GREEN WELLY BRIGADE

Meaning of GREEN WELLY BRIGADE in English

noun

[ sing.+ sing./pl. v . ] ( BrE , humorous , disapproving ) rich people who live in or like to visit the countryside

ORIGIN: From the green wellington boots that they often wear.

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

GREEN WELLY BRIGADE — ( also wellie ) n [ sing + sing/pl v ] ( BrE humor disapprov ) a nickname for upper-class …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
GREEN WELLY BRIGADE — Noun. Member's of the upper middle-class who participate in countryside pursuits such as riding, fox hunting and shooting. They may …
Slang English vocab
WELLY — noun see: wellie
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GREEN — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Amadeus the Green Count Green Bank equation Green Bay Green Berets green manure Green …
Английский словарь Британика
GREEN — I. ˈgrēn adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English grene, from Old English grēne; akin to Old High German gruoni …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BRIGADE — I. brə̇ˈgād noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, from Middle French, from Old Italian brigata, feminine of brigato, past participle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WELLY — ˈweli adverb Etymology: by contraction dialect England : well-nigh welly thirty miles off — George Eliot
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BRIGADE — (v. t.) To form into a brigade, or into brigades.
Английский словарь Webster
BRIGADE — (n.) Any body of persons organized for acting or marching together under authority; as, a fire brigade.
Английский словарь Webster
BRIGADE — ( v. t. ) To form into a brigade, or into brigades.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BRIGADE — ( n. ) Any body of persons organized for acting or marching together under authority; as, a fire brigade.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GREEN — — greenage , n. — greenly , adv. /green/ , adj., greener, greenest , n. , v. adj. 1. of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BRIGADE — /bri gayd"/ , n. , v. , brigaded, brigading . n. 1. a military unit having its own headquarters and …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WELLY — n. Wellington boot, style of high waterproof boot that reaches to the knees and is cut lower behind the knee …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WELLY — see wellie
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GREEN — I. ˈgrēn adjective Etymology: Middle English grene, from Old English grēne; akin to Old English grōwan to grow Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BRIGADE — I. bri-ˈgād noun Etymology: French, from Italian brigata, from brigare to fight — more at brigand Date: 1634 1. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GREEN — vt to make green. 2. green ·vi to become or grow green. 3. green ·superl not roasted; half raw. 4. …
Webster English vocab
BRIGADE — vt to form into a brigade, or into brigades. 2. brigade ·noun any body of persons organized for acting or …
Webster English vocab
WELLY — (also wellie ) ■ noun ( plural wellies ) Brit. informal 1》 short for wellington . 2》 power or vigour.
Concise Oxford English vocab
GREEN — [green] adj [ME grene, fr. OE grene; akin to OE growan to grow] (bef. 12c) 1: of the color green …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BRIGADE — [bri.gade] n [F, fr. It brigata, fr. brigare] (1637) 1 a: a large body of troops b: a tactical and …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WELLY — well|y BrE AmE ˈwel |i ▷ well|ies iz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GREEN — green, Green BrE AmE ɡriːn ▷ greened ɡriːnd ▷ greener ˈɡriːn ə AmE - ə r ▷ greenest ˈɡriːn ɪst …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BRIGADE — brigade BrE AmE brɪ ˈɡeɪd brə- ▷ brigade|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WELLY — / ˈweli; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun ( pl. -ies ) ( BrE , informal ) = wellington …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GREEN — / griːn; NAmE / adjective , noun , verb ■ adjective ( green·er , green·est ) COLOUR 1. having the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BRIGADE — / brɪˈgeɪd; NAmE / noun 1. a large group of soldiers that forms a unit of an army 2. [ …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WELLY — wel ‧ ly /ˈweli/ BrE AmE noun ( plural wellies ) [countable] British English informal [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GREEN — I. green 1 S1 W2 /ɡriːn/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ green , ↑ greenery , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BRIGADE — bri ‧ gade /brɪˈɡeɪd/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: French ; Origin: Italian brigata , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GREEN — adj., n., & v. --adj. 1 of the colour between blue and yellow in the spectrum; coloured like grass, emeralds, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BRIGADE — n. & v. --n. 1 Mil. a a subdivision of an army. b a British infantry unit consisting usu. of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GREEN — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 of the colour between blue and yellow in the spectrum; coloured like grass, emeralds, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BRIGADE — n. & v. n. 1 Mil. a a subdivision of an army. b a British infantry unit consisting usu. of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GREEN — adj., n., & v. --adj. 1. of the colour between blue and yellow in the spectrum; coloured like grass, emeralds, …
