SACRED COW

Англо-русский перевод SACRED COW

transcription, транскрипция: [ ͵seıkrıdʹkaʋ ]

1. священная корова ( в Индии )

2. ирон. 1> «икона», человек, которого нельзя критиковать 2> идея, представление, концепция, считающиеся непреложными

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SACRED COW — noun Etymology: from the veneration of the cow by Hindus Date: 1910 one that is often unreasonably immune from criticism …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SACRED COW — noun Etymology: so called from the veneration of cows in India : a person or thing so well established in …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SACRED COW — an individual, organization, institution, etc., considered to be exempt from criticism or questioning. [ 1905-10; in reference to the traditional …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SACRED COW — taboo, something that cannot be violated
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SACRED COW — Etymology: from the veneration of the cow by Hindus Date: 1910 : one that is often unreasonably immune from criticism …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SACRED COW — Function: noun Etymology: from the veneration of the cow by Hindus Date: 1910 : one that is often unreasonably immune …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SACRED COW — ■ noun an idea, custom, or institution held, especially unreasonably, to be above criticism (with reference to the respect of …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SACRED COW — [sacred cow] n [fr. the veneration of the cow by Hindus] (1910): one that is often unreasonably immune from criticism …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SACRED COW — English-language formulation of the Hindu principle of the sanctity of all life, including animal life and especially that of the …
Britannica English vocabulary
SACRED COW — noun ( disapproving ) a custom, system, etc. that has existed for a long time and that many people think …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SACRED COW — ˌsacred ˈcow BrE AmE noun [countable] a belief, custom, system etc that is so important to some people that they …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SACRED COW — ( sacred cows) If you describe a belief, custom, or institution as a sacred cow , you disapprove of people …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SACRED COW — (~s) If you describe a belief, custom, or institution as a ~, you disapprove of people treating it with too …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SACRED COW — {n.} A person or thing that is never criticized, laughed at, or insulted even if it deserves such treatment. * …
Slang English vocab
SACRED COW — {n.} A person or thing that is never criticized, laughed at, or insulted even if it deserves such treatment. * …
Словарь английских идиом
SACRED COW — something that is never criticized or laughed at even if it sometimes deserves to be The medical insurance system is …
English Idioms vocab
SACRED COW — n. A person or thing that is never criticized, laughed at, or insulted even if it deserves such treatment. Motherhood …
American Idioms English vocabulary
SACRED COW — 1) священная корова (в Индии) 2) разг. что-л. непреложное, неопровержимое, не подвергающееся никакой критике священная корова (в Индии) (ироничное) "икона", …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SACRED COW — 1. священная корова ( в Индии ) 2. ирон. 1> «икона», человек, которого нельзя критиковать 2> идея, представление, концепция, считающиеся …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SACRED COW — 1) священная корова (в Индии) 2) разг. что-л. непреложное, неопровержимое, не подвергающееся никакой критике; журн. сленг человек, которого ни в …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SACRED COW — 1. священная корова ( в Индии ) 2. ирон. 1) «икона», человек, которого нельзя критиковать 2) идея, представление, концепция, считающиеся …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SACRED COW — 1) священная корова ( в Индии ) 2) разг. что-л. непреложное, неопровержимое, не подвергающееся никакой критике ; журн. сл. человек, …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SACRED COW — 1) священная корова (в Индии) 2) разг. что-л. непреложное, неопровержимое, не подвергающееся никакой критике; журн. сл. человек, которого ни в коем …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SACRED COW — 1) священная корова (в Индии) 2) разг. что-л. непреложное, неопровержимое, не подвергающееся никакой критике священная корова (в Индии) (ироничное) "икона", …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
COW — I In animal husbandry, the mature female of domesticated cattle . The name is also applied to the mature female …
Английский словарь Британика
SACRED — I. ˈsākrə̇d adjective Etymology: Middle English, from past participle of sacren to consecrate, from Old French sacrer, from Latin sacrare, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
SACRED — (a.) Set apart by solemn religious ceremony; especially, in a good sense, made holy; set apart to religious use; consecrated; …
Английский словарь Webster
