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forty
forty1. [ʹfɔ:tı] n
<Í> 1) группа из сорока человек или предметов
there were forty of them - их было сорок
in /by/ forties - по сорока
2) сорок лет (о возрасте)
he is forty - ему сорок лет
he must be under [about, over] forty - ему ещё нет [около, больше] сорока
at forty - в сорок лет, в сорокалетнем возрасте
a man of forty - сорокалетний человек [см. тж. forties 3)];
3) яхта грузоподъёмностью в сорок тонн
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2. [ʹfɔ:tı] num
<Í> 1) (число) сорок
forty books - сорок книг
forty tens are four hundred - сорок, помноженное на десять, - четыреста
forty times as much - в сорок раз больше
2) (номер) сорок, (номер) сороковой
Chapter forty - сороковая глава
Room forty - комната (номер) сорок
|| forty-one, forty-two, etc - сорок один, сорок два и т. д.
forty-first, forty-second, etc - сорок первый, сорок второй и т. д.
♢ forty ways for /from, to/ Sunday - амер. сл. как попало; во все стороны; в полном беспорядке
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forty Идиома
forty winks
a short sleep during the day As soon as I arrived home I lay down and had forty winks.
Forty Deuce
42nd street, Manhattan, the Times Square area
forty dog
40 ounce bottle of Olde English 800 malt liquor:"Forty dog, one love" -- Nas (One love [1994])
catch forty winks
Idiom(s): catch forty winks AND catch some Zs; take forty winks
Theme: SLEEP
to take a nap; to get some sleep.
• I'll just catch forty winks before getting ready for the party.
• Tom always tries to catch some Zs before going out for a late evening.
• I think I'll go to bed and take forty winks. See you in the morning.
• Why don't you go take forty winks and call me in about an hour?
take forty winks
Idiom(s): catch forty winks AND catch some Zs; take forty winks
Theme: SLEEP
to take a nap; to get some sleep.
• I'll just catch forty winks before getting ready for the party.
• Tom always tries to catch some Zs before going out for a late evening.
• I think I'll go to bed and take forty winks. See you in the morning.
• Why don't you go take forty winks and call me in about an hour?
A fool at forty is a fool forever.
If a person hasn't matured by the age of 40, they never will.
forty winks|forty|wink|winks
n. phr., informal A short period of sleep; a nap. When the truck driver felt sleepy, he stopped by the side of the road to catch forty winks.
Compare: SHUT-EYE.
forty
forty
the forties
the numbers or years, as of a century, from forty through forty-nine
An forty idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with forty, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
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