| slovo | definícia |
may
(mass) | may
- may/might, môcť, smieť |
may
(mass) | May
- máj |
may
(encz) | may,ať + infinitiv bez "to" (may I be - ať jsem) Rostislav Svoboda |
may
(encz) | may,kéž + infinitiv bez "to" (may I be - kéž jsem) Rostislav Svoboda |
may
(encz) | may,májový adj: Zdeněk Brož |
may
(encz) | may,moci |
may
(encz) | may,moct |
may
(encz) | may,možná |
may
(encz) | may,může |
may
(encz) | may,smět |
may
(encz) | may,smí |
may
(encz) | may,snad |
may
(encz) | may,třeba Zdeněk Brož |
may
(encz) | May,květen |
may
(encz) | May,máj n: [expr.] |
may
(encz) | May,May n: [jmén.] příjmení, ženské křestní jméno Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
may
(czen) | May,Mayn: [jmén.] příjmení, ženské křestní jméno Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
may
(czen) | May,Mayan: člen kmene Mayů, Mexiko, Guatemala Petr Prášek |
May
(gcide) | May \May\ (m[=a]), v. [imp. Might (m[imac]t)] [AS. pres. maeg
I am able, pret. meahte, mihte; akin to D. mogen, G.
m["o]gen, OHG. mugan, magan, Icel. mega, Goth. magan, Russ.
moche. [root]103. Cf. Dismay, Main strength, Might. The
old imp. mought is obsolete, except as a provincial word.]
An auxiliary verb qualifying the meaning of another verb, by
expressing:
(a) Ability, competency, or possibility; -- now oftener
expressed by can.
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How may a man, said he, with idle speech,
Be won to spoil the castle of his health!
--Spenser.
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For what he [the king] may do is of two kinds; what
he may do as just, and what he may do as possible.
--Bacon.
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For of all sad words of tongue or pen
The saddest are these: "It might have been."
--Whittier.
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(b) Liberty; permission; allowance.
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Thou mayst be no longer steward. --Luke xvi. 2.
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(c) Contingency or liability; possibility or probability.
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Though what he learns he speaks, and may advance
Some general maxims, or be right by chance. --Pope.
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(d) Modesty, courtesy, or concession, or a desire to soften a
question or remark.
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How old may Phillis be, you ask. --Prior.
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(e) Desire or wish, as in prayer, imprecation, benediction,
and the like. "May you live happily." --Dryden.
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May be, & It may be, are used as equivalent to
possibly, perhaps, maybe, by chance,
peradventure. See 1st Maybe.
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May
(gcide) | May \May\, n. [Cf. Icel. maer, Goth. mawi; akin to E. maiden.
[root]103.]
A maiden. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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May
(gcide) | May \May\, n. [F. Mai, L. Maius; so named in honor of the
goddess Maia (Gr. Mai^a), daughter of Atlas and mother of
Mercury by Jupiter.]
1. The fifth month of the year, containing thirty-one days.
--Chaucer.
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2. The early part or springtime of life.
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His May of youth, and bloom of lustihood. --Shak.
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3. (Bot.) The flowers of the hawthorn; -- so called from
their time of blossoming; also, the hawthorn.
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The palm and may make country houses gay. --Nash.
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Plumes that mocked the may. --Tennyson.
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4. The merrymaking of May Day. --Tennyson.
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Italian may (Bot.), a shrubby species of Spiraea
(Spiraea hypericifolia) with many clusters of small
white flowers along the slender branches.
May apple (Bot.), the fruit of an American plant
(Podophyllum peltatum). Also, the plant itself
(popularly called mandrake), which has two lobed leaves,
and bears a single egg-shaped fruit at the forking. The
root and leaves, used in medicine, are powerfully drastic.
May beetle, May bug (Zool.), any one of numerous species
of large lamellicorn beetles that appear in the winged
state in May. They belong to Melolontha, and allied
genera. Called also June beetle.
May Day, the first day of May; -- celebrated in the rustic
parts of England by the crowning of a May queen with a
garland, and by dancing about a May pole.
May dew, the morning dew of the first day of May, to which
magical properties were attributed.
May flower (Bot.), a plant that flowers in May; also, its
blossom. See Mayflower, in the vocabulary.
May fly (Zool.), any species of Ephemera, and allied
genera; -- so called because the mature flies of many
species appear in May. See Ephemeral fly, under
Ephemeral.
May game, any May-day sport.
May lady, the queen or lady of May, in old May games.
May lily (Bot.), the lily of the valley ({Convallaria
majalis}).
May pole. See Maypole in the Vocabulary.
May queen, a girl or young woman crowned queen in the
sports of May Day.
May thorn, the hawthorn.
