bedfellow
bedfellow · bedfellows
Bettgenossin, Bettgenosse
One with whom one shares a bedOne with whom one shares a bed.
US/ˈbɛdˌfɛloʊ/
» Adversity makes strange bedfellows.
Значення
значень: 2One with whom one shares a bed.
Bettgenosse, Bettgenossin
a person with whom you share a bed
(ширше)An associate, often an otherwise improbable one.
a temporary associate
Приклади
речень: 4Adversity makes strange bedfellows.
Misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows.
ruВ нужде с кем не поведёшься.
The two nations have always been uncomfortable bedfellows.
Politics makes strange bedfellows.
ruВ политике с кем не поведёшься.
Переклади
мов: 1Deutsch
За значеннями 1
one with whom one shares a bed:
Походження
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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Форми
множина: bedfellows| Однина | bedfellow |
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| Множина | bedfellows |
правильне
Синоніми
синонімів: 2Близькі за значенням
- a person with whom you share a bed:bedmate
Спільнокореневі
пов’язаних слів: 2Пов’язаніbedshare
Похідніbedfellowship