FRY


Meaning of FRY in English

I . C B Fry

( Charles Burgess Fry 1872–1956)

one of the greatest English sportsmen of all time. He represented England in international cricket , football and athletics. He held the world record for the long jump for 21 years, and was the first person in the history of cricket to score 100 runs (= points) six times in a row.

II . Christopher Fry

(1907– )

an English writer of plays in a form of poetry that is full of humour and rich language. They include The Lady’s Not For Burning (1948) and Venus Observed (1950).

III . Elizabeth Fry

(1780–1845)

an English Quaker who led many campaigns to improve the conditions of people in prison, especially women.

IV . Stephen Fry

(1957– )

an English actor and writer who wrote and appeared in several British comedy television programmes in the 1980s and 1990s, often with Hugh Laurie as his partner. They became famous in 1989 with their own BBC comedy series, A Bit of Fry and Laurie . Fry has also acted in films and written several novels, including The Liar (1991) and he directed the film Bright Young Things (2003), an adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s novel Vile Bodies .

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.