welly
welly · wellies
зад, захисник, спинка
зад, защитник, спина
Ende, Hintergrund, Rücken
A Wellington bootA Wellington boot.
/ˈwɛli/
» Come on, give it some welly!
Los, strengt euch mal an!
Meaning
3 senses(countable, informal)A Wellington boot.
(informal, uncountable)Force on a pedal or increase to any fuel or power for an engine or motor.
Gas
(informal, uncountable)Force or effort.
Come on! Put some welly into it!
Examples
3 sentencesCome on, give it some welly!
deLos, strengt euch mal an! — manese
They should have wellies.
deSie sollten Gummistiefel haben. — Hans07
Wellies are sometimes necessary.
deGummistiefel sind manchmal wichtig. — Hans07
Translations
3 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
force on a pedal or increase to any fuel or power for an engine or motor:
Origin
Clipping of Wellington boot + -y.Clipping of Wellington boot + -y.
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Forms
plural: welliesSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable