BIG SUR

Meaning of BIG SUR in English

a town on the coast of California 100 miles/160 kilometres south of San Francisco . The area is famous for its high cliffs and grand scenery. The writer Henry Miller lived in Big Sur and the actor Orson Welles had a small house there.

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BIG SUR — geographical name region W California centering on ~ River & extending about 80 miles (129 kilometers ) along coast SE …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BIG SUR — Scenic region along the Pacific coast of California, U.S. It comprises a ruggedly beautiful stretch of seacoast 100 mi (160 …
Английский словарь Британика
BIG SUR — city in central California (USA); county in central California (USA)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BIG SUR — geographical name region W California centering on Big Sur River & extending about 80 miles (129 kilometers ) along coast …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BIG SUR — Pronunciation: ' s ə r Function: geographical name region W Calif. centering on Big Sur River & extending ab 80 …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BIG SUR — scenic region in western California, U.S., that comprises a 100-mile- (160-kilometre-) long, ruggedly beautiful stretch of seacoast along the Pacific …
Britannica English vocabulary
BIG SUR — Scenic region along the Pacific coast of California, U.S. It comprises a ruggedly beautiful stretch of seacoast 100 mi (160 …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SUR — [sur] prep on, upon; on top of (= super ) sur- see sub-
Interlingua English vocab
SUR- — prefix Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin super- over ; super- , above ; up
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SUR — geographical name see: tyre
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BIG — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) big bang Big Bend National Park Big Ben Big Bertha Big Cypress Swamp Big …
Английский словарь Британика
SUR — I. ˈsər preposition Etymology: French, from Latin super over — more at over : on , upon — used chiefly …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BIG — I. ˈbig adjective ( bigger ; biggest ) Etymology: Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect bugge …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SUR- — prefix Etymology: Middle English, from Old French sour-, sur-, from Latin super- — more at super- 1. a. : over …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SUR- — () A prefix signifying over, above, beyond, upon.
Английский словарь Webster
SUR- — A prefix signifying over, above, beyond, upon.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SUR- — sur- 1 a prefix meaning "over, above," "in addition," occurring mainly in loanwords from French and partial calques of French …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SUR — /soor/ , n. a town in S Lebanon, on the Mediterranean Sea: site of ancient port of Tyre.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SUR — /serr/ , prep. Law. upon; on the basis of: sur mortgage. [ super SUPER- ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BIG — big 1 — biggish , adj. — bigly , adv. /big/ , adj., bigger, biggest , adv. , n. adj. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BIG — I. ˈbig adjective ( big·ger ; big·gest ) Etymology: Middle English, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect bugge …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SUR — — see tyre
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SUR- — Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin super- 1. : over : super- sur print sur tax 2. : above …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SUR- — a prefix signifying over, above, beyond, upon.
Webster English vocab
BIG — noun ·alt. of bigg. 2. big ·vt ·alt. of bigg. 3. big ·superl having largeness of size; of much bulk …
Webster English vocab
SUR- — ~ 1 ■ prefix equivalent to super- . Origin from Fr. ———————— ~ 2 ■ prefix variant spelling of sub- …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SUR- — [sur-] prefix [ME, fr. OF, fr. L super-] 1: over: super- "surprint" "surtax" 2: above: up "surbase"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SUR — [sur] abbreviation surface
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BIG — [big] adj big.ger ; big.gest [ME, perh. of Scand origin; akin to Norw dial. bugge important man] (14c) 1 a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SUR- — sur- BrE AmE ¦sɜː AmE ¦sɝː but in certain words sə AmE s ə r ▷ — surrejoinder ˌsɜː rɪ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BIG — big BrE AmE bɪɡ ▷ bigger ˈbɪɡ ə AmE - ə r ▷ biggest ˈbɪɡ ɪst -əst ▶ ˌ Big …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BIG — / bɪg; NAmE / adjective , adverb , verb ■ adjective ( big·ger , big·gest ) LARGE 1. large in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BIG — I. big 1 S1 W1 /bɪɡ/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative bigger , superlative biggest ) [ Date: 1300-1400 ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SUR- — prefix assim. form of SUB- before r.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SUR- — prefix = SUPER- (surcharge; surrealism). [OF]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BIG — adj. & adv. --adj. (bigger, biggest) 1 a of considerable size, amount, intensity, etc. (a big mistake; a big helping). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BIG — adj. & adv. adj. (bigger, biggest) 1 a of considerable size, amount, intensity, etc. (a big mistake; a big helping). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SUR- — 1. prefix SUPER- (surcharge; surrealism). Etymology: OF 2. prefix assim. form of SUB- before r.
Oxford English vocab
BIG — adj. & adv. --adj. (bigger, biggest) 1. a of considerable size, amount, intensity, etc. (a big mistake; a big helping). …
Oxford English vocab
BIG — ( bigger, biggest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A big person …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BIG — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a (big) box office draw (= a successful actor who many people will pay …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BIG — (IMPORTANT) [adjective] bigger, biggest - important, because of being powerful, influential or having a serious effectHe had a big decision …
Cambridge English vocab
BIG — adj. big bang Big Bend National Park Big Ben Big Bertha Big Cypress Swamp Big Stick Policy Big Sur big …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BIG — adj. big boy big bug big cheese big chief big gun big house big name big noise big shot big …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BIG — I. big adjective 1. of significant size or scope a big expanse of mud big plans Synonyms: considerable, extensive, hefty, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
BIG — INDEX: 1. big objects/buildings/organizations etc 2. very big 3. big places, areas, cities 4. big people 5. large numbers/amounts 6. …
Longman Activator English vocab
BIG — adj. 25B6; adjective a big building : LARGE, sizeable, substantial, great, huge, immense, enormous, extensive, colossal, massive, mammoth, vast, tremendous, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BIG — adj. 1 large, great, grand; huge, enormous, immense, gigantic, giant, tremendous, colossal, Brobdingnagian, jumbo, Colloq Brit socking or whacking big …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
.SUR — Surveyor Document
Computer Abbreviations English vocabulary
SUR — Shell Update Release
Computer Acronyms English vocab
SUR — that withdraws or departs; rebellion
Bible Names English vocab
SUR- — выделяется в некоторых словах фр. происхождения - surcharge доплата - surmise предположение - surmount преодолевать - surpass превосходить
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BIG — большой, крупный - * book большая книга - * game крупная дичь - * repair капитальный ремонт - * gun …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SUR — Скуоль
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SUR — Юг
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SUR- — pref выделяется в некоторых словах фр. происхождения : surcharge - доплата surmise - предположение surmount - преодолевать surpass - превосходить
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BIG — big.ogg _I 1. bıg a 1. 1> большой, крупный big book hotel - большая книга гостиница big game - крупная …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SUR- — прист.выделяется в некоторых словах фр. происхождения; передает значения:1) над; поверх; выше surprint — печать поверх оттиска, надпечатка surrealism — сюрреализм …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SUR- — pref выделяется в некоторых словах фр. происхождения : surcharge - доплата surmise - предположение surmount - преодолевать surpass - превосходить
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SUR- — pref выделяется в некоторых словах фр. происхождения : surcharge - доплата surmise - предположение surmount - преодолевать surpass - превосходить
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BIG — _I 1. bıg a 1. 1> большой, крупный big book hotel - большая книга гостиница big game - крупная дичь …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BIG — I bɪɡ прил. 1) большой, крупный - big C - big repair - big bore Syn: large 2) высокий; широкий …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BIG — I [¤Ў±] big.wav прил. 1) большой, крупный - big C - big repair - big bore Syn: large 2) высокий; широкий 3) громкий - big noise 4) взрослый - big boy - big …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BIG — _I 1. _a. 1> большой, крупный - big repair 2> высокий; широкий 3> громкий; big noise а> сильный шум; _перен. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция

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