SWEAR LIKE A SAILOR

Meaning of SWEAR LIKE A SAILOR in English

use vulgar language, use four-letter words

Grace won't take her boyfriend to church because he swears like a sailor.

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

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SAILOR — marinero
English interlingue dictionary
SAILOR — mananakay
English-Visayan vocabulary
SWEAR — I. ˈswe(ə)r, ˈswa(a)(ə)r, ˈsweə, ˈswa(a)ə verb ( swore ˈswō(ə)r, ˈswȯ(ə)r, ˈswōə, ˈswȯ(ə) ; or archaic sware pronounced like swear ; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
SAILOR — ˈsālə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: alteration (influenced by -or ) of sailer 1. a. : one that sails ; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SWEAR — (v. t.) To put to an oath; to cause to take an oath; to administer an oath to; -- ofetn …
Английский словарь Webster
SWEAR — ( v. t. ) To put to an oath; to cause to take an oath; to administer an oath to; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SWEAR — — swearer , n. — swearingly , adv. /swair/ , v. , swore or ( Archaic ) sware; sworn; swearing …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SAILOR — — sailorlike , adj. — sailorly , adj. /say"leuhr/ , n. 1. a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LIKE — like 1 — liker , n. /luyk/ , adj., ( Poetic ) liker, likest , prep., adv., conj., n., v., …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SWEAR — I. ˈswer verb ( swore ˈswȯr ; sworn ˈswȯrn ; swear·ing ) Etymology: Middle English sweren, from Old English swerian; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SWEAR — vt to appeal to by an oath. 2. swear ·vt to declare or charge upon oath; as, he swore treason …
Webster English vocab
LIKE — adj likely; probably. 2. like ·adj in a like or similar manner. 3. like ·vi to be pleased; to choose. …
Webster English vocab
SWEAR — [swear] vb swore ; sworn ; swear.ing [ME sweren, fr. OE swerian; akin to OHG swerien to swear and perh. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SAILOR — sailor BrE AmE ˈseɪl ə ˈseɪ ə l- AmE \ - ə r ▷ sailor|s z ▶ ˈ sailor suit …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SWEAR — / sweə(r); NAmE swer/ verb ( swore / swɔː(r); NAmE / sworn / swɔːn; NAmE swɔːrn/) 1. [ v ] …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SAILOR — / ˈseɪlə(r); NAmE / noun 1. a person who works on a ship as a member of the crew 2. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LIKE — / laɪk; NAmE / preposition , verb , conjunction , noun , adjective , adverb ■ preposition 1. similar to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SWEAR — swear S2 /sweə $ swer/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense swore /swɔː $ swɔːr/, past participle sworn /swɔːn $ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SAILOR — sail ‧ or /ˈseɪlə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] 1 . someone who works on a ship: Six British …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LIKE — I. like 1 S1 W1 /laɪk/ BrE AmE preposition [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: ⇨ ↑ like 6 ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SWEAR — v. & n. --v. (past swore; past part. sworn) 1 tr. a (often foll. by to + infin. or that …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SAILOR — n. 1 a seaman or mariner, esp. one below the rank of officer. 2 a person considered as liable or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LIKE — adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. --adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) (more …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SWEAR — v. & n. v. (past swore; past part. sworn) 1 tr. a (often foll. by to + infin. or that …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SAILOR — n. 1 a seaman or mariner, esp. one below the rank of officer. 2 a person considered as liable or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LIKE — adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) (more …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SWEAR — v. & n. --v. (past swore; past part. sworn) 1. tr. a (often foll. by to + infin. or that …
Oxford English vocab
SAILOR — n.1 a seaman or mariner, esp. one below the rank of officer. 2 a person considered as liable or not …
Oxford English vocab
LIKE — 1. adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. --adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) …
Oxford English vocab
LIKE — I. PREPOSITION AND CONJUNCTION USES /laɪk, laɪk/ ( likes) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SWEAR — ( swears, swearing, swore, sworn) 1. If someone swears , they use language that is considered to be rude or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SAILOR — ( sailors) A sailor is someone who works on a ship or sails a boat. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SWEAR — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a swear word ▪ He learned a few swear words on the playground. a sworn …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SAILOR — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES sailor suit COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE experienced ▪ It's sometimes limited if the winds …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SWEAR — (PROMISE) [verb] [past simple] swore, [past participle] sworn - to state or promise that you are telling the truth or …
