WADE-GILES

Meaning of WADE-GILES in English

[Wade-Giles] n [Thomas F. Wade d. 1895 Brit. diplomat & Herbert A. Giles d. 1935 Brit. sinologist] (1943): a system for romanizing Chinese ideograms in which tones are indicated by superscript numbers and consonantal aspiration is indicated by an apostrophe--compare pinyin

Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012

WADE-GILES — noun Etymology: Thomas F. Wade died 1895 British diplomat & Herbert A. Giles died 1935 British sinologist Date: 1943 a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WADE-GILES — ˈwādˈgīlz noun Usage: usually capitalized W&G Etymology: after Thomas F. Wade died 1895 British diplomat and Herbert A. Giles died …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WADE-GILES — Wade-Giles BrE AmE ˌweɪd ˈdʒaɪ ə lz ▶ ˌ Wade- ˈ Giles ˌ system BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WADE-GILES — noun Etymology: Thomas F. Wade died 1895 British diplomat & Herbert A. Giles died 1935 British sinologist Date: 1943 : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WADE-GILES — Pronunciation: ' w ā d- ' g ī (- ə )lz, - ' j ī (- ə )lz Function: noun …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WADE–GILES — ■ noun a system of romanized spelling for transliterating Chinese, largely superseded by Pinyin. Origin named after Sir T. F. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
WADE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Hampton Wade Roe v. Wade {{link=Wade Benjamin Franklin">Wade Benjamin Franklin Wade Davis Bill
Английский словарь Британика
WADE — I. ˈwād verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English waden, from Old English wadan; akin to Old High German watan …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WADE — (v. i.) Hence, to move with difficulty or labor; to proceed /lowly among objects or circumstances that constantly /inder or …
Английский словарь Webster
WADE — ( v. i. ) Hence, to move with difficulty or labor; to proceed /lowly among objects or circumstances that constantly …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WADE — /wayd/ , v. , waded, wading , n. v.i. 1. to walk in water, when partially immersed: He wasn't swimming, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GILES — /juylz/ , n. 1. Saint , 8th century A.D., Athenian hermit in France. 2. a male given name: from a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WADE — I. ˈwād verb ( wad·ed ; wad·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wadan; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WADE — noun woad. 2. wade ·noun the act of wading. 3. wade ·vi to go; to move forward. 4. wade ·vt …
Webster English vocab
WADE — [wade] vb wad.ed ; wad.ing [ME, fr. OE wadan; akin to OHG watan to go, wade, L vadere to go] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WADE — wade, Wade BrE AmE weɪd ▷ waded ˈweɪd ɪd -əd ▷ wades weɪdz ▷ wading ˈweɪd ɪŋ ▶ ˈ wading …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GILES — Giles BrE AmE dʒaɪ ə lz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WADE — / weɪd; NAmE / verb 1. [usually + adv. / prep. ] to walk with an effort through sth, especially …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WADE — Wade, Virginia BrE AmE (1945–) a British tennis player who won the women's SINGLES competition at ↑ Wimbledon in 1977
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WADE — wade /weɪd/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: wadan ] to walk …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WADE — v. & n. v. 1 intr. walk through water or some impeding medium e.g. snow, mud, or sand. 2 intr. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WADE — ( wades, wading, waded) 1. If you wade through something that makes it difficult to walk, usually water or mud, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WADE — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES wading pool COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB ashore ▪ Thousands of High Elves were cut …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WADE — [verb] - to walk through (water) esp. with difficulty because of the pressure of the water against your legsThe river …
Cambridge English vocab
WADE — n. Barkley Charles Wade Hampton Wade Roe v. Wade Wade Benjamin Franklin Wade Davis Bill
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GILES — Classification: County Located in: Virginia (VA) Total Population (2000): 16657 Total Housing Units (2000): 7732 Land Area (square meters): 925476873 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
GILES — Classification: County Located in: Tennessee (TN) Total Population (2000): 29447 Total Housing Units (2000): 13113 Land Area (square meters): 1582292632 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
WADE — n. 25B6; verb they waded in the icy water : PADDLE, wallow, dabble, squelch; informal splosh. I had to wade …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GILES — ( Carl Ronald Giles 1916–95) an English cartoonist. His cartoons showed a large family which was always in a state …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
WADE — v. 1 ford, cross, traverse, walk, make one's way The water is only knee-deep, and you can wade across 2 …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
