POUND-FOOLISH

Meaning of POUND-FOOLISH in English

Pronunciation: ' pau ̇ n(d)- ' fü-lish

Function: adjective

Etymology: from the phrase penny-wise and pound-foolish

Date: 1607

: imprudent in dealing with large sums or large matters

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

POUND-FOOLISH — adjective Etymology: from the phrase penny-wise and ~ Date: 1607 imprudent in dealing with large sums or large matters
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
POUND-FOOLISH — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective : imprudent in dealing with large sums or matters — used chiefly in the phrase penny-wise and pound-foolish
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POUND-FOOLISH — incapable or unwise in dealing with large money matters or other large issues
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
POUND-FOOLISH — adjective Etymology: from the phrase penny-wise and pound-foolish Date: 1607 : imprudent in dealing with large sums or large matters
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
POUND-FOOLISH — [pound-fool.ish] adj [fr. the phrase penny-wise and pound-foolish] (1607): imprudent in dealing with large sums or large matters
Merriam-Webster English vocab
POUND-FOOLISH — бросающий на ветер большие деньги > penny-wise and * экономный в мелочах и расточительный в крупном
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
POUND FOOLISH — _a. penny wise and pound foolish см. penny wise
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
POUND-FOOLISH — a бросающий на ветер большие деньги penny-wise and pound-foolish см. penny-wise
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
POUND FOOLISH — penny wise and pound foolish - мелочный
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
POUND FOOLISH — (a) бросающий на ветер большие деньги
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
POUND-FOOLISH — a бросающий на ветер большие деньги ♢ penny-wise and ~ см. penny-wise ♢
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
POUND-FOOLISH — a бросающий на ветер большие деньги penny-wise and pound-foolish см. penny-wise
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
POUND FOOLISH — {см. penny wise}
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
POUND FOOLISH — {см. penny wise}
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
POUND FOOLISH — penny wise and pound foolish - мелочный
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
POUND FOOLISH — _a. penny wise and pound foolish см. penny wise
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
POUND-FOOLISH — бросающий на ветер большие деньги > penny-wise and * экономный в мелочах и расточительный в крупном
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOOLISH — folli, stupid
English interlingue dictionary
FOOLISH — binuang;boang-boang
English-Visayan vocabulary
FOOLISH — adjective Date: 13th century lacking in sense, judgment, or discretion, 2. absurd , ridiculous , marked by a loss of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
POUND — Unit of weight in the avoirdupois system, the traditional European system of weight (incorporated into the British Imperial system and …
Английский словарь Британика
POUND — I. ˈpau̇nd noun ( plural pounds -n(d)z ; also pound ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOOLISH — ˈfülish, -lēsh adjective ( sometimes -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English folish, foolish, from fol, fool + -ish 1. : marked …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOOLISH — (a.) Absurd; ridiculous; despicable; contemptible.
Английский словарь Webster
FOOLISH — (a.) Such as a fool would do; proceeding from weakness of mind or silliness; exhibiting a want of judgment or …
Английский словарь Webster
FOOLISH — (a.) Marked with, or exhibiting, folly; void of understanding; weak in intellect; without judgment or discretion; silly; unwise.
Английский словарь Webster
POUND — pound 1 — pounder , n. /pownd/ , v.t. 1. to strike repeatedly with great force, as with an instrument, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FOOLISH
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FOOLISH — adj. stupid, silly; nonsensical, idiotic
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
POUND — I. ˈpau̇nd noun ( plural pounds also pound ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English pund, from Latin pondo pound, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FOOLISH — adjective Date: 13th century 1. : lacking in sense, judgment, or discretion 2. a. : absurd , ridiculous b. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
POUND — pl of pound. 2. pound ·noun a level stretch in a canal between locks. 3. pound ·vi to strike heavy …
Webster English vocab
FOOLISH — adj absurd; ridiculous; despicable; contemptible. 2. foolish ·adj marked with, or exhibiting, folly; void of understanding; weak in intellect; without …
Webster English vocab
FOOLISH — ■ adjective lacking good sense or judgement; silly or unwise. Derivatives ~ly adverb ~ness noun
Concise Oxford English vocab
POUND — [pound] n, pl pounds also pound [ME, fr. OE pund, fr. L pondo pound, fr. abl. of pondus weight--more at …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
POUND — unit of avoirdupois weight, equal to 16 ounces, 7,000 grains, or 0.4536 kilograms, and of troy and apothecaries' weight, equal …
Britannica English vocabulary
POUND — pound, Pound BrE AmE paʊnd ▷ pounded ˈpaʊnd ɪd -əd ▷ pounding/s ˈpaʊnd ɪŋ/z ▷ pounds, Pound's paʊndz ▶ ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FOOLISH — foolish BrE AmE ˈfuːl ɪʃ ▷ foolish|ly li ▷ foolish|ness nəs nɪs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
POUND — / paʊnd; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun MONEY 1. [ C ] (also technical ˌpound ˈsterling ) ( …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOOLISH — / ˈfuːlɪʃ; NAmE / adjective 1. ( of actions or behaviour ) not showing good sense or judgement SYN silly …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POUND — I. pound 1 S1 W2 /paʊnd/ BrE AmE noun [ Sense 1-2, 5-6: Language: Old English ; Origin: pund , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOOLISH — fool ‧ ish /ˈfuːlɪʃ/ BrE AmE adjective 1 . a foolish action, remark etc is stupid and shows that someone …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
POUND — n. 1 a unit of weight equal to 16 oz. avoirdupois (0.4536 kg), or 12 oz. troy (0.3732 kg). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
POUND — n. 1 a unit of weight equal to 16 oz. avoirdupois (0.4536 kg), or 12 oz. troy (0.3732 kg). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
POUND — 1. n.1 a unit of weight equal to 16 oz. avoirdupois (0.4536 kg), or 12 oz. troy (0.3732 kg). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
POUND — ( pounds, pounding, pounded) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. The pound …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOOLISH — 1. If someone’s behaviour or action is foolish , it is not sensible and shows a lack of good judgment. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POUND — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a throbbing/pounding/blinding headache (= a very bad headache ) ▪ He had a throbbing …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FOOLISH — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB as ▪ This pessimistic extreme is as foolish as its optimistic predecessor. ▪ And …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
POUND — (AMOUNT), abbreviation lb (plural lb or lbs) [noun] [C] - a unit for measuring weightOne pound is approximately equal to …
Cambridge English vocab
FOOLISH — [adjective]Foolish means unwise, ridiculous or lacking in judgment.That was an extremely foolish thing to have done.She was afraid that she …
Cambridge English vocab
POUND
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FOOLISH — See: PENNY WISE AND POUND FOOLISH.
Slang English vocab
FOOLISH — An expression among impures, signifying the cully who pays, in opposition to a flash man. Is he foolish or flash?
Slang English vocab
FOOLISH — adj. Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: SIMPLE 3, asinine, brainless, fatuous, senseless, silly, unwitty, weak-headed, weak-minded, witless Related Words: idiotic, imbecilic, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
FOOLISH — adjective 1. Synonyms: simple 3, asinine, brainless, fatuous, senseless, silly, unwitty, weak-headed, weak-minded, witless Related Word: idiotic, imbecilic, moronic; daft, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
FOOLISH — adj. VERBS ▪ appear , be , feel , look , seem , sound ADVERB ▪ extremely , fairly , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
POUND — v. 1 beat, batter, pelt, hammer, pummel; thump, belabour, thrash, bludgeon, cudgel, maul, strike, Colloq lambaste, Slang paste, clobber, work …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
FOOLISH — adj. 1 senseless, incautious, imprudent, impolitic, indiscreet, unwise, injudicious, ill-considered, ill-advised, misguided, short-sighted, impetuous, headlong, rash, brash, reckless, hasty, heedless, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
FOOLISH — See: PENNY WISE AND POUND FOOLISH.
Словарь английских идиом
POUND — I сущ. 1) единица веса - фунт а) единица, использовавшаяся ранее для измерения веса золота, серебра и т.д.; =373,2 г …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOOLISH — прил. глупый; дурашливый; безрассудный It was foolish to take the test without preparation. ≈ Что за глупость идти на экзамен, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
POUND — pound.ogg _I paʋnd n 1. фунт ( единица веса; англ. = 453,6 г ; ист. = 373,2 г ) apothecaries …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FOOLISH — foolish.ogg ʹfu:lıʃ a 1. глупый, безрассудный; взбалмошный how foolish of you! - как глупо (с вашей стороны)! it was a …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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