Vandal
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Vandal — Dreiseitenriss der Vandal p1 … Deutsch Wikipedia
vandal — VANDÁL, vandali, s.m. 1. Persoană care făcea parte din grupul de triburi de origine germanică care au coborât în sec. V de pe ţărmul Mării Baltice ajungând până în nordul Africii unde au întemeiat un regat şi de unde au pătruns în Roma, jefuind… … Dicționar Român
vandal — van·dal / vand əl/ n [Vandal, member of a Germanic tribe who sacked Rome in A.D. 455]: a person who willfully destroys, damages, or defaces property belonging to another or to the public Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
vandal — 1660s, willful destroyer of what is beautiful or venerable, from Vandals, name of the Germanic tribe that sacked Rome in 455 under Genseric, from L. Vandalus (pl. Vandali), from the tribe s name for itself (O.E. Wendlas), from P.Gmc. *Wandal… … Etymology dictionary
vandal — ► NOUN 1) a person who deliberately destroys or damages property. 2) (Vandal) a member of a Germanic people that ravaged Gaul, Spain, Rome, and North Africa in the 4th 5th centuries. DERIVATIVES vandalism noun. ORIGIN Latin Vandalus … English terms dictionary
Vandal — [van dal′ikvan′dəl] n. [L Vandalus < Gmc base * wandal > OE Wendil, ON Vendill] 1. a member of an East Germanic people that ravaged Gaul, Spain, and N Africa and sacked Rome (A.D. 455) 2. [v ] a person who, out of malice or ignorance,… … English World dictionary
Vandal — Van dal, Vandalic Van*dal ic, a. Of or pertaining to the Vandals; resembling the Vandals in barbarism and destructiveness. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vandal — Van dal, n. [L. Vandalus, Vandalius; of Teutonic origin, and probably originally signifying, a wanderer. Cf. {Wander}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Anc. Hist.) One of a Teutonic race, formerly dwelling on the south shore of the Baltic, the most barbarous… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vandal — (spr. wangdall), Albert, franz. Historiker, geb. 1853 in Paris, 1897 Mitglied der französischen Akademie, schrieb: »Louis XV et Elisabeth de Russie« (1882, 3. Aufl. 1896); »Le Pacha Bonneval« (1885); »Une ambassade française en Orient sous Louis… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Vandal — (spr. wangdáll), Albert, franz. Historiker, geb. 7. Juli 1853 in Paris, Mitglied der Franz. Akademie; schrieb: »Louis XV et Elisabeth de Russie« (1882), »Napoléon et Alexandre I« (2 Bde., 1891 93) u.a … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Vandal — Surtout porté dans le Pas de Calais, c est une variante du flamand Van Daal, Van Dael (également Vandaal, Vandael, Vandaele), désignant celui qui est originaire d un lieu dit Dael, Daele (= la vallée) … Noms de famille
