bedfellow
bedfellow · bedfellows
Bettgenossin, Bettgenosse
One with whom one shares a bedOne with whom one shares a bed.
US/ˈbɛdˌfɛloʊ/
» Adversity makes strange bedfellows.
Значение
значений: 2One with whom one shares a bed.
Bettgenosse, Bettgenossin
a person with whom you share a bed
(шире)An associate, often an otherwise improbable one.
a temporary associate
Примеры
предложений: 4Adversity makes strange bedfellows.
Misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows.
В нужде с кем не поведёшься.
Politics makes strange bedfellows.
В политике с кем не поведёшься.
The two nations have always been uncomfortable bedfellows.
Переводы
языков: 1Deutsch
По значениям 1
one with whom one shares a bed:
Происхождение
From Middle English bedfelawe, equivalent to bed + fellow. Sense 2 "associate, especiallyFrom Middle English bedfelawe, equivalent to bed + fellow. Sense 2 "associate, especially improbable" is influenced by strange bedfellow and its allusion to Shakespeare's The Tempest.
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Формы
мн. число: bedfellows| Ед. число | bedfellow |
|---|---|
| Мн. число | bedfellows |
правильный
Синонимы
синонимов: 2Близкие по смыслу
- a person with whom you share a bed:bedmate
Однокоренные
связанных слов: 2Связанныеbedshare
Производныеbedfellowship