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1 tiger
feminine - tigress; noun(a large wild animal of the cat family, with a striped coat.) tígrisdÿr -
2 camouflage
1. noun(something, eg protective colouring, that makes an animal, person, building etc difficult for enemies to see against the background: The tiger's stripes are an effective camouflage in the jungle; The soldiers wound leaves and twigs round their helmets as camouflage.) felubúningur, -litur2. verb(to conceal with camouflage.) felubúa, felulita -
3 cat
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4 crouch
1) (to stand with the knees well bent; to squat: He crouched behind the bush.) sitja á hækjum sínum2) ((of animals) to lie close to the ground, in fear, readiness for action etc: The tiger was crouching ready to spring on its prey.) hnipra sig saman -
5 hunt
1. verb1) (to chase (animals etc) for food or for sport: He spent the whole day hunting (deer).) veiða2) (to pursue or drive out: The murderer was hunted from town to town.) elta; reka burt2. noun1) (the act of hunting animals etc: a tiger hunt.) veiði(ferð)2) (a search: I'll have a hunt for that lost necklace.) leit•- hunter- hunting
- huntsman
- hunt down
- hunt for
- hