lad
A boy or young manA boy or young man.
» Tom is a good lad.
Значение
значений: 6A boy or young man.
Junge, Knabe, Bube
па́реньpárenʹ, ю́ношаjúnoša, ма́льчикmálʹčik
хло́пецьxlópecʹ, па́рубокpárubok, юна́кjunák
a boy or man
(Британия)A hedonistic or irresponsible young man; A Jack the lad.
I think he reckons he’s a bit of a lad.
Last night I was out drinking with the lads.
A familiar term of address for a young man.
Come here, lad, and help me shift these boxes.
Bursche, junger Mann
молодо́й челове́кmolodój čelovék
a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
A groom who works with horses.
Stallbursche
помо́щник ко́нюхаpomóščnik kónjuxa
(Ирландия, разговорное)The penis.
(интернет)A scammer.
Примеры
предложений: 39Tom is a good lad.
Tom is a brave lad.
I know him, a wily, cheeky lad.
Я знаю его. Хитрый, нахальный парень. — odexed
ukЯ його знаю. Хитрий, нахабний хлопчина. — deniko
deIch kenne den abgebrühten Burschen. — al_ex_an_der
I tell ya, you're in deep trouble, my lad.
Я скажу тебе, ты в большой беде, парень. — Lich
He's a good lad.
Он хороший парень. — Biga
ukВін добрий хлопець. — shanghainese
Переводы
языков: 7По значениям 1
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Происхождение
From Middle English ladde (“foot soldier, servant; male commoner; boy”), from late Old EngFrom Middle English ladde (“foot soldier, servant; male commoner; boy”), from late Old English *ladda (attested in Old English personal byname Ladda), probably of North Germanic origin. Compare Old Norse ladd (“hose, woolen stocking; sock”), which may have undergone semantic shift to mean a term of abuse (e.g. foolish youth, youngster of lower social status, etc.); thence by connotative amelioration coming to mean any young fellow. Compare Norwegian ladd (“rough sock, woolen or felt slipper”) and the -ladd in compounds Askeladd/Askeladden (a nickname in fairy tales, "Ash Lad") and tusseladd (“nincompoop”). See also Swedish ladder (“old shoes”), lodde (“Frisian shoe”), lädder (“socks”), all said to be related to Old Norse loðinn (“hairy, shaggy, woolly”), loddi (“shaggy dog”).
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