Christmas present
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- noun
- /ˈkrɪs·məs ˈprɛz·ənt/
:
regalo de Navidad
- She was excited to open her Christmas present on Christmas morning.
This was a Christmas present from Dan's mum.
- This was a Christmas present from Dan's mum.
- Have any of you finished and wrapped your Christmas presents for the year?
- So this huge thing was my Christmas present.
- So I think this brush would make a really cute Christmas present.
- You're in some store buying fragrances and candles as Christmas presents.
- So for Christmas I bought myself a Festool track saw that was my Christmas present to myself.
- Pretty sure it's Parkers Christmas presents so might not show you guys.
- Wrap up that ish like a Christmas present Rubber before you rub her.
Examples
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What a wonderful Christmas present!
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"Wait," he said, reaching in his jacket pocket, "I got your Christmas present."
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How do you feel about an early Christmas present?
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Is my daddy going to bring me a Christmas present?
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I got you a Christmas present.
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How many Christmas presents have you bought, Joe?
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This would make a great Christmas present for a young film hopeful indeed.
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Have any of you finished and wrapped your Christmas presents for the year?
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This was a Christmas present from Dan's mum.
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I told him about the time my father's Christmas present to me was two fifty-cent pieces.
Fiction book (1998)
Synonyms
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Something given to someone to show care or thanks
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Something you give someone on or near Christmas to show you care
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A gift you give at Christmas to people who do a job for you, like a milkman or postman
How Valuable
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a gift given at Christmas time' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'Christmas' (the holiday) with 'present' (a gift). This is a straightforward compositional noun phrase and the same concept exists cross-linguistically (e.g. regalo de Navidad), so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand it.
Etymology
Christmas present comes from the long custom of giving wrapped gifts at Christmas. Think of a present under a tree or Santa bringing toys — that's why it means 'a gift given at Christmas'.