LIGHT PURSE IS A HEAVY CURSE

Meaning of LIGHT PURSE IS A HEAVY CURSE in English

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English sayings. Английские поговорки. 2012

LIGHT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cigarette lighter (= something that produces a flame for lighting cigarettes ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
LIGHT — I. ˈlīt, usu -īd.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English liht, light, from Old English lēoht, līht; akin to …
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HEAVY — I. ˈhevē, -vi adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English hevy, from Old English hefig, Old Saxon hēbig; akin to …
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CURSE — I. ˈkərs, -ə̄s, -əis noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English curs, from Old English 1. a. : a calling …
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PURSE — (n.) A sum of money offered as a prize, or collected as a present; as, to win the purse; to …
Английский словарь Webster
PURSE — ( n. ) A sum of money offered as a prize, or collected as a present; as, to win the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PURSE — — purseless , adj. — purselike , adj. /perrs/ , n. , v. , pursed, pursing . n. 1. a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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HEAVY — — heaviness , n. /hev"ee/ , adj., heavier, heaviest , n. , pl. heavies , adv. adj. 1. of great …
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CURSE — — curser , n. /kerrs/ , n. , v. , cursed or curst, cursing . n. 1. the expression of …
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PURSE — I. ˈpərs noun Etymology: Middle English purs, from Old English, modification of Medieval Latin bursa, from Late Latin, ox hide, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LIGHT — I. ˈlīt noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English lēoht; akin to Old High German lioht light, Latin luc-, lux …
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HEAVY — I. ˈhe-vē adjective ( heavi·er ; -est ) Etymology: Middle English hevy, from Old English hefig; akin to Old High …
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CURSE — I. ˈkərs noun Etymology: Middle English curs, from Old English Date: before 12th century 1. : a prayer or invocation …
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PURSE — vt to put into a purse. 2. purse ·noun in persia, the sum of 50 tomans. 3. purse ·noun in …
Webster English vocab
LIGHT
Webster English vocab
HEAVY — vt to make heavy. 2. heavy ·adj having the heaves. 3. heavy ·superl with child; pregnant. 4. heavy ·superl not …
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CURSE — vt an invocation of, or prayer for, harm or injury; malediction. 2. curse ·vt the cause of great harm, evil, …
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PURSE — [purse] n [ME purs, fr. OE, modif. of ML bursa, fr. LL, ox hide, fr. Gk byrsa] (bef. 12c) 1 …
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HEAVY — [heavy] adj heavi.er ; -est [ME hevy, fr. OE hefig; akin to OHG hebic heavy, OE hebban to lift--more at …
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CURSE — [curse] n [ME curs, fr. OE] (bef. 12c) 1: a prayer or invocation for harm or injury to come upon …
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LIGHT — electromagnetic radiation that can be detected by the human eye. In terms of wavelength, electromagnetic radiation occurs over an extremely …
Britannica English vocabulary
PURSE — purse BrE AmE pɜːs AmE pɝːs ▷ pursed pɜːst AmE pɝːst ▷ purses ˈpɜːs ɪz -əz AmE ˈpɝːs əz ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CURSE — curse BrE AmE kɜːs AmE kɝːs ▷ cursed kɜːst AmE kɝːst ▷ curses ˈkɜːs ɪz -əz AmE ˈkɝːs əz ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PURSE — / pɜːs; NAmE pɜːrs/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] ( especially BrE ) a small bag …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LIGHT — / laɪt; NAmE / noun , adjective , verb , adverb ■ noun FROM SUN / LAMPS 1. [ U …
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HEAVY — / ˈhevi; NAmE / adjective , noun , adverb ■ adjective ( heav·ier , heavi·est ) WEIGHING A LOT 1. …
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CURSE — / kɜːs; NAmE kɜːrs/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. (also cuss ) [ C ] a rude or offensive …
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PURSE — I. purse 1 S3 /pɜːs $ pɜːrs/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Late Latin ; Origin: bursa …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LIGHT — I. light 1 S1 W1 /laɪt/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ light , ↑ lighter , …
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HEAVY — I. heav ‧ y 1 S1 W1 /ˈhevi/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative heavier , superlative heaviest ) [ Language: …
