guy
To exhibit an effigy of Guy Fawkes around the 5th NovemberTo exhibit an effigy of Guy Fawkes around the 5th November.
» The guys are sleeping like dogs.
Ці хлопці сплять як собаки.
Meaning
3 senses(intransitive)To exhibit an effigy of Guy Fawkes around the 5th November.
(transitive)To make fun of, to ridicule with wit or innuendo.
To equip with a support cable.
abspannen
steady or support with a guy wire or cable
Examples
5044 sentencesThe guys are sleeping like dogs.
Ці хлопці сплять як собаки. — deniko
I've been waiting for you guys.
Я чекаю на вас. — triantafillou
deIch habe auf euch gewartet. — raggione
I'm really mad at you guys.
Я дуже на вас сердитий, хлопці. — deniko
ruЯ очень зол на вас, парни. — sharptoothed
How much are you guys paying?
Скільки ви платите? — deniko
Tom seems like a nice guy.
Том здається непоганим хлопцем. — deniko
deTom scheint ein netter Kerl zu sein. — wolfgangth
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Coined by semantic widening from the name of Guy Fawkes (1570–1606), an English Catholic eCoined by semantic widening from the name of Guy Fawkes (1570–1606), an English Catholic executed for his role in the Gunpowder Plot, which also came to refer to effigies of his image burned annually on Guy Fawkes Night. The name Guy is from Old French Gui, from a Frankish form of Proto-West Germanic *Widō (compare Old Dutch Wido), a short form of names beginning with the element *widu (“wood”), from Proto-Germanic *widuz. Cognate with Italian Guido. Doublet of guido.
From Old French guie, linked to verb guier (“guide”), from Frankish *wītan, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wītaną (“know”). Cognate with English guide.
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Forms
guys, guying, guyed, guyedSynonyms
8 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- a nice guy
- nice guy
- kind of guy
- the guy who
- guy over there
- guy named
- a guy named
- smart guy
- very nice guy
- the only guy
- is the guy
- three guys who