BROWNIE POINTS

Meaning of BROWNIE POINTS in English

ˈBrownie points BrE AmE noun [P]

get/score/earn Brownie points to get praise or approval by doing something good or useful:

people who stay late in the office, hoping to get Brownie points

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

BROWNIE POINTS — ˈbrownie ˌpoints BrE AmE noun [plural] get/win/score brownie points informal if you do something in order to get brownie points …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BROWNIE POINTS — points for doing extra work for the manager Bruno earns brownie points by offering to help the manager.
English Idioms vocab
BROWNIE POINTS — points for doing extra work for the manager Bruno earns brownie points by offering to help the manager.
English Idioms vocabulary
BROWNIE POINTS — n pl infml esp AmE How many brownie points do I get for behaving myself? — А что мне будет за …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
BROWNIE POINTS — n pl infml esp AmE How many brownie points do I get for behaving myself? — А что мне будет …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
BROWNIE POINTS — brownie points n pl infml esp AmE How many brownie points do I get for behaving myself? А что мне …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
BROWNIE POINTS — How many brownie points do I get for behaving myself? — А что мне будет за хорошее поведение? That apple-polisher …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
POINTS — (rail.) rel comutatori, agullie;
English interlingue dictionary
BROWNIE — noun Etymology: 1brown Date: circa 1500 a legendary good-natured elf that performs helpful services at night, a member of a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
POINTS — plural of point present third singular of point
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BROWNIE — ˈbrau̇nē, -ni noun ( -s ) Etymology: brown (I) + -ie 1. : a good-natured goblin believed to perform helpful …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BROWNIE — (n.) An imaginary good-natured spirit, who was supposed often to perform important services around the house by night, such as …
Английский словарь Webster
BROWNIE — ( n. ) An imaginary good-natured spirit, who was supposed often to perform important services around the house by night, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BROWNIE — /brow"nee/ , n. 1. a tiny, fanciful, good-natured brown elf who secretly helps at night with household chores. 2. a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
POINTS — n. track switcher on a railroad track; ends of the toes
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BROWNIE — n. good imp, good leprechaun; junior member of the Girl Scouts; type of baked chocolate snack
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BROWNIE — noun Etymology: brown (I) Date: circa 1500 1. : a legendary good-natured elf that performs helpful services at night 2. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BROWNIE — noun an imaginary good-natured spirit, who was supposed often to perform important services around the house by night, such as …
Webster English vocab
POINTS — Brit. a junction of two railway lines, with a pair of linked tapering rails that can be moved laterally to …
Concise Oxford English vocab
BROWNIE — ■ noun ( plural ~s ) 1》 ( Brit. also ~ Guide ) a member of the junior branch of …
Concise Oxford English vocab
BROWNIE — [brown.ie] n [[1]brown] (ca. 1500) 1: a legendary good-natured elf that performs helpful services at night 2. cap: a member …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BROWNIE — in English and Scottish folklore, a small, industrious fairy or hobgoblin believed to inhabit houses and barns. Rarely seen, he …
Britannica English vocabulary
BROWNIE — brownie, B\~ BrE AmE ˈbraʊn i ▷ brownie|s z ▶ ˈ Brownie Guide BrE AmE ▶ ˈ brownie point BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
POINTS — ➡ pointe
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BROWNIE — / ˈbraʊni; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] a thick soft flat cake made with chocolate and sometimes nuts …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BROWNIE — brown ‧ ie /ˈbraʊni/ BrE AmE noun [countable] a thick flat chocolate cake
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BROWNIE — n. 1 (in full Brownie Guide) a member of the junior branch of the Guides. 2 (brownie) Cookery a a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BROWNIE — n. 1 (in full Brownie Guide) a member of the junior branch of the Guides. 2 (brownie) Cookery a a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BROWNIE — n.1 (in full Brownie Guide) a member of the junior branch of the Guides. 2 (brownie) Cookery a a small …
Oxford English vocab
