YELLOW-BELLY

Meaning of YELLOW-BELLY in English

noun

( old-fashioned , informal , disapproving ) a coward (= sb who is not brave)

► ˈyellow-bellied adjective [ usually before noun ]

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

YELLOW-BELLY — ■ noun informal a coward. Derivatives yellow-bellied adjective
Concise Oxford English vocab
YELLOW BELLY — A native of the Fens of Licoinshire; an allusion to the eels caught there.
Slang English vocab
YELLOW BELLY — a coward, a person who is afraid to do something Smith, you yellow belly! Jump in the water and swim!
English Idioms vocab
YELLOW BELLY — a coward, a person who is afraid to do something Smith, you yellow belly! Jump in the water and swim!
English Idioms vocabulary
YELLOW-BELLY — (сленг) трус (тж. * coward)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
YELLOW-BELLY — n сл. трус ( тж. yellow-belly coward)
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
YELLOW BELLY — (n) трус
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
YELLOW-BELLY — n сл. трус ( тж. ~ coward)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
YELLOW-BELLY — n сл. трус ( тж. yellow-belly coward)
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
YELLOW BELLY — трус, трусишка
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
YELLOW BELLY — трус, трусишка
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
YELLOW-BELLY — [n.] [жарг.] трус ([тж.] ~ coward )
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
YELLOW-BELLY — n жарг. трус ( тж. ~ coward)
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
YELLOW-BELLY — n infml esp AmE Ask that yellow-belly if he wants to make something of it — Может, этот бзделоватый хмырь хочет …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
YELLOW-BELLY — n infml esp AmE Ask that yellow-belly if he wants to make something of it — Может, этот бзделоватый хмырь …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
YELLOW-BELLY — yellow-belly n infml esp AmE Ask that yellow-belly if he wants to make something of it Может, этот бзделоватый хмырь …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
YELLOW-BELLY — Ask that yellow-belly if he wants to make something of it — Может, этот бзделоватый хмырь хочет выйти и поговорить …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
YELLOW-BELLY — (сленг) трус (тж. * coward)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
YELLOW — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Yellow River yellow poplar {{link=yellow fever">yellow fever yellow jacket yellow journalism Yellow Sea Yellow …
Английский словарь Британика
YELLOW — I. ˈye](ˌ)lō, ]lə; ]ləw or ]lō+V; dial or NewEng & Brit +V ]lər; dial ˈya] ( but ˈyalə(r) often occurs …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BELLY — I. ˈbelē, -li noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English bely, baly, from Old English belg, bælg bag, skin; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
YELLOW — (v. t.) To make yellow; to cause to have a yellow tinge or color; to dye yellow.
Английский словарь Webster
BELLY — (v. i.) To swell and become protuberant, like the belly; to bulge.
Английский словарь Webster
BELLY — (n.) The part of anything which resembles the human belly in protuberance or in cavity; the innermost part; as, the …
Английский словарь Webster
BELLY — (n.) The under part of the body of animals, corresponding to the human belly.
Английский словарь Webster
YELLOW — ( v. t. ) To make yellow; to cause to have a yellow tinge or color; to dye yellow.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BELLY — ( v. i. ) To swell and become protuberant, like the belly; to bulge.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BELLY — ( n. ) The under part of the body of animals, corresponding to the human belly.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BELLY — ( n. ) The part of anything which resembles the human belly in protuberance or in cavity; the innermost part; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
YELLOW — — yellowly , adv. — yellowness , n. /yel"oh/ , n., adj., yellower, yellowest , v. n. 1. a color …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BELLY — — bellylike , adj. /bel"ee/ , n. , pl. bellies , v. , bellied, bellying . n. 1. the front …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
YELLOW — I. ˈye-(ˌ)lō, dialect ˈye-lər or ˈya- adjective Etymology: Middle English yelwe, yelow, from Old English geolu; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BELLY — I. ˈbe-lē noun ( plural bellies ) Etymology: Middle English bely bellows, belly, from Old English belg bag, skin; akin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
YELLOW — noun a yellow pigment. 2. yellow ·vi to become yellow or yellower. 3. yellow ·vt to make yellow; to cause …
