English-Thai Dictionary
quid
N 1 ปอนด์ สเตอ ร์ ลิง ของ อังกฤษ หน่วย เงิน 1 ปอนด์ สเตอ ร์ ลิง pon-sa-tor-ling-kong-ang-krid
quid
N ก้อน ยาสูบ ที่ เคี้ยว ใน ปาก kon-ya-ti-sub-kiao-nai-pak
quid pro quo
N สิ่งตอบแทน สิ่ง แลกเปลี่ยน siang-tob-tan
quid pro quos
N คำนาม พหูพจน์ ของ quid pro quo สิ่งตอบแทน kam-nam-pa-hu-pod
quiddity
N สิ่ง สำคัญ แก่นแท้ quibble siang-sam-kan
quids in with
IDM เป็นต่อ คนอื่น (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ เหนือชั้นกว่า คนอื่น pen-tor-kon-uen
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
QUID
n.A vulgar pronunciation of cud; as a quid of tobacco.
QUIDAM
n.[L.] Somebody. [Not in use. ]
QUIDDANY
n.[L. cydonium.] Marmalade; a confection of quinces prepared with sugar.
QUIDDATIVE
a.Constituting the essence of a thing.
QUIDDIT
n.[L. quidlibet.] A subtilty; an equivocation. [Not in use. ]
QUIDDITY
n.[L. quid, what. ] 1. A barbarous term used in school philosophy for essence, that unknown and undefinable something which constitutes its peculiar nature, or answers the question, quidest? The essence of a thing constitutes it tale quid, such a thing as it is, and not another.
2. A trifling nicety; a cavil; a captious question.
QUIDNUNC
n.[L. what now. ] One who is curious to know every thing that passes; one who knows or pretends to know all occurrences. Quid pro quo, [L.] in law, an equivalent; something given or done for another thing; mutual consideration and performance.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
QUID
Quid, n. Etym: [See Cud. ]
Defn: A portion suitable to be chewed; a cud; as, a quid of tobacco.
QUID
QUID Quid, v. t. (Man. )
Defn: To drop from the mouth, as food when partially chewed; -- said of horses. Youatt.
QUIDAM
Qui "dam, n. Etym: [L.]
Defn: Somebody; one unknown. Spenser.
QUIDDANY
Quid "da *ny, n. Etym: [L. cydoneum quince juice, quince wine. See Quince. ]
Defn: A confection of quinces, in consistency between a sirup and marmalade.
QUIDDATIVE
Quid "da *tive, a. Etym: [See Quiddity. ]
Defn: Constituting, or containing, the essence of a thing; quidditative.
QUIDDIT
Quid "dit, n. Etym: [Cf. Quiddity, Quillet, and Quibble. ]
Defn: A subtilty; an equivocation. [Obs. ] Shak. By some strange quiddit or some wrested clause. Drayton.
QUIDDITATIVE
QUIDDITATIVE Quid "di *ta *tive, a.
Defn: Quiddative.
QUIDDITY
Quid "di *ty, n.; pl. Quiddities. Etym: [LL. quidditas, fr. L. quid what, neut. of quis who, akin to E. who: cf. F. quiddité.]
1. The essence, nature, or distinctive peculiarity, of a thing; that which answers the question, Quid est or, What is it " The degree of nullity and quiddity. " Bacon. The quiddity or characteristic difference of poetry as distinguished from prose. De Quincey.
2. A trifling nicety; a cavil; a quibble. We laugh at the quiddities of those writers now. Coleridge.
QUIDDLE
Quid "dle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Quiddled; p. pr. & vb. n. Quiddling.]Etym: [L. quid what. ]
Defn: To spend time in trifling employments, or to attend to useful subjects in an indifferent or superficial manner; to dawdle.
QUIDDLE; QUIDDLER
QUIDDLE; QUIDDLER Quid "dle, Quid "dler, n.
Defn: One who wastes his energy about trifles. Emerson.
QUIDNUNC
Quid "nunc, n. Etym: [L., what now ]
Defn: One who is curious to know everything that passes; one who knows, or pretends to know, all that is going on. "The idle stories of quidnuncs." Motley.
New American Oxford Dictionary
quid
quid 1 |kwid kwɪd | ▶noun ( pl. same ) Brit. informal one pound sterling: we paid him four hundred quid. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: of obscure origin.
quid
quid 2 |kwɪd kwid | ▶noun a lump of tobacco for chewing. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: variant of cud .
quiddity
quid di ty |ˈkwidətē ˌkwɪdɪdi | ▶noun ( pl. quiddities ) chiefly Philosophy the inherent nature or essence of someone or something. • a distinctive feature; a peculiarity: his quirks and quiddities. ORIGIN late Middle English: from medieval Latin quidditas, from Latin quid ‘what. ’
quidnunc
quid nunc |ˈkwidˌnəNGk ˈkwɪdnəŋk | ▶noun archaic an inquisitive and gossipy person. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from Latin quid nunc? ‘what now? ’
quid pro quo
quid pro quo |ˈkwid ˌprō ˈkwō ˈˌkwɪd ˌproʊ ˈˌkwoʊ | ▶noun ( pl. quos ) a favor or advantage granted or expected in return for something: the pardon was a quid pro quo for their help in releasing hostages. ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (denoting a medicine substituted for another ): Latin, ‘something for something. ’
Oxford Dictionary
quid
quid 1 |kwɪd | ▶noun ( pl. same ) Brit. informal one pound sterling: we paid him four hundred quid. PHRASES not the full quid Austral. /NZ informal not very intelligent. quids in Brit. informal in a position where one has profited or is likely to profit from something. ORIGIN late 17th cent. (denoting a sovereign ): of obscure origin.
quid
quid 2 |kwɪd | ▶noun a lump of tobacco for chewing. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: variant of cud .
quiddity
quiddity |ˈkwɪdɪti | ▶noun ( pl. quiddities ) 1 [ mass noun ] chiefly Philosophy the inherent nature or essence of someone or something. 2 a distinctive feature; a peculiarity: his quirks and quiddities. ORIGIN late Middle English: from medieval Latin quidditas, from Latin quid ‘what ’.
quidnunc
quidnunc |ˈkwɪdnʌŋk | ▶noun archaic an inquisitive and gossipy person. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from Latin quid nunc? ‘what now? ’.
quid pro quo
quid pro quo |ˌkwɪd prəʊ ˈkwəʊ | ▶noun ( pl. quid pro quos ) a favour or advantage granted in return for something: the pardon was a quid pro quo for their help in releasing hostages. ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (denoting a medicine substituted for another ): Latin, ‘something for something ’.
American Oxford Thesaurus
quid pro quo
quid pro quo noun the latest agreement between labor and management is a textbook example of quid pro quo: exchange, trade, trade-off, swap, switch, barter, substitute, reciprocation, return; amends, compensation, recompense, restitution, reparation.
Oxford Thesaurus
quid pro quo
quid pro quo noun a congressman's support for the president on a particular issue may not represent a straightforward quid pro quo: exchange, trade, trade-off, swap, switch, barter, substitute, substitution, reciprocity, reciprocation, return, payment, remuneration, amends, compensation, indemnity, recompense, restitution, reparation, satisfaction; rare requital.
Duden Dictionary
Quidam
Qui dam Substantiv, maskulin , der |Qu i dam |lateinisch ein gewisser Jemand
Quiddität
Quid di tät Substantiv, feminin , die |Quiddit ä t |die Quiddität; Genitiv: der Quiddität, Plural: die Quidditäten lateinisch-mittellateinisch die »Washeit «, das Wesen eines Dinges in der Scholastik
Quidproquo
Quid pro quo Substantiv, Neutrum bildungssprachlich , das |Quidproqu o |englisch quid pro quo = Gegenleistung 1 auf Gegenleistung beruhende Vereinbarung o. Ä. zu gegenseitigem Nutzen 2 gegenseitiger Austausch; Vertauschung, Ersatz
French Dictionary
quidam
quidam n. m. Personne dont on tait ou ignore le nom. Seuls quelques quidams assistaient à la conférence. SYNONYME individu . Prononciation La première syllabe se prononce ki ou koui
Spanish Dictionary
quid
quid nombre masculino Aspecto en que reside la importancia de algo o en que consiste su dificultad :el quid de la cuestión no reside en escoger a un buen directivo, sino en saber cuál de ellos tendrá la capacidad de decisión requerida para el puesto .Este término se usa únicamente en singular .
quídam
quídam nombre masculino 1 despectivo Se emplea para hacer referencia a una persona cualquiera, indeterminada :buscaba un quídam que le escribiera un buen artículo .2 Persona despreciable de quien se omite o ignora su nombre :es un cuídam .El plural es quídams .
quid pro quo
quid pro quo formal Expresión latina que significa ‘una cosa por otra ’ y hace referencia a una equivocación que consiste en tomar una cosa por otra o a una persona por otra .Se pronuncia ‘cuid pro cuo ’.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
quid
quid /kwɪd /名詞 複 ～, ～s C ｟英 くだけて ｠1ポンド (pound )▸ half a quid 半ポンド be qu ì ds í n ｟英俗 ｠もうかっている .
quid pro quo
qu ì d pro qu ó /-kwóʊ /〖＜ラテン 〗名詞 複 ～s C «…の » 代償 (物 ); 代用物 ; お返し, しっぺ返し «for » .
The Wordsmith Dictionary