dave

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Definition von dave im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: A diminutive of the male given name David
David, with its final d, sounds finished and complete, whereas Dave just kind of hangs there in the air, indefinitely. - - - Worse, if your name is Dave, the only possible nickname is Davey, which makes you sound like you should be wearing a coonskin cap.; {i} male first name (short form of David); A male given name, diminutive of David; Brubeck Dave Fleischer Max and Dave Macon Dave; Hermit, who lives in a cave near the Keep of Four Worlds; day-v - An honorary Murp title It usually indicates great reverence; Dave Miller, author of Dave Miller's Homebrewing Guide: Everything You Need to Know to Make Great-Tasting Beer; Any hapless victim of a vampire ship, used humorously The reference is to an old Solomani 2-D motion picture that features a ship controlled by a mad computer that attempts to systematically kill its crew The last surviving crew member, named Dave, is forced to kill the computer This old film was widely distributed in audio-visual libraries throughout the Rimward areas of the former Imperium; An acronym for Digital Audio/Video Entertainment A common slang word used when referring to Direct TV; A computer nerd at Sunnydale High School, Dave appeared in "I Robot -- You Jane " He was controlled by the demon Moloch, but resisted his order to kill Buffy As a result, Moloch typed up a suicide note and had another controlee named Fritz hang him
Dave Brubeck: orig. David Warren Brubeck born Dec. 6, 1920, Concord, Calif., U.S. U.S. jazz pianist and composer. Brubeck studied composition with Darius Milhaud before working as a jazz pianist. He formed a quartet with saxophonist Paul Desmond in 1951. His use of unconventional metres contributed to his immense appeal: the recording of Desmond's "Take Five" became the first jazz instrumental to sell more than a million copies. This exposure brought many new listeners to jazz, particularly on college campuses during the 1950s and '60s
Dave Macon: orig. David Harrison Macon born Oct. 7, 1870, Smart Station, Warren county, Tenn., U.S. died March 22, 1952, Readyville, Tenn. U.S. country music singer and banjo player. He grew up in Nashville, where his parents ran a hotel that catered to traveling performers. He was in the mule business for 20 years; after the trucking industry put him out of business, he became a professional musician. Performing as Uncle Dave Macon, he entertained audiences with his jovial folk tunes, such as "Go Long Mule," and energetic showmanship. He is considered the first individual to become a star of the Grand Ole Opry, and he was an Opry regular from the mid-1920s until his death
Max and Dave Fleischer: born July 19, 1883, Vienna, Austria died Sept. 11, 1972, Woodland Hills, Calif., U.S. born July 14, 1894, New York, N.Y., U.S. died June 25, 1979, Hollywood, Calif. U.S. animators. The brothers worked as newspaper cartoonists before founding their own studio in 1921 to make animated cartoons. In the mid 1920s they produced the first sound-on-film animations. They later created and produced the popular cartoon series Betty Boop (1931-39), Popeye the Sailor (1929-42), and Superman (1941-42) and the feature-length cartoon Gulliver's Travels (1939)