UPON ONE'S METTLE

Meaning of UPON ONE'S METTLE in English

phrasal

see on one's mettle

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

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
UPON — sur; concernent(e), pri. IMMEDIATELY ~: che, a
English interlingue dictionary
METTLE — spíritu
English interlingue dictionary
UPON — diha
English-Visayan vocabulary
UPON — I. preposition Date: 12th century on , II. adverb Date: 13th century on the surface ; on it, thereafter , …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
METTLE — noun Etymology: alteration of metal Date: 1581 1. vigor and strength of spirit or temperament , staying quality ; stamina …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
UPON — I. ə|pȯn, ə|pän, ə(|)pən sometimes ˌə|p- preposition Etymology: Middle English uppon, upon, from uppe & up up + on, preposition …
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ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
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METTLE — I. ˈmed. ə l, -et ə l noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English metel metal, mettle — more at …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UPON — (prep.) On; -- used in all the senses of that word, with which it is interchangeable.
Английский словарь Webster
METTLE — (n.) Substance or quality of temperament; spirit, esp. as regards honor, courage, fortitude, ardor, etc.; disposition; -- usually in a …
Английский словарь Webster
UPON — ( prep. ) On; -- used in all the senses of that word, with which it is interchangeable.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
METTLE — ( n. ) Substance or quality of temperament; spirit, esp. as regards honor, courage, fortitude, ardor, etc.; disposition; -- usually …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
UPON — /euh pon", euh pawn"/ , prep. 1. up and on; upward so as to get or be on: He climbed …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
METTLE — /met"l/ , n. 1. courage and fortitude: a man of mettle. 2. disposition or temperament: a man of fine mettle. …
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UPON — prep. on, atop
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
METTLE — n. characteristic disposition or temperament; bravery; spirit
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
UPON — I. ə-ˈpȯn, -ˈpän preposition Date: 12th century : on II. ə-ˈpȯn, -ˈpän adverb Date: 13th century 1. obsolete : on …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
METTLE — noun Etymology: alteration of metal Date: 1581 1. a. : vigor and strength of spirit or temperament suspected to have …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UPON — prep on; used in all the senses of that word, with which it is interchangeable.
Webster English vocab
UPON — ■ preposition more formal term for on . Origin ME: from up + on , suggested by ON upp á …
Concise Oxford English vocab
METTLE — [met.tle] n [alter. of metal] (1581) 1 a: vigor and strength of spirit or temperament "suspected to have more tongue …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
UPON — upon BrE AmE ə ˈpɒn AmE \ ə ˈpɑːn -ˈpɔːn —There is also an occasional weak form əp ə n
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
METTLE — mettle BrE AmE ˈmet ə l AmE \ ˈmet̬ ə l (= metal)
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UPON — / əˈpɒn; NAmE əˈpɑːn/ preposition 1. ( formal , especially BrE ) = on : The decision was based upon …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
METTLE — / ˈmetl; NAmE / noun [ U ] the ability and determination to do sth successfully despite difficult conditions : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UPON — up ‧ on S2 W1 /əˈpɒn $ əˈpɑːn/ BrE AmE preposition formal [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Origin: up + on …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
METTLE — met ‧ tle /ˈmetl/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: metal ] 1 . courage and determination …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UPON — prep. = ON. ° Upon is sometimes more formal, and is preferred in once upon a time and upon my …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
METTLE — n. 1 the quality of a person's disposition or temperament (a chance to show your mettle). 2 natural ardour. 3 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UPON — prep. = ON. ° Upon is sometimes more formal, and is preferred in once upon a time and upon my …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
METTLE — n. 1 the quality of a person's disposition or temperament (a chance to show your mettle). 2 natural ardour. 3 …
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ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
METTLE — n.1 the quality of a person's disposition or temperament (a chance to show your mettle). 2 natural ardour. 3 spirit, …
Oxford English vocab
UPON — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
METTLE — Someone’s mettle is their ability to do something well in difficult circumstances. His first important chance to show his mettle …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UPON — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
UPON — preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES border on/upon obsession (= be almost as extreme as an obsession ) ▪ Sometimes his …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ONE
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METTLE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB prove ▪ He was an outstanding fighter pilot who proved his mettle in a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
UPON — preposition [slightly formal] - onThere was nothing upon the table but a few old plates.Upon her head she wore a …
Cambridge English vocab
METTLE — [noun] [U] [formal] - ability and determination, esp. when competing or doing something difficultThe German athletes showed/proved their mettle in …
Cambridge English vocab
UPON — Synonyms and related words : about, above, after which, against, anent, apropos of, as for, as regards, as respects, as …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
METTLE
Slang English vocab
UPON — • ↑ on/upon receipt of
Longman Activator English vocab
METTLE — n. 25B6; noun a man of mettle : SPIRIT, fortitude, strength of character, moral fibre, steel, determination, resolve, resolution, backbone, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
UPON — {v. phr.} To latch onto. * /Whenever Herb is in a romantic mood, Irene seizes on it and starts talking …
Словарь английских идиом
ONE — pronoun 1 BAD : Fluency in English is one of the best qualifications you can have. GOOD : Fluency in …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
UPON — (полная форма); (редуцированная форма) = on 1. = on (часто является более книжным, однако в ряде случаев, приведенных ниже, употребляется …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ONE
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
METTLE — сущ. 1) темперамент, характер Syn : temperament, spirits 2) а) пыл, ретивость to be on one's mettle ≈ рваться в …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
UPON — upon.ogg əʹpɒn prep 1. = on II ( часто является более книжным, однако в ряде случаев, приведённых ниже, употребляется чаще, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ONE
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
METTLE — mettle.ogg metl n 1. характер, темперамент to show one's mettle - проявить /показать/ (свой) характер 2. 1> пыл, ретивость; горячность …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
UPON — на dissocaite upon heating — диссоциировать при нагреве let us apply one triangle upon another — наложим один треугольник на другой touch upon …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
UPON — с upon my Sam! sl. - честное слово! work upon - влиять (на что-л.)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
ONE — one числ. колич.1) один (число 1) one book — одна книга one million — один миллион one half — половина …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger

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