beck (redirected from at beck and call)

beck ¹  (bk)

n.

A gesture of beckoning or summons.

Idiom:

at (someone's) beck and call

Ready to comply with any wish or command.

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[Middle English bek, from bekken, to beckon, alteration of bekenen; see beckon.]

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beck ²  (bk)

n. Chiefly British

A small brook; a creek.

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[Middle English, from Old Norse bekkr; see bheg^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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beck ¹

Noun

at someone's beck and call having to be constantly available to do as someone asks [Middle English becnen to beckon]

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beck ²

Noun

(in N England) a stream [Old English becc]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

beck - a beckoning gesture motion, gesture - the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals

Translations

beck [bɛk] n to be at the beck and call of → estar a disposición de

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beck [bɛk] n to be at sb's beck and call → être à l'entière disposition de qn

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beck [bɛk] n to be at sb's beck and call → nach jds Pfeife tanzen

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beck [bɛk] n to be at sb's beck and call → essere a completa disposizione di qn

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beck [bek]

always ready to carry out someone's wishes He has servants at his beck and call. tot sy beskikking رَهْنَ إشارَتِهِ، عَلى اسْتِعْداد دائِم изцяло подчинен на k službám, na pokyn stå på pinde for; hoppe og springe for auf den leisesten Wink gehorchen έτοιμος να είμαι πάντα πραγματοποιήσω τις επιθυμίες κάποιου a disposición de ees ja taga در اختیار؛ مطیع aina valmiina palvelemaan à l'oeil au doigt et מוּכָן וּמזוּמָן לִפקוּדָתוֹ तत्पर kud ja okom, tud ja skokom vkinek mindig rendelkezésére áll patuh, siap sedia alltaf til taks, að hlÿða e-m agli ordini di qualcuno 人の言うなりになって laukiantis tik mostelėjimo, tik pirštu pamojus būt pilnīgi kāda rīcībā dibawa telunjuk wenk vink; lystre det minste vink fra, stå på pinne for na skinienie à disposição la cheremul cuiva (быть) на побегушках k službám na voljo na raspolaganju vink, nick, lyda ngns minsta vink พร้อมให้บริการ emre amade/hazır 唯命是從 напоготові, напохваті کے حکم کے ماتحت ngoan ngoãn phục tùng ai 唯某人之命是从