A MAN OF FEW WORDS

Meaning of A MAN OF FEW WORDS in English

a man who says little; who uses few words

Chung is a man of few words, but when he speaks, people listen.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

A MAN OF FEW WORDS — "a man who says little; who uses few words" Chung is a man of few words, but when he speaks, …
English Idioms vocab
WORDS — (Verb) pamulong
English-Visayan vocabulary
MAN — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) 2002– Man Booker Prize de Man Paul Declaration of the Rights of Man and …
Английский словарь Британика
MAN
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FEW — I. ˈfyü pronoun, plural in construction Etymology: Middle English fewe, pron. & adjective, from Old English fēawa, fēa; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WORDS — plural of word present third singular of word
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FEW — (superl.) Not many; small, limited, or confined in number; -- indicating a small portion of units or individuals constituing a …
Английский словарь Webster
MAN
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FEW — /fyooh/ , adj., fewer, fewest , n., pron. adj. 1. not many but more than one: Few artists live luxuriously. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WORDS — n. sayings, utterances; text, libretto; speech; talk (as opposed to action); dispute, argument
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MAN — I. ˈman, in compounds ˌman or mən noun ( plural men ˈmen, in compounds ˌmen or mən) Etymology: Middle English, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FEW — I. ˈfyü pronoun, plural in construction Etymology: Middle English fewe, pronoun & adjective, from Old English fēawa; akin to Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MAN — vt to tame, as a hawk. 2. man ·noun the human race; mankind. 3. man ·vt to furnish with a …
Webster English vocab
WORDS — ~ angry talk. → word ———————— ~ the text of a play, opera, or other performed piece. → word
Concise Oxford English vocab
FEW — [few] pron, pl in constr [ME fewe, pron. & adj., fr. OE feawa; akin to OHG fo little, L paucus …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MAN — / mæn; NAmE / noun , verb , exclamation ■ noun ( pl. men / men; NAmE /) MALE PERSON …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FEW — / fjuː; NAmE / determiner , adjective , pronoun ■ determiner , adjective ( fewer , few·est ) 1. used …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MAN — I. man 1 S1 W1 /mæn/ BrE AmE noun ( plural men /men/) [ Word Family: noun : ↑ man …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FEW — few S1 W1 /fjuː/ BrE AmE determiner , pronoun , adjective ( comparative fewer , superlative fewest ) [ Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MAN — n. & v. --n. (pl. men) 1 an adult human male, esp. as distinct from a woman or boy. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FEW — adj. & n. --adj. not many (few doctors smoke; visitors are few). --n. (as pl.) 1 (prec. by a) some …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MAN — n. & v. n. (pl. men) 1 an adult human male, esp. as distinct from a woman or boy. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FEW — adj. & n. adj. not many (few doctors smoke; visitors are few). n. (as pl.) 1 (prec. by a) some …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MAN — n. & v. --n. (pl. men) 1. an adult human male, esp. as distinct from a woman or boy. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
FEW — adj. & n. --adj. not many (few doctors smoke; visitors are few). --n. (as pl.) 1. (prec. by a) some …
Oxford English vocab
MAN — ( men, mans, manning, manned) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FEW — ( fewer, fewest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FEW — (~er, ~est) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use a ~ …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
MAN
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FEW — determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES A few ▪ A few weeks from now I’ll be in Venice. Comparatively few ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WORDS — [plural] [noun]We had/exchanged a few words as we were coming out of the meeting.Words sometimes means angry words.Both competitors exchanged/had …
Cambridge English vocab
FEW — (SOME) [determiner], [pronoun] - a few some; a small number (of)There are a few cakes left over from the party …
Cambridge English vocab
MAN — n. Mountain Man 2002 Man Booker Prize de Man Paul Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MAN
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FEW — See: MAN OF FEW WORDS, NOT A FEW, QUITE A FEW.
Slang English vocab
MAN — n. confidence man con man fancy man fighting man hatchet man hit man iron man ladies' man man at arms …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
WORDS — n. pl. 1. Language, accents, tongues, talk, discourse. 2. Dispute, wrangling, bickering, altercation, logomachy, war of ~.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
WORDS — See ↑ WRITE 13 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a man/woman of few words • ↑ be at a loss/be lost for …
Longman Activator English vocab
MAN
Longman Activator English vocab
FEW — • ↑ a few • ↑ quite a few • ↑ too little/few
Longman Activator English vocab
FEW — n. 25B6; determiner police are revealing few details : NOT MANY, hardly any, scarcely any; a small number of, a …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WORDS — n. text 1) ~ to (a song) argument, discussion 2) to have ~ with smb. 3) to weigh ('consider carefully') …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
FEW — adj. 1 hardly or scarcely any, not many, insufficient; infrequent, occasional Few people came to my party He is a …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
FEW — See: MAN OF FEW WORDS, NOT A FEW, QUITE A FEW.
Словарь английских идиом
WORDS — sword
Anagrams English vocabulary
WORDS — wordcwide
Англо-Староанглийский словарь
FEW — pronoun 1 BAD : With the few money he had been given, he bought an apple and some cheese. GOOD …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
WORDS — сущ. текст Syn : text Слова amount expressed in ~ сумма, выраженная словами imperative ~ категорическое требование precatory ~ выражение …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MAN — 1. сущ. 1) человек fat man ≈ толстый человек short man ≈ человек низкого роста tall man ≈ высокий человек …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FEW — 1. прил. 1) мало, немногие, немного His ideas are very difficult, and few people understand them. ≈ Его идеи очень …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WORDS — Слово
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
FEW — few.ogg 1. fju: n 1> немногие; незначительное количество few of the inhabitants were to be seen - только немногих жителей …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MAN — 1) рабочий 2) оператор-станочник 3) мн. ч. обслуживающий персонал • - anchor man - back-side man - backup man - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
MAN — 1) рабочий 2) оператор-станочник 3) мн. ч. обслуживающий персонал • - anchor man - back-side man - backup man - baler man - batch man - blast-furnace man - burner …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
WORDS — сущ.текст Syn:text
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
FEW — незначительное число немногие, немного, мало (а few) несколько quite a few - довольно много, порядочное число, порядочно the few - …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
MAN — 1. mæn n ( pl men) 1. 1> мужчина, человек there were three men and two women in the room …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FEW — 1. fju: n 1) немногие; незначительное количество few of the inhabitants were to be seen - только немногих жителей можно …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WORDS — n. речь, слова
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
WORDS — n. речь, слова
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
WORDS — сущ. текст Syn: text
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
MAN — 1. сущ. ; мн. men 1) человек fat man — толстый человек short man — человек низкого роста tall man …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
FEW — 1. прил. 1) мало, немногие, немного His ideas are very difficult, and few people understand them. — Его идеи очень …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
WORDS — сущ. текст Syn: text
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики

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