LAME DUCK AMENDMENT.

Meaning of LAME DUCK AMENDMENT. in English

See Twentieth Amendment .

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LAME DUCK AMENDMENT — "поправка о подбитой утке" Двадцатая поправка [Twentieth Amendment] к Конституции США [Constitution, U.S.], ратифицированная в январе 1933. Предусматривает срок истечения полномочий …
LAME DUCK AMENDMENT — "поправка о подбитой утке" Двадцатая поправка [Twentieth Amendment] к Конституции США [Constitution], ратифицированная в январе 1933. Предусматривает срок истечения полномочий …
DUCK — I Any of various relatively small, short-necked, large-billed waterfowl (several genera in subfamily Anatinae, family Anatidae). The legs of true …
Английский словарь Британика
LAME — I. ˈlām adjective ( usually -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English lama; akin to Old Saxon & Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
LAMÉ — (ˈ)la|mā, (ˈ)lä|-, ləˈ- noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, from lamé, adjective, worked with silver or gold thread, from lame …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AMENDMENT — əˈmenmənt also -ndm- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old French amendement, from amender to amend + -ment …
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LAMÉ — /la may"/ ; Fr. /lann may"/ , n. an ornamental fabric in which metallic threads, as of gold or silver, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LAME — lame 1 — lamely , adv. — lameness , n. /laym/ , adj., lamer, lamest , v. , lamed, laming …
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LAME — I. ˈlām adjective ( lam·er ; lam·est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English lama; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DUCK — I. ˈdək noun ( plural ducks ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English duk, doke, from Old English dūce Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AMENDMENT — noun Date: 13th century 1. : the act of amending : correction 2. : a material (as compost or sand) …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LAME — vt to make lame. 2. lame ·superl hence, hobbling; limping; inefficient; imperfect. 3. lame ·superl to some degree disabled by …
Webster English vocab
DUCK — noun a pet; a darling. 2. duck ·noun the light clothes worn by sailors in hot climates. 3. duck ·vt …
Webster English vocab
AMENDMENT — noun correction of an error in a writ or process. 2. amendment ·noun an alteration or change for the better; …
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AMENDMENT — ■ noun 1》 a minor improvement. ↘the action of amending. 2》 ( Amendment ) an article added to the US …
Concise Oxford English vocab
LAME — [lame] adj lam.er ; lam.est [ME, fr. OE lama; akin to OHG lam lame, Lith limti to break down] (bef. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DUCK — [duck] n, pl ducks often attrib [ME duk, doke, fr. OE duce] (bef. 12c) 1 or pl duck a: any …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DUCK — (from Dutch doek, cloth), any of a broad range of strong, durable, plainwoven fabrics made originally from tow yarns and …
Britannica English vocabulary
AMENDMENT — in government and law, an addition or alteration made to a constitution, statute, or legislative bill or resolution. Amendments can …
Britannica English vocabulary
LAME — lame BrE AmE leɪm ▷ lamed leɪmd ▷ lamer ˈleɪm ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ lames leɪmz ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
AMENDMENT — amendment BrE AmE ə ˈmen d mənt ⇨-ˈmem- ▷ amendment|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DUCK — / dʌk; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. ( pl. ducks or duck ) [ C ] a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AMENDMENT — / əˈmendmənt; NAmE / noun 1. [ C , U ] amendment (to sth) a small change or improvement that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LAMÉ — la ‧ mé /ˈlɑːmeɪ $ lɑːˈmeɪ/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Language: French ; Origin: lame 'gold …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LAME — I. lame 1 /leɪm/ BrE AmE adjective [ Language: Old English ; Origin: lama ] 1 . a) unable to …
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DUCK — I. duck 1 S3 /dʌk/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: duce ] 1 . [countable] a …
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AMENDMENT — a ‧ mend ‧ ment AC /əˈmendmənt/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: verb : ↑ amend ; noun : …
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LAME — adj. & v. --adj. 1 disabled, esp. in the foot or leg; limping; unable to walk normally (lame in his …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
