AGONY AUNT

Meaning of AGONY AUNT in English

(or agony uncle )

■ noun Brit. informal a person who answers letters in an agony column.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

AGONY AUNT — noun Date: 1975 a columnist who writes an agony column
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AGONY AUNT — noun Usage: chiefly Brit : a person who writes an advice column
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AGONY AUNT — (British) advice columnist who has a regular advice feature (in a newspaper, magazine etc.)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
AGONY AUNT — Date: 1975 chiefly British : a columnist who writes an agony column
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AGONY AUNT — Function: noun Date: 1975 chiefly British : a columnist who writes an agony column
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
AGONY AUNT — ( BrE ) ( NAmE adˈvice columnist ) noun a person who writes in a newspaper or magazine giving advice …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AGONY AUNT — ˈagony ˌaunt BrE AmE noun [countable] British English someone who writes an agony column
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AGONY AUNT — ( agony aunts) An agony aunt is a person who writes a column in a newspaper or magazine in which …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AGONY AUNT — (~s) An ~ is a person who writes a column in a newspaper or magazine in which they reply to …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
AGONY AUNT — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Being agony aunt was tricky and probably quite beyond her. ▪ Claire Rayner is a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AGONY AUNT — Noun. A woman who provides answers to readers letters in a publication's agony column. {Informal}
Slang English vocab
AGONY AUNT — журналистка-"психотерапевт", ведущая рубрики «Agony column» ( дающая советы, как себя вести в той или иной житейской ситуации ) см. тж. …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
AGONY AUNT — журналистка-"психотерапевт", ведущая рубрики «Agony column» (дающая советы, как себя вести в той или иной житейской ситуации) см. тж. agony uncle
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
AUNT — tanta
English interlingue dictionary
AGONY — torment(es), agonie
English interlingue dictionary
AUNT — iyaan;tita;tiya
English-Visayan vocabulary
AGONY — panghingutas
English-Visayan vocabulary
AUNT — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old French ante, from Latin amita; akin to Old High German amma mother, nurse, Greek …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AGONY — noun (plural -nies) see: agent Date: 14th century 1. intense pain of mind or body ; anguish , torture , …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AGONY — ˈagənē, ˈaig-, -ni noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English agonie, from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French agonie, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AUNT — — auntlike , adj. /ant, ahnt/ , n. 1. the sister of one's father or mother. 2. the wife of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AGONY — /ag"euh nee/ , n. , pl. agonies . 1. extreme and generally prolonged pain; intense physical or mental suffering. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AUNT — noun a bawd, or a prostitute. 2. aunt ·noun an old woman; and old gossip. 3. aunt ·noun the sister …
Webster English vocab
AGONY — noun violent contest or striving. 2. agony ·noun paroxysm of joy; keen emotion. 3. agony ·noun the last struggle of …
Webster English vocab
AUNT — [aunt] n [ME, fr. OF ante, fr. L amita; akin to OHG amma mother, nurse, Gk amma nurse] (14c) 1: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AUNT — aunt BrE AmE ɑːnt § ænt AmE ænt ɑːnt ▷ aunts ɑːn t s § æn t s AmE æn …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
AGONY — agon|y BrE AmE ˈæɡ ə n |i ▷ agon|ies iz ▶ ˈ agony aunt BrE AmE ▶ ˈ ˈ agony …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
AUNT — / ɑːnt; NAmE ænt/ noun 1. the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle : Aunt …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AGONY — / ˈægəni; NAmE / noun ( pl. -ies ) [ U , C ] extreme physical or mental pain : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AUNT — aunt S3 W3 /ɑːnt $ ænt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: ante …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AGONY — ag ‧ o ‧ ny /ˈæɡəni/ BrE AmE noun ( plural agonies ) [uncountable and countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AUNT — n. 1 the sister of one's father or mother. 2 an uncle's wife. 3 colloq. an unrelated woman friend of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AGONY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 extreme mental or physical suffering. 2 a severe struggle. øagony aunt colloq. a person (esp. a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AUNT — n. 1 the sister of one's father or mother. 2 an uncle's wife. 3 colloq. an unrelated woman friend of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AGONY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 extreme mental or physical suffering. 2 a severe struggle. agony aunt colloq. a person (esp. a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AUNT — n.1 the sister of one's father or mother. 2 an uncle's wife. 3 colloq. an unrelated woman friend of a …
Oxford English vocab
AGONY — n. (pl. -ies) 1. extreme mental or physical suffering. 2 a severe struggle. Phrases and idioms: agony aunt colloq. a …
Oxford English vocab
AUNT — ( aunts) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Someone’s aunt is the sister …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AGONY — Agony is great physical or mental pain. She called out in agony... = torment N-UNCOUNT : also N in pl
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AUNT — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Someone’s ~ is the sister of …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
AGONY — Agony is great physical or mental pain. She called out in ~... = torment N-UNCOUNT: also N in pl
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
AUNT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES agony aunt maiden aunt COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE elderly ▪ A great many people …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AGONY
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AUNT — [informal] auntie, [informal] aunty [noun] [C] - the sister of someone's father or mother, or the wife of someone's uncleIt …
Cambridge English vocab
AGONY — [noun] - (a state or feeling of) extreme physical or mental pain or sufferingThe people who had been injured in …
Cambridge English vocab
AUNT — Synonyms and related words : auntie, blood brother, brethren, brother, bub, bubba, bud, buddy, country cousin, cousin, cousin once removed, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
AGONY — Synonyms and related words : aching heart, affliction, agonizingness, agony of mind, anguish, atrocious pain, bale, bitterness, bleeding heart, broken …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
AUNT — Mine aunt; a bawd or procuress: a title of eminence for the senior dells, who serve for instructresses, midwives, &c. …
Slang English vocab
AUNT — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ elderly ▪ maiden ( esp. BrE ), spinster ( esp. AmE ), unmarried ▪ widowed ▪ maternal …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
AGONY — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ excruciating , extreme , intense ▪ absolute , pure , sheer , utter ▪ exquisite ▪ mental …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
AGONY — See ↑ SUFFER 3 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be agony • ↑ be in agony
Longman Activator English vocab
AUNT
Dirty English-Russian vocab
AGONY — n. anguish, trouble, distress, suffering, misery, wretchedness, pain, pangs, woe, torment, throes, torture, affliction For two days his parents experienced …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
AGONY — noun very severe pain; he lay in agony on the floor; she suffered agonies until her condition was diagnosed
English Dictionary of Medicine
AUNT
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AUNT — Aunt Sally мишень для нападок или оскорблений ~ народная игра, состоящая в том, чтобы с известного расстояния выбить трубку изо …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AGONY — сущ. 1) агония agony of death ≈ предсмертная агония to experience, feel agony ≈ находиться в состоянии агонии to prolong …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AUNT
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AGONY — agony.ogg ʹægənı n 1. мука, страдание, мучительная боль ( душевная или физическая ) agony of despair - муки отчаяния in …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AGONY — agony сущ.1) агония agony of death — предсмертная агония to experience, feel agony — находиться в состоянии агонии to prolong …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
AUNT
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
AGONY — n 1. мука, страдание, мучительная боль ( душевная или физическая ) agony of despair - муки отчаяния in an agony …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
AUNT — сущ. тетя; тетка •• my aunt! — вот те на!, вот так штука!, ну и ну!
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
AGONY — сущ. 1) мука, мучение, страдание ( душевное или физическое ) ; in great agony — в страшных мучениях the agony …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике

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