English
suomi-englanti sanakirjaEnglish englannista suomeksi
Englannin, englantilainen
sivukierre
englanti
englanninkielinen
englannin kieli ja kirjallisuus
englantilaiset
Substantiivi
Verbi
English englanniksi
Of or pertaining to England.
1941, (w), ''(w)'', Pt. I:
- During the war of 1914–18 the English class were in contact with foreigners to an extent that is rarely possible. The sole result was that they brought back a hatred of all Europeans, except the Germans, whose courage they admired.
English-language; of or pertaining to the language, descended from Anglo-Saxon, which developed in England.
(quote-book)
(ux)
Of or pertaining to the people of England (to Englishmen and Englishwomen).
(RQ:Churchill Celebrity)
Of or pertaining to the avoirdupois system of measure.
Non-Amish, so named for speaking English rather than a variety of German.
Denoting a vertical orientation of the doors.
(cot)
The people of England, Englishmen and Englishwomen.
1979, (w), ''Bees in Some Bonnets'', p. 175:
- Cricket—a game which the English, not being a spiritual people, have invented in order to give themselves some conception of eternity.
The non-Amish, people outside the Amish faith and community.
Facility with the noun|English language, ability to employ noun|English correctly and idiomatically.
A particular instance of the noun|English language, including
The noun|English term or expression for some thing or idea.
The noun|English text or phrasing of some spoken or written communication.
A clear and readily understandable expression of some idea in noun|English.
(quote-av)
(synonym of), the class dedicated to improving school|primary and school students' mastery of noun|English and the material taught in such classes.
(quote-journal)
(senseid) A size of type between pica (12 point) and primer (18 point), standardized as 14-point.
Spin or sidespin given to a ball, especially in pool or billiards.
(senseid) The language originating in England but now spoken in all parts of the Isles, the of Nations, America, and other parts of the world.
(hyponyms)
A variety, dialect, or idiolect of spoken and or written English.
2003, (w), "Mother Tongue", in ''(w): Memories of a Writing Life'', page 278
- I began to write stories using all the Englishes I grew up with: the English I spoke to my mother, which for lack of a better term might be described as “simple”; the English she used with me, which for lack of a better term might be described as “broken”; my translation of her Chinese, which could certainly be described as “watered down”; and what I imagined to be her translation of her Chinese if she could speak in perfect English, her internal language, and for that I sought to preserve the essence, but neither an English nor a Chinese structure.
English language, literature, composition as a subject of study
(surname) originally denoting a non-Celtic or non-Danish person in Britain.
(given name)
(place).(cln)
To translate, adapt or render into English.
(RQ:Burton Melancholy), page 214 (2001 reprint):
- (..)''severe prohibuit viris suis tum misceri feminas in consuetis suis menstruis, etc.'' I spare to English this which I have said.
2011, Colin Cheney, 'Where Should I Start with Tomas Tranströmer?':
- Here, the poems are Englished by twelve different translators