LAME — adj. & v. adj. 1 disabled, esp. in the foot or leg; limping; unable to walk normally (lame in his …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LAME — adj. & v. --adj. 1. disabled, esp. in the foot or leg; limping; unable to walk normally (lame in his …
Oxford English vocab
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Oxford English vocab
LAMÉ — Lamé is cloth that has threads of gold or silver woven into it, which make it reflect light. ...a silver …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LAME — ( lamer, lamest) 1. If someone is lame , they are unable to walk properly because of damage to one …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DUCK — ( ducks, ducking, ducked) 1. A duck is a very common water bird with short legs, a short neck, and …
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AMENDMENT — ( amendments) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. An amendment is a …
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LAME — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a pathetic/lame excuse (= very weak ) ▪ That’s the most pathetic excuse I’ve …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DUCK — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a duck pond dead duck ▪ He admitted that the whole project was a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AMENDMENT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an amendment to the constitution (= a change ) ▪ the First Amendment to the …
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LAME — (UNABLE TO WALK) [adjective] -r, -st - (esp. of animals) not able to walk correctly because of physical injury to …
Cambridge English vocab
DUCK — (MOVE) [verb] - to move (your head or the top part of your body) quickly down, esp. to avoid being …
Cambridge English vocab
AMENDMENT — [noun]He insisted that the book did not need amendment. [U]I've made a few last-minute amendments to the article. [C]Presidential power …
Cambridge English vocab
AMENDMENT — Synonyms and related words : Great Leap Forward, addendum, addition, advance, advancement, alteration, amelioration, ascent, attachment, bettering, betterment, bill, boost, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
AMENDMENT — n an addition or change to a law or official document. In the US the first ten amendments to the …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
AMENDMENT — n. 1 correction, emendation, reformation, change, alteration, rectification, repair, reform, improvement, amelioration, betterment, enhancement The committee approved the amendment of …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
LAME — I 1. прил. 1) а) хромой; увечный; парализованный, особ. плохо владеющий ногой или ногами to be lame in one leg …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AMENDMENT — сущ. 1) поправка (к резолюции, законопроекту) amendment to the constitution ≈ поправка к конституции to adopt an amendment ≈ принять …
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LAME — lame.ogg _I 1. leım a 1. 1> хромой lame man horse - хромой человек -ая лошадь to be lame of …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AMENDMENT — amendment.ogg əʹmendmənt n 1. 1> улучшение, исправление; работа по улучшению ( чего-л. ); устранение недостатков 2> (внесённое) исправление; (сделанная) поправка …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AMENDMENT — 1) модернизация, модификация 2) коррекция; уточнение; поправка 3) дополнение • - forecast amendment
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
AMENDMENT — 1) модернизация, модификация 2) коррекция; уточнение; поправка 3) дополнение • - forecast amendment
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
LAME — I прил.1) а) хромой; увечный; парализованный (особенно плохо владеющий ногой или ногами) to be lame in one leg — хромать …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
DUCK — I duck сущ.1) утка ducks quack — утки крякают ducks waddle — утки переваливаются duck tail — утиный хвост; перен. …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
AMENDMENT — поправка (к резолюции, законопроекту); исправление, корректирование, коррекция, поправка to move an amendment - внести поправку (в резолюцию и т. п.)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
AMENDMENT — n 1. 1) улучшение, исправление; работа по улучшению ( чего-л. ); устранение недостатков 2) (внесённое) исправление; (сделанная) поправка ~ list …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
LAME — _I 1. leım a 1. 1> хромой lame man horse - хромой человек -ая лошадь to be lame of /in/ …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
AMENDMENT — n 1. 1> улучшение, исправление; работа по улучшению ( чего-л. ); устранение недостатков 2> (внесённое) исправление; (сделанная) поправка amendment list …
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