BEGGAR'S OPERA, THE

Meaning of BEGGAR'S OPERA, THE in English

a ballad opera (1728) with text by John Gay and music arranged by John Pepusch.

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BEGGAR'S OPERA, THE — ˌBeggar's ˈOpera, The BrE AmE a funny ↑ opera by John Gay, first produced in 1728. It tells the story …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
S — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird's/eagle's/crow's etc nest ▪ an abandoned bird's nest a bird's/eagle's/crow's etc nest ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OPERA — (óp-) n 1. work (as in hard work); 2. opera; also: opera house
Interlingua English vocab
OPERA — ópera (-ette). OPERA-GLASS: bi-lorniette
English interlingue dictionary
BEGGAR — mendico; v. apovrar. TO ~ ALL DESCRIPTION: superar omni descrition
English interlingue dictionary
BEGGAR — makililimos;makilimos;pulubi
English-Visayan vocabulary
BEGGAR — I. noun Etymology: Middle English beggere, ~e, from beggen to beg + -ere, -are 2-er Date: 13th century one that …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OPERA — I Musical drama made up of vocal pieces with orchestral accompaniment, overtures, and interludes. Opera was invented at the end …
Английский словарь Британика
OPERA — I. ope·ra ˈōpərə, ˈäp- plural of opus II. op·era ˈäp(ə)rə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Italian, work, opera, from Latin, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BEGGAR — I. ˈbegə(r), -āg- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English beggare, beggere, from beggen to beg + -are, -ere -er …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BEGGAR — (v. t.) To cause to seem very poor and inadequate.
Английский словарь Webster
OPERA — opera 1 /op"euhr euh, op"reuh/ , n. 1. an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BEGGAR — — beggarhood , n. /beg"euhr/ , n. 1. a person who begs alms or lives by begging. 2. a penniless …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OPERA — n. musical drama in which the actors sing their parts (rather then speaking them) to the accompaniment of an orchestra; …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
OPERA — I. opera plural of opus II. op·era ˈä-p(ə-)rə, Southern also ˈä-prē noun Etymology: Italian, work, opera, from Latin, work, pains; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BEGGAR — I. ˈbe-gər noun Etymology: Middle English beggere, beggare, from beggen to beg + -ere, -are -er (II) Date: 13th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OPERA — pl of opus. 2. opera ·noun the house where operas are exhibited. 3. opera ·noun the score of a musical …
Webster English vocab
BEGGAR — noun one who makes it his business to ask alms. 2. beggar ·vt to cause to seem very poor and …
Webster English vocab
OPERA — [opera] pl of opus [2]op.era n [It, work, opera, fr. L, work, pains; akin to L oper-, opus--more at operate] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BEGGAR — [beg.gar] n [ME beggere, beggare, fr. beggen to beg + -ere, -are [2]-er] (13c) 1: one that begs; esp: a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OPERA — a drama set to music and made up of vocal pieces with orchestral accompaniment and orchestral overtures and interludes. In …
Britannica English vocabulary
OPERA — in full Thtre Nationale De L'opra, Paris opera house designed by Charles Garnier. The building, considered one of the masterpieces …
Britannica English vocabulary
OPERA — opera BrE AmE ˈɒp ə r‿ə AmE ˈɑːp ə r‿ə !!‿i —also as an Italian word, Italian [ ˈɔː pe …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BEGGAR — beggar BrE AmE ˈbeɡ ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ beggar|ed d ▷ beggaring ˈbeɡ ə r‿ɪŋ ▷ beggar|s …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OPERA — / ˈɒprə; NAmE ˈɑːprə/ noun 1. [ C , U ] a dramatic work in which all or most of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEGGAR — / ˈbegə(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. a person who lives by asking people for money or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OPERA — op ‧ e ‧ ra /ˈɒp ə rə $ ˈɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Italian ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BEGGAR — I. beg ‧ gar 1 /ˈbeɡə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] 1 . someone who lives by asking people …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OPERA — n. 1 a a dramatic work in one or more acts, set to music for singers (usu. in costume) and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BEGGAR — n. & v. --n. 1 a person who begs, esp. one who lives by begging. 2 a poor person. 3 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OPERA — n. 1 a a dramatic work in one or more acts, set to music for singers (usu. in costume) and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BEGGAR — n. & v. n. 1 a person who begs, esp. one who lives by begging. 2 a poor person. 3 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OPERA — 1. n.1 a a dramatic work in one or more acts, set to music for singers (usu. in costume) and …
Oxford English vocab
BEGGAR — n. & v. --n. 1. a person who begs, esp. one who lives by begging. 2 a poor person. 3 …
Oxford English vocab
