ted

tɛd

Definition

Definition of ted - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Teddy boy

Dated

young man in 1950s Britain with a distinctive style

Dated

He dressed like a ted with his drape jacket.
The ted walked down the street, turning heads with his style.
In the 1950s, being a ted was all about fashion and music.

greaser

rocker

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Origin of ted

Old English, teddian (to spread)

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TED Talk

education

presentation at a TED conference

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French:jeune homme teddy boy, ...
German:Teddy Boy, ...
Italian:Teddy boy, ...
Spanish:Teddy boy, ...
Portuguese:Teddy boy, ...
Chinese:泰迪男孩, ...
Japanese:テッド, ...
Arabic:شاب تيدي, ...
Hebrew:טֶדִי-בּוֹי, ...
Russian:Тедди бой, ...
Ukrainian:тед, ...
Hindi:टेड, ...
Bengali:টেড, ...
Catalan:teddy boy, ...
Czech:teddy boy, ...
Danish:teddy dreng, ...
Dutch:teddyboy, ...
Greek:Teddy boy, ...
Hungarian:Teddy-fiú, ...
Khmer:យុវជនអង់គ្លេសសម័យទសវត្សរ៍ ១៩៥០ ដែលមានរចនាប័ទ្មសម្លៀកបំពាក់ពិសេស, ...
Korean:테드, ...
Persian:تدی بوی, ...
Polish:teddy boy, ...
Portuguese (BR):Teddy boy, ...
Romanian:băiat Teddy, ...
Swedish:teddypojke, ...
Thai:เท็ด, ...
Turkish:Teddy boy, ...
Vietnamese:Teddy boy, ...

TED

/tɛd/

Definition of TED - Reverso English Dictionary

Acronym

acr: turtle excluder device

TECH.

tool to help turtles escape fishing nets

TECH.

Fishermen use TEDs to protect sea turtles.
The crew installed TEDs on all their fishing nets.
TEDs are mandatory on shrimp trawlers to save turtles.

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TED Talk

presentation at a TED conference

She gave a TED Talk about climate change.

Origin of TED

Technology, Entertainment, Design (acronym)

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French:TED, ...
German:TED, ...
Italian:dispositivo di esclusione delle tartarughe, ...
Spanish:TED, ...
Portuguese:TED, ...
Chinese:海龟逃逸装置, ...
Japanese:TED, ...
Arabic:جهاز إخراج السلاحف, ...
Hebrew:מִתְקָן לְהוֹצָאַת צַבִּים, ...
Russian:устройство для выпуска черепах, ...
Ukrainian:пристрій для виключення черепах, ...
Hindi:कछुआ-निकास उपकरण, ...
Bengali:কচ্ছপ বেরিয়ে যাওয়ার যন্ত্র, ...
Catalan:dispositiu d'exclusió de tortugues, ...
Czech:zařízení pro únik želv, ...
Danish:skildpaddeudslusningsanordning, ...
Dutch:TED, ...
Greek:TED, ...
Hungarian:teknőskizáró eszköz, ...
Khmer:ឧបករណ៍ឱ្យអណ្តើករួចចេញពីសំណាញ់, ...
Korean:거북이탈출장치, ...
Persian:تد, ...
Polish:urządzenie wykluczające żółwie, ...
Portuguese (BR):DET, ...
Romanian:dispozitiv de excludere a țestoaselor, ...
Swedish:TED, ...
Thai:อุปกรณ์กันเต่าเข้าติดอวน, ...
Turkish:kaplumbağa dışlama cihazı, ...
Vietnamese:thiết bị thoát rùa, ...

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