ONCE IN A BLUE MOON

Meaning of ONCE IN A BLUE MOON in English

see moon

Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012

ONCE IN A BLUE MOON — infrequently, not often, once in a while
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ONCE IN A BLUE MOON — informal very rarely. [because a ‘blue moon’ is a phenomenon (due to atmospheric dust) that occurs only very rarely.] → …
Concise Oxford English vocab
ONCE IN A BLUE MOON — ( informal ) very rarely
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONCE IN A BLUE MOON — see moon
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONCE IN A BLUE MOON — {adv. phr.} Very rarely; very seldom; almost never. * /Coin collecting is interesting, hut you find a valuable coin only …
Slang English vocab
ONCE IN A BLUE MOON — See ↑ RARE/RARELY 3
Longman Activator English vocab
ONCE IN A BLUE MOON — (informal) HARDLY EVER, scarcely ever, rarely, very seldom. 2192; headword
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
ONCE IN A BLUE MOON — {adv. phr.} Very rarely; very seldom; almost never. * /Coin collecting is interesting, hut you find a valuable coin only …
Словарь английских идиом
ONCE IN A BLUE MOON — rarely We go out for Italian food once in a blue moon although we enjoy it very much.
English Idioms vocab
ONCE IN A BLUE MOON — very seldom, rarely "Have you heard from Paul?" "Once in a blue moon he calls, maybe once a year."
English Idioms vocabulary
ONCE IN A BLUE MOON — adv. phr. Very rarely; very seldom; almost never. Coin collecting is interesting, hut you find a valuable coin only once …
American Idioms English vocabulary
ONCE IN A BLUE MOON — Редкостный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
ONCE IN A BLUE MOON — Редкий
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
ONCE IN A BLUE MOON — очень редко
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
ONCE IN A BLUE MOON — очень редко
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
ONCE IN A BLUE MOON — adv infml That sort of thing happens once in a blue moon — Такое случается крайне редко He consulted the script once …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
ONCE IN A BLUE MOON — adv infml That sort of thing happens once in a blue moon — Такое случается крайне редко He consulted the …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
ONCE IN A BLUE MOON — once in a blue moon adv infml That sort of thing happens once in a blue moon Такое случается крайне …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
ONCE IN A BLUE MOON — That sort of thing happens once in a blue moon — Такое случается крайне редко He consulted the script once …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
ONCE IN A BLUE MOON — почти никогда; после дождичка в четверг; при невероятном стечении обстоятельств
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
ONCE IN A BLUE MOON — почти никогда; редко; после дождичка в четверг; при невероятном стечении обстоятельств ( Этимология. «A blue moon» обозначает не луну голубого …
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
MOON — Sole natural satellite of Earth, which it orbits from west to east at a mean distance of about 238,900 mi …
Английский словарь Британика
BLUE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) blue green algae blue ground The Blue Rider blue crab blue law Blue Mountains …
Английский словарь Британика
ONCE — I. ˈwən(t)s adverb Etymology: Middle English ones, anes, from gen. of on, an one — more at one 1. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOON — I. ˈmün noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English mone, moone, from Old English mōna; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BLUE — I. ˈblü adjective ( usually -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English bleu, blew, from Old French blo, blou, of Germanic origin; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONCE — /wuns/ , adv. 1. at one time in the past; formerly: I was a farmer once; a once powerful nation. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MOON — — mooner , n. — moonless , adj. /moohn/ , n. 1. the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BLUE
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONCE — I. ˈwən(t)s adverb Etymology: Middle English ones, from genitive of on one Date: 12th century 1. : one time and …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MOON — I. ˈmün noun Etymology: Middle English mone, from Old English mōna; akin to Old High German māno moon, Latin mensis …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BLUE — I. ˈblü adjective ( blu·er ; blu·est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French blef, blew, of Germanic origin; akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONCE — adv at some one period of time; used indefinitely. 2. once ·adv by limitation to the number one; for …
Webster English vocab
MOON — vt to expose to the rays of the moon. 2. moon ·noun a crescentlike outwork. ·see half-moon. 3. moon ·vi …
Webster English vocab
BLUE — noun a pedantic woman; a bluestocking. 2. blue ·pl low spirits; a fit of despondency; melancholy. 3. blue ·superl low …
Webster English vocab
ONCE — [once] adv [ME ones, fr. gen. of on one] (12c) 1: one time and no more 2: at any one …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MOON — [moon] n [ME mone, fr. OE mona; akin to OHG mano moon, L mensis month, Gk men month, mene moon] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BLUE — [blue] adj blu.er ; blu.est [ME, fr. OF blou, of Gmc origin; akin to OHG blao blue; akin to L …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MOON — sole natural satellite of the Earth. It revolves around the planet from west to east at a mean distance of …
Britannica English vocabulary
ONCE — / wʌns; NAmE / adverb , conjunction ■ adverb 1. on one occasion only; one time : I've only been …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOON — / muːn; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. (usually the moon ) (also the Moon ) [ sing. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BLUE
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONCE — I. once 1 S1 W1 /wʌns/ BrE AmE adverb [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Origin: one ] 1 . on one …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MOON — I. moon 1 W3 /muːn/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: mona ] 1 . the moon/the …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BLUE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONCE — adv., conj., & n. --adv. 1 on one occasion or for one time only (did not once say please; have …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MOON — n. & v. --n. 1 a the natural satellite of the earth, orbiting it monthly, illuminated by the sun and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BLUE
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONCE — adv., conj., & n. adv. 1 on one occasion or for one time only (did not once say please; have …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MOON — n. & v. n. 1 a the natural satellite of the earth, orbiting it monthly, illuminated by the sun and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BLUE
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONCE — adv., conj., & n. --adv. 1. on one occasion or for one time only (did not once say please; have …
Oxford English vocab
MOON — n. & v. --n. 1. a the natural satellite of the earth, orbiting it monthly, illuminated by the sun and …
Oxford English vocab
BLUE
Oxford English vocab
ONCE — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If something happens once , it …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOON — ( moons) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. The moon is the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BLUE
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONCE — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If something happens ~, it happens …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
ONCE — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES once again/yet again (= used to emphasize that something has happened several or many …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MOON — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES crescent moon ▪ a crescent moon full moon half moon moon boot Moon landings …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BLUE — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a red/green/blue etc colour ▪ Our door was painted a bright green colour. baby …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ONCE — (ONE TIME) [adverb] [not gradable] - one single timeI went to France once, but I didn't like it very much.We …
Cambridge English vocab
MOON — (PLANET) [noun] [U] - the object, similar to a planet, which moves in the sky around the Earth once every …
Cambridge English vocab

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