CONVERSATION PIECE

Meaning of CONVERSATION PIECE in English

trinket or object that inspires conversation about its unusual qualities; dramatic work based primarily on dialogue rather than plot

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CONVERSATION PIECE — noun Date: 1712 a painting of a group of persons in their customary surroundings, something (as a novel or unusual …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CONVERSATION PIECE — noun 1. or conversation picture also conversation : a painting of a group of figures (as members of a family) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CONVERSATION PIECE — 1. any object that arouses comment because of some striking or unusual quality. 2. group portraiture representing more or less …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CONVERSATION PIECE — Date: 1712 1. : a painting of a group of persons in their customary surroundings 2. : something (as a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CONVERSATION PIECE — Function: noun Date: 1712 1 : a painting of a group of persons in their customary surroundings 2 : something …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CONVERSATION PIECE — ■ noun 1》 a type of genre painting in which groups of figures are posed in a landscape or domestic …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CONVERSATION PIECE — [conversation piece] n (1712) 1: a painting of a group of persons in their customary surroundings 2: something (as a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CONVERSATION PIECE — a piece of writing (such as a play) that depends for its effect chiefly upon the wit or excellent quality …
Britannica English vocabulary
CONVERSATION PIECE — noun 1. an object that is talked about a lot because it is unusual 2. ( art ) a type …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONVERSATION PIECE — ˌconverˈsation ˌpiece BrE AmE noun [countable] something that provides a subject for conversation – often used humorously about objects that …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CONVERSATION PIECE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Being adept at the set conversation piece he managed to extract the relevant data without …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CONVERSATION PIECE — {n.} Something that interests people and makes them talk about it; something that looks unusual, comical, or strange. * /Uncle …
Slang English vocab
CONVERSATION PIECE — Function: noun Synonyms: CURIOSITY 2, oddity
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
CONVERSATION PIECE — noun Synonyms: curiosity 2, oddity
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
CONVERSATION PIECE — {n.} Something that interests people and makes them talk about it; something that looks unusual, comical, or strange. * /Uncle …
Словарь английских идиом
CONVERSATION PIECE — n. Something that interests people and makes them talk about it; something that looks unusual, comical, or strange. Uncle Fred …
American Idioms English vocabulary
CONVERSATION PIECE — живоп. жанровая картина жанровая картина, изображающая группу собеседников оригинальный предмет мебели, любопытная безделушка, неизменно привлекающие внимание гостей и служащие темой …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CONVERSATION PIECE — Семейный портрет в интерьере
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
CONVERSATION PIECE — 1. жанровая картина, изображающая группу собеседников ( особ. распространённая в XVIII в. ) 2. оригинальный предмет мебели, любопытная безделушка и …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CONVERSATION PIECE — 1) живоп. жанровая картина (изображающая группу людей (особ. членов семьи) за каким-л. обыденным занятием) Syn: conversation painting 2) предмет для …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CONVERSATION PIECE — 1. жанровая картина, изображающая группу собеседников ( особ. распространённая в XVIII в. ) 2. оригинальный предмет мебели, любопытная безделушка и …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
CONVERSATION PIECE — 1. жанровая картина, изображающая группу собеседников ( особ. распространённая в XVIII в. ) 2. оригинальный предмет мебели, любопытная безделушка и …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CONVERSATION PIECE — жанровая картина
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CONVERSATION PIECE — жанровая картина
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CONVERSATION PIECE — 1) иск. жанровая картина ( изображающая группу людей, особ. членов семьи, за каким-л. обыденным занятием ) Syn: conversation painting 2) …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CONVERSATION PIECE — 1) иск. жанровая картина (изображающая группу людей, особ. членов семьи, за каким-л. обыденным занятием) Syn: conversation painting 2) предмет для разговора 3) отрывок разговора, …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CONVERSATION PIECE — живоп. жанровая картина жанровая картина, изображающая группу собеседников оригинальный предмет мебели, любопытная безделушка, неизменно привлекающие внимание гостей и служащие темой …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PIECE — I. ˈpēs noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English pece, piece, from Old French, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin pettia, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CONVERSATION — I. ˌkänvə(r)ˈsāshən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English conversacioun, from Middle French conversation, from Latin conversation-, conversatio frequent abode …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CONVERSATION — /kon'veuhr say"sheuhn/ , n. 1. informal interchange of thoughts, information, etc., by spoken words; oral communication between persons; talk; colloquy. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CONVERSATION — noun Etymology: Middle English conversacioun, from Anglo-French conversacion, from Latin conversation-, conversatio, from conversari to associate with, frequentative of convertere …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PIECE — noun a castle; a fortified building. 2. piece ·noun one of the superior men, distinguished from a pawn. 3. piece …
