gypsy
吉普赛人
definition
noun
But then, with the growing interest in gypsies, and in fortune-telling, many gypsies stopped travelling to become showmen.
a member of a traveling people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and traditionally live by seasonal work, itinerant trade, and fortune-telling. Gypsies are now found mostly in Europe, parts of North Africa, and North America, but are believed to have originated in South Asia.
Depending upon the circumstances, a gypsy may retain his nomadic habit of life even though he is not travelling for the time being.
a nomadic or free-spirited person.
adjective
gypsy trucking firms
(of a business or business person) nonunion or unlicensed.
translation of 'gypsy'
noun
吉普赛人
example
They were a gift given to him by a traveling 'gypsy' when he visited his father's castle.
Depending upon the circumstances, a 'gypsy' may retain his nomadic habit of life even though he is not travelling for the time being.
He had a cardiac arrest after speaking at a rally for the 'gypsy' and traveler community in Basildon, Essex.
why should she choose to wander the world with a penniless 'gypsy' like me?
It's why I have no difficulty with Carmen: even if I was not free, I understood her because I have a 'gypsy' , nomadic side.
The 56 itinerants, who say they are traditional Romany 'gipsies' , bought a three-acre field.
The focus, to date, has centred on the usual political punch bags - asylum seekers, travellers and 'gypsies' .
Romania's new minorities included substantial communities of Ukrainians, Bulgarians, 'gypsies' , Germans, Hungarians, Tartars, Turks, and Jews.
If the skirt is more casual or 'gypsyish' , then flats are definitely the way to go.
Ten percent of the population of the new member states are Roma 'gypsies' , who have a long history of marginalisation and persecution.
He was a political and social activist who devoted twenty years of his life to regaining the rights of 'gypsies' and became a member of the gypsy community.
From its enigmatic double-stopped opening, her tone was rich and chocolatey, with a dark, somewhat reedy or woody quality that had a little Jascha coloring, something 'gypsyish' , in it.
Well these visions unfold in front of me like a play put on by a traveling band of vagabond 'gypsies' .
He felt a certain sense of dread slowly creep over him as he watched her move to sit with another group of the nomadic 'gypsies' .
Their nomadic trait has led to the adjective 'gypsyish' , for a person who may look like a gypsy or may be a wanderer.
The history of Romany 'gipsies' and Irish travellers in Yorkshire is a long and turbulent one - and conflict with locals and the authorities is nothing new.
Their 'gypsyish' zestfulness is worlds away from the strictly commercial glamour of the world of pop music: but their own glamour is all the more potent since it is the product of personality rather than publicity.
Many Romany 'gypsies' and Irish travellers have since been unable to find suitable sites and have occupied land without planning permission.
Presumably, the itinerant musicians and 'gypsies' carried this instrument in their wanderings across the continents of Asia and Europe, giving rise to a variety of instruments that are similar in nature.
He blew a 'gypsyish' tangle of dark hair from his eyes and picked up his fag from where it was perched.
But then, with the growing interest in gypsies, and in fortune-telling, many 'gypsies' stopped travelling to become showmen.
There was a small section in the museum to talk about other groups who were persecuted, including gay men, 'gypsies' , trade unionists and communists.
What results is a continent of 'gypsyish' blues, punctuated by eclectic folk influences.
The long skirt billowed out from the cool breeze that wafted through the trees and down the path the 'gypsies' were traveling upon.
She's the boarding school beauty famed for her 'gypsyish' looks.
Around 600,000 'gypsies' are believed to have died at the hands of the Nazis.
Others believe that the wandering 'gypsies' brought the tarot with them from India via the middle east.
As a Briton, I am ashamed of the way we treat 'gypsies' and travellers.
From his 'gypsyish' complexion, the boy was thought to be Welsh.
He's a good actor but where are the dark, brooding, 'gypsyish' good looks?
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