GREAT BOAST, SMALL ROAST

Meaning of GREAT BOAST, SMALL ROAST in English

Много похвальбы, да мало жареного. Ср. Много слов, да мало дела. Дым столбом, а огня не видно

English sayings. Английские поговорки. 2012

GREAT — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Carolus Magnus Charles the Great Great Learning Herod the Great Stephen the Great Theodoric …
Английский словарь Британика
SMALL — I. ˈsmȯl adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English smal, from Old English smæl; akin to Old High German smal …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ROAST — I. ˈrōst verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English rosten, from Old French rostir, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GREAT — I. ˈgrā]t, South often -re(ə)] or -rāə]; usu ]d.+V adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English grete, from Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOAST — I. ˈbōst noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English boost, bost; probably akin to Old English bȳl boil, Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ROAST — (v. t.) To dry and parch by exposure to heat; as, to roast coffee; to roast chestnuts, or peanuts.
Английский словарь Webster
ROAST — (v. t.) To cook by surrounding with hot embers, ashes, sand, etc.; as, to roast a potato in ashes.
Английский словарь Webster
ROAST — (v. t.) To cook by exposure to radiant heat before a fire; as, to roast meat on a spit, or …
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BOAST — (v. t.) To possess or have; as, to boast a name.
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BOAST — (v. i.) To vaunt one's self; to brag; to say or tell things which are intended to give others a …
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ROAST — ( v. t. ) To dry and parch by exposure to heat; as, to roast coffee; to roast chestnuts, or …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ROAST — ( v. t. ) To cook by surrounding with hot embers, ashes, sand, etc.; as, to roast a potato in …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ROAST — ( v. t. ) To cook by exposure to radiant heat before a fire; as, to roast meat on a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BOAST — ( v. t. ) To possess or have; as, to boast a name.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BOAST — ( v. i. ) To vaunt one's self; to brag; to say or tell things which are intended to give …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SMALL — — smallness , n. /smawl/ , adj., smaller, smallest , adv., smaller, smallest , n. adj. 1. of limited size; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ROAST — — roastable , adj. /rohst/ , v.t. 1. to bake (meat or other food) uncovered, esp. in an oven. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GREAT — — greatness , n. /grayt/ , adj., greater, greatest , adv., n., pl. greats , ( esp. collectively ) great …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOAST — boast 1 — boastingly , adv. — boastless , adj. /bohst/ , v.i. 1. to speak with exaggeration and excessive …
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SMALL — I. ˈsmȯl adjective Etymology: Middle English smal, from Old English smæl; akin to Old High German smal small, Greek mēlon …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ROAST — I. ˈrōst verb Etymology: Middle English rosten, from Anglo-French rostir, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German rōsten to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GREAT — I. ˈgrāt, Southern also ˈgre(ə)t adjective Etymology: Middle English grete, from Old English grēat; akin to Old High German grōz …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BOAST — I. ˈbōst noun Etymology: Middle English boost Date: 14th century 1. : the act or an instance of boasting : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SMALL — vt to make little or less. 2. small ·adv not loudly; faintly; timidly. 3. small ·noun smallclothes. 4. small ·noun …
Webster English vocab
ROAST — vt to banter severely. 2. roast ·adj roasted; as, roast beef. 3. roast ·vi to undergo the process of being …
Webster English vocab
GREAT — superl pregnant; big (with young). 2. great ·noun the whole; the gross; as, a contract to build a ship by …
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BOAST — vt to display vaingloriously. 2. boast ·noun act of boasting; vaunting or bragging. 3. boast ·vt to possess or have; …
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SMALL — [small] adj [ME smal, fr. OE smael; akin to OHG smal small, Gk melon small domestic animal] (bef. 12c) 1 …
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ROAST — [roast] vb [ME rosten, fr. OF rostir, of Gmc origin; akin to OHG rosten to roast] vt (13c) 1 a: …
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GREAT — [great] adj [ME grete, fr. OE great; akin to OHG groz large] (bef. 12c) 1 a: notably large in size: …
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BOAST — [boast] n [ME boost] (14c) 1: the act or an instance of boasting: brag 2: a cause for pride -- …
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SMALL — small BrE AmE smɔːl smɑːl ▷ smaller ˈsmɔːl ə AmE - ə r ˈsmɑːl- ▷ smallest ˈsmɔːl ɪst -əst ˈsmɑːl- …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BOAST — boast BrE AmE bəʊst AmE boʊst ▷ boasted ˈbəʊst ɪd -əd AmE ˈboʊst- ▷ boasting/ly ˈbəʊst ɪŋ /li AmE ˈboʊst- …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SMALL — / smɔːl; NAmE / adjective , adverb , noun ■ adjective ( small·er , small·est ) NOT LARGE 1. not …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ROAST — / rəʊst; NAmE roʊst/ verb , noun , adjective ■ verb 1. to cook food, especially meat, without liquid in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GREAT
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOAST — / bəʊst; NAmE boʊst/ verb , noun ■ verb 1. boast (about / of sth) to talk with too much …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SMALL — I. small 1 S1 W1 /smɔːl $ smɒːl/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative smaller , superlative smallest ) [ Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ROAST — I. roast 1 /rəʊst $ roʊst/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive and transitive] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GREAT — I. great 1 S1 W1 /ɡreɪt/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative greater , superlative greatest ) [ Word Family: noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BOAST — I. boast 1 /bəʊst $ boʊst/ BrE AmE verb [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Anglo-French ; Origin: bost 'boasting' ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SMALL — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1 not large or big. 2 slender; thin. 3 not great in importance, amount, number, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GREAT
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SMALL — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 not large or big. 2 slender; thin. 3 not great in importance, amount, number, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GREAT
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SMALL — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1. not large or big. 2 slender; thin. 3 not great in importance, amount, number, …
Oxford English vocab
GREAT
Oxford English vocab
SMALL — ( smaller, smallest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A small person, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ROAST — ( roasts, roasting, roasted) 1. When you roast meat or other food, you cook it by dry heat in an …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GREAT — ( greater, greatest, greats) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use …
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BOAST — ( boasts, boasting, boasted) 1. If someone boasts about something that they have done or that they own, they talk …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOAST — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) 1. If someone ~s about something that they have done or that they own, they talk about …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SMALL — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a big/large/wide/small mouth ▪ He had a big nose and a big mouth. ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ROAST — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES pot roast roast chicken (= cooked in an oven ) ▪ For dinner we're …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GREAT — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BOAST — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB also ▪ The Ti'Ko range is not only remarkable for its price, it …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SMALL — (LACKING IMPORTANCE) [adjective] -er, -est - not having much importance or effectTalking to her makes me feel small (= unimportant …
Cambridge English vocab
ROAST — [noun] [C]A roast is a large piece of roasted meat.We had an enormous roast for Sunday lunch.
Cambridge English vocab
GREAT — (GOOD) [adjective] -er, -est [informal] - very good; wonderfula great surprise/idea/reliefWe had a great time last night at the party.It's …
Cambridge English vocab
BOAST — [noun] [C] [disapproving]It is her proud boast that she has never missed a single episode of the soap opera. [+ …
Cambridge English vocab
GREAT — adj. Alfred the Great Carolus Magnus Charles the Great Great Learning Herod the Great Stephen the Great Theodoric the Great …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ROAST — Synonyms and related words : Chateaubriand, aspic, assail, attack, bake, baked, banter, barbecue, baste, be in heat, blade roast, blanch, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ROAST — See: WEINER ROAST or HOT DOG ROAST.
Slang English vocab
ROAST — To arrest. I'll roast the dab; I'll arrest the rascal.--Also to jeer, ridicule, or banter. He stood the roast; he …
Slang English vocab

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