Cambridge English vocab
SAILOR — [noun] [C]A sailor is a person who works on a ship, esp. one who is not an officer.His brother's a …
Cambridge English vocab
SWEAR — Synonyms and related words : abjure, abuse, acknowledge, adjure, administer an oath, affirm, agree, allege, and candle, assert, assert under …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SAILOR — Synonyms and related words : AB, Ancient Mariner, Argonaut, Dylan, Flying Dutchman, Neptune, OD, Poseidon, Varuna, able seaman, able-bodied seaman, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SAILOR! — Used when someone speaks to you in a tone that could be mistaken for a double entantre. Usually followed with …
Slang English vocab
SWEAR — n. Function: verb 1 Synonyms: VOW , covenant, pledge, plight Idioms: swear on a stack of Bibles, swear to God, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SWEAR — I. verb 1. Synonyms: vow , covenant, pledge, plight Idioms: swear on a stack of Bibles, swear to God, swear …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SWEAR — verb 1 use bad language ADVERB ▪ loudly ▪ quietly , silently , softly , under your breath ▪ viciously …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SAILOR — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ avid ( AmE ), keen ( BrE ) ▪ experienced , good ▪ inexperienced ▪ merchant ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
LIKE — See ↑ ENJOY 1, ↑ EXAMPLE 3, ↑ LIKE 1,7, ↑ WAY 8 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be just like • …
Longman Activator English vocab
LIKE — INDEX: things 1. to like something 2. to like something very much 3. to like something that could be bad …
Longman Activator English vocab
SWEAR — n. 25B6; verb they swore to marry each other : PROMISE, vow, pledge, give one's word, take an oath, undertake, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SAILOR — n. seaman, seafarer, seafaring man or woman, seagoing man or woman, mariner, (old) salt, sea dog, bluejacket, shellback, yachtsman, yachtswoman, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
LIKE — I verb 1 BAD : What he likes to know is how much it will cost. GOOD : What he …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
SWEAR — 1. сущ.; разг. 1) зарок, клятва Syn : oath, vow 2) богохульство; ругательство Syn : blasphemy, curse 2. гл. 1) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SAILOR — сущ. матрос, моряк freshwater sailor ≈ новичок, неопытный моряк sailor before the mast ≈ (рядовой) матрос to be a good …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LIKE — I 1. прил. 1) аналогичный, подобный, похожий, сходный Syn : similar, resembling 2) идентичный, одинаковый, равный, тождественный like sum like …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SWEAR — swear.ogg 1. sweə n разг. 1. 1> клятва; божба 2> присяга 3> принятие присяги 2. редк. ругательство; сквернословие 2. sweə …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SAILOR — sailor.ogg ʹseılə n 1. 1> моряк; мореплаватель, мореход to be a good bad sailor - хорошо плохо переносить качку на …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LIKE — like.ogg _I 1. laık n 1> чьё-л. подобие; такой же человек we shall not see his like again - такого …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SWEAR — swear сущ.; разг.1) зарок, клятва Syn:oath, vow 2) присяга 3) богохульство; ругательство Syn:blasphemy, curse 4) шипение (кошки) 2. гл.; прош. …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SAILOR — sailor сущ.матрос, моряк freshwater sailor — новичок, неопытный моряк sailor before the mast — (рядовой) матрос to be a good …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SWEAR — 1. sweə n разг. 1. 1> клятва; божба 2> присяга 3> принятие присяги 2. редк. ругательство; сквернословие 2. sweə v …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SAILOR — n 1. 1> моряк; мореплаватель, мореход to be a good bad sailor - хорошо плохо переносить качку на море 2> …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
LIKE — _I 1. laık n 1) чьё-л. подобие; такой же человек we shall not see his like again - такого человека, …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SWEAR — 1. сущ. ; разг. 1) зарок, клятва Syn: oath , vow 2) присяга 3) богохульство; ругательство Syn: blasphemy , curse …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SAILOR — сущ. матрос, моряк freshwater sailor — новичок, неопытный моряк sailor before the mast — ( рядовой ) матрос to be …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике

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