addle
To make or become addledTo make or become addled; to muddle or confuse.
» I'm old, but my brain is not that addled yet.
Значение
значений: 4To make or become addled; to muddle or confuse.
to addle someone's brain
become rotten
To cause fertilised eggs to lose viability, by killing the developing embryo within through shaking, piercing, freezing or oiling, without breaking the shell.
(Северная Англия)To earn, earn by labor; earn money or one's living.
(Северная Англия)To thrive or grow; to ripen.
Примеры
предложений: 2I'm old, but my brain is not that addled yet.
The fumes of the wine were mounting steadily to addle his indifferent brains.
Переводы
языков: 1Происхождение
From Middle English adel (“rotten”), from Old English adel, adela (“mire, pool, liquid excFrom Middle English adel (“rotten”), from Old English adel, adela (“mire, pool, liquid excrement”), from Proto-West Germanic *adal, from Proto-Germanic *adalaz, *adalô (“cattle urine, liquid manure”).
Inherited from Middle English addlen, adlen, probably from Old Norse ǫðlask (“to gain possession of property”), from ōðal (“owndom, property”).
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Формы
addles, addling, addled, addledСинонимы
синонимов: 2Однокоренные
связанных слов: 1Уроки к слову
уроков: 3- A1Present Simple: настоящее простое время — Потому что это глагол
- A1Past Simple: правильные глаголы — Потому что у него есть форма прошедшего времени
- A2Present Perfect: введение — Потому что у него есть причастие прошедшего времени