Webster English vocab
CONVERSATION — noun commerce; intercourse; traffic. 2. conversation ·noun general course of conduct; behavior. 3. conversation ·noun sexual intercourse; as, criminal conversation. …
Webster English vocab
CONVERSATION — [con.ver.sa.tion] n [ME conversacioun, fr. MF conversation, fr. L conversation-, conversatio, fr. conversari to associate with, freq. of convertere to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CONVERSATION — conversation BrE AmE ˌkɒn və ˈseɪʃ ə n AmE \ ˌkɑːn v ə r- ▷ conversation|s z ▶ ˌ conver …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONVERSATION — / ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃn; NAmE ˌkɑːnvərˈs-/ noun [ C , U ] ~ (with sb) (about sth) an informal talk involving a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CONVERSATION — con ‧ ver ‧ sa ‧ tion S1 W2 /ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃ ə n $ ˌkɑːnvər-/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1300-1400 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PIECE — n. & v. --n. 1 a (often foll. by of) one of the distinct portions forming part of or broken …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CONVERSATION — n. 1 the informal exchange of ideas by spoken words. 2 an instance of this. øconversation piece 1 a small …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PIECE — n. & v. n. 1 a (often foll. by of) one of the distinct portions forming part of or broken …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CONVERSATION — n. 1 the informal exchange of ideas by spoken words. 2 an instance of this. conversation piece 1 a small …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PIECE — n. & v. --n. 1. a (often foll. by of) one of the distinct portions forming part of or broken …
Oxford English vocab
CONVERSATION — n.1 the informal exchange of ideas by spoken words. 2 an instance of this. Phrases and idioms: conversation piece 1. …
Oxford English vocab
PIECE — ( pieces, piecing, pieced) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A piece …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONVERSATION — ( conversations) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you have a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CONVERSATION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a phone conversation ▪ Neither man denies the phone conversation took place. a rational conversation/discussion …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Cambridge English vocab
CONVERSATION — [noun] - (a) talk between two or more people in which thoughts, feelings and ideas are expressed, questions are asked …
Cambridge English vocab
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CONVERSATION — n. Function: noun 1 oral exchange of information or ideas FF1C; leaned against the fence in casual conversation FF1E; Synonyms: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
CONVERSATION — noun 1. oral exchange of information or ideas leaned against the fence in casual conversation Synonyms: chat, colloquy, confabulation, converse, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
CONVERSATION
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PIECE — INDEX: 1. a part of something that has been separated from the rest 2. a piece that has a regular …
Longman Activator English vocab
CONVERSATION — See ↑ TALK 5 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be in conversation • ↑ fall into conversation/strike up a conversation • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
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Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
CONVERSATION — n. discussion, talk, chat, dialogue, colloquy, parley; chit-chat, gossip, discourse, palaver, Colloq chiefly Brit chin-wag The conversation about the situation …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PIECE — 1. сущ. 1) а) кусок, часть piece by piece ≈ по кускам, постепенно, частями to take to pieces ≈ разобрать …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CONVERSATION — сущ. 1) разговор, беседа; речевое общение hold conversation make conversation Syn : chat, colloquy, dialogue, talk 2) об. мн. неформальные …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PIECE — piece.ogg 1. pi:s n 1. 1> кусок; часть a piece of bread - кусок хлеба a piece of paper - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CONVERSATION — conversation.ogg ͵kɒnvəʹseıʃ(ə)n n 1. разговор, беседа conversation classes/lang] - занятия по разговорной практике to have /to hold/ a conversation with …
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