A NINE DAYS' WONDER

Meaning of A NINE DAYS' WONDER in English

a person or thing that makes people excited for a short time but does not last very long

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

DAYS — adverb Date: before 12th century in the daytime repeatedly ; on any day
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WONDER — I. ˈwəndə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English wonder, wunder, from Old English wundor; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NINE — I. ˈnīn sometimes for emphasis, as by telephone operators, -īən adjective Etymology: Middle English nyne, nigen, from Old English nigon; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DAYS — ˈdāz adverb Etymology: Middle English dayes, from Old English dæges, gen. of dæg day — more at day : in …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WONDER — (n.) A cause of wonder; that which excites surprise; a strange thing; a prodigy; a miracle.
Английский словарь Webster
NINE — (n.) A symbol representing nine units, as 9 or ix.
Английский словарь Webster
NINE — (n.) The number greater than eight by a unit; nine units or objects.
Английский словарь Webster
NINE — (a.) Eight and one more; one less than ten; as, nine miles.
Английский словарь Webster
WONDER — ( n. ) A cause of wonder; that which excites surprise; a strange thing; a prodigy; a miracle.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NINE — ( n. ) The number greater than eight by a unit; nine units or objects.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NINE — ( n. ) A symbol representing nine units, as 9 or ix.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WONDER — — wonderer , n. — wonderless , adj. /wun"deuhr/ , v.i. 1. to think or speculate curiously: to wonder about …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NINE — /nuyn/ , n. 1. a cardinal number, eight plus one. 2. a symbol for this number, as 9 or IX. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DAYS — /dayz/ , adv. in or during the day regularly: They slept days rather than nights. [ 1125-75; ME daies; see …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DAYS — n. period, age, era; specific period of time in the life of a person; years, long time
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WONDER — I. ˈwən-dər noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wundor; akin to Old High German wuntar wonder Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NINE — noun Etymology: Middle English, from nyne, adjective, from Old English nigon; akin to Old High German niun nine, Latin novem, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DAYS — adverb Date: before 12th century : in the daytime repeatedly : on any day
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WONDER — adj wonderful. 2. wonder ·adv wonderfully. 3. wonder ·noun a cause of wonder; that which excites surprise; a strange thing; …
Webster English vocab
NINE — noun a symbol representing nine units, as 9 or ix. 2. nine ·adj eight and one more; one less than …
Webster English vocab
DAYS — a particular period in a person's life: → day
Concise Oxford English vocab
WONDER — [won.der] n [ME, fr. OE wundor; akin to OHG wuntar wonder] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a cause of astonishment or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NINE — [nine] n [ME, fr. nyne, adj., fr. OE nigon; akin to OHG niun nine, L novem, Gk ennea] (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DAYS — [days] adv (bef. 12c): in the daytime repeatedly: on any day
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WONDER — wonder, W~ BrE AmE ˈwʌnd ə AmE - ə r ▷ wonder|ed d ▷ wondering/ly ˈwʌnd‿ ə r ɪŋ /li …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
NINE — nine BrE AmE naɪn —but for clarity in communication code, niner ˈnaɪn ə ‖ - ə r ▷ nines naɪnz …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WONDER — / ˈwʌndə(r); NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb 1. wonder (about sth) to think about sth and try to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NINE — / naɪn; NAmE / number 9 HELP NOTE : There are examples of how to use numbers at the entry …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WONDER — I. won ‧ der 1 S1 W2 /ˈwʌndə $ -ər/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive and transitive] [ Word Family: adjective …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NINE — nine /naɪn/ BrE AmE number [ Language: Old English ; Origin: nigon ] 1 . the number 9: He’s only …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WONDER — n. & v. --n. 1 an emotion excited by what is unexpected, unfamiliar, or inexplicable, esp. surprise mingled with admiration …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NINE — n. & adj. --n. 1 one more than eight, or one less than ten; the sum of five units and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WONDER — n. & v. n. 1 an emotion excited by what is unexpected, unfamiliar, or inexplicable, esp. surprise mingled with admiration …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NINE — n. & adj. n. 1 one more than eight, or one less than ten; the sum of five units and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WONDER — n. & v. --n. 1. an emotion excited by what is unexpected, unfamiliar, or inexplicable, esp. surprise mingled with admiration …
Oxford English vocab
NINE — n. & adj. --n. 1. one more than eight, or one less than ten; the sum of five units and …
Oxford English vocab
WONDER — ( wonders, wondering, wondered) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NINE — ( nines) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Nine is the number 9. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WONDER — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES boy wonder ▪ Robson, the boy wonder of the department childlike delight/wonder/excitement ▪ The …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NINE — number COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a clock strikes eight/nine etc (= makes eight/nine etc sounds according to the hour ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WONDER — (SURPRISE) [verb] - to feel or express great surprise at somethingHe was behaving so badly at school today, I wonder …
Cambridge English vocab
NINE — [determiner], [pronoun], [noun] - (the number) 9eight, nine, tena nine-month prison sentenceNine cities have shown an interest in hosting the …
Cambridge English vocab
WONDER — See: NO WONDER also SMALL WONDER.
Slang English vocab
DAYS — n 1. a long time. Generally used either as an exaggeration (that is, "days" is used to express minutes or …
Slang English vocab
WONDER — I. noun 1 feeling of surprise/admiration ADJECTIVE ▪ great ▪ childlike , wide-eyed VERB + WONDER ▪ feel ▪ express …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WONDER — See ↑ SURE/NOT SURE 3 ◆◆◆ • ↑ it makes you wonder • ↑ no wonder
Longman Activator English vocab
DAYS — See ↑ LIFE 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ has seen better days • ↑ in the olden days • ↑ in …
Longman Activator English vocab
WONDER — n. 25B6; noun she was speechless with wonder : AWE, admiration, wonderment, fascination; surprise, astonishment, amazement. the wonders of nature …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WONDER — n. 1 marvel, prodigy, phenomenon, spectacle, rarity, sight, curiosity, miracle, Slang knockout, stunner, mind-blower, mind-boggler, trip Surely, the wheel must …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
WONDER — See: NO WONDER also SMALL WONDER.
Словарь английских идиом
NINE — See: CAT HAS NINE LIVES, ON CLOUD NINE.
Словарь английских идиом
DAYS — dæghwil
Англо-Староанглийский словарь
WONDER — 1. сущ. 1) удивление, изумление it is no wonder that ≈ неудивительно, что 2) чудо; нечто удивительное It's a wonder …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NINE — 1. числ. колич. 1) девять nine men's morris ≈ название старинной английской игры, напоминающей шашки nine times out of ten …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DAYS — (разговорное) днем, в дневное время - to work * работать в дневную смену days: ~ of grace льготные дни (для …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DAYS — Дни
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
DAYS — Дне
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
WONDER — wonder.ogg 1. ʹwʌndə n 1. чудо; нечто удивительное, неожиданное to work wonders - творить чудеса the wonders of modern science …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
NINE — nine.ogg 1. naın n 1. 1> девятка ( цифра ; тж. figure of nine) 2> карт. девятка nine of spades …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DAYS — adv разг. днём, в дневное время to work days - работать в дневную смену
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
NINE — девять, девятка consisting of nine points — девятиточечный nine stroke two — девять дробь два
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
NINE — nine числ. колич.1) девять nine men's morris — название старинной английской игры, напоминающей шашки nine days' wonder — злоба дня, …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
DAYS — нареч.;амер. разг.изо дня в день, каждый день в дневное время
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
DAYS — (n) дни
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