Pronunce (2)
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/ˈʌŋ.kl̩/
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ˈʌŋ.kəl
Sostantivo
The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.
- Esempi
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Altri esempi (1)
And it was while all were passionately intent upon the pleasing and snake-like progress of their uncle that a young girl in furs, ascending the stairs two at a time, peeped perfunctorily into the nursery as she passed the hallway—and halted amazed.
The male cousin of one’s parent.
Used as a fictive kinship title for a close male friend of one's parent or parents.
Uso- endearing
Used as a title for the male companion to one's (usually unmarried) parent.
Uso- euphemistic
A source of advice, encouragement, or help.
Uso- figurato
A pawnbroker.
Uso- uso britannico
- datato
- informale
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Altri esempi (1)
December 1843, William Makepeace Thackeray, "Grant in Paris" (review), in Fraser's Magazine A chain hangs out of the pocket of his velvet waistcoat , by which we may conclude that he has a watch , though we have known many gents whose watches were at their uncle's (as the fashionable term for the pawnbroker goes)
An affectionate term for a man of an older generation than oneself, especially a friend of one's parents, by means of fictive kin.
Uso- especially
- in the Southern US
An older African-American male.
Uso- Southern-US
- arcaico
- gergo
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Plain old uncle as he [Socrates] was, with his great ears, — an immense talker.
Any middle-aged or elderly man older than the speaker and/or listener.
Uso- Brunei
- Malaysia
- Myanmar
- Singapore
- informale
Interiezione
A cry used to indicate surrender.
Uso- uso statunitense
- colloquiale
Verbo
To address somebody by the term uncle.
Uso- colloquiale
- transitivo
To act like, or as, an uncle.
Uso- colloquiale
- intransitivo
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Betelgeuse Five, where he both fathered and uncled Ford
Sostantivo
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
- Contrari
- Termini più generali
a source of help and advice and encouragement
- Termini più generali
- Esempi
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he played uncle to lonely students