- DRAW IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS
- [V]DISTRINGO (-ERE -STRINXI -STRICTUM)
English-Latin dictionary. 2014.
DRAW IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS
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draw — [drô] vt. drew, drawn, drawing [ME drawen < OE dragan, akin to ON draga, to drag, Ger tragen, to bear, carry < IE base * dherāgh , to pull, draw along > L trahere, to pull, draw] I indicating traction 1. to make move toward one or along… … English World dictionary
draw and quarter — {v. phr.}, {literary} 1. To execute someone in the barbaric medieval fashion of having him torn into four pieces by four horses tearing his body in four different directions. * /The captured foreign marauders were drawn and quartered by the angry … Dictionary of American idioms
draw and quarter — {v. phr.}, {literary} 1. To execute someone in the barbaric medieval fashion of having him torn into four pieces by four horses tearing his body in four different directions. * /The captured foreign marauders were drawn and quartered by the angry … Dictionary of American idioms
draw and quarter — verb a) To execute a person by tying each limb to an animal and driving them in different directions. b) To severely punish or criticize someone … Wiktionary
draw\ and\ quarter — v. phr. literary 1. To execute someone in the barbaric medieval fashion of having him torn into four pieces by four horses tearing his body in four different directions. The captured foreign marauders were drawn and quartered by the angry… … Словарь американских идиом
Draw-a-Scientist Test — Drawing from Chambers (1983) The Draw A Scientist Test (DAST) is an open ended projective test designed to investigate children s perceptions of the scientist. Originally developed by David Wade Chambers in 1983, the main purpose was to learn at… … Wikipedia
List of words having different meanings in British and American English: A–L — Differences between American and British English American English … Wikipedia
distract — mid 14c., to draw asunder or apart, to turn aside (literal and figurative), from L. distractus, pp. of distrahere draw in different directions, from dis away (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + trahere to draw (see TRACT (Cf. tract) (1)). Sense of to throw… … Etymology dictionary
pre-Columbian civilizations — Introduction the aboriginal American Indian (Mesoamerican Indian) cultures that evolved in Meso America (part of Mexico and Central America) and the Andean region (western South America) prior to Spanish exploration and conquest in the 16th … Universalium
Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… … Universalium
Christianity — /kris chee an i tee/, n., pl. Christianities. 1. the Christian religion, including the Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox churches. 2. Christian beliefs or practices; Christian quality or character: Christianity mixed with pagan elements; … Universalium
