English-Russian slang from the book M. Goldenkova "Caution, hot dog". 2014.
new person — a person who has become very much better He is a new person now that he has quit smoking and quit drinking … Idioms and examples
Person — Per son, n. [OE. persone, persoun, person, parson, OF. persone, F. personne, L. persona a mask (used by actors), a personage, part, a person, fr. personare to sound through; per + sonare to sound. See {Per }, and cf. {Parson}.] 1. A character or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
new´ness — new «noo, nyoo», adjective, adverb, noun. –adj. 1. never having been before; now first made, thought out, known or heard of, felt, or discovered: »a new invention. 2. lately grown, come, or made; not old: »a new bud, a new make of car. 3. now… … Useful english dictionary
New People — were civilian Cambodians who were controlled and exploited by the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia from 1975 1979. Generally, anyone who was from an urban area was made a New Person and people from rural areas were made Old People. New People were… … Wikipedia
new kid on the block — new person in the office or in the class etc. I m the new kid on the block. I come from Portugal … English idioms
New feminism — Part of a series on Feminism … Wikipedia
new — adj. & adv. adj. 1 a of recent origin or arrival. b made, invented, discovered, acquired, or experienced recently or now for the first time (a new star; has many new ideas). 2 in original condition; not worn or used. 3 a renewed or reformed (a… … Useful english dictionary
New — adj. & adv. adj. 1 a of recent origin or arrival. b made, invented, discovered, acquired, or experienced recently or now for the first time (a new star; has many new ideas). 2 in original condition; not worn or used. 3 a renewed or reformed (a… … Useful english dictionary
new — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nīwe; akin to Old High German niuwi new, Latin novus, Greek neos Date: before 12th century 1. having recently come into existence ; recent, modern 2. a. (1) having been seen, used, or known … New Collegiate Dictionary
-person — a combining form of person, replacing in existing compound words such paired, sex specific forms as man and woman or er1 and ess: chairperson; salesperson; waitperson. Usage. The PERSON compounds are increasingly used, especially in the press, on … Universalium
-person — off cvb aff. use a combining form of person, replacing in existing compound words such paired, sex specific forms as man and woman or er and ess: salesperson; waitperson[/ex] • usage: The person compounds are used, esp. by the media and in… … From formal English to slang
