SHOTGUN MARRIAGE

Meaning of SHOTGUN MARRIAGE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1929

1. : a marriage forced or required because of pregnancy — called also shotgun wedding

2. : a forced union

a spate of brokerage mergers…hastily arranged shotgun marriages — John Brooks

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003

SHOTGUN MARRIAGE — noun Date: 1929 a marriage forced or required because of pregnancy, a forced union
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SHOTGUN MARRIAGE — noun or shotgun wedding 1. : a marriage forced or required because of pregnancy 2. : a forced union or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHOTGUN MARRIAGE — Function: noun Date: 1929 1 : a marriage forced or required because of pregnancy ― called also shotgun wedding 2 …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SHOTGUN MARRIAGE — (also shotgun wedding ) ■ noun informal an enforced or hurried wedding, especially because the bride is pregnant.
Concise Oxford English vocab
SHOTGUN MARRIAGE — [shotgun marriage] n (1929) 1: a marriage forced or required because of pregnancy--called also shotgun wedding 2: a forced union …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SHOTGUN MARRIAGE — ➡ shotgun wedding
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHOTGUN MARRIAGE — Usually a marriage when the bride is pregnant--under threat. A forced marriage. Example: Andrew, you and Wilhelmina will have a …
Slang English vocab
SHOTGUN MARRIAGE — n (sl) брак, заключаемый по требованию родителей девушки, когда они узнают, что она состоит в половой связи с мужчиной и/или …
Dirty English-Russian vocab
SHOTGUN MARRIAGE — женитьба по необходимости
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHOTGUN MARRIAGE — вынужденный брак
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SHOTGUN MARRIAGE — вынужденный брак
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SHOTGUN MARRIAGE — женитьба по необходимости
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Advanced Islamic English Dictionary
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Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SHOTGUN — Smoothbore shoulder firearm designed to fire a number of pellets, or shot, that cover a large target area after they …
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MARRIAGE
Английский словарь Британика
SHOTGUN — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: shot (I) + gun 1. : an often double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHOTGUN — (n.) A light, smooth-bored gun, often double-barreled, especially designed for firing small shot at short range, and killing small game.
Английский словарь Webster
SHOTGUN — ( n. ) A light, smooth-bored gun, often double-barreled, especially designed for firing small shot at short range, and killing …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHOTGUN — /shot"gun'/ , n., adj., v., shotgunned, shotgunning . n. 1. a smoothbore gun for firing small shot to kill birds …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MARRIAGE — /mar"ij/ , n. 1. the social institution under which a man and woman establish their decision to live as husband …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHOTGUN — n. smooth-barreled gun that fires small pellets over short distances and is used to hunt small game
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SHOTGUN — I. ˈshät-ˌgən noun Date: 1776 1. : a smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges 2. : an …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MARRIAGE
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MARRIAGE — vt any intimate or close union. 2. marriage ·vt the marriage vow or contract. 3. marriage ·vt a feast made …
Webster English vocab
SHOTGUN — [shot.gun] n (1776) 1: a smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges 2: an offensive football formation in …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SHOTGUN — smoothbore shoulder weapon designed to fire a number of pellets, or shot, that spread in a diverging pattern after they …
Britannica English vocabulary
SHOTGUN — shotgun BrE AmE ˈʃɒt ɡʌn AmE \ ˈʃɑːt- ▷ shotgun|s z ▶ ˌ shotgun ˈ wedding BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SHOTGUN — / ˈʃɒtgʌn; NAmE ˈʃɑːt-/ noun a long gun that fires a lot of small metal bullets, (called shot ), and …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MARRIAGE — / ˈmærɪdʒ; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] the legal relationship between a husband and wife : a happy …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MARRIAGE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MARRIAGE — n. 1 the legal union of a man and a woman in order to live together and often to have …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHOTGUN — n. a smooth-bore gun for firing small shot at short range. shotgun marriage (or wedding) colloq. an enforced or hurried …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MARRIAGE — n. 1 the legal union of a man and a woman in order to live together and often to have …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHOTGUN — n. a smooth-bore gun for firing small shot at short range. Phrases and idioms: shotgun marriage (or wedding) colloq. an …
