ON A WING AND A PRAYER

Meaning of ON A WING AND A PRAYER in English

with only a very slight chance of success

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

ON A WING AND A PRAYER — with only the slightest chance of success. → wing
Concise Oxford English vocab
ON A WING AND A PRAYER — на честном слове и на одном крыле ( из песни Comin' In on a Wing and a Prayer, впервые прозвучавшей …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
ON A WING AND A PRAYER — на честном слове и на одном крыле (из песни Comin' In on a Wing and a Prayer, впервые прозвучавшей в …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
ON
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PRAYER — 1-Act of worshipping 2-Dua Useful information: The Verse of Prayer ( salat ): "Surely Allah and His angels bless the …
Advanced Islamic English Dictionary
PRAYER — I Silent or spoken petition made to God or a god. Prayer has been practiced in all religions throughout history. …
Английский словарь Британика
WING — I. ˈwiŋ noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English winge, wenge, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Danish …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PRAYER
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PRAYER — (v. i.) The act of addressing supplication to a divinity, especially to the true God; the offering of adoration, confession, …
Английский словарь Webster
PRAYER — ( v. i. ) The act of addressing supplication to a divinity, especially to the true God; the offering of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WING — /wing/ , n. 1. either of the two forelimbs of most birds and of bats, corresponding to the human arms, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PRAYER — prayer 1 — prayerless , adj. — prayerlessly , adv. — prayerlessness , n. /prair/ , n. 1. a devout …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WING — I. ˈwiŋ noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English winge, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Danish & Swedish vinge wing; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PRAYER — I. prayer ˈprer noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French priere, praiere, preiere, from Medieval Latin precaria, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WING — vt to supply with wings or sidepieces. 2. wing ·vt to transport by flight; to cause to fly. 3. wing …
Webster English vocab
PRAYER — noun one who prays; a supplicant. 2. prayer ·vi the act of praying, or of asking a favor; earnest request …
Webster English vocab
WING — [wing] n, often attrib [ME winge, of Scand origin; akin to Dan & Sw vinge wing; akin to Skt vati …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PRAYER — an act of communication by humans with the sacred or holy-God, the gods, the transcendent realm, or supernatural powers. Found …
Britannica English vocabulary
WING — wing, Wing BrE AmE wɪŋ ▷ winged wɪŋd ▷ winging ˈwɪŋ ɪŋ ▷ wings wɪŋz ▶ ˈ wing com ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PRAYER — I prayer 'act/words of praying' BrE AmE preə AmE pre ə r præ ə r ▷ prayer|s z ▶ ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WING — / wɪŋ; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun OF BIRD / INSECT 1. [ C ] one of the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRAYER — / preə(r); NAmE prer/ noun 1. [ C ] prayer (for sb/sth) words which you say to God giving thanks …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WING — I. wing 1 S2 W2 /wɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] 1 . BIRD/INSECT a) one of the parts of a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PRAYER — prayer S3 W3 /preə $ prer/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: preiere , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WING
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PRAYER — n. 1 a a solemn request or thanksgiving to God or an object of worship (say a prayer). b a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WING
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PRAYER — n. 1 a a solemn request or thanksgiving to God or an object of worship (say a prayer). b a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WING
Oxford English vocab
PRAYER — 1. n.1 a a solemn request or thanksgiving to God or an object of worship (say a prayer). b a …
Oxford English vocab
WING — ( wings) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. The wings of a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRAYER — ( prayers) 1. Prayer is the activity of speaking to God. They had joined a religious order and dedicated their …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ON — The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WING — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird flaps its wings (= it moves its wings up and down ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PRAYER
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AND
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PRAYER — [noun] [C]A prayer is the words that someone says or thinks when they are praying.These prayers have been written specially …
Cambridge English vocab
PRAYER — n. Book of Common Prayer Lord's Prayer prayer wheel
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PRAYER — n. Silent or spoken petition made to God or a god. Prayer has been practiced in all religions throughout history. …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PRAYER — Synonyms and related words : Angelus, Ave, Ave Maria, Hail Mary, Kyrie Eleison, Mass, Paternoster, adjuration, adoration, aid prayer, appeal, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WING — See: CLIP ONE'S WINGS, LEFT-WING, ON THE WING, RIGHT-WING, UNDER ONE'S WING.
Slang English vocab
WING — noun 1 of a bird/insect ADJECTIVE ▪ left , right ▪ front ▪ The beetle's front ~s are small and …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PRAYER — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ little , quick , short ▪ She whispered a little ~. ▪ private , quiet , silent …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PRAYER
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WING — See: CLIP ONE'S WINGS, LEFT-WING, ON THE WING, RIGHT-WING, UNDER ONE'S WING.
Словарь английских идиом
PRAYER — The object of this article will be to touch briefly on- â The doctrine of Scripture as to the nature …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
WING
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PRAYER — I сущ. 1) молитва to answer a prayer ≈ внять мольбе, услышать молитву to offer, say, utter a prayer ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ON — 1. предл. 1) а) в пространственном значении указывает на нахождение на поверхности какого-л. предмета, на чем-л. на a house on …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WING
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PRAYER — prayer.ogg preə n 1. 1> молитва to say one's prayers - молиться, читать молитвы the Lord's Prayer - Отче наш …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ON — on.ogg 1. ɒn a 1. ближний, внутренний the on side - более близкая ( к собеседнику, зрителю и т. п. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WING — 1) крыло 2) лезвие ( бура ) 3) лопасть ( бурового долота, обтюратора ) 4) флигель; крыло ( здания ) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
WING — 1) крыло 2) лезвие (бура) 3) лопасть (бурового долота, обтюратора) 4) флигель; крыло (здания) 5) створка (двери); полотно (двери-вертушки) 6) метал. полка (уголка) 7) швейн. верхняя …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
WING — крыло aerodynamic center of wing — аэродинамический фокус крыла aspect ratio of wing — относительное удлинение крыла blunt edge of a wing — …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
WING — wing сущ.1) а) крыло to add/lend wings (to) — окрылять, придавать смелости to spread one's wings — расправить крылья The …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WING
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PRAYER — n 1. 1> молитва to say one's prayers - молиться, читать молитвы the Lord's Prayer - Отче наш 2> часто …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ON — 1. ɒn a 1. ближний, внутренний the on side - более близкая ( к собеседнику, зрителю и т. п. ) …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WING — 1. сущ. 1) а) крыло to add / lend wings (to) — окрылять, придавать смелости to spread one's wings — …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PRAYER — I prɛə сущ. 1) молитва to answer a prayer — внять мольбе, услышать молитву to offer, say, utter a prayer …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
WING — 1. сущ. 1) а) крыло to add / lend wings (to) — окрылять, придавать смелости to spread one's wings — расправить крылья The bird spread …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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