BROWNIE — ( brownies) Note: The spelling 'Brownie' is also used for meaning 2. 1. Brownies are small flat biscuits or cakes. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BROWNIE — (~s) Note: The spelling 'Brownie' is also used for meaning 2. 1. Brownies are small flat biscuits or cakes. They …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
BROWNIE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES brownie points ▪ I’m not doing it just to get brownie points. COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
POINTS — (FEET) [plural] [noun] - the toes of a dancer's shoesShe is learning how to dance on her points.
Cambridge English vocab
BROWNIE — (CAKE) [noun] [C] [esp. US] - a small square chocolate cake often with nuts in it
Cambridge English vocab
BROWNIE — (GIRL), UK Brownie Guide [noun] [C] - a girl aged between 7 and 10 years old who is a member …
Cambridge English vocab
BROWNIE
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BROWNIE — n. Function: noun Synonyms: FAIRY , elf, fay, nisse, pixie, sprite
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BROWNIE — noun Brownie is used before these nouns: ↑ batter , ↑ mix Brownie is used after these nouns: ↑ chocolate
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BROWNIE — ( also Brownie Guide ) n a member of the junior branch of the Guides , for girls between the …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
POINTS — единицы, талоны (продовольственной книжки во время 2-й мировой войны и в первые послевоенные годы)
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
POINTS — piston
Anagrams English vocabulary
POINTS — See boiling point , breaker points , and contact points .
English Dictionary of Automotive Terms
POINTS — See Point
Finance - Leasing English vocabulary
POINTS — статейный action without fixed points ≈ действие без неподвижных точек affine ratio of three points ≈ простое отношение трех точек …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BROWNIE — I сущ. тип фотографического аппарата II сущ. домовой Syn : goblin, house-spirit III сущ. девочка-скаут младшего возраста IV сущ. шоколадное …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
POINTS — Переводной вексель
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
POINTS — Вексель
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
POINTS — статейный action without fixed points — действие без неподвижных точек affine ratio of three points — простое отношение трех точек analytically isomorphic points …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
POINTS — n. экстерьер
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
POINTS — n. экстерьер
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
POINTS — экон "очки" Дополнительные комиссионные, выплачиваемые покупателем дома кредитору по ипотечному кредиту [mortgage]. Одно "очко" равно 1 проценту суммы кредита. тж discount points
BROWNIE — "Брауни" Модель фотоаппаратов производства фирмы "Истман Кодак" [Eastman Kodak Co.], г. Рочестер, шт. Нью-Йорк. Под этим названием (по имени служащего фирмы …
POINTS — экон. "очки" Дополнительные комиссионные, выплачиваемые покупателем дома кредитору по ипотечному кредиту [mortgage]. Одно "очко" равно 1 проценту суммы кредита.Тж. discount …
BROWNIE — "Брауни" Модель фотоаппаратов производства фирмы "Истман Кодак" [Eastman Kodak Co.], г. Рочестер, шт. Нью-Йорк. Под этим названием (по имени служащего …
POINTS — "единицы", талоны (продовольственной книжки во время 2-й мировой войны и в первые послевоенные годы)
Великобритания - Лингвострановедческий словарь
BROWNIE — I ['¤ЇµЌэ] шотл. фольк. коричневый человечек (добрый домовой; ночью выполняет работу за своих подопечных, особ. фермеров; в противоположность светлокожим феям [см. fairy] …
Великобритания - Лингвострановедческий словарь
POINTS — статейный action without fixed points ≈ действие без неподвижных точек affine ratio of three points ≈ простое отношение трех точек …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BROWNIE — I сущ. тип фотографического аппарата II сущ. домовой Syn : goblin, house-spirit III сущ. девочка-скаут младшего возраста IV сущ. шоколадное …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
POINT — I. ˈpȯint dial ˈpīnt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, partly from Old French point prick, sting, small spot, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
YEAR IN REVIEW 2001: SPORTS-AND-GAMES
Britannica English vocabulary
POINT — I. point 1 S1 W1 /pɔɪnt/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ point , ↑ pointer , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SPOT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SCORE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a test result/score ▪ The test results are out on Friday. cut-off date/point/score etc …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
POINT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a crucial point ▪ This was a crucial point in our relationship. a departure …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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