BÊCHE-DE-MER

Meaning of BÊCHE-DE-MER in English

/besh'deuh mair", baysh'-/ , n. , pl. bêches-de-mer , ( esp. collectively ) bêche-de-mer for 1.

1. a trepang.

2. Often, Bêche-de-Mer . Neo-Melanesian.

[ 1805-15; erroneously for F biche de mer

bicho do mar lit., animal of the sea; cf. BEACH-LA-MAR ]

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BÊCHE-DE-MER — noun Etymology: French, alteration of biche de mer, from Portuguese bicho do mar, literally, sea worm Date: 1783 trepang , …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BÊCHE-DE-MER — ˌbeshdəˈme(ə)r, ˌbā- noun Etymology: French, literally, sea grub 1. pl bêche-de-mer “ or bêches-de-mer -sh(ə̇z)d- : trepang 2. usually capitalized …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BECHE DE MER — () The trepang.
Английский словарь Webster
BECHE DE MER — The trepang.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BÊCHE-DE-MER — noun Etymology: French, alteration of biche de mer, from Portuguese bicho do mar, literally, sea worm Date: 1783 1. plural …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BÊCHE-DE-MER — [ ˌbɛʃdə'mɛ: ] ■ noun ( plural same or bêches-de-mer pronunciation same) 1》 a large sea cucumber which is eaten …
Concise Oxford English vocab
BECHE-DE-MER — [beche-de-mer] n [F, alter. of biche de mer, fr. Pg bicho do mar, lit., sea worm] (1783) 1 pl beche-de-mer …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BECHE-DE-MER — beche-de-mer, bêche-de-mer BrE AmE ˌbeʃ də ˈmeə ˌbeɪʃ- AmE \ -ˈme ə r —This is not a true French expression.
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BECHE DE MER — the trepang.
Webster English vocab
BECHE-DE-MER — Pronunciation: ˌ besh-d ə - ' mer, ˌ b ā sh- Function: noun Etymology: F, alteration of biche de mer, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BECHE-DE-MER — plural Bche-de-mer, or Bches-de-mer, also called Trepang, boiled, dried, and smoked flesh of sea cucumbers (phylum Echinodermata) used to make …
Britannica English vocabulary
BÊCHE-DE-MER — / ˌbeʃdəˈmeə(r); NAmE -ˈmer/ noun a large sea cucumber that is eaten in China and Japan •• WORD ORIGIN late …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BÉCHE-DE-MER — n. (pl. same or béches-de-mer pronunc. same) 1 a kind of sea cucumber eaten in China usu. in long dried …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BÊCHE-DE-MER — n. [ Fr. ] Trepang, sea-cucumber, sea-slug, holothuria.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
BECHE-DE-MER — (диалектизм) трепанг бичламар (жаргон из смеси английского и малайского)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BÊCHE-DE-MER — n 1. диал. трепанг 2. = beach-la-mar
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BÊCHE-DE-MER — n 1. диал. трепанг 2. = beach-la-mar
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BÊCHE-DE-MER — n 1. диал. трепанг 2. = beach-la-mar
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BÊCHE-DE-MER — Голотурии
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
BECHE-DE-MER — (диалектизм) трепанг бичламар (жаргон из смеси английского и малайского)
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MER — Airport Name : Castle Airport Airport Location : Atwater, California, United States IATA Code : MER ICAO Code : KMER
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MER — abbreviation ~idian
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-MER — noun combining form see: merit member of a (specified) class
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MER- — I. combining form Etymology: Middle English, from mere sea, lake, pond, from Old English — more at marine : sea …
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MER — I. ˈmər noun ( -s ) Etymology: -mer : a monomeric unit of a polymer II. abbreviation 1. meridian 2. …
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-MER — (ˌ)mə(r) noun combining form ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek meros part — more at merit chemistry …
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DE- — prefix Etymology: Middle English, from Old French de-, des-, partly from Latin de- from, down, away (from de ) and …
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DE- — () A prefix from Latin de down, from, away; as in debark, decline, decease, deduct, decamp. In words from the …
Английский словарь Webster
DE- — A prefix from Latin de down, from, away; as in debark, decline, decease, deduct, decamp. In words from the French …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MER. — 1. meridian. 2. meridional.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
-MER — Chem. a combining form meaning "member of a particular group": isomer. Cf. -mere, -merous . [ méros part, portion ]
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DE- — a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin ( decide ); also used to indicate privation, removal, and separation ( dehumidify …
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DE — /deuh/ ; Fr. /deuh/ ; Sp. /de/ ; Port. /di/ , prep. from; of (used in French, Spanish, and Portuguese …
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BÊCHE — /besh, baysh/ , n. a grab for retrieving tools used in drilling a well. [ 1850-55; ]
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-MER — Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek meros part — more at merit : member of a (specified) class mono mer
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MER — meridian
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DE- — Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French de-, des-, partly from Latin de- from, down, away (from de, preposition) and partly from …
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DE- — a prefix from latin de down, from, away; as in debark, decline, decease, deduct, decamp. in words from the french …
Webster English vocab
MER — [mer] abbreviation meridian
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DE- — [de-] prefix [ME, fr. OF de-, des-, partly fr. L de- from, down, away (fr. de, prep.) and partly fr. …
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DE — [DE] abbreviation defensive end, Delaware, doctor of engineering
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-MER — [-mer] n comb form [ISV, fr. Gk meros part--more at merit]: member of a (specified) class "monomer"
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MER — among the Cheremis and Udmurts (also called Votyaks), a district where people would gather periodically to hold religious festivals and …
Britannica English vocabulary
-MER — -mer BrE AmE mə AmE m ə r ▷ — monomer ˈmɒn ə ʊ m ə AmE ˈmɑːn əm ə …
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DE- — prefix 1 forming verbs and their derivatives: a down, away (descend; deduct). b completely (declare; denude; deride). 2 added to …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DE- — 1. De- is added to a verb in order to change the meaning of the verb to its opposite. ...becoming …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DE- — 1. De- is added to a verb in order to change the meaning of the verb to its opposite. ...becoming …
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MER — сокр. [maximum efficiency rate] максимальная эффективная норма отбора (нефти, газа из коллектора)
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MER — сокр. [maximum efficiency rate] максимальная эффективная норма отбора (нефти, газа из коллектора)
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