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Dictionary: guy1   () pronunciation
n.
A rope, cord, or cable used to steady, guide, or secure something.

tr.v., guyed, guy·ing, guys.
To steady, guide, or secure with a rope, cord, or cable.

[Partly from Middle English gie, guide, guy (from Old French guie , from guier, to guide) and partly from Low German, akin to Dutch gei, brail.]


guy2 () pronunciation
n.
  1. Informal. A man; a fellow.
  2. guys Informal. Persons of either sex.
  3. Chiefly British. A person of odd or grotesque appearance or dress.
  4. often Guy An effigy of Guy Fawkes paraded through the streets of English towns and burned on Guy Fawkes Day.
tr.v., guyed, guy·ing, guys.
To hold up to ridicule; mock.

[After Guy FAWKES.]


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Definition: male person
Antonyms: gal, girl


Architecture: guy
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A supporting rope, cable, or wire which is anchored at one end and tied to an object or structure in order to stabilize it.


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: n. - A more casual term for a man or boy.

pronunciation What you shouldn't do . . . Don't carry a grudge. While you're carrying the grudge, the other guy's out dancing.

Tutor's tip: Note: "Goy" is a derogatory term meaning a person who is not Jewish. A "guy" is a word for a boy or man or a rope used to secure or steady something into position.

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - Guy Fawkes figur som afbrændes 5. nov.
v. tr. - gøre nar af

idioms:

  • Guy Fawkes Night    Guy Fawkes-aften (5. nov.)

2.
n. - fyr, fugleskræmsel, forhaler, bardun
v. tr. - gøre nar af, lave grin med, støtte med bardun

idioms:

  • guy rope    bardun

Nederlands (Dutch)
kerel, persoon, (mv) jongens, beeltenis van Guy Fawkes, afzichtelijk gekleed iemand, stormlijn, met tuien vastzetten, belachelijk maken, beeltenis vertonen van

Français (French)
1.
n. - type, mec
v. tr. - tourner (qn/qch) en ridicule

idioms:

  • Guy Fawkes Night    le 5 novembre, anniversaire de la Conspiration des Poudres

2.
n. - corde d'attache
v. tr. - attacher avec une corde

idioms:

  • guy rope    corde d'attache

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Kerl, Typ
v. - sich lustig machen

idioms:

  • Guy Fawkes Night    4.November, Festtag zum Gedenken an die Pulververschwörung

2.
n. - Halteseil, Lenkseil
v. - mit einem Tau sichern

idioms:

  • guy rope    Zelt(spann)leine

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μάγκας, τύπος, καλώδιο/σχοινί για τη στερέωση τέντας, φορτίου γερανού κ.λπ., (ναυτ.) πρότονος, πρόδρομος, (Βρετ.) ανδρείκελο προοριζόμενο για καύση
v. - πειράζω, περιπαίζω, στερεώνω με σχοινί

idioms:

  • fall guy    (καθομ.) εξιλαστήριο θύμα, αφελές θύμα
  • Guy Fawkes Night    5η Νοεμβρίου, επέτειος της απόπειρας ανατίναξης του Βρετ. Κοινοβούλιου (1605)
  • guy rope    σχοινί τέντας

Italiano (Italian)
tipo, svignarsela, farsi beffe

idioms:

  • Guy Fawkes Night    fantoccio che si brucia il 5 novembre
  • guy rope    tirante a fune
  • wise guy    saccente

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cara (m) (gír.)

idioms:

  • Guy Fawkes Night    aniversário (m) do descobrimento da Conspiração da Pólvora
  • guy rope    cabo (m) de retenção
  • wise guy    espertalhão (m)

Русский (Russian)
парень, пугало, выставлять ан посмешище

idioms:

  • Guy Fawkes Night    народный английский праздник в ночь на 5 ноября
  • guy rope    ранта (на корабле)
  • wise guy    умник

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - tío, individuo, sujeto, tipo, hombre, muchacho, efigie grotesca de Guy Fawkes
v. tr. - ridiculizar, burlarse de

idioms:

  • Guy Fawkes Night    la noche del 5 de noviembre se quema la imagen de Guy Fawkes

2.
n. - cable o cuerda de retén
v. tr. - guiar, estabilizar o asegurar con ese cable

idioms:

  • guy rope    cable de retén, tirante

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kille, tjej, gaj (sjö.), fågelskrämma
v. - driva med

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 家伙, 小伙子, 朋友, 人, 取笑, 嘲弄

idioms:

  • Guy Fawkes Night    盖克福克斯夜
  • guy rope    支帐篷架设天线等用的支索, 拉索

2. 牵索, 张网, 使稳定, 加固

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 牽索, 張網
v. tr. - 使穩定, 加固

2.
n. - 傢伙, 小伙子, 朋友, 人
v. tr. - 取笑, 嘲弄

idioms:

  • Guy Fawkes Night    蓋克福克斯夜
  • guy rope    支帳篷架設天線等用的支索, 拉索

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 사람, 놈, 이상한 사람, 우습게 생긴 인형
v. tr. - 조롱하다, 이상한 인형의 상으로 나타내다

2.
n. - 당김줄, 받침줄
v. tr. - 당김줄로 버티다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 男, やつ, へんてこな服装の人, 控え綱
v. - まねをしてからかう, からかう

idioms:

  • Guy Fawkes Night    ガイ・フォークス祭
  • guy rope    控網

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حبل تثبيت, رجل او فتى (فعل) يضحك على, يسخر من‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ברנש, אדם מגוחך, בובת-אדם, איש‬
v. tr. - ‮לעג ל-, עשה ללעג‬
n. - ‮שרשרת, חבל‬
v. tr. - ‮קשר מטען‬


 
 
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