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may
(wn) | May
n 1: the month following April and preceding June
2: thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of
white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries;
established as an escape in eastern North America [syn:
whitethorn, English hawthorn, may, {Crataegus
laevigata}, Crataegus oxycantha] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
devilmaycare
(mass) | devil-may-care
- bezohľadný, ľahkomyseľný |
dismay
(mass) | dismay
- hrôza |
may
(mass) | may
- may/might, môcť, smieťMay
- máj |
may beetle
(mass) | may beetle
- chrúst |
maybe
(mass) | maybe
- možno |
maybeetle
(mass) | maybeetle
- chrúst |
maybug
(mass) | maybug
- chrúst |
mayhem
(mass) | mayhem
- zmätok |
maynt
(mass) | mayn't
- may not |
mayor
(mass) | mayor
- primátor, starosta |
mayotte
(mass) | Mayotte
- Mayotte |
svalbard and jan mayen
(mass) | Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- Svalbard Jan Mayen |
you may
(mass) | you may
- môžeš |
may not
(msas) | may not
- mayn't |
may/might
(msas) | may/might
- may |
mayotte
(msas) | Mayotte
- MYT, YT, Mayotte |
svalbard jan mayen
(msas) | Svalbard Jan Mayen
- SJ, SJM, Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
may not
(msasasci) | may not
- mayn't |
may/might
(msasasci) | may/might
- may |
mayotte
(msasasci) | Mayotte
- MYT, YT, Mayotte |
svalbard jan mayen
(msasasci) | Svalbard Jan Mayen
- SJ, SJM, Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
be that as it may
(encz) | be that as it may,ať je tomu jakkoli |
come what may
(encz) | come what may,ať se stane cokoliv [fráz.] Pino |
corn mayweed
(encz) | corn mayweed, n: |
devil-may-care
(encz) | devil-may-care,bezohledný adj: Zdeněk Broždevil-may-care,lehkomyslný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
dismay
(encz) | dismay,hrůza n: Zdeněk Broždismay,polekat v: Zdeněk Broždismay,vyděsit v: Zdeněk Broždismay,vystrašit v: Zdeněk Broždismay,zděšení n: Zdeněk Brož |
dismayed
(encz) | dismayed,vyděšený Jaroslav Šedivýdismayed,zdrcený Jaroslav Šedivý |
dismaying
(encz) | dismaying, adj: |
ex-mayor
(encz) | ex-mayor, n: |
fwmayor
(encz) | FWMAYOR,F--- With Me At Your Own Risk [zkr.] |
green mayonnaise
(encz) | green mayonnaise, n: |
i may
(encz) | I may,mohu I may,můžu |
it may come in handy
(encz) | it may come in handy,to se může hodit [fráz.] Pino |
let the chips fall where they may
(encz) | let the chips fall where they may, |
may
(encz) | may,ať + infinitiv bez "to" (may I be - ať jsem) Rostislav Svobodamay,kéž + infinitiv bez "to" (may I be - kéž jsem) Rostislav Svobodamay,májový adj: Zdeněk Brožmay,moci may,moct may,možná may,může may,smět may,smí may,snad may,třeba Zdeněk BrožMay,květen May,máj n: [expr.] May,May n: [jmén.] příjmení, ženské křestní jméno Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
may apple
(encz) | May apple, |
may beetle
(encz) | may beetle,chroust n: Zdeněk Brož |
may day
(encz) | May Day,svátek 1. máje n: Petr Prášek |
may fish
(encz) | may fish, n: |
may i
(encz) | may I,smím Zdeněk Brož |
may i?
(encz) | may I?,s dovolením may I?,smím? |
may queen
(encz) | May queen, |
may-day
(encz) | May-Day,prvomájový adj: Petr Prášek |
maya
(encz) | Maya,jazyk kmene Mayů n: Mexiko, Guatemala Petr PrášekMaya,May n: člen kmene Mayů, Mexiko, Guatemala Petr PrášekMaya,Maya n: [jmén.] příjmení, ženské křestní jméno Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
mayakovski
(encz) | Mayakovski, |
mayan
(encz) | Mayan,mayský adj: Petr Prášek |
mayans
(encz) | Mayans,Mayans n: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
mayapple
(encz) | mayapple, n: |
mayb
(encz) | MAYB,Mad About You, Baby [zkr.] |
maybe
(encz) | maybe,možná maybe,snad maybe,třeba |
maybeetle
(encz) | maybeetle,chroust n: Zdeněk Brož |
maybug
(encz) | maybug,chroust n: Zdeněk Brož |
mayday
(encz) | mayday,SOS Zdeněk Brožmayday,tísňový signál Zdeněk Brožmayday,tísňový signál "pomozte mi" n: Petr Prášek |
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