uncle

Uncle — Un cle, n. [OE. uncle, OF. oncle, uncle, F. oncle, fr. L. avunculus a maternal uncle, dim. of avus a grandfather; akin to Lith. avynas uncle, Goth. aw? grandmother, Icel. [=a]i great grandfather.] 1. The brother of one s father or mother; also… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

uncle — noun 1) дядя 2) пожилой человек; дядюшка (особ. в обращении) 3)joc. ростовщик my uncle s Uncle Sam …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

uncle — ˈʌŋkl сущ. 1) дядя to say uncle ≈ соглашаться; признавать себя побежденным; просить пощады 2) пожилой человек 3) шутл. ростовщик ∙ Uncle Sam ≈ дядя Сэм , США дядя maternal * дядя по матери (разговорное) …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

Uncle — For other uses, see Uncle (disambiguation). Uncle (from Latin: avunculus little grandfather , the diminutive of avus grandfather ,) is a family relationship or kinship, and a parent s male sibling or the male spouse of a parent s sibling. A woman …   Wikipedia

uncle — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin avunculus mother s brother; akin to Old English ēam uncle, Welsh ewythr, Latin avus grandfather Date: 14th century 1. a. the brother of one s father or mother b. the husband of one s… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

uncle — uncleless, adj. uncleship, n. /ung keuhl/, n. 1. a brother of one s father or mother. 2. an aunt s husband. 3. a familiar title or term of address for any elderly man. 4. Slang. a pawnbroker. 5. (cap.) Informal. Uncle Sam …   Universalium

uncle — See: SAY UNCLE also CRY UNCLE …   Словарь американских идиом

uncle — See: SAY UNCLE also CRY UNCLE …   Словарь американских идиом

uncle — 1. noun /ˈʌŋ.kəl/ a) A brother or brother in law of someone’s parent. Tristram en Wales se rala, tant que sis uncles le manda b) (euphemistically) A companion to your (usually unmarried)mother. Tristan returned to Wales, while he waited for …   Wiktionary

UNCLE — 1) Вычислительная техника: Unix Net for Computer security in Law Enforcement (organization, USA, Unix) 2) СМИ: United Network Command For Law Enforcement …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь