CE ÎNSEAMNĂ DERRING-DO ÎN ENGLEZĂ?
Definiția derring-do în dicționarul Engleză
Definiția derring-do în dicționar este (arhaică (sau literară) un spirit sau faptă îndrăzneață, îndrăzneală sau acțiune îndrăzneață.
CĂRȚI ÎN ENGLEZĂ ÎN LEGĂTURĂ CU «DERRING-DO»
Descoperă întrebuințarea
derring-do în următoarea selecție bibliografică. Cărți în legătură cu
derring-do și extrase din aceasta pentru a furniza contextul de întrebuințare al acestuia în literatura Engleză.
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Tomboys!: tales of dyke
derring-
do
Readers will delight in both the similarities and varieties of experience revealed in this tales told with humour, attitude, nostalgia, longing and above all love.
Lynne Yamaguchi Fletcher, Karen Barber,
1995
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Fishing Giants and Other Men of
Derring-
Do: Amazing Tales of ...
These are men who live two lives in one: on the surface they are novelists (including two literary giants: Vladimir Nabokov and James Joyce); inventors; scientists; businessmen; entrepreneurs; but what moves them are their passions. (6 1/4 ...
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Netezza Underground: The Unauthorized Tales of
Derring-
do ...
Just crack the pages and get moving. This book is for those who already have a machine (and those who might want to just kick the tires). But keep in mind, once you kick the tires, you'll want one. Maybe two.Big Data. Complex Data.
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Pirates:
Derring-
do on the High Seas
And, of course, no pirate anthology would be complete without classic fictional pirates such as Long John Silver and Captain Hook. Shiver me timbers, this is a great read.
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The
Derring-
Do Club and the Empire of the Dead
"Why can't saving the British Empire involve embroidery?
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Garner's Modern American Usage
The second is a needless variant. derring-do (= daring action) derives, according
to the OED, from a “chain of misunderstandings and errors.” Originally, the term
was dorryng do, a verb phrase meaning “daring to do.” A 16th-century misprint in
...
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Sticklers, Sideburns & Bikinis: The Military Origins of ...
Daring action. According to the OED, “derring-do” is a pseudo-archaism “
misconstrued as a substantive phrase, and taken to mean daring acts or feats.”
The blame can be laid squarely at the door of Edmund Spenser (1522–99), who
wrote ...
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The New Desert Reader: Descriptions of America's Arid Regions
3 derring-do OOOOCKXKXXXXXXXXXX) In 1823, Young James Ohio Pattie, his
father, and several companions left Missouri with the intention of making fortunes
from trapping beaver in the largely unexplored West. Using Santa Fe, New ...
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History in English Words
Derring-do — another of these revivals — is interesting because it originates in a
mistake made by Spenser about Chaucer. He had described how Troilus was
second to nobody in 'derring do that longeth to a knight' — that is to say, 'in daring
...
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The Pocket Guide to Magic
Abracadabra ! Hocus-pocus! Allakazam! Happis crappis! Say it together now—magic! Take a peek inside the magician's secret wardrobe to discover the tricks of the trade, the tales of derring-do, and the people who made the magic happen.
ȘTIRI NOI CARE INCLUD TERMENUL «DERRING-DO»
Află ce ziare naționale și internaționale au scris despre și cum este întrebuințat termenul
derring-do în contextul următoarelor știri.
Thundercat Takes Mini-Album on North American Tour
According to our review, "what's equally striking is the musical derring-do and adventurousness on display on this short but sweet offering." «Exclaim!, Iul 15»
From Russia with love: A guide to taking selfies
Many activities on the chart look like vodka-fueled acts of derring-do. While we know most Russians are, uh, tougher than the rest of the world, ... «GeekWire, Iul 15»
Matt Giteau in the Pursuit of Happiness
It was more his increasing propensity to drift across-field, and the loss of the piratical derring-do of the 19-year-old that was taken on a Spring ... «The Roar, Iul 15»
The Summer I Got Drugged—Maybe
... is targeted by scheming locals with some terrible intent—robbery, ransom, rape—and escapes courtesy of his quick wits and derring-do? «TheStranger.com, Iul 15»
Why are the Opposition and Media Picking on Female Leaders of …
... in acts both inadmissible and unacceptable, having much in common with late Raj Narain's derring-do! For the Congress Party, it was time for ... «Merinews, Iul 15»
Are the Germans about to call the Greeks' bluff?
You have to admire the Greeks. They certainly don't like getting pushed around and their history is replete with tales of derring-do in the face of ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Iul 15»
Young Han Solo 'Star Wars' Movie: A Snarkier Space Rogue?
Solo was, after all, as loved for his comedy as his derring-do in the original movie. Just ask fans for their favorite lines from the original movie, ... «Hollywood Reporter, Iul 15»
'Hollywood Game Night' and the problem with the celebrity fun bus
The real derring-do is accomplished in the editing room. Then or now, nothing more easily and safely fulfills a celebrity's need for good publicity ... «Chicago Tribune, Iul 15»
Mitchell: Motorcycles began, ended sheriff's career
The Times used the local paper and other Vicksburg sources to recount a few stories of Barrett's derring-do. Arrests for bank heists were made ... «Jackson Clarion Ledger, Iul 15»
**** SPOILER ALERT **** Review: True Detective, Season 2 …
... while setting in place a murder mystery so obtuse it made the Lovecraftian derring-do of True Detective year one feel like Murder She Wrote. «Irish Independent, Iul 15»