lightbulb
An uninvited third person joining a couple's date who prevents or hinders romantic…An uninvited third person joining a couple's date who prevents or hinders romantic interactions.
» Tom stood on the table to change the lightbulb.
Том встал на стол, чтобы поменять лампочку.
Значение
значений: 1(Singapore, разговорное)An uninvited third person joining a couple's date who prevents or hinders romantic interactions.
- electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity
Примеры
предложений: 26Tom stood on the table to change the lightbulb.
Том встал на стол, чтобы поменять лампочку.
Edison invented the lightbulb.
Эдисон изобрел электролампу.
Would you like for me to change the lightbulb for you?
deSoll ich dir die Glühbirne auswechseln?
They rushed the woman to the hospital after she ate a lightbulb.
Did you replace the lightbulbs?
Происхождение
Calque from Cantonese 電燈泡／电灯泡 (din6 dang1 paau1), as though the third person is a light buCalque from Cantonese 電燈泡／电灯泡 (din6 dang1 paau1), as though the third person is a light bulb in the background.
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Формы
мн. число: lightbulbs| Ед. число | lightbulb |
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| Мн. число | lightbulbs |
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Синонимы
синонимов: 7- electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity:light bulbbulbincandescent lampelectric lightelectric-light bulb