HAVE A SLATE LOOSE

Meaning of HAVE A SLATE LOOSE in English

phrasal

chiefly Britain : to be slightly defective mentally

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

HAVE A SLATE LOOSE — Vrb phrs. To be a little insane.
Slang English vocab
HAVE A SLATE LOOSE — винтика не хватает
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HAVE A SLATE LOOSE — винтика не хватает
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HAVE A SLATE LOOSE — expr infml esp BrE He has a slate loose — У него не все дома She acts like she's got a slate …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
HAVE A SLATE LOOSE — expr infml esp BrE He has a slate loose — У него не все дома She acts like she's got …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
HAVE A SLATE LOOSE — slate loose, have a expr infml esp BrE He has a slate loose У него не все дома She acts …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
HAVE A SLATE LOOSE — He has a slate loose — У него не все дома She acts like she's got a slate loose — …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SLATE — Fine-grained, clayey metamorphic rock that splits readily into thin slabs that have great tensile strength and durability. Some other rocks …
Английский словарь Британика
SLATE — I. ˈslāt, usu -ād.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English slate, sclate, from Middle French esclate, from Old French, …
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LOOSE — I. ˈlüs adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English loos, lous, from Old Norse lauss loose, free — more at …
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HAVE — I. (|)hav, (|)hev; as an auxiliary “ or _(h)əv or after a vowel v; before “to” usually |haf or |hef …
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SLATE — (v. t.) To cover with slate, or with a substance resembling slate; as, to slate a roof; to slate a …
Английский словарь Webster
SLATE — ( v. t. ) To cover with slate, or with a substance resembling slate; as, to slate a roof; to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SLATE — slate 1 /slayt/ , n. , v. , slated, slating . n. 1. a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LOOSE — — loosely , adv. — looseness , n. /loohs/ , adj., looser, loosest , adv. , v. loosed, loosing . …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HAVE — /hav/ ; unstressed /heuhv, euhv/ ; for 26 usually /haf/ , v. and auxiliary v., pres. sing. 1st pers. have …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SLATE — I. ˈslāt noun Etymology: Middle English sclate, slate, from Anglo-French * esclat, from esclater to splinter, break off, of Germanic …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LOOSE — I. ˈlüs adjective ( loos·er ; loos·est ) Etymology: Middle English lous, from Old Norse lauss; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SLATE — vt a tablet for writing upon. 2. slate ·vt a prepared piece of such stone. 3. slate ·vt a thin …
Webster English vocab
LOOSE — vi to set sail. 2. loose ·noun freedom from restraint. 3. loose ·noun a letting go; discharge. 4. loose ·superl …
Webster English vocab
SLATE — [slate] n [ME, fr. MF esclat splinter] (14c) 1: a piece of construction material (as laminated rock) prepared as a …
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LOOSE — [loose] adj loos.er ; loos.est [ME lous, fr. ON lauss; akin to OHG los loose--more at -less] (13c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SLATE — fine-grained, clayey metamorphic rock that cleaves, or splits, readily into thin slabs having great tensile strength and durability; some other …
Britannica English vocabulary
LOOSE — loose BrE AmE luːs ▷ loosed luːst ▷ looser ˈluːs ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ looses ˈluːs ɪz …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SLATE — / sleɪt; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ U ] a type of dark grey stone that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SLATE — I. slate 1 /sleɪt/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: esclat 'thin piece split …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SLATE — n., v., & adj. --n. 1 a fine-grained grey, green, or bluish-purple metamorphic rock easily split into flat smooth plates. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LOOSE — adj., n., & v. --adj. 1 a not or no longer held by bonds or restraint. b (of an animal) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SLATE — n., v., & adj. n. 1 a fine-grained grey, green, or bluish-purple metamorphic rock easily split into flat smooth plates. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LOOSE — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 a not or no longer held by bonds or restraint. b (of an animal) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SLATE — n., v., & adj. --n. 1. a fine-grained grey, green, or bluish-purple metamorphic rock easily split into flat smooth plates. …
Oxford English vocab
LOOSE — adj., n., & v. --adj. 1. a not or no longer held by bonds or restraint. b (of an animal) …
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SLATE — ( slates, slating, slated) 1. Slate is a dark grey rock that can be easily split into thin layers. Slate …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SLATE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a slate roof (= covered with thin pieces of a grey rock ) COLLOCATIONS …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SLATE — [noun] [C] US and ANZA slate is the group of people who are chosen by a particular party to take …
Cambridge English vocab
LOOSE — (NOT FIXED) [adjective] -r, -st - not firmly fixed in placeThere were some loose wires hanging out of the wall.I'd …
Cambridge English vocab
SLATE — n. Fine-grained, clayey metamorphic rock that splits readily into thin slabs that have great tensile strength and durability. Some other …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LOOSE — Synonyms and related words : Bohemian, Paphian, abandoned, abate, absonant, adrift, affable, afloat, afoot and lighthearted, aid, aimless, aleatoric, aleatory, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LOOSE — adj. hang loose loose lipped loose tongued
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
LOOSE — I. adjective 1. not tightly bound, held, restrained, or stretched loose rope Synonyms: lax, relaxed, slack Related Word: detached, free; …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SLATE — I. noun Slate is used before these nouns: ↑ grey , ↑ roof , ↑ tile Slate is used after …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
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Longman Activator English vocab
LOOSE — adj. 25B6; adjective a loose floorboard : NOT FIXED IN PLACE, not secure, unsecured, unattached; detached, unfastened; wobbly, unsteady, movable. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
LOOSE — adj. 1 unattached, unconnected, disconnected, detached, free, unsecured, unfastened, movable I have a loose tooth The vacuum cleaner will pick …
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Словарь английских идиом
SLATE — 1. сущ. 1) минер. сланец 2) тех. шифер; шиферная плита 3) грифельная доска 3) а) список, реестр б) амер. список …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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SLATE — slate.ogg _I 1. sleıt n 1. геол. аспидный сланец, шиферный сланец slate clay - сланцеватая глина 2. стр. шифер, шиферная …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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SLATE — 1) сланец 2) натуральный шифер 3) кровельная плитка ( обычно из натурального шифера ) 4) крыть шифером 5) кфт. табличка …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
SLATE — 1) сланец 2) натуральный шифер 3) кровельная плитка (обычно из натурального шифера) 4) крыть шифером 5) кфт. табличка хлопушки; тлв нумератор • - asbestos slate - copper …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
SLATE — 1) геол. аспидный 2) грифельная доска 3) грифельный 4) доска аспидная 5) сланец 6) электр. сланец аспидный 7) шифер • slate split stave — колотая клепка бочки - slate …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
LOOSE — 1) вкладной 2) незакрепленный 3) ненатянутый 4) неопределенный 5) неплотный 6) нестойкий 7) несцементированный 8) ослабить 9) ослаблять 10) распущенный 11) рассыпной 12) россыпью 13) рыхлый 14) свободно 15) свободноскользящий 16) свободный 17) сыпучий 18) широкоходовой • engine breaks …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SLATE — _I 1. sleıt n 1. геол. аспидный сланец, шиферный сланец slate clay - сланцеватая глина 2. стр. шифер, шиферная плитка …
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