OPERA — ( operas) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. An opera is a play …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEGGAR — ( beggars, beggaring, beggared) 1. A beggar is someone who lives by asking people for money or food. N-COUNT 2. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OPERA — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES grand opera long-running show/musical/soap opera etc opera house ▪ the Sydney Opera House pop/opera/folk etc …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BEGGAR — I. noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ You can give beggars vouchers for food instead of cash. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OPERA — [noun] - (an example of) formal plays in which all or most of the words are sung to musicWhat's your …
Cambridge English vocab
OPERA — n. ballad opera Metropolitan Opera soap opera Sydney Opera House Peking opera Beijing opera opera of the capital
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
OPERA — n. Musical drama made up of vocal pieces with orchestral accompaniment, overtures, and interludes. Opera was invented at the end …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
OPERA — Synonyms and related words : Broadway musical, Elizabethan theater, Globe Theatre, Grand Guignol, Greek theater, Passion play, Singspiel, Tom show, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
OPERA — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ comic , grand , light VERB + OPERA ▪ compose , write ▪ sing OPERA + NOUN …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BEGGAR — verb Beggar is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ belief , ↑ description
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
OPERA — n. 25B6; noun . See lists. Operas opera composer Africaine, L' Meyerbeer Aida Verdi Albert Herring Britten Alceste Gluck Alcina …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BEGGAR — n. 25B6; noun he never turned any beggar from his kitchen door : TRAMP, beggarman, beggarwoman, vagrant, vagabond, mendicant; N. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BEGGAR — n. 1 mendicant, supplicant, suppliant, alms-man, sponger, tramp, vagrant, pauper, Colloq cadger, scrounger, US panhandler We were approached by beggars …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
OPERA — сущ. 1) опера at the opera ≈ в опере to perform, stage an opera ≈ ставить оперу comic opera ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BEGGAR — 1. сущ. 1) попрошайка, нищий 1) неимущий, бедняк, нищий Syn : pauper 2) шутл. парень, малый; плут ∙ beggars must/should …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OPERA — opera.ogg ʹɒp(ə)rə n 1. опера comic opera - комическая опера at the opera - в опере, на оперном спектакле 2. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BEGGAR — beggar.ogg 1. ʹbegə n 1. 1> нищий, попрошайка beggar woman /maid/ - нищенка 2> бедняк, неимущий 2. ( часто с …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BEGGAR — нищий joc. парень, малый; плутишка доводить до нищеты, превосходить beggar oneself - разориться
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
OPERA — n 1. опера comic opera - комическая опера at the opera - в опере, на оперном спектакле 2. оперное искусство …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BEGGAR — 1. ʹbegə n 1. 1> нищий, попрошайка beggar woman /maid/ - нищенка 2> бедняк, неимущий 2. ( часто с прилагательными …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
OPERA — сущ. 1) опера at the opera — в опере to perform, stage an opera — ставить оперу comic opera — …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BEGGAR — 1. сущ. 1) попрошайка, нищий 2) неимущий, бедняк, нищий Syn: pauper 3) шутл. парень, малый; плут •• beggars must / …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
OPERA — сущ. 1) опера at the opera — в опере to perform, stage an opera — ставить оперу comic opera — комическая опера grand opera — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BEGGAR — 1. сущ. 1) попрошайка, нищий 2) неимущий, бедняк, нищий Syn: pauper 3) шутл. парень, малый; плут •• beggars must / should be no choosers посл. — беднякам …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BEGGAR — 1. _n. 1> нищий 2> _шутл. парень, малый; плутишка - insolent beggar - poor beggar - dull beggar - stubborn …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
BEGGAR — 1. n. 1. нищий 2. шутл. парень, малый; плутишка - insolent beggar - poor beggar - dull beggar - stubborn …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
BEGGAR — нищий joc. парень, малый; плутишка доводить до нищеты, превосходить beggar oneself - разориться
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
BEGGAR — 1. _n. 1> нищий 2> _шутл. парень, малый; плутишка; insolent beggar нахал; poor beggar бедняга; dull beggar скучный, нудный человек; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
OPERA — сущ. 1) опера at the opera ≈ в опере to perform, stage an opera ≈ ставить оперу comic opera ≈ …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BEGGAR — 1. сущ. 1) попрошайка, нищий 1) неимущий, бедняк, нищий Syn : pauper 2) шутл. парень, малый; плут ∙ beggars must/should …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь

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