PO-FACED

Meaning of PO-FACED in English

/ ˈpəʊ feɪst; NAmE ˈpoʊ/ adjective

( BrE , informal , disapproving ) looking very serious and as though you do not approve of sb/sth

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WORD ORIGIN

1930s: perhaps from po chamber pot , influenced by poker-faced .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

PO-FACED — adjective Etymology: perhaps from po chamber pot, toilet, from French pot pot Date: 1934 having an assumed solemn, serious, or …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PO-FACED — ˈpōˌfāst adjective Etymology: perhaps from po chamber pot, toilet, from French pot pot chiefly Britain : having an assumed solemn, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PO-FACED — /poh"fayst'/ , adj. Chiefly Brit. having an overly serious demeanor or attitude; humorless.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PO-FACED — adjective Etymology: perhaps from po chamber pot, toilet, from French pot pot Date: 1934 British : having an assumed solemn, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PO-FACED — Pronunciation: ' p ō - ˌ f ā st Function: adjective Etymology: perhaps from po chamber pot, toilet, from French …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PO-FACED — ■ adjective Brit. humourless and disapproving. Origin 1930s: perh. from po 'chamber pot', influenced by poker-faced .
Concise Oxford English vocab
PO-FACED — [po-faced] adj [perh. fr. po chamber pot, toilet, fr. F pot pot] (1934) Brit: having an assumed solemn, serious, or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PO-FACED — po-faced BrE AmE ˌpəʊ ˈfeɪst ◂ ˈ•• AmE \ ˌpoʊ-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PO-FACED — po-faced /ˌpəʊ ˈfeɪst◂ $ ˌpoʊ-/ BrE AmE adjective British English informal [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: Perhaps from po 'chamber …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PO-FACED — adj. 1 solemn-faced, humourless. 2 smug. [20th c.: perh. f. PO, infl. by poker-faced]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PO-FACED — adj.1 solemn-faced, humourless. 2 smug. Etymology: 20th c.: perh. f. PO, infl. by poker-faced
Oxford English vocab
PO-FACED — If you describe someone as po-faced , you think that they are being unnecessarily serious about something. ( BRIT ) …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PO-FACED — If you describe someone as ~, you think that they are being unnecessarily serious about something. (BRIT) Coltrane took a …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PO-FACED — adjective EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ And if that sounds a bit po-faced , then you're missing the point. ▪ And …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PO-FACED — прил.; разг. самодовольный, тупой, чванный Syn : conceited, presumptuous (разговорное) чванный, самодовольный, тупой
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PO-FACED — a разг. чванный, самодовольный, тупой
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PO-FACED — прил.; разг.самодовольный, тупой, чванный Syn:conceited, presumptuous
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PO FACED — (a) самодовольный; тупой; чванный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
PO-FACED — a разг. чванный, самодовольный, тупой
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
PO-FACED — a разг. чванный, самодовольный, тупой
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PO FACED — напыщенный, самодовольный, тупой
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PO FACED — напыщенный, самодовольный, тупой
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PO-FACED — прил. ; разг. самодовольный, тупой, чванный Syn: conceited , presumptuous
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PO-FACED — прил.; разг. самодовольный, тупой, чванный Syn: conceited, presumptuous
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PO-FACED — _a. _собир. чванный, самодовольный, тупой
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
PO-FACED — a. собир. чванный, самодовольный, тупой
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
PO-FACED — adj BrE infml She sat there po-faced — Она сидела с ничего не выражающим лицом
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
PO-FACED — adj BrE infml She sat there po-faced — Она сидела с ничего не выражающим лицом
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
PO-FACED — po-faced adj BrE infml She sat there po-faced Она сидела с ничего не выражающим лицом
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
PO-FACED — She sat there po-faced — Она сидела с ничего не выражающим лицом
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
PO-FACED — прил.; разг. самодовольный, тупой, чванный Syn : conceited, presumptuous (разговорное) чванный, самодовольный, тупой
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
FACED — (Verb) nag-atubang
English-Visayan vocabulary
PO — abbreviation petty officer, postal order, post office, purchase order
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PO — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Po Chü i Li Po {{link=Po River">Po River
Английский словарь Британика
PO — symbol polonium
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PO — abbreviation 1. personnel officer 2. petty officer 3. pilot officer 4. postal order 5. post office 6. probation officer 7. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PO — abbreviation 1. poetry 2. point 3. pole
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FACED — ˈfāst adjective Etymology: face (I) + -ed : provided with a face or a facing a neatly faced terrace a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FACED — (a.) Having (such) a face, or (so many) faces; as, smooth-faced, two-faced.
Английский словарь Webster
FACED — (imp. & p. p.) of Face
Английский словарь Webster
PO — /poh/ , n. a river in Italy, flowing E from the Alps in the NW to the Adriatic. 418 mi. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PO — /poh/ , n. , pl. pos . Australia and New Zealand. a chamber pot. [ 1875-80; prob. pot ( de …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FACED — /fayst/ , adj. having a specified kind of face or number of faces (usually used in combination): a sweet-faced child; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PO — n. chamber pot, night pot, portable toilet used at night (Slang)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FACED — adj. having a specific type of face or number of faces (i.e. wide-faced, two-faced); covered, coated; smoothed, dressed (about the …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PO — n. river in Italy
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PO — n. place at which mail can be sent and received
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PO — I. symbol polonium II. ˈpō geographical name or ancient Pa·dus ˈpā-dəs river 405 miles (652 kilometers ) N Italy flowing …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PO — 1. petty officer 2. postal order 3. post office 4. purchase order
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PO — Etymology: Latin per os by mouth; orally
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
-FACED — : having (such) a face or (so many) faces rosy- faced two- faced
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FACED — impf & ·p.p. of face. 2. faced ·adj having (such) a face, or (so many) faces; as, smooth-faced, two-faced.
Webster English vocab
PO — ■ symbol the chemical element polonium.
Concise Oxford English vocab
PO — ■ abbreviation 1》 Petty Officer. 2》 Pilot Officer. 3》 postal order. 4》 Post Office.
Concise Oxford English vocab
PO — [Po] abbreviation polonium PO [L per os] abbreviation by mouth, orally; petty officer, postal order, post office, purchase order
Merriam-Webster English vocab
-FACED — [-faced] adj comb form: having (such) a face or (so many) faces "rosy-faced" "two-faced"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PO — PO BrE AmE ˌpiː ˈəʊ ◂ AmE -ˈoʊ ◂ ▷ PO|s, ~'s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PO — I Po name of river, name of Teletubby BrE AmE pəʊ AmE poʊ —Italian [ pɔ ] II Po 'polonium' …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PO — po BrE AmE pəʊ AmE \ poʊ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
-FACED — -faced BrE AmE ˈfeɪst feɪst ▷ — stony-faced ˌstəʊn i ˈfeɪst ◂ ˈ••• AmE \ ˌstoʊn-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PO — / ˌpiː ˈəʊ; NAmE ˈoʊ/ abbreviation 1. Post Office —see also PO box 2. postal order
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PO — Po, the /pəʊ/ BrE AmE the largest river in northern Italy
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PO — PO BrE AmE British English , P.O. American English 1 . the written abbreviation of post office ⇨ ↑ PO …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PO — abbr. 1 Post Office. 2 postal order. 3 Petty Officer. 4 Pilot Officer.
Английский основной разговорный словарь

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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