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1 cat-o'-nine-tails
/,kætə'mainteilz/ * danh từ - roi chín dài (để tra tấn) -
2 cat
/kæt/ * danh từ - con mèo - (động vật học) thú thuộc giống mèo (sư tử, hổ, báo...) - mụ đàn bà nanh ác; đứa bé hay cào cấu - (hàng hải) đòn kéo neo ((cũng) cat head) - roi chín dài (để tra tấn) ((cũng) cat o-nine-tails) - con khăng (để chơi đanh khăng) !all cats are grey in the dark (in the night) - (tục ngữ) tắt đèn nhà ngói cũng như nhà tranh !cat in the pan (cat-in-the-pan) - kẻ trở mặt, kẻ phản bội !the cat is out the bag - điều bí mật đã bị tiết lộ rồi !fat cat - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (từ lóng) tư bản kếch xù, tài phiệt !to fight like Kilkemy cats - giết hại lẫn nhau !to let the cat out of the bag - (xem) let !it rains cats and dogs - (xem) rain !to see which way the cat jumps; to wait for the cat to jump - đợi gió xoay chiều, đợi gió chiều nào thì theo chiều ấy !to room to swing a cat - (xem) room !to turn cat in the pan - trở mặt; thay đổi ý kiến (lúc lâm nguy); phản hồi * ngoại động từ - (hàng hải) kéo (neo) lên đòn kéo neo - đánh bằng roi chín dài * nội động từ - (thông tục) nôn mửa -
3 die Katze
- {cat} con mèo, thú thuộc giống mèo, mụ đàn bà nanh ác, đứa bé hay cào cấu, đòn kéo neo cat head), roi chín dài cat o-nine-tails), con khăng = die getigerte Katze {tabby}+ = die weibliche Katze {tabby}+ = wie Hund und Katze leben {to lead a cat-and-dog life}+ -
4 die Peitsche
- {lash} dây buộc ở đầu roi, cái roi, cái đánh, cái quất, sự đánh, sự quất bằng roi, lông mi eye lash), sự mắng nhiếc, sự xỉ vả, sự chỉ trích, sự đả kích - {whip} roi, roi da, người đánh xe ngựa, người phụ trách chó whipper-in), nghị viên phụ trách tổ chức, giấy báo của nghị viên phụ, cánh quạt máy xay gió, cáp kéo = die neunriemige Peitsche {cat-o'-nine-tails}+ = mit der Peitsche knallen {to smack; to snap a whip}+ = mit der Peitsche antreiben {to whip}+
См. также в других словарях:
Cat o' nine tails — cat o nine tails cat o nine tails . 1. a whip used as an instrument of punishment consisting of nine pieces of knotted line or cord fastened to a handle; formerly used to flog offenders on the bare back; called also the {cat}. It was used in the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cat-o'-nine-tails — cat o nine tails cat o nine tails . 1. a whip used as an instrument of punishment consisting of nine pieces of knotted line or cord fastened to a handle; formerly used to flog offenders on the bare back; called also the {cat}. It was used in the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cat o' nine tails — cat cat (k[a^]t), n. [AS. cat; akin to D. & Dan. kat, Sw. katt, Icel. k[ o]ttr, G. katze, kater, Ir. cat, W. cath, Armor. kaz, LL. catus, Bisc. catua, NGr. ga ta, ga tos, Russ. & Pol. kot, Turk. kedi, Ar. qitt; of unknown origin. Cf. {Kitten}.] 1 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cat-o'-nine-tails — [kat΄ə nīn′tālz΄] n. pl. cat o nine tails a whip made of nine knotted cords attached to a handle, formerly used for flogging … English World dictionary
cat-o'-nine-tails — [ˌkæt ə ˈnaın teılz] n [singular] a whip made of nine knotted strings, used in the past for punishing people … Dictionary of contemporary English
cat-o'-nine-tails — ► NOUN historical ▪ a rope whip with nine knotted cords, used for flogging … English terms dictionary
cat-o'-nine-tails — 1690s, probably so called in reference to its claws. It was a legal instrument of punishment in British Navy until 1881 … Etymology dictionary
Cat o' nine tails — This article is about the implement of punishment. For the Cat O Nine Tails plant, see Typha latifolia. For the film, see The Cat o Nine Tails. A leather cat o nine tails pictured with a U.S. dollar bill for size comparison. A U.S. dollar bill is … Wikipedia
cat-o'-nine-tails — noun (plural cat o nine tails) Etymology: from the resemblance of its scars to the scratches of a cat Date: 1665 a whip made of usually nine knotted lines or cords fastened to a handle … New Collegiate Dictionary
cat-o'-nine-tails — noun a) A whip having nine, often knotted, whipcords, formerly used for flogging as naval punishment. If you should give such language at sea, youd have a cat o’ nine tails laid cross your shoulders. b) A similarly constructed leather nine tail… … Wiktionary
cat-o'-nine-tails — /ˌkæt ə ˈnaɪn ˌteɪlz / (say .kat uh nuyn .taylz) noun (plural cat o nine tails) a whip, usually having nine knotted lines or cords fastened to a handle, used to flog offenders …