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CURSE — I. curse 1 /kɜːs $ kɜːrs/ BrE AmE verb 1 . [intransitive] to swear: Gilbert was cursing under his breath. …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PURSE — n. & v. --n. 1 a small pouch of leather etc. for carrying money on the person. 2 US a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LIGHT — adj., adv., & v. --adj. 1 of little weight; not heavy; easy to lift. 2 a relatively low in weight, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LIGHT — n., v., & adj. --n. 1 the natural agent (electromagnetic radiation of wavelength between about 390 and 740 mm) that …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HEAVY — adj., n., & adv. --adj. (heavier, heaviest) 1 of great or exceptionally high weight; difficult to lift. 2 a of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CURSE — n. & v. --n. 1 a solemn utterance intended to invoke a supernatural power to inflict destruction or punishment on …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PURSE — n. & v. n. 1 a small pouch of leather etc. for carrying money on the person. 2 US a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LIGHT — adj., adv., & v. adj. 1 of little weight; not heavy; easy to lift. 2 a relatively low in weight, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LIGHT — n., v., & adj. n. 1 the natural agent (electromagnetic radiation of wavelength between about 390 and 740 mm) that …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HEAVY — adj., n., & adv. adj. (heavier, heaviest) 1 of great or exceptionally high weight; difficult to lift. 2 a of …
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CURSE — n. & v. n. 1 a solemn utterance intended to invoke a supernatural power to inflict destruction or punishment on …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PURSE — n. & v. --n. 1. a small pouch of leather etc. for carrying money on the person. 2 US a …
Oxford English vocab
LIGHT — 1. n., v., & adj. --n. 1. the natural agent (electromagnetic radiation of wavelength between about 390 and 740 mm) …
Oxford English vocab
HEAVY — adj., n., & adv. --adj. (heavier, heaviest) 1. of great or exceptionally high weight; difficult to lift. 2 a of …
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CURSE — n. & v. --n. 1. a solemn utterance intended to invoke a supernatural power to inflict destruction or punishment on …
Oxford English vocab
LIGHT — I. BRIGHTNESS OR ILLUMINATION /laɪt/ ( lights, lighting, lit, lighted, lighter, lightest) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PURSE — ( purses, pursing, pursed) 1. A purse is a very small bag that people, especially women, keep their money in. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HEAVY — ( heavier, heaviest, heavies) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Something that …
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CURSE — ( curses, cursing, cursed) 1. If you curse , you use rude or offensive language, usually because you are angry …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CURSE — (~s, cursing, ~d) 1. If you ~, you use rude or offensive language, usually because you are angry about something. …
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PURSE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES change purse privy purse purse your mouth (= bring your lips tightly together, especially …
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IS — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a baby is born ▪ Let me know as soon as the baby is born. a …
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HEAVY — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a big/major/serious/heavy blow ▪ The earthquake was a serious blow to the area’s tourism …
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CURSE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB silently ▪ She looked up into the gilt-edged mirror above the basin and …
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HEAVY — (WEIGHING A LOT) [adjective] -ier, -iest - weighing a lot; needing effort to move or liftThe piano's much too heavy …
Cambridge English vocab
CURSE — (SPEAK ANGRILY) [verb], [noun] - (to say) a word or expression which is not polite and shows that you are …
Cambridge English vocab
CURSE — Synonyms and related words : Jonah, abuse, accurse, adverse circumstances, adversity, afflict, affliction, aggravation, aggrieve, anathema, anathematize, annoyance, bad influence, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CURSE — n. Function: verb 1 Synonyms: EXECRATE 1, anathematize, damn, objurgate Related Words: blaspheme; blight; doom Idioms: call down curses on …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
CURSE — n. Function: noun 1 a denunciation that conveys a wish or threat of evil FF1C; the dying man's curse against …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
CURSE — I. noun 1. a denunciation that conveys a wish or threat of evil the dying man's curse against his family …
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PURSE — I. noun 1 ( esp. BrE ) for carrying money ADJECTIVE ▪ leather ▪ change ( AmE ) VERB + …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CURSE — I. noun 1 word used for expressing anger ADJECTIVE ▪ muffled ▪ loud VERB + CURSE ▪ mutter ▪ let …
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Английские поговорки

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