Webster English vocab
BELLY — noun the womb. 2. belly ·vt to cause to swell out; to fill. 3. belly ·noun the under part of …
Webster English vocab
YELLOW — [yel.low] adj [ME yelwe, yelow, fr. OE geolu; akin to OHG gelo yellow, L helvus light bay, Gk chloros greenish …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BELLY — [bel.ly] n, pl bellies [ME bely bellows, belly, fr. OE belg bag, skin; akin to OHG balg bag, skin, OE …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
YELLOW — yellow BrE AmE ˈjel əʊ AmE -oʊ ▷ yellow|ed d ▷ yellow|ing ɪŋ ▷ yellow|s z ▶ ˌ yellow ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BELLY — bell|y BrE AmE ˈbel |i ▷ bell|ied id ▷ bell|ies iz ▷ bell|ying i‿ɪŋ ▶ ˈ belly ˌ button BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
YELLOW — / ˈjeləʊ; NAmE ˈjeloʊ/ adjective , noun , verb ■ adjective ( yel·lower , yel·lowest ) 1. having the colour …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BELLY — / ˈbeli; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun ( pl. -ies ) 1. the part of the body below …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
YELLOW — I. yel ‧ low 1 S2 W3 /ˈjeləʊ $ -loʊ/ BrE AmE adjective [ Language: Old English ; Origin: geolu …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BELLY — I. bel ‧ ly 1 /ˈbeli/ BrE AmE noun ( plural bellies ) [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
YELLOW — adj., n., & v. --adj. 1 of the colour between green and orange in the spectrum, of buttercups, lemons, egg-yolks, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BELLY — n. & v. --n. (pl. -ies) 1 the part of the human body below the chest, containing the stomach and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
YELLOW — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 of the colour between green and orange in the spectrum, of buttercups, lemons, egg-yolks, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BELLY — n. & v. n. (pl. -ies) 1 the part of the human body below the chest, containing the stomach and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
YELLOW — adj., n., & v. --adj. 1. of the colour between green and orange in the spectrum, of buttercups, lemons, egg-yolks, …
Oxford English vocab
BELLY — n. & v. --n. (pl. -ies) 1. the part of the human body below the chest, containing the stomach and …
Oxford English vocab
BELLY — ( bellies) 1. The belly of a person or animal is their stomach or abdomen. In British English, this is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
YELLOW — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a green/brown/yellow etc leaf ▪ the deep green leaves of the coconut trees a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BELLY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a belly laugh (= a deep loud laugh ) ▪ It’s the kind of comedy …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
YELLOW — n. yellow bunting Yellow River yellow poplar yellow fever yellow jacket yellow journalism Yellow Sea Yellow Turbans
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
YELLOW
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BELLY — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ empty , full ▪ flat ▪ round ▪ big , huge , large ▪ fat , pot …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
YELLOW — n. 25B6; adjective yellow hair 007C; a yellow shirt : FLAXEN, golden, gold, blonde, fair; lemon, daffodil-yellow, mustard. (informal) he'll …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BELLY — n. 25B6; noun he scratched his belly : STOMACH, abdomen, paunch, middle, midriff, girth; informal tummy, tum, gut, guts, insides, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
YELLOW — 1. прил. 1) желтый bright yellow ≈ ярко-желтый pale yellow ≈ бледно-желтый Syn : or 2) разг. трусливый, боязливый He …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BELLY
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
YELLOW — yellow.ogg 1. ʹjeləʋ n 1. жёлтый цвет, желтизна 2. жёлтая краска 3. желток 4. 1> человек с жёлтой кожей 2> …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BELLY
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
YELLOW — 1) жёлтый пигмент; жёлтая краска 2) жёлтый • - buttercup yellow - cadmium yellow - chrome yellow - zinc yellow
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
YELLOW — 1) жёлтый пигмент; жёлтая краска 2) жёлтый • - buttercup yellow - cadmium yellow - chrome yellow - zinc yellow
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
BELLY — belly сущ.1) живот; брюхо, пузо тж. перен. To go over the belly of their scruple to the performance of their …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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