old girl

old girl
разг., ласк.
1) "старуха", "старушка" (независимо от возраста; часто о матери или жене); милая моя, дорогая (в обращении)

‘All our troubles are over, old girl,’ he said fondly. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘Gigolo and Gigolette’) — Теперь все наши беды позади, старушка, - ласково говорил Сид жене.

‘Perfect riot old girl,’ he went on, in his hearty way. ‘Real figure of fun... Fancy 'er drawing all London, what forty years ago?’ (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘Gigolo and Gigolette’) — - Эта старушка просто прелесть, - жизнерадостно продолжал Сид. - Вот комичное создание! Трудно представить себе, что лет эдак сорок тому назад за ней весь Лондон бегал.

2) "старушка" (о животном, судне и т. д.)

‘Cheer up, old girl,’ said Tom, patting the bay mare on the neck... (Ch. Dickens, ‘Pickwick Papers’, ch. XIV) — - Не падай духом, старушка, - сказал Том, похлопывая гнедую кобылу по загривку...

God, what a sweet old gal [= girl]. (J. Jones, ‘Go to the Widow-Maker’, ch. 35) — Боже, до чего же хороша эта старушка шхуна.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • old girl — old girls 1) N COUNT You can refer to a woman who used to be a pupil at a particular school or university as an old girl. [BRIT] ...the St Mary s Ascot Old Girls Reunion Lunch. Syn: alumna 2) N COUNT (disapproval) If you refer to an old or middle …   English dictionary

  • old girl — n BrE 1.) a woman who is a former student of a school ▪ an old girls reunion 2.) spoken an old woman ▪ She s a nice old girl! →↑old boy …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • old girl — ► NOUN 1) a former female pupil of a school. 2) informal an elderly woman. 3) an affectionate term of address to a girl or woman …   English terms dictionary

  • old girl — noun count BRITISH a woman who was a student at a particular school or university …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • old girl — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms old girl : singular old girl plural old girls British 1) a woman who was a student at a particular school or university an old girls reunion 2) informal old fashioned used for referring to an old woman She s a… …   English dictionary

  • old girl — n. an old lady; a lively old lady. □ That old girl is still going. □ What makes an old girl like that so feisty? …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • old girl — noun (C) BrE 1 a woman who is a former student of a particular school 2 spoken an old woman: Don t tell me the old girl still drives! compare old boy …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • old girl — noun chiefly Britain : a graduate of or former student at a girls school : alumna * * * old girl see girl n. 2 a …   Useful english dictionary

  • old girl — noun a) An alumna, especially of a public school. Listen, old girl, Ive got some news. b) Affectionate term of address for a woman. See Also: old boy …   Wiktionary

  • old-girl network — old′ girl′ net work n. cvb soc an association among women that is comparable to or modeled on an old boy network …   From formal English to slang

  • old girl — noun 1》 Brit. a former female student of a school or college. 2》 informal, chiefly Brit. an elderly woman.     ↘an affectionate term of address to a girl or woman …   English new terms dictionary


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