Oxford English vocab
MARRIAGE — n.1 the legal union of a man and a woman in order to live together and often to have children. …
Oxford English vocab
SHOTGUN — ( shotguns) A shotgun is a gun used for shooting birds and animals which fires a lot of small metal …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MARRIAGE — ( marriages) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A marriage is the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHOTGUN — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES bomb/shotgun/nuclear etc blast ▪ A bomb blast completely destroyed the building. pump-action shotgun/rifle sawn-off shotgun …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MARRIAGE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHOTGUN — [noun] [C] - a long gun which fires a large number of small metal bullets at one time, which is …
Cambridge English vocab
MARRIAGE — [noun] - a legally accepted relationship between a woman and a man in which they live as husband and wife, …
Cambridge English vocab
SHOTGUN — n. Smoothbore shoulder firearm designed to fire a number of pellets, or shot, that cover a large target area after …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MARRIAGE
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SHOTGUN — Synonyms and related words : automatic, blowgun, blowpipe, coerce, compel, concuss, constrain, firearm, flamethrower, gat, gun, handgun, heater, make, musket, …
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SHOTGUN — n 1. the passenger seat in a vehicle. Origin: the American west (i.e. during the 1800s.) The "shotgun" was the …
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Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
MARRIAGE
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
MARRIAGE — n. 25B6; noun a proposal of marriage : (HOLY) MATRIMONY, wedlock. the marriage took place at St Margaret's : WEDDING, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
MARRIAGE
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
SHOTGUN — механизированное приспособление для развинчивания труб (военное) дробовик, дробовое ружье (военное) (американизм) пулемет > * marriage вынужденная женитьба; брак поневоле, чтобы …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MARRIAGE — сущ. 1) брак, супружество; замужество; женитьба to announce a marriage ≈ объявлять о решении вступить в брак to annul a …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHOTGUN — n воен. 1> дробовик, дробовое ружьё 2> амер. пулемёт shotgun marriage - а) вынужденная женитьба; брак поневоле, чтобы «покрыть грех»; …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MARRIAGE — marriage.ogg ʹmærıdʒ n 1. брак; замужество; женитьба; супружество cross marriages - а) перекрёстные браки, браки, заключённые соответственно между сёстрами и …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MARRIAGE — marriage сущ.1) брак, супружество; замужество; женитьба to announce a marriage — объявлять о решении вступить в брак to annul a …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SHOTGUN — n воен. 1> дробовик, дробовое ружьё 2> амер. пулемёт shotgun marriage - а) вынужденная женитьба; брак поневоле, чтобы «покрыть грех»; …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
MARRIAGE — n 1. брак; замужество; женитьба; супружество cross marriages - а) перекрёстные браки, браки, заключённые соответственно между сёстрами и братьями двух …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SHOTGUN — 1. ˈʃɔtɡʌn сущ. 1) дробовик 2) амер. ; диал. дом с анфиладой •• - ride shotgun 2. ˈʃɔtɡʌn прил. 1) …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
MARRIAGE — сущ. 1) брак, супружество; замужество; женитьба to announce a marriage — объявлять о решении вступить в брак to annul a …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SHOTGUN — 1. ['Џ€«±…] shot-gun.wav сущ. 1) дробовик 2) амер.; диал. дом с анфиладой •• - ride shotgun 2. ['Џ‚«±…] прил. 1) вынужденный shotgun marriage — вынужденный брак; вынужденный союз shotgun compromise …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
MARRIAGE — сущ. 1) брак, супружество; замужество; женитьба to announce a marriage — объявлять о решении вступить в брак to annul a marriage — аннулировать …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
MARRIAGE — _n. 1> брак; замужество; женитьба; - marriage of convenience - contract a marriage - give in marriage 2> свадьба 3> …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
MARRIAGE — n. 1. брак; замужество; женитьба; - marriage of convenience - contract a marriage - give in marriage 2. свадьба 3. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
SHOTGUN — _n. дробовик (ружьё); shotgun marriage вынужденный брак
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера

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