- what on earth do you mean?
- Макаров: что же вы хотите сказать?
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
earth — [ʉrth] n. [ME erthe < OE eorthe, akin to Ger erde < IE base * er > Gr era, earth, Welsh erw, field] 1. [often E ] the planet that we live on; terrestrial globe: it is the fifth largest planet of the solar system and the third in distance … English World dictionary
earth — earth1 [ ɜrθ ] noun *** 1. ) Earth or earth singular or uncount the planet on which we live: the planet Earth the Earth: The Moon goes around the Earth. the Earth s surface on Earth: They studied life on Earth in all its forms. a ) on/from the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
earth — earth1 W2S2 [ə:θ US ə:rθ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(world)¦ 2¦(soil)¦ 3¦(land)¦ 4 what/why/how etc on earth ...? 5 cost/pay/charge the earth 6 the biggest/tallest/most expensive etc ... on earth 7¦(religion)¦ 8 come back/down to earth (with a bump) 9 no ...… … Dictionary of contemporary English
earth — /ɜθ / (say erth) noun 1. (often upper case) the planet which we inhabit, the third in order from the sun. Its period of revolution is 1 year, and its mean distance from the sun 149 597 870 km. Its diameter is 12 756 km. It has one satellite, the… …
what — W1S1 [wɔt US wa:t, wʌt] pron, determiner, predeterminer [: Old English; Origin: hwAt] 1.) used to ask for information or for someone s opinion ▪ What are you doing? ▪ What subjects did you enjoy most? ▪ What colour is the new carpet? ▪ What s… … Dictionary of contemporary English
on earth — 1) used for emphasizing that someone or something is the best, worst, biggest etc in the world The Great Wall is the largest man made structure on earth. 2) nothing/nowhere etc on earth used for adding emphasis to negative statements Nothing on… … English dictionary
on earth — See: IN THE WORLD … Dictionary of American idioms
on earth — See: IN THE WORLD … Dictionary of American idioms
earth — /errth/, n. 1. (often cap.) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 mi. (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 mi. (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million mi. (149.6 million km), and a… … Universalium
Earth's gravity — Earth s gravity, denoted by g , refers to the gravitational attraction that the Earth exerts on objects on or near its surface. Its strength is usually quoted in terms of the acceleration it gives to falling bodies (acceleration due to gravity),… … Wikipedia
Mean world syndrome — is a term coined by George Gerbner to describe a phenomenon whereby violence related content of mass media makes viewers believe that the world is more dangerous than it actually is. Mean world syndrome is one of the main conclusions of… … Wikipedia