two and one. 2. three ·noun a symbol representing three units, as 3 or iii. …
Webster English vocab
LITTLE — noun a small degree or scale; miniature. 2. little ·adj short in duration; brief; as, a little sleep. 3. little …
Webster English vocab
THREE — [three] n [ME, fr. three, adj., fr. OE thrie (masc.), threo (fem. & neut.); akin to OHG dri three, L …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
THREE — three BrE AmE θriː ▷ threes θriːz ▶ ˌ three ˈ R's BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LITTLE — / ˈlɪtl; NAmE / adjective , determiner , pronoun , adverb ■ adjective [ usually before noun ] HELP NOTE …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THREE — three S1 /θriː/ BrE AmE number [ Language: Old English ; Origin: thrie , threo ] 1 . the number …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PIGS — Pigs, Bay of BrE AmE ⇨ ↑ Bay of Pigs
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LITTLE — I. lit ‧ tle 1 S1 W1 /ˈlɪtl/ BrE AmE adjective [ Language: Old English ; Origin: lytel ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THREE — n. & adj. --n. 1 a one more than two, or seven less than ten. b a symbol for this …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LITTLE — adj., n., & adv. --adj. (littler, littlest; less or lesser; least) 1 small in size, amount, degree, etc.; not great …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THREE — n. & adj. n. 1 a one more than two, or seven less than ten. b a symbol for this …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LITTLE — adj., n., & adv. adj. (littler, littlest; less or lesser; least) 1 small in size, amount, degree, etc.; not great …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THREE — n. & adj. --n. 1. a one more than two, or seven less than ten. b a symbol for this …
Oxford English vocab
LITTLE — adj., n., & adv. --adj. (littler, littlest; less or lesser; least) 1. small in size, amount, degree, etc.; not great …
Oxford English vocab
LITTLE — I. DETERMINER, QUANTIFIER, AND ADVERB USES /lɪt(ə)l/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THREE — ( threes) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Three is the number 3. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LITTLE — I. DETERMINER, QUANTIFIER, AND ADVERB USES Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
THREE — number COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a father of two/three/four etc (= a man with two, three etc children ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LITTLE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THREE — [determiner], [pronoun], [noun] - (the number) 3three cats/trees/housesa house with three bedroomsa three-bedroom house"How many children have you got?" "Three …
Cambridge English vocab
THREE — n. Three Emperors' League Three Gorges Dam Project Three Henrys War of the Three Kingdoms Three Mile Island Three Stooges
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LITTLE — n. Little Armenia Little Bighorn Battle of the Little Entente Little League little magazine Little Missouri River Little Richard Little …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LITTLE — See: A LITTLE, A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE IS A DANGEROUS THING, GREAT OAKS FROM LITTLE ACORNS GROW, LITTLE FROG IN A …
Slang English vocab
LITTLE — INDEX: a small amount 1. a small amount of a substance 2. a very small amount of a substance 3. …
Longman Activator English vocab
LITTLE — See ↑ LITTLE 7, ↑ SHORT 7, ↑ SMALL 1, ↑ YOUNG 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a little • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
LITTLE — n. 25B6; adjective a little writing desk : SMALL, small-scale, compact; mini, miniature, tiny, minute, minuscule; toy, baby, pocket, undersized, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PIGS — Pesticides in Groundwater Strategy
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
LITTLE — adj. 1 small, short, slight, tiny, minute, diminutive, miniature, mini, baby, doll-sized, undersized, dwarf, midget, pygmy, elfin, toy, bantam, petite, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
LITTLE — See: A LITTLE, A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE IS A DANGEROUS THING, GREAT OAKS FROM LITTLE ACORNS GROW, LITTLE FROG IN A …
Словарь английских идиом
PIGS — Pride Integrity Guts Service (plural extension of PIG as derisive term for police) For more possible definitions for PIGS , …
Most Common Acronyms and Abbreviations English vocabulary
LITTLE — I adverb 1 BAD : It was my first interview and I was nervous a little. GOOD : It was …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
THREE — 1. числ. колич. три three times three 2. сущ. 1) тройка 2) мн. третий номер, размер 3) три очка 4) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PIGS — Свиньи
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LITTLE — 1. прил.; сравн. - less, lesser; превосх. - least 1) маленький, небольшой, малый (о размере); малочисленный (о количестве) little finger …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PIGS — Свиньи
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
THREE — three.ogg 1. θri: n 1> тройка ( цифра ; тж. figure of three) 2> три; трое; группа из трёх предметов …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LITTLE — little.ogg 1. ʹlıtl n 1> немногое, небольшое количество; самая малость we must keep what little we have - мы должны …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LITTLE — little прил.; сравн. - less, lesser; превосх. ст. - least1) маленький, небольшой, малый (о размере); малочисленный (о количестве) little finger …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PIGS — (n) свиньи
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
THREE — 1. [θri:] n 1) тройка ( цифра ; тж. figure of ~) 2) три; трое; группа из трёх предметов или …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
THREE — 1. θri: n 1) тройка ( цифра ; тж. figure of three) 2> три; трое; группа из трёх предметов или …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
LITTLE — 1. ʹlıtl n 1) немногое, небольшое количество; самая малость we must keep what little we have - мы должны беречь …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
THREE — 1. числ. колич. три three books (buildings, girls, dollars) — три книги, дома, девочки, доллара three fourths — три четверти …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
LITTLE — 1. прил. ; сравн. ст. - less, lesser; превосх. ст. - least 1) маленький, небольшой, малый ( о размере ) …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
THREE — 1. числ. колич. три three books (buildings, girls, dollars) — три книги, дома, девочки, доллара three fourths — три четверти three musketeers — три …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
LITTLE — 1. прил.; сравн. ст. - less, lesser; превосх. ст. - least 1) маленький, небольшой, малый (о размере); малочисленный (о количестве) little finger …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

← THREE LITTLE PIGS, THE THREE MEN IN A BOAT→