WADE — 1. сущ. 1) переход вброд 2) брод Syn : ford 2. гл. 1) переходить вброд 2) пробираться, идти с трудом …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GILES — Джайлс
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GILES — Джайлс
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WADE — wade.ogg 1. weıd n 1. переход вброд 2. брод 2. weıd v 1. переходить вброд to wade (across, in) a …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GILES — n Джайлс ( мужское имя )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WADE — переходить вброд; пробираться, идти (по грязи, снегу и т. п.; тж. wade through) преодолевать (что-л. трудное, скучное; тж. wade through) …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
GILES — (0) джайлс
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
GILES — n Джайлс ( мужское имя )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
WADE — 1. weıd n 1. переход вброд 2. брод 2. weıd v 1. переходить вброд to wade (across, in) a river …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
GILES — n Джайлс ( мужское имя )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WADE — 1. сущ. ; редк. 1) переход вброд, преодоление брода a wade in the brook — переход через ручей вброд 2) …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
WADE — 1. сущ.; редк. 1) переход вброд, преодоление брода a wade in the brook — переход через ручей вброд 2) брод Syn: ford II 1. 2. гл. 1) …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
WADE — 1. _n. 1> переход вброд 2> брод 2. _v. 1> переходить вброд 2> пробираться, идти (по грязи, снегу и т. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
WADE — 1. n. 1. переход вброд 2. брод 2. v. 1. переходить вброд 2. пробираться, идти (по грязи, снегу и т. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
WADE — переходить вброд; пробираться, идти (по грязи, снегу и т. п.; тж. wade through) преодолевать (что-л. трудное, скучное; тж. wade through) переход вброд; …
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
WADE — 1. _n. 1> переход вброд 2> брод 2. _v. 1> переходить вброд 2> пробираться, идти (по грязи, снегу и т.п.; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
WADE — 1. сущ. 1) переход вброд 2) брод Syn : ford 2. гл. 1) переходить вброд 2) пробираться, идти с трудом …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
GILES — Джайлс
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
GILES — Джайлс
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
WADE-GILES SYSTEM — /wayd"juylz"/ a system of Romanization of Chinese, devised by Sir Thomas Francis Wade (1818-95) and adapted by Herbert Allen Giles …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WADE-GILES ROMANIZATION — system of romanizing the modern Chinese written language, originally devised to simplify Chinese language characters for the Western world. Initiated …
Britannica English vocabulary
GILES, H.A. — born , Dec. 8, 1845, Oxford, Oxfordshire, Eng. died Feb. 13, 1935, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire in full Herbert Allen Giles English …
Britannica English vocabulary
GILES OF ROME, — born c. 1243, 47, Rome died 1316, Avignon, Fr. Latin Aegidius Romanus, also called Doctor Fundatissimus (Latin: Best-Grounded Teacher) Scholastic …
Britannica English vocabulary
FLETCHER, GILES, THE YOUNGER — born c. 1585, London died 1623, Alderton, Suffolk, Eng. English poet principally known for his great Baroque devotional poem Christs …
Britannica English vocabulary
FLETCHER, GILES, THE ELDER — born c. 1548, Cranbrook, Kent, Eng.buried March 11, 1611, London English poet and author, and father of the poets Phineas …
Britannica English vocabulary
FARNABY, GILES — born c. 1560, Truro, Cornwall, Eng. died 1640, London English composer of virginal music and madrigals who ranks with the …
Britannica English vocabulary
COOPER, GILES — born Aug. 9, 1918, Carrickmines, County Dublin, Ire. died Dec. 2, 1966, London, Eng. in full Giles Stannus Cooper one …
Britannica English vocabulary
GILES'S — GILES'S or ST. GILES'S BREED. Fat, ragged, and saucy; Newton and Dyot streets, the grand head-quarters-of most of the thieves …
Slang English vocab
MENCIUS — born c. 372 BC, ancient state of Tsou, China died c. 289, China Mencius, detail, ink and colour on silk; …
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KEAN, EDMUND
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HONG KONG — Chinese (Pinyin) Xianggang, or (Wade-Giles) Hsiang-Kang special administrative region (Wade-Giles: t'e-pieh hsing-cheng-ch'; Pinyin: tebie xingzhengqu) of China located to the …
Britannica English vocabulary
FLETCHER, PHINEAS — (baptized April 8, 1582, Cranbrook, Kent, Eng.d. 1650, Hilgay, Norfolk), English poet best known for his religious and scientific poem …
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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC — French Rpublique Centrafricaine landlocked country located in the centre of Africa. It has an area of 240,324 square miles (622,436 …
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GYLES — GYLES, or GILES. Hopping Giles; a nick name for a lame person: St. Giles was the tutelar saint of cripples.
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