LITTLE JOHN

Meaning of LITTLE JOHN in English

one of the companions of Robin Hood . His name was a joke, because he was in fact very tall and strong.

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LITTLE JOHN — a large, powerful yeoman who was a member of Robin Hood's band.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LITTLE JOHN — ˌLittle ˈJohn BrE AmE one of Robin Hood's followers, in old English stories. He is called Little John as a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LITTLE JOHN — Маленький Джон (прозвище соратника и ближайшего друга Робина Гуда (Robin Hood) I])
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
LITTLE JOHN — Маленький Джон (прозвище соратника и ближайшего друга Робина Гуда [Robin Hood I])
Великобритания - Лингвострановедческий словарь
LITTLE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Little Armenia Little Entente Little League little magazine Little Missouri River Little Richard Little …
Английский словарь Британика
JOHN
Английский словарь Британика
LITTLE — I. ˈlid. ə l, -it ə l sometimes when not heavily stressed (ˌ)lil esp when a vowel follows adjective ( …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
JOHN — I. ˈjän noun ( -s ) Etymology: from the name John, from Middle English Johan, Jon, John, from Late Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LITTLE — — littlish /lit"l ish, lit"lish/ , adj. — littleness , n. /lit"l/ , adj., littler or less or lesser, littlest …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
JOHN — /jon/ , n. 1. the apostle John, believed to be the author of the fourth Gospel, three Epistles, and the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
JOHN — n. male first name; one of the 12 disciples of Jesus, author of the Gospel of John (Biblical); last of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LITTLE — I. ˈli-t ə l adjective ( lit·tler ˈli-t ə l-ər, ˈlit-lər ; or less ˈles ; or less·er ˈle-sər ; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
JOHN — I. ˈjän noun Etymology: Late Latin Johannes, from Greek Iōannēs, from Hebrew Yōhānān Date: 12th century 1. : a Jewish …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LITTLE — noun a small degree or scale; miniature. 2. little ·adj short in duration; brief; as, a little sleep. 3. little …
Webster English vocab
JOHN — [john] n [fr. the name John] (1856) 1: toilet 2: a prostitute's client John n [LL Johannes, fr. Gk Ioannes, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
JOHN — nonexistent pope. A confusion in the numbering of popes named John after John XIV resulted because Marianus Scotus and other …
Britannica English vocabulary
JOHN — died 1345 byname John Of Montfort, French Jean De Montfort claimant to the duchy of Brittany upon the death of …
Britannica English vocabulary
JOHN — born Dec. 12, 1801, Dresden, Saxony died Oct. 29, 1873, Pillnitz, near Dresden king of Saxony (185473) who was passionately …
Britannica English vocabulary
JOHN — John, john BrE AmE dʒɒn AmE dʒɑːn ▷ John's, johns dʒɒnz AmE dʒɑːnz ▶ ˌ John ˈ Bull BrE AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LITTLE — / ˈlɪtl; NAmE / adjective , determiner , pronoun , adverb ■ adjective [ usually before noun ] HELP NOTE …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LITTLE — I. lit ‧ tle 1 S1 W1 /ˈlɪtl/ BrE AmE adjective [ Language: Old English ; Origin: lytel ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
JOHN — I. John, El ‧ ton /ˈelt ə n/ BrE AmE (1947–) a British POP SINGER and ↑ songwriter who was …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
JOHN — john /dʒɒn $ dʒɑːn/ BrE AmE noun [countable] American English informal [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: John , male name …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LITTLE — adj., n., & adv. --adj. (littler, littlest; less or lesser; least) 1 small in size, amount, degree, etc.; not great …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LITTLE — adj., n., & adv. adj. (littler, littlest; less or lesser; least) 1 small in size, amount, degree, etc.; not great …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LITTLE — adj., n., & adv. --adj. (littler, littlest; less or lesser; least) 1. small in size, amount, degree, etc.; not great …
Oxford English vocab
LITTLE — I. DETERMINER, QUANTIFIER, AND ADVERB USES /lɪt(ə)l/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LITTLE — I. DETERMINER, QUANTIFIER, AND ADVERB USES Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
LITTLE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
JOHN — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES John Bull John Doe long johns name sb John/Ann etc ▪ We named our daughter …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
JOHN — Hancock, John Henry [noun] [C] US [informal] - a person's signaturePut your John Hancock at the bottom of the page.USAGE: …
Cambridge English vocab
LITTLE — n. Little Armenia Little Bighorn Battle of the Little Entente Little League little magazine Little Missouri River Little Richard Little …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
JOHN
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
JOHN — n. or John de Balliol born 0441; 1250 died April 1313, Château Galliard, Normandy, Fr. King of Scotland (129296). He …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