Oxford English vocab
BRIGADE — n. & v. --n. 1. Mil. a a subdivision of an army. b a British infantry unit consisting usu. of …
Oxford English vocab
WELLY — ( wellies) Wellies are long rubber boots which you wear to keep your feet dry. ( BRIT INFORMAL ) N-COUNT …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GREEN — ( greens, greener, greenest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Green is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BRIGADE — ( brigades) A brigade is one of the groups which an army is divided into. ...the men of the Seventh …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WELLY — (wellies) Wellies are long rubber boots which you wear to keep your feet dry. (BRIT INFORMAL) N-COUNT: usu pl
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
BRIGADE — (~s) A ~ is one of the groups which an army is divided into. ...the men of the Seventh Armoured …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WELLY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE green ▪ Gates claims that its gumboots - made from natural rubber - are …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GREEN — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a green field ▪ All around the house were green fields and rolling hills. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BRIGADE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES fire brigade COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN commander ▪ The senior military advisor to the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WELLY — [noun] [C] - esp. UK informal for wellington
Cambridge English vocab
BRIGADE — [noun] [C] - one of the groups into which an army is divided, consisting of two or more battalionsJones and …
Cambridge English vocab
GREEN — n. blue green algae Amadeus the Green Count Green Bank equation Green Bay Green Berets green manure Green Mountains green …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GREEN
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WELLY — Verb. To kick forcefully. Noun. 1. A hard kick.2. Acceleration. E.g."Quick! Turn left here and give it some welly."3. A …
Slang English vocab
WELLY — Short for Welliot or Sir Wellington boot. It describes a person who is an idiot or someone who is highly …
Slang English vocab
BRIGADE — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ airborne ( AmE ), armoured/armored , combat ( AmE ), fire ( BrE ), infantry VERB + …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BRIGADE — • ↑ the fire brigade
Longman Activator English vocab
GREEN — n. 25B6; adjective a green scarf : viridescent; olive green, pea green, emerald green, lime green, bottle green, Lincoln green, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BRIGADE — n. 25B6; noun a brigade of soldiers : UNIT, contingent, battalion, regiment, division, squadron, company, platoon, section, corps, troop. the …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WELLY — n (low) распутная женщина (от Wellington boot резиновый сапог)
Dirty English-Russian vocab
GREEN — adjective, noun and verb (Environment) (Politics) adjective: Supporting or concerned with the conservation of the environment (see environment°), especially as …
Английский разговорный словарь - Новые слова
WELLY — сущ.; разг. галоши Syn : galoshes, rubbers
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GREEN — 1. прил. 1) а) зеленый, зеленого цвета green with (envy) ≈ перен. позеленевший от (зависти) б) перен. бледный, зеленый; болезненный …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BRIGADE — 1. сущ. 1) воен. бригада 2) бригада, артель, команда, отряд, группа The rest were organized into three brigades, and sent …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WELLY — _n. _собир. галоши
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GREEN — green.ogg 1. gri:n n 1. 1> зелёный цвет a girl (dressed) in green - девушка в зелёном 2> pl оттенки …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BRIGADE — brigade.ogg 1. brıʹgeıd n 1. бригада; команда; отряд 2. воен. бригада brigade commander - командир бригады brigade group - усиленная …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GREEN — 1) зелень, зелёная краска; зелёный ( краситель ) 2) сил. сырец 3) сырой, незрелый; неспелый 4) невулканизированный • - Bremen …
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