SACRED — ( a. ) Set apart by solemn religious ceremony; especially, in a good sense, made holy; set apart to religious …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SACRED — — sacredly , adv. — sacredness , n. /say"krid/ , adj. 1. devoted or dedicated to a deity or to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COW
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SACRED — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from past participle of sacren to consecrate, from Anglo-French sacrer, from Latin sacrare, from sacr-, sacer …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SACRED — adj consecrated; dedicated; devoted; with to. 2. sacred ·adj hence, not to be profaned or violated; inviolable. 3. sacred …
Webster English vocab
COW — noun a chimney cap; a cowl. 2. cow ·noun the mature female of bovine animals. 3. cow ·noun the female …
Webster English vocab
SACRED — [sa.cred] adj [ME, fr. pp. of sacren to consecrate, fr. OF sacrer, fr. L sacrare, fr. sacr-, sacer sacred; akin …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COW
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SACRED — the power, being, or realm understood by religious persons to be at the core of existence and to have a …
Britannica English vocabulary
SACRED — sacred BrE AmE ˈseɪk rɪd -rəd ▷ sacred|ly li ▷ sacred|ness nəs nɪs ▶ ˌ sacred ˈ cow BrE AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
COW — cow, Cow BrE AmE kaʊ ▷ cows kaʊz ▶ ˌ cow ˈ parsley BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SACRED — / ˈseɪkrɪd; NAmE / adjective 1. connected with God or a god; considered to be holy : a sacred image …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COW — / kaʊ; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. a large animal kept on farms to produce milk or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SACRED — sa ‧ cred /ˈseɪkrəd, ˈseɪkrɪd/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: Past participle of sacre 'to make holy' …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COW — I. cow 1 S2 /kaʊ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: cu ] 1 . a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SACRED — adj. 1 a (often foll. by to) exclusively dedicated or appropriated (to a god or to some religious purpose). b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
COW — n. 1 a fully grown female of any bovine animal, esp. of the genus Bos, used as a source of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SACRED — adj. 1 a (often foll. by to) exclusively dedicated or appropriated (to a god or to some religious purpose). b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
COW — n. 1 a fully grown female of any bovine animal, esp. of the genus Bos, used as a source of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SACRED — adj.1 a (often foll. by to) exclusively dedicated or appropriated (to a god or to some religious purpose). b made …
Oxford English vocab
COW — 1. n.1 a fully grown female of any bovine animal, esp. of the genus Bos, used as a source of …
Oxford English vocab
SACRED — 1. Something that is sacred is believed to be holy and to have a special connection with God. The owl …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COW — ( cows, cowing, cowed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A cow …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SACRED — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a holy/sacred vow ▪ When we get married in church we are making sacred vows. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COW — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cow/cat etc swishes its tail (= quickly moves it from side to side …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SACRED — [adjective] - considered to be holy and deserving respect, esp. because of a connection with God or a godThey visited …
Cambridge English vocab
COW — (UNPLEASANT THING) [noun] [U] ANZ [informal] - something difficult or unpleasantIt's been a cow of a day.Painting the ceiling is …
Cambridge English vocab
COW — n. mad cow disease sea cow Steller's sea cow
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SACRED — adj. Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: HOLY 1, blessed, consecrated, hallowed, sanctified, unprofane Related Words: sacramental; angelic, godly, saintly; cherished Contrasted …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SACRED — adjective 1. Synonyms: holy 1, blessed, consecrated, hallowed, sanctified, unprofane Related Word: sacramental; angelic, godly, saintly; cherished Contrasted words: lay, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
COW — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ beef ▪ dairy , milch ( BrE , often figurative ), milk ( esp. AmE ) ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SACRED — adj. 25B6; adjective the priest entered the sacred place : HOLY, hallowed, blessed, consecrated, sanctified, venerated, revered; archaic blest. See …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SACRED — < jargon > Reserved for exclusive use by something. The term might mean only writable by whatever it is sacred …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
SACRED — adj. 1 consecrated, dedicated, hallowed, holy, blessed, blest, sanctified, revered, divine, awe-inspiring, venerable, venerated, sainted, heaven-sent This is a most …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab

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