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Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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lung — LUNG, Ă, lungi, adj., adv., s.n. I. adj. 1. Care are o lungime mare, ale cărui capete sunt depărtate unul de altul. ♢ expr. A avea mâna lungă (sau degete lungi) sau a fi lung de mână (sau de, în degete) = a avea obiceiul să fure, a fi hoţ. A fi… … Dicționar Român
Lung — (l[u^]ng), n. [OE. lunge, AS. lunge, pl. lungen; akin to D. long, G. lunge, Icel. & Sw. lunga, Dan. lunge, all prob. from the root of E. light. [root]125. See {Light} not heavy.] (Anat.) An organ for a[ e]rial respiration; commonly in the plural … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lung — ist eine andere Schreibweise für den Long (Mythologie), den chinesischen Drachen Lung ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Silviu Lung (* 1956), rumänischer Fußballspieler Silviu Lung Jr. (* 1989), rumänischer Fußballspieler Ti Lung (* 1946) … Deutsch Wikipedia
lung — (n.) human respiratory organ, c.1300, from O.E. lungen (pl.), from P.Gmc. *lungw (Cf. O.N. lunge, O.Fris. lungen, M.Du. longhe, Du. long, O.H.G. lungun, Ger. lunge lung ), lit. the light organ, from PIE *legwh not heavy, having little weight;… … Etymology dictionary
lung — [lʌŋ] n ↑artery, ↑brain, ↑fatty, ↑tissue, ↑heart, ↑kidney, ↑intestine, ↑intestine2, ↑small, ↑large, ↑liver, ↑lung, ↑muscles, ↑stomach, ↑ … Dictionary of contemporary English
lung|er — lung|er1 «LUHNG uhr», noun. Slang. a person who has tuberculosis of the lungs. ╂[< lung + er2] lung|er2 «LUHN juhr», noun. a person who lunges … Useful english dictionary
Lũng Cú — est une commune (xã) du Nord du Vietnam, sur le plateau de Đồng Văn. Elle se trouve à l’extrémité septentrionale du territoire vietnamien. Administrativement, ce secteur comprend 9 villages, dans le plateau Đồng Văn, arrondissement de Đồng Văn,… … Wikipédia en Français
lung — [ lʌŋ ] noun count ** one of the organs in your chest that fill with air when you breathe … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lung — ► NOUN ▪ each of the pair of organs within the ribcage into which air is drawn in breathing, so that oxygen can pass into the blood and carbon dioxide be removed. DERIVATIVES lunged adjective lungful noun. ORIGIN Old English, related to LIGHT(Cf … English terms dictionary
lung — [luŋ] n. [ME lunge < OE lungen, akin to Ger lunge < IE base * legwh , light in weight and movement: the lungs were so named because of their lightness: see LIGHTS] 1. either of the two spongelike respiratory organs in the thorax of… … English World dictionary
Lung — For other uses, see Lung (disambiguation). Lunged redirects here. For other uses, see Lunge. The lungs of a pig … Wikipedia
