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welch en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /wɛlt͡ʃ/

Etymology

Alternative form of welsh, from Welsh.

Meanings

  1. A person who defaults on an obligation, especially a small one.
    • She's a welch. That watering-can isn't hers: I lent it to her three years ago.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
welches Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

pincher · moocher

Hypernyms

infringer

Synonyms

welcher

Translations (4)

cmn 違約者 /违约者 (person who defaults on an obligation) · cmn 拖欠者 (person who defaults on an obligation) · fi luikuri (person who defaults on an obligation) · cmn 欠債人 /欠债人 (person who defaults on an obligation)

welch en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /wɛlt͡ʃ/

Etymology

Alternative form of welsh, from Welsh.

Meanings

  1. To fail to repay a small debt.
  2. To fail to fulfill an obligation.
    • MICHAEL: Clemenza promised Rosato three territories in the Bronx after he died, and then you took over and welched. 1973, Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola, The Godfather Part II (screenplay, second draft)
    • I welched. I'm a welcher. Didn't I tell you? 1992, Bo Goldman, Scent of a Woman (film)

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
welching Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
welches Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
welched Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
welched Tense=Past lexicographic

Coordinates

pinch · mooch

Deriveds

welcher

Hypernyms

impinge · infringe

Translations (16)

cmn 食言而肥 (fail to fulfill an obligation) · pt vacilar (fail to fulfill an obligation) · cmn 拖欠債務 /拖欠债务 (fail to repay a small debt) · cs vyprdnout se (na co) (fail to fulfill an obligation) · de bescheißen (fail to fulfill an obligation) · cs vybodnout se (fail to fulfill an obligation) · fi luistaa (fail to fulfill an obligation) · cmn 欠小債 /欠小债 (fail to repay a small debt) · cs vykašlat se (fail to fulfill an obligation) · de linken (fail to fulfill an obligation) · cs opominout (fail to fulfill an obligation) · cmn 違約 /违约 (fail to fulfill an obligation) · cs vypustit (fail to fulfill an obligation) · fi rikkoa lupaus (fail to fulfill an obligation) · fi jättää vippi maksamatta (fail to repay a small debt) · de prellen (fail to fulfill an obligation)