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Етимологија[уреди]
Origin uncertain. It is speculated to relate either to people from England introducing the technique for billiards or bowling in the United States, or perhaps from a particular person with the surname English.[1]
Изговор[уреди]
Именица[уреди]
english (uncountable) (uppercased in all of the Oxford English Dictionary's citations from 1869 to 2007)[1]
- (US) Spinning or rotary motion given to a ball around the vertical axis, as in billiards or bowling.
- You can't hit it directly, but maybe if you give it some english.
- (figuratively) An unusual or unexpected interpretation of a text or idea, a spin, a nuance.
- 1988, Andre Romelle Young (lyrics and music), “Express Yourself”, in Straight Outta Compton[1], Ruthless Records, performed by Dr. Dre:
- Lua грешка in Модул:usex at line 124: attempt to index local 'lang' (a nil value).
- 1993, Thomas Cripps, Making Movies Black[2], strana 94:
- Lua грешка in Модул:usex at line 124: attempt to index local 'lang' (a nil value).
Синоними[уреди]
Преводи[уреди]
spinning or rotary motion around the vertical axis
Погледајте такође[уреди]
Референце[уреди]
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 “English”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, December 2008.