BARGEPOLE

Meaning of BARGEPOLE in English

■ noun a long pole used to propel a barge and fend off obstacles.

Phrases

would not touch someone/thing with a ~ informal would refuse to have anything to do with someone or something.

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

BARGEPOLE — bargepole BrE AmE ˈbɑːdʒ pəʊl ⇨-pɒʊl AmE \ ˈbɑːrdʒ poʊl ▷ bargepole|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BARGEPOLE — / ˈbɑːdʒpəʊl; NAmE ˈbɑːrdʒpoʊl/ noun • IDIOMS see touch verb
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BARGEPOLE — barge ‧ pole /ˈbɑːdʒpəʊl $ bɑːrdʒpoʊl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] a long pole used to guide a barge ⇨ not …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BARGEPOLE — n. a long pole used for punting barges etc. and for fending off obstacles. øwould not touch with a bargepole …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BARGEPOLE — n. a long pole used for punting barges etc. and for fending off obstacles. would not touch with a bargepole …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BARGEPOLE — n. a long pole used for punting barges etc. and for fending off obstacles. Phrases and idioms: would not touch …
Oxford English vocab
BARGEPOLE — see barge pole
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BARGEPOLE — see barge pole
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
BARGEPOLE — noun PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES not touch sth/sb (with a bargepole) ▪ Dole says he will not touch Medicare, and …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BARGEPOLE — n шест для отталкивания баржи not fit to be touched with a ~ bargepole шест для отталкивания баржи not fit …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BARGEPOLE — _n. шест для отталкивания баржи; not fit to be touched with a bargepole такой (грязный, противный и т.п.), что страшно …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BARGEPOLE — _n. шест для отталкивания баржи; not fit to be touched with a bargepole такой (грязный, противный и т.п.), что страшно …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
BARGEPOLE — n шест для отталкивания баржи not fit to be touched with a ~ bargepole шест для отталкивания баржи not fit …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
WOULD NOT TOUCH SOMEONE/THING WITH A BARGEPOLE — informal would refuse to have anything to do with someone or something. → bargepole
Concise Oxford English vocab
NOT TOUCH SB/STH WITH A BARGEPOLE — ( BrE ) ( NAmE not touch sb/sth with a ten-foot ˈpole ) ( informal ) to refuse to get …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NOT TOUCH SB/STH WITH A TEN-FOOT POLE — ➡ not touch sb/sth with a bargepole
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOUCH — / tʌtʃ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb WITH HAND / PART OF BODY 1. [ vn ] to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POLE — / pəʊl; NAmE poʊl/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. a long thin straight piece of wood or metal, especially …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOUCH — I. touch 1 S2 W2 /tʌtʃ/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ touched , ↑ untouched , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TOUCH — v. & n. --v. 1 tr. come into or be in physical contact with (another thing) at one or more …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TOUCH — v. & n. v. 1 tr. come into or be in physical contact with (another thing) at one or more …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TOUCH — v. & n. --v. 1. tr. come into or be in physical contact with (another thing) at one or more …
Oxford English vocab
BARGE POLE — also bargepole If you say that you wouldn’t touch something with a barge pole , you mean that you would …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BARGE POLE — also bargepole If you say that you wouldn’t touch something with a ~, you mean that you would not want …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

Concise Oxford English vocab

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