SINATRA, FRANK


Meaning of SINATRA, FRANK in English

Si ‧ na ‧ tra, Frank /sɪˈnɑːtrə/ BrE AmE

(1915–98) a US singer and film actor, who first became successful in the 1940s, and is known especially for the song My Way . He was one of the most famous and successful singers of the 20th century, and is sometimes called ‘Old Blue Eyes’. He was a member of the ‘Rat Pack’, a group of Hollywood stars which included Dean ↑ martin and Sammy ↑ Davis Jr. People sometimes joke that someone has ‘retired (↑ retire ) more times than Frank Sinatra’, because he said several times that he intended to retire, but always returned to give public performances.

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