JOHN — n. known as John Lackland born Dec. 24, 1167, Oxford, Eng. died Oct. 18/19, 1216, Newark, Nottinghamshire King of England …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
JOHN — n. Portuguese João known as John of Aviz born April 11, 1357, Lisbon died Aug. 14, 1433, Lisbon King of …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
JOHN — n. French Jean known as John the Good born April 16, 1319, near Le Mans, Fr.e died April 8, 1364, …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LITTLE — See: A LITTLE, A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE IS A DANGEROUS THING, GREAT OAKS FROM LITTLE ACORNS GROW, LITTLE FROG IN A …
Slang English vocab
JOHN — (noun) restroom, room with a toilet (toilets) Very commonly used. 'Mary woke up in the john.' the client of a …
Slang English vocab
LITTLE — INDEX: a small amount 1. a small amount of a substance 2. a very small amount of a substance 3. …
Longman Activator English vocab
LITTLE — See ↑ LITTLE 7, ↑ SHORT 7, ↑ SMALL 1, ↑ YOUNG 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a little • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
LITTLE — n. 25B6; adjective a little writing desk : SMALL, small-scale, compact; mini, miniature, tiny, minute, minuscule; toy, baby, pocket, undersized, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
JOHN — I . John (1167–1216) the king of England from 1199 to 1216. He was the youngest son of Henry II …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
LITTLE — adj. 1 small, short, slight, tiny, minute, diminutive, miniature, mini, baby, doll-sized, undersized, dwarf, midget, pygmy, elfin, toy, bantam, petite, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
LITTLE — See: A LITTLE, A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE IS A DANGEROUS THING, GREAT OAKS FROM LITTLE ACORNS GROW, LITTLE FROG IN A …
Словарь английских идиом
JOHN — See John of Antioch ; John of Damascus ; John of the Cross ; and John of Wessel
Theological and Philosophical Biography English vocab
LITTLE — I adverb 1 BAD : It was my first interview and I was nervous a little. GOOD : It was …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
LITTLE — 1. прил.; сравн. - less, lesser; превосх. - least 1) маленький, небольшой, малый (о размере); малочисленный (о количестве) little finger …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
JOHN — I сущ. 1) Джон; Иоанн (мужское имя) 2) Джон (типичное имя собственное лакеев, дворецких, официантов) 3) полицейский; сыщик 4) китаец; …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LITTLE — little.ogg 1. ʹlıtl n 1> немногое, небольшое количество; самая малость we must keep what little we have - мы должны …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LITTLE — little прил.; сравн. - less, lesser; превосх. ст. - least1) маленький, небольшой, малый (о размере); малочисленный (о количестве) little finger …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
LITTLE — 1. ʹlıtl n 1) немногое, небольшое количество; самая малость we must keep what little we have - мы должны беречь …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
LITTLE — 1. прил. ; сравн. ст. - less, lesser; превосх. ст. - least 1) маленький, небольшой, малый ( о размере ) …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
JOHN — сущ. 1) Джон ( мужское имя ) 2) библ. Иоанн John the Baptist — Иоанн Креститель, Иоанн Предтеча ( согласно …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
LITTLE — 1. прил.; сравн. ст. - less, lesser; превосх. ст. - least 1) маленький, небольшой, малый (о размере); малочисленный (о количестве) little finger …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
JOHN — сущ. 1) Джон (мужское имя) 2) библ. Иоанн John the Baptist — Иоанн Креститель, Иоанн Предтеча (согласно Евангелию, пророк, крестивший Иисуса Христа в …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
LITTLE — 1. _a. _comp. less, lesser; _sup. least 1> маленький; небольшой; little ones а> дети; б> детеныши; - little finger - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
LITTLE — 1. a. comp. less, lesser; sup. least 1. маленький; небольшой; little ones а. дети; б. детеныши; - little finger - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
LITTLE — 1. _a. (less, lesser - least) 1> маленький; небольшой; little finger мизинец; little toe мизинец (на ноге); little ones а> …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
JOHN — n AmE sl 1) She made a brief visit to the john — Она ненадолго отлучилась в туалет Where's the john? — Где …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
JOHN — n AmE sl 1) She made a brief visit to the john — Она ненадолго отлучилась в туалет Where's the …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
JOHN — john n AmE sl 1. She made a brief visit to the john Она ненадолго отлучилась в туалет Where's the …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
JOHN — 1) She made a brief visit to the john — Она ненадолго отлучилась в туалет Where's the john? — Где …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
LITTLE — 1. прил.; сравн. - less, lesser; превосх. - least 1) маленький, небольшой, малый (о размере); малочисленный (о количестве) little finger …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь

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