Hobby (redirected from Passtime)

Hob·by  (hb), Oveta Culp 1905-1995.

American public official. She was the first director of the Women's Army Corps (1943-1945) and the first secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (1953-1955).

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hob·by ¹  (hb)

n. pl. hob·bies

An activity or interest pursued outside one's regular occupation and engaged in primarily for pleasure.

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[Middle English hobi, hobyn, small horse, hobby horse, perhaps from Hobin, Hobby, nickname for Robert.]

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hobby·ist n.

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hob·by ²  (hb)

n. pl. hob·bies

Any of several small falcons of the genus Falco, formerly used for catching small birds or game.

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[Middle English hobi, from Old French hobe, hobel.]

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hobby¹

n pl -bies

1. (Non-sporting Hobbies / Other Non-sporting Hobbies) an activity pursued in spare time for pleasure or relaxation

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) Archaic or dialect a small horse or pony

3. short for hobbyhorse [1]

4. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) an early form of bicycle, without pedals

[C14 hobyn, probably variant of proper name Robin; compare dobbin]

hobbyist  n

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hobby²

n pl -bies

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of several small Old World falcons, esp the European Falco subbuteo, formerly used in falconry

[from Old French hobet, from hobe falcon; probably related to Middle Dutch hobbelen to roll, turn]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hobby - an auxiliary activity                 avocation, spare-time activity, by-line, pursuit, sideline pastime, pursuit, interest - a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly); "sailing is her favorite pastime"; "his main pastime is gambling"; "he counts reading among his interests"; "they criticized the boy for his limited pursuits" spelaeology, speleology - the pastime of exploring caves
	2.	hobby - a child's plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to ride rocking horse, hobbyhorse plaything, toy - an artifact designed to be played with rocker - a curved support that permits the supported object to rock to and fro
	3.	hobby - small Old World falcon formerly trained and flown at small birds Falco subbuteo falcon - diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight Falco, genus Falco - a genus of Falconidae

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hobby

noun pastime, relaxation, leisure pursuit, sideline, diversion, avocation, favourite occupation, (leisure) activity My hobbies are letter-writing, football, music, photography, and tennis.

Translations

hobby [ˈhɒbɪ] N (= leisure activity) → hobby m, pasatiempo m favorito
it's just a hobby → es sólo un pasatiempo
he began to paint as a hobby → empezó a pintar como hobby

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hobby [ˈhɒbi] n → hobby m
What are your hobbies? → Quels sont tes hobbys?
Her hobby is paragliding → Son hobby c'est le parapente.
to do sth as a hobby → faire qch par hobby
hobby-horse [ˈhɒbihɔː^rs] n

(= toy) (on broom handle) → tête sur un manche)f de cheval > (= rocking horse) → cheval m à bascule

(fig) (= pet subject) → dada m
hobnail boot [ˌhɒbneɪlˈbuːt] hobnailed boot [ˌhɒbneɪldˈbuːt] n → chaussure f à semelle cloutée

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hobby

n → Hobby nt, → Steckenpferd nt (dated)

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hobby [ˈhɒbɪ] n → hobby m inv, passatempo (preferito)

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hobby

n hobby [ˈhobi]

something a person enjoys doing (usually frequently) in his/her spare time and not for pay Stamp-collecting is a popular hobby. stokperdjie هِوايَه хоби koníček hobby das Hobby χόμπι pasatiempo harrastus سرگرمی harrastus passe-temps תַחבִּיב अभिरुचि hobi, omiljena zabava hobbi hobi áhugamál; tómstundagaman hobby, passatempo 趣味 취미 hobis, pomėgis hobijs, vaļasprieks hobi hobby, vrijetijdsbeoefening hobby, fritidsaktivitet hobby passatempo hobby хобби koníček konjiček hobi hobby งานอดิเรก merak, düşkü, hobi 嗜好 хобі, улюблене заняття تفریحی مشغلہ یا شوق sở thích 业余爱好

n hobby-horse

1 a stick with a wooden horse's head or a rocking horse as a child's toy. hobbelperd حِصان خَشَبي: لعبة الأطفال дървено конче dřevěný kůň (hračka) kæphest das Schaukelpferd ξύλινο αλογάκι caballito de madera, caballito mecedor kepphobu, kiikhobu اسب چوبی keppihevonen cheval à bascule סוּס עֵץ लिल्ली घोड़ी, लकड़ी का घोड़ा drveni konjic za ljuljanje faló, hintaló kuda-kudaan (cavalluccio di legno) 竹馬、木馬 목마, 흔들 목마 medinis arkliukas koka zirdziņš (koka nūja ar zirga galvu); šūpuļzirgs kuda mainan stokpaardje; hobbelpaard kjepphest; gyngehest konik na kijku, konik bujany игрушечная лошадка hojdací kôň konjiček konjić-igračka gunghäst, käpphäst ม้าไม้ oyuncak at 玩具木馬 дерев'яний коник, кінь-гойдалка چھوٹے قد کا گھوڑا یا ٹٹو ngựa gỗ （儿童玩具）木马

2 one's favourite topic, idea or project. stokperdjie, liefhebbery الفِكرَة أو الموضوع الرئيسي хоби záliba, libůstka kæphest das Hobby αγαπημένο θέμα, ιδέα pasatiempo favorito; tema favorito lemmikteema كار تفريحی mieliaihe dada תַחבִּיב प्रिय विषय omiljena tema, opsesija vesszőparipa, hobbi kesukaan (cavallo di battaglia) おはこの話題など 좋아하는 화제 arkliukas, pamėgta/mėgstama tema jājamzirdziņš topik yg diminati stokpaardje kjepphest konik конёк obľúbená téma priljubljena tema, ideja omiljena tema käpphäst เรื่องที่สนใจเป็นพิเศษ gözde konu 最喜歡的主題，點子或案子 коньок, коник کسی کا منپسند موضوع یا مشغلہ đề tài ưa thích 最喜欢的主题等，癖好

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Hobby → هواية hobby hobby Hobby χόμπι pasatiempo harrastus passe-temps hobi passatempo 趣味 취미 hobby hobby hobby hobby, hóbi хобби hobby งานอดิเรก hobi sở thích 业余爱好