quirk
To move with a wry jerkTo (cause to) move with a wry jerk.
» Tom has his quirks.
Значення
значень: 4(перехідне й неперехідне)To (cause to) move with a wry jerk.
He quirked an eyebrow.
The corners of her mouth quirked.
(перехідне)To furnish with a quirk or channel.
To alter in a unique and unusual way.
(архаїчне, неперехідне)To use verbal tricks or quibbles.
- twist or curve abruptly
Приклади
речень: 18Tom has his quirks.
That's just a quirk of his.
deDas ist nur so eine Eigenart von ihm.
Old people have their own quirks.
ruУ стариков свои причуды.
Every language has its own quirks.
ruУ каждого языка есть свои особенности.
deJede Sprache hat ihre eigenen Besonderheiten.
It was just a quirk of fate.
deEs war nur eine Laune des Schicksals.
Походження
First attested in the 1540s. Of uncertain origin. Possibly from Middle English *querk, froFirst attested in the 1540s. Of uncertain origin. Possibly from Middle English *querk, from Old Norse kverk (“a bend or angle, especially below a cross-beam or below the chin, the bight of an axe", also "throat, gullet”), from Proto-Germanic *kwerkō (“throat, gullet”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- (“to devour; maw”). Cognate with Scots querk (“throat", also "any hollow in the body, such as an armpit, groin, instep, etc.”), Icelandic kverk (“interior angle”). Also partially from dialectal quirk, querk (“a whim, fancy, fuss, huff, complaint", also "to peevishly grumble, grunt, sigh, croak, die”), from Middle English querken, *quirken (“to choke”), from Old Norse kvirkja (“to choke, strangle”), from the same origin above. Related to dialectal querken, quirken (“to choke”). Likely not related to queer.
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Форми
quirks, quirking, quirked, quirkedУроки до слова
уроків: 3- A1Present Simple: теперішній простий час — Бо це дієслово
- A1Past Simple: правильні дієслова — Бо у нього є форма минулого часу
- A2Present Perfect: вступ — Бо у нього є дієприкметник минулого часу