FAMOUS LAST WORDS

Meaning of FAMOUS LAST WORDS in English

a prediction that is false - the opposite happens (See also twist of fate )

"We don't need a spare tire. We never have flat tires on this car." "Sure. Famous last words!"

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

FAMOUS LAST WORDS — ( saying ) people sometimes say Famous last words! when they think sb is being too confident about sth that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FAMOUS LAST WORDS — a prediction that is false - the opposite happens, twist of fate """We don't need a spare tire. We never …
English Idioms vocab
WORDS — (Verb) pamulong
English-Visayan vocabulary
FAMOUS — bantog;bantogan (Adjective) bantogang;bantugan;dungganan;gibantog;ilado
English-Visayan vocabulary
FAMOUS — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin famosus, from fama fame Date: 14th century 1. widely known, honored for …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LAST
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FAMOUS — I. ˈfāməs adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French fameux, from Latin famosus, from fama fame + -osus -ose — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WORDS — plural of word present third singular of word
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FAMOUS — (a.) Celebrated in fame or public report; renowned; mach talked of; distinguished in story; -- used in either a good …
Английский словарь Webster
LAST — last 1 /last, lahst/ , adj. a superl. of late with later as compar. 1. occurring or coming after all …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FAMOUS — — famously , adv. — famousness , n. /fay"meuhs/ , adj. 1. having a widespread reputation, usually of a favorable …
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
LAST — I. ˈlast verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English lǣstan to last, follow; akin to Old English lāst footprint Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FAMOUS — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin famosus, from fama fame Date: 14th century 1. a. : widely known …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LAST — adj in conclusion; finally. 2. last ·noun the burden of a ship; a cargo. 3. last ·adj supreme; highest in …
Webster English vocab
FAMOUS — adj celebrated in fame or public report; renowned; mach talked of; distinguished in story; used in either a good …
Webster English vocab
WORDS — ~ angry talk. → word ———————— ~ the text of a play, opera, or other performed piece. → word
Concise Oxford English vocab
LAST — [last] vb [ME, fr. OE laestan to last, follow; akin to OE last footprint] vi (bef. 12c) 1: to continue …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FAMOUS — [fa.mous] adj [ME, fr. MF fameux, fr. L famosus, fr. fama fame] (14c) 1 a: widely known b: honored for …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LAST — last, Last BrE AmE lɑːst § læst AmE læst ▷ lasted ˈlɑːst ɪd § ˈlæst-, -əd AmE ˈlæst əd ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FAMOUS — famous BrE AmE ˈfeɪm əs ▷ famous|ly li ▷ famous|ness nəs nɪs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LAST — I . *last / lɑːst; NAmE læst/ determiner , adverb , noun , verb —see also last (II) ■ determiner …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FAMOUS — / ˈfeɪməs; NAmE / adjective famous (for sth) | famous (as sth) known about by many people : a famous …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LAST — I. last 1 S1 W1 /lɑːst $ læst/ BrE AmE determiner , adjective 1 . most recent or nearest to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FAMOUS — fa ‧ mous S2 W2 /ˈfeɪməs/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ famed , ↑ famous , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LAST — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1 after all others; coming at or belonging to the end. 2 a most recent; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LAST — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 after all others; coming at or belonging to the end. 2 a most recent; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LAST — 1. adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1. after all others; coming at or belonging to the end. 2 a most …
Oxford English vocab
LAST — ( lasts, lasting, lasted) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FAMOUS — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Someone or something that is famous is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LAST — I. determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a final/last attempt ▪ They made one final attempt to make their marriage work. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FAMOUS — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a famous/well-known author ▪ The famous author Henry James lived here. a famous/well-known landmark ▪ …
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
FAMOUS — [adjective] - very well knowna famous film star/building/cityMarie Curie is famous for her contribution to science.See also fame.(informal) If you …
Cambridge English vocab
LAST — Synonyms and related words : Z, abide, advance, aforegoing, after, aftermost, apodosis, at last, at length, at long last, at …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LAST — See: AT LAST, EVERY LAST MAN, EVERY SINGLE or EVERY LAST, FIRST AND LAST, HE LAUGHS BEST WHO LAUGHS LAST, …
Slang English vocab
FAMOUS — adj. Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: WELL-KNOWN , leading, noted, notorious, popular, prominent 2 widely known and honored for achievement FF1C; …
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
FAMOUS — adjective 1. Synonyms: well-known , leading, noted, notorious, popular, prominent 2. widely known and honored for achievement a famous physician …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
FAMOUS — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ▪ make sb/sth ▪ The school was made ~ by its association with Charles …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WORDS — See ↑ WRITE 13 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a man/woman of few words • ↑ be at a loss/be lost for …
Longman Activator English vocab
LAST — See ↑ BEFORE 4, ↑ CONTINUE 2, ↑ ENOUGH/NOT ENOUGH 1, ↑ LAST 1,5,6,7, ↑ REMAIN 2, ↑ SURVIVE 1 …
Longman Activator English vocab
LAST — INDEX: coming at the end 1. coming at the end after all others 2. to be the last one in …
Longman Activator English vocab
FAMOUS — See ↑ FAMOUS 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ become famous/well known
Longman Activator English vocab
FAMOUS
Longman Activator English vocab
LAST — n. 25B6; adjective the last woman in the queue : REARMOST, hindmost, endmost, at the end, at the back, furthest …
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
FAMOUS — adj. renowned, celebrated, popular, famed, well-known, noted, eminent, pre-eminent, conspicuous, prominent, illustrious, notable, acclaimed, venerable, legendary, distinguished, praiseworthy, honoured, lionized …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
LAST — See: AT LAST, EVERY LAST MAN, EVERY SINGLE or EVERY LAST, FIRST AND LAST, HE LAUGHS BEST WHO LAUGHS LAST, …
Словарь английских идиом
WORDS — sword
Anagrams English vocabulary
WORDS — wordcwide
Англо-Староанглийский словарь
LAST — I noun BAD : First we listened to the tape, then we answered some questions, and at last we wrote …
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
LAST — I 1. прил. 1) превосх. от late 1. 2) а) последний to come in last ≈ приходить последним (на скачках) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FAMOUS — прил. 1) видный, выдающийся, знаменитый, известный, прославленный, славный (as; for) to become famous for ≈ стать, сделаться знаменитым (чем-л.) famous …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WORDS — Слово
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
LAST — last.ogg _I 1. lɑ:st n 1. 1> последний, последнее the last of the Stuart Kings - последний король из династии …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FAMOUS — famous.ogg ʹfeıməs a 1. знаменитый, прославленный, славный, известный he is a famous explorer writer, painter - он знаменитый исследователь писатель, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LAST — 1) длиться 2) крайний 3) последний 4) продолжаться 5) прошлый 6) сохраняться • in the last analysis — в конце концов last quarter of the moon — последняя …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
WORDS — сущ.текст Syn:text
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
LAST — I last прил.1) превосх. ст. от late 1. 2) последний to come in last — приходить последним (на скачках) She …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
FAMOUS — famous прил.1) видный, выдающийся, знаменитый, известный, прославленный, славный ( as; for) to become famous for — стать, сделаться знаменитым (чем-л.) …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
LAST — _I 1. lɑ:st n 1. 1> последний, последнее the last of the Stuart Kings - последний король из династии Стюартов …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FAMOUS — a 1. знаменитый, прославленный, славный, известный he is a famous explorer writer, painter - он знаменитый исследователь писатель, художник a …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь

English Idioms vocabulary

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