RED-LETTER DAY

Meaning of RED-LETTER DAY in English

■ noun a noteworthy or memorable day.

Origin

C18: from the practice of highlighting a festival in red on a calendar.

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

RED LETTER DAY — very special day, special occasion, auspicious day, day that is worthy of notice; important day that will always be remembered; …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
RED-LETTER DAY — noun an important day, or a day that you will remember, because of sth good that happened then ORIGIN: From …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RED-LETTER DAY — ˌred-ˈletter day BrE AmE noun [countable] informal a day that you will always remember because something special happened that made …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RED-LETTER DAY — ( red-letter days) A red-letter day is a day that you will always remember because something good happens to you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RED-LETTER DAY — (~s) A ~ is a day that you will always remember because something good happens to you then. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
RED-LETTER DAY — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ August 17 was a red-letter day because at last the dorado-catching campaign succeeded. ▪ Finally …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RED-LETTER DAY — {n. phr.} A holiday; memorable day (usually printed in red on calendars). * /The Fourth of July is a red-letter …
Slang English vocab
RED LETTER DAY — A saint's day or holiday, marked in the calendars with red letters. Red letter men; Roman Catholics: from their observation …
Slang English vocab
RED-LETTER DAY — {n. phr.} A holiday; memorable day (usually printed in red on calendars). * /The Fourth of July is a red-letter …
Словарь английских идиом
RED-LETTER DAY — (See a red-letter day)
English Idioms vocab
RED-LETTER DAY — See a red-letter day
English Idioms vocabulary
RED-LETTER DAY — n. phr. A holiday; memorable day (usually printed in red on calendars). The Fourth of July is a red-letter day. …
American Idioms English vocabulary
RED-LETTER DAY — памятный день праздничный день
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RED-LETTER DAY — Праздник
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
RED-LETTER DAY — памятный день
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
RED LETTER DAY — красный день в календаре, праздничный день, праздник, счастливый день
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
RED LETTER DAY — красный день в календаре, праздничный день, праздник, счастливый день
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
RED-LETTER DAY — памятный день
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
RED-LETTER DAY — памятный день
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
RED-LETTER DAY — n infml Whenever her granddaughter came to see him it was a red-letter day for him — Он бесконечно радовался, когда …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
RED-LETTER DAY — n infml Whenever her granddaughter came to see him it was a red-letter day for him — Он бесконечно радовался, …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
RED-LETTER DAY — red-letter day n infml Whenever her granddaughter came to see him it was a red-letter day for him Он бесконечно …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
RED-LETTER DAY — Whenever her granddaughter came to see him it was a red-letter day for him — Он бесконечно радовался, когда к …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
RED-LETTER DAY — памятный день праздничный день
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
RED — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) red blood cell Red Army Faction Barber Red Erik the Red Grange Red Great …
Английский словарь Британика
DAY — I Time required for a celestial body to turn once on its axis; especially, the period of the Earth's rotation. …
Английский словарь Британика
RED — I. ˈred adjective ( redder ; reddest ) Etymology: Middle English read, reed, red, from Old English rēad; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LETTER — I. ˈled.ə(r), -etə- noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English lettre, letter, from Old French lettre, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DAY — I. ˈdā noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English dæg; akin to Old High German tag day, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RED — red 1 — redly , adv. /red/ , n. adj., redder, reddest . n. 1. any of various colors resembling …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DAY — /day/ , n. 1. the interval of light between two successive nights; the time between sunrise and sunset: Since there …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RED — I. ˈred adjective ( red·der ; red·dest ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English rēad; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RED — noun a red pigment. 2. red ·- ·impf & ·p.p. of read. 3. red ·adj the menses. 4. red ·noun …
Webster English vocab
LETTER — noun one who retards or hinders. 2. letter ·noun learning; erudition; as, a man of letters. 3. letter ·noun a …
Webster English vocab
RED — red, Red BrE AmE red ▷ redder ˈred ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ reddest ˈred ɪst -əst ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RED — / red; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective ( red·der , red·dest ) ( informal ) 1. having the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LETTER — / ˈletə(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. a message that is written down or printed on paper …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DAY — / deɪ; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] a period of 24 hours : I saw Tom three days …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RED — I. red 1 S1 W1 /red/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative redder , superlative reddest ) [ Language: Old English …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LETTER — I. let ‧ ter 1 S1 W1 /ˈletə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DAY — day S1 W1 /deɪ/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ day , ↑ midday ; adverb : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RED — adj. & n. --adj. 1 of or near the colour seen at the least-refracted end of the visible spectrum, of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LETTER — n. & v. --n. 1 a a character representing one or more of the simple or compound sounds used in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DAY — n. 1 the time between sunrise and sunset. 2 a a period of 24 hours as a unit of time, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RED — adj. & n. adj. 1 of or near the colour seen at the least-refracted end of the visible spectrum, of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LETTER — n. & v. n. 1 a a character representing one or more of the simple or compound sounds used in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DAY — n. 1 the time between sunrise and sunset. 2 a a period of 24 hours as a unit of time, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RED — adj. & n. --adj. 1. of or near the colour seen at the least-refracted end of the visible spectrum, of …
Oxford English vocab
LETTER — n. & v. --n. 1. a a character representing one or more of the simple or compound sounds used in …
Oxford English vocab
DAY — n.1 the time between sunrise and sunset. 2 a a period of 24 hours as a unit of time, esp. …
Oxford English vocab
RED — ( reds, redder, reddest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Something that …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LETTER — ( letters, lettering, lettered) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DAY — ( days) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A day is one …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RED — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a red cell (= the most common type of blood cell ) ▪ The …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LETTER — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a correspondence/letters column (= that prints some of the letters a newspaper receives ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DAY
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RED
Cambridge English vocab
DAY — [noun] [C] - a period of 24 hours, esp. from 12 o'clock one night to 12 o'clock the next night, …
Cambridge English vocab
RED — n. red blood corpuscle red blood cell Red Army Faction Barber Red Erik the Red Grange Red Great Red Spot …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DAY — n. day lily All Saints' Day All Souls' Day April Fools' Day All Fools' Day Canada Day Dominion Day D …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
RED
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
RED — n. red blooded red handed red hot red letter red light district red neck
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
LETTER
Longman Activator English vocab
DAY — • ↑ any day/any day now • ↑ at the end of the day • ↑ by day/by night • …
Longman Activator English vocab

Concise Oxford English vocab

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