RIP VAN WINKLE

Meaning of RIP VAN WINKLE in English

ˌRip van ˈWinkle BrE AmE

the main character in a story by Washington ↑ Irving , who sleeps for 20 years and finds that the world has changed a lot when he wakes up

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RIP VAN WINKLE — noun Date: circa 1820 a ne'er-do-well in a story in Washington Irving's Sketch Book who sleeps for 20 years
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RIP VAN WINKLE — ˌripˌvanˈwiŋkəl noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized R&V&W Etymology: after Rip Van Winkle, fictional ne'er-do-well in the Catskill mountains …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RIP VAN WINKLE — /rip' van wing"keuhl/ 1. (in a story by Washington Irving) a ne'er-do-well who sleeps 20 years and upon waking is …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RIP VAN WINKLE — noun Date: circa 1820 : a ne'er-do-well in a story in Washington Irving's Sketch Book who sleeps for 20 years
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RIP VAN WINKLE — Pronunciation: ˌ rip-( ˌ )van- ' wi ŋ -k ə l, -v ə n- Function: noun Date: circa 1820 : …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
RIP VAN WINKLE — [Rip van Win.kle] n: a ne'er-do-well in a story in Washington Irving's Sketch Book who sleeps for 20 years
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RIP VAN WINKLE — / ˌrɪp væn ˈwɪŋkl/ noun a person who is surprised to find how much the world has changed over a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RIP VAN WINKLE — a character in a short story by the US writer Washington Irving . Rip Van Winkle is a man who …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
RIP VAN WINKLE — (литературоведение) Рип Ван Винкль (герой одноименного произведения Вашингтона Ирвинга, проспавший двадцать лет) человек, оторвавшийся от действительности, человек другого мира
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RIP VAN WINKLE — (литературоведение) Рип Ван Винкль (герой одноименного произведения Вашингтона Ирвинга, проспавший двадцать лет) человек, оторвавшийся от действительности, человек другого мира
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RIP VAN WINKLE — 1> лит. Рип Ван Винкль ( герой одноимённого произведения Вашингтона Ирвинга, проспавший двадцать лет ) 2> человек, оторвавшийся от действительности, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
RIP VAN WINKLE — 1) лит. Рип Ван Винкль ( герой одноимённого произведения Вашингтона Ирвинга, проспавший двадцать лет ) 2) человек, оторвавшийся от действительности, …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
RIP VAN WINKLE — 1) лит. Рип Ван Винкль ( герой одноимённого произведения Вашингтона Ирвинга, проспавший двадцать лет ) 2> человек, оторвавшийся от действительности, …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
RIP VAN WINKLE — Рип ван Винкль Герой одноименной новеллы В. Ирвинга [Irving, Washington] (1819), житель голландской колонии в Америке, который выпил волшебное вино, поднесенное …
RIP VAN WINKLE — Рип ван Винкль Герой одноименной новеллы В. Ирвинга [Irving, Washington] (1819), житель голландской колонии в Америке, который выпил волшебное вино, …
RIP VAN WINKLE — (литературоведение) Рип Ван Винкль (герой одноименного произведения Вашингтона Ирвинга, проспавший двадцать лет) человек, оторвавшийся от действительности, человек другого мира
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
RIP VAN WINKLE — (литературоведение) Рип Ван Винкль (герой одноименного произведения Вашингтона Ирвинга, проспавший двадцать лет) человек, оторвавшийся от действительности, человек другого мира
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
VAN — Airport Name : Ferit Melen Airport Airport Location : Van, Turkey IATA Code : VAN ICAO Code : LTCI
Airport Code English Dictionary
VAN — adj vain (1. futile; 2. worthless; 3. conceited); in van in vain [van] pr pl of vader 1. go; 2. …
Interlingua English vocab
WINKLE — litorine
English interlingue dictionary
WINKLE — I. noun Etymology: by shortening Date: 1585 peri~ II, II. intransitive verb (~d; winkling) Etymology: frequentative of wink Date: 1791 …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
VAN
Английский словарь Британика
WINKLE — I. ˈwiŋkəl noun ( -s ) Etymology: short for periwinkle 1. : periwinkle II 2. : any of various whelks …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VAN — I. ˈvan, ˈvaa(ə)n noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin vannus — more at winnow …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RIP — I. ˈrip noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English rippe, ripp, from Old Norse hrip; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WINKLE — (n.) Any one of various marine spiral gastropods, esp., in the United States, either of two species of Fulgar (F. …
Английский словарь Webster
WINKLE — (n.) Any periwinkle.
Английский словарь Webster
RIP — (v. t.) To divide or separate the parts of, by cutting or tearing; to tear or cut open or off; …
Английский словарь Webster
WINKLE — ( n. ) Any periwinkle.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WINKLE — ( n. ) Any one of various marine spiral gastropods, esp., in the United States, either of two species of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RIP — ( v. t. ) To divide or separate the parts of, by cutting or tearing; to tear or cut open …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WINKLE — /wing"keuhl/ , n. , v. , winkled, winkling . Brit. n. 1. any of various marine gastropods; periwinkle. v.t. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
VAN — van 1 /van/ , n. 1. the foremost or front division of an army, a fleet, or any group leading …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RIP — rip 1 — rippable , adj. /rip/ , v. , ripped, ripping , n. v.t. 1. to cut or tear …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WINKLE — v. force out, dig out (British)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WINKLE — I. ˈwiŋ-kəl noun Etymology: by shortening Date: 1585 : periwinkle II II. intransitive verb ( win·kled ; win·kling -k(ə-)liŋ) Etymology: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RIP — I. ˈrip verb ( ripped ; rip·ping ) Etymology: Middle English rippen, from or akin to Middle Dutch reppen, rippen …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WINKLE — noun any periwinkle. 2. winkle ·noun any one of various marine spiral gastropods, ·esp., in the united states, either of …
Webster English vocab
VAN — noun a shovel used in cleansing ore. 2. van ·noun a wing with which the air is beaten. 3. van …
Webster English vocab
RIP — noun a wicker fish basket. 2. rip ·vt to get by, or as by, cutting or tearing. 3. rip ·vt …
Webster English vocab
WINKLE — [win.kle] n [by shortening] (1585): [2]periwinkle [2]winkle vi win.kled ; win.kling [freq. of wink] (1791): twinkle [3]winkle vt win.kled ; …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
VAN — [van] n [ME, fr. MF, fr. L vannus--more at winnow] (14c) 1 dial Eng: a winnowing device (as a fan) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RIP — [rip] vb ripped ; rip.ping [prob. fr. Flem rippen to strip off roughly] vt (15c) 1 a: to tear or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
VAN — city, eastern Turkey. It lies on the eastern shore of Lake Van at an altitude of about 5,750 feet (1,750 …
Britannica English vocabulary
VAN — van, Van BrE AmE væn ▷ vans vænz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RIP — rip, Rip BrE AmE rɪp ▷ ripped rɪpt ▷ ripping ˈrɪp ɪŋ ▷ rips rɪps ▶ ˌ Rip Van ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WINKLE — / ˈwɪŋkl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun ( BrE ) (also peri·win·kle NAmE , BrE ) a small …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
VAN — / væn; NAmE / noun 1. a covered vehicle with no side windows in its back half, usually smaller than …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RIP — / rɪp; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( -pp- ) 1. to tear sth or to become torn, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WINKLE — I. win ‧ kle 1 /ˈwɪŋk ə l/ BrE AmE noun [countable] British English [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: ⇨ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WINKLE — Winkle, Rip Van BrE AmE ⇨ see ↑ Rip van Winkle
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
VAN — van S2 W3 /væn/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: caravan ] 1 . a vehicle used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RIP — I. rip 1 S3 /rɪp/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle ripped , present participle ripping ) …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RIP — v. & n. --v.tr. & intr. (ripped, ripping) 1 tr. tear or cut (a thing) quickly or forcibly away or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WINKLE — n. & v. n. any edible marine gastropod mollusc of the genus Littorina; a periwinkle. v.tr. (foll. by out) esp. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RIP — v. & n. v.tr. & intr. (ripped, ripping) 1 tr. tear or cut (a thing) quickly or forcibly away or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WINKLE — n. & v. --n. any edible marine gastropod mollusc of the genus Littorina; a periwinkle. --v.tr. (foll. by out) esp. …
Oxford English vocab
VAN — 1. n.1 a covered vehicle for conveying goods etc. 2 Brit. a railway carriage for luggage or for the use …
Oxford English vocab
RIP — 1. v. & n. --v.tr. & intr. (ripped, ripping) 1. tr. tear or cut (a thing) quickly or forcibly away …
Oxford English vocab
VAN — ( vans) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A van is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RIP — ( rips, ripping, ripped) 1. When something rips or when you rip it, you tear it forcefully with your hands …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WINKLE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Sam is played by Zoe Eeles-so called because she has blokes reaching for their cockles …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
VAN — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES getaway car/vehicle/van (= a car etc used by criminals to escape after a crime ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RIP — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES rip/tear sth to bits ▪ She grabbed the letter and ripped it to bits. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

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