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un·cle
(ŭng′kəl)n.
Idiom: 1.
a. The brother of one's mother or father.
b. The husband of a sibling of one's mother or father.
2. Used as a form of address for an older man, especially by children.
3. A kindly counselor.
4. Slang A pawnbroker.
5. Uncle Uncle Sam.
cry/say uncle Informal
To indicate a willingness to give up a fight or surrender: tickled my brother until he cried uncle.
[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin avunculus, maternal uncle; see awo- in Indo-European roots.]
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uncle
(ˈʌŋkəl)n
1. a brother of one's father or mother
2. the husband of one's aunt
3. a term of address sometimes used by children for a male friend of their parents
4. slang a pawnbroker
[C13: from Old French oncle, from Latin avunculus; related to Latin avus grandfather]
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un•cle
(ˈʌŋ kəl)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. (cap.) Uncle Sam.
Idioms: say or cry uncle, to concede defeat.
[1250–1300; < Old French < Latin avunculus mother's brother; akin to Old English èam uncle, Latin avus grandfather]
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Noun 1. [画像:uncle - the brother of your father or mother]uncle - the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
granduncle, great-uncle - an uncle of your father or mother
kinsman - a male relative
2. uncle - a source of help and advice and encouragement; "he played uncle to lonely students"
benefactor, helper - a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)
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uncle
nounRelated words
adjective avuncular
adjective avuncular
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Translations
عَم، خالعَمٌّ أو خَال
вуйчокалекосвакострикочичо
strýcstrýček
onkelfarbrormorbror
enoenopuolikummisetäsetäsetäpuoli
oncle ma tante
ujakstric
nagybácsi
oncle
paman
föðurbróðirföîurbróîir; móîurbróîir; frændimóðurbróðir
おじ
외삼촌
avunculuspatruus
dėdė
tēvocis
oom oompjepandjesbaas suikeroomnonkel
strýkoujo
stric
farbrormorbroronkel
ลุง
bác
uncle
[ˈʌŋkl] N1. → tío m
my uncle and aunt → mis tíos
Uncle Sam → el tío Sam (personificación de EE.UU.)
Uncle Tom (US) negro que trata de congraciarse con los blancos
to cry or say uncle (US) → rendirse, darse por vencido
my uncle and aunt → mis tíos
Uncle Sam → el tío Sam (personificación de EE.UU.)
Uncle Tom (US) negro que trata de congraciarse con los blancos
to cry or say uncle (US) → rendirse, darse por vencido
2. (= fence) → perista m
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uncle
(ˈaŋkl) noun the brother of a person's father or mother, or the husband of an aunt. He's my uncle; Hallo, Uncle Jim! oom عَم، خال чичи tio strýc der Onkel onkel θείος tío onu عمو یا دایی؛ شوهر خاله یا شوهر عمه setä oncle דוד चाचा, मामा, फूफा, मौसा ujak nagybácsi paman föðurbróðir; móðurbróðir; frændi zio おじ 삼촌, 백부, 숙부 dėdė tēvocis pakcik oom onkel, far-/morbror wuj اكا، كاكا، تره، ماما، دترور مېړه tio unchi дядя strýko, ujo stric ujak ili stric farbror, morbror ลุง amca, dayı 伯父,叔父,舅父 дядько چچا، ماموں، خالو، پھوپھا chú, bác, cậu , dượng 伯父,叔父,舅父
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uncle
→ عَمٌّ أو خَال strýc onkel Onkel θείος tío eno oncle ujak zio おじ 외삼촌 oom onkel wujek tio дядя farbror ลุง amca bác 叔叔或舅舅Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
uncle
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