FALSTAFF

Meaning of FALSTAFF in English

a character who appears in three of Shakespeare’s plays, Henry IV Parts 1 and 2 , and The Merry Wives of Windsor . He is fat, greedy, dishonest, often drunk, but always humorous and entertaining. He is one of Shakespeare’s most popular characters, best known as the friend of young Prince Hal in Henry IV Part 1 .

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FALSTAFF — noun Date: 1596 a fat, convivial, roguish character in Shakespeare's Merry Wives of Windsor and Henry IV , ~ian adjective
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FALSTAFF — /fawl"staf, -stahf/ , n. 1. Sir John , the jovial, fat knight of brazen assurance and few scruples in Shakespeare's …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FALSTAFF — n. Sir John Falstaff, friendly fat knight which is a character in Shakespeare's plays; opera by Giuseppe Verdi based on …
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FALSTAFF — noun Date: 1596 : a fat, convivial, roguish character in Shakespeare's Merry Wives of Windsor and Henry IV • Fal·staff·ian …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FALSTAFF — [Fal.staff] n: a fat, convivial, roguish character in Shakespeare's Merry Wives of Windsor and Henry IV -- Fal.staff.ian adj
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FALSTAFF — Falstaff BrE AmE ˈfɔːlst ɑːf ˈfɒlst-, § -æf AmE -æf ˈfɑːlst-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FALSTAFF — Fal ‧ staff /ˈfɔːlstɑːf $ -stæf/ BrE AmE a character in the plays Henry IV (Parts 1 and 2) and …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FALSTAFF — a celebrated drunk.
Who is who English vocabulary
FALSTAFF — (литературоведение) Фальстаф (персонаж двух пьес Шекспира) веселый толстяк, любитель выпивки и бахвальства
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FALSTAFF — (литературоведение) Фальстаф (персонаж двух пьес Шекспира) веселый толстяк, любитель выпивки и бахвальства
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FALSTAFF — Фальстаф
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
FALSTAFF — n 1> лит. Фальстаф ( персонаж двух пьес Шекспира ) 2> весёлый толстяк, любитель выпивки и бахвальства
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FALSTAFF — (n) веселый толстяк; любитель выпивки и бахвальства
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
FALSTAFF — (0) фальстаф
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
FALSTAFF — n 1) лит. Фальстаф ( персонаж двух пьес Шекспира ) 2) весёлый толстяк, любитель выпивки и бахвальства
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
FALSTAFF — n 1> лит. Фальстаф ( персонаж двух пьес Шекспира ) 2> весёлый толстяк, любитель выпивки и бахвальства
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FALSTAFF — (литературоведение) Фальстаф (персонаж двух пьес Шекспира) веселый толстяк, любитель выпивки и бахвальства
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
FALSTAFF — (литературоведение) Фальстаф (персонаж двух пьес Шекспира) веселый толстяк, любитель выпивки и бахвальства
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
FALSTAFF — n. Pronunciation: ' fo ̇ l- ˌ staf Function: noun Date: 1596 : a fat, convivial, roguish character in Shakespeare's …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SIR JOHN FALSTAFF — n. Falstaff, friendly fat knight which is a character in Shakespeare's plays
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FALSTAFF, SIR JOHN — one of the most famous comic characters in all English literature, who appears in four of Shakespeare's plays. Entirely the …
Britannica English vocabulary
FALSTAFFIAN — (ˈ)fȯlz|tafēən, -l|st-, -taaf-, -taif-, -tȧf- adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Sir John Falstaff, character in Shakespeare's Merry Wives of Windsor …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FALSTAFFIAN — /fawl staf"ee euhn/ , adj. of, pertaining to, or having the qualities of Falstaff, esp. his robust, bawdy humor, good-natured …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WILSON, (JOHN) DOVER — born July 13, 1881, London, Eng. died Jan. 15, 1969, Balerno, Midlothian, Scot. British Shakespearean scholar and educator. Educated at …
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VERDI, GIUSEPPE — born October 9/10, 1813, Roncole, near Busseto, duchy of Parma died January 27, 1901, Milan, Italy Giuseppe Verdi, in the …
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TEARSHEET, DOLL — a quarrelsome prostitute who is the mistress of Falstaff in Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 2. Doll shows genuine affection for …
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OLDCASTLE, SIR JOHN — born c. 1378, , Herefordshire, Eng. died Dec. 14, 1417, London distinguished soldier and martyred leader of the Lollards, a …
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MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, THE — comedy in five acts by William Shakespeare, produced about 160001, that centres on the comic romantic misadventures of Falstaff. The …
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HENRY IV, PART 2 — chronicle play in five acts by William Shakespeare, first performed in 1597-98 and published from "foul papers" (the author's first …
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HENRY IV, PART 1 — chronicle play in five acts by William Shakespeare, first performed in 1597-98 and published from "foul papers" (the author's first …
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HENRY IV — I . Henry IV (1366–1413) king of England (1399–1413) after his cousin Richard II . He was born Henry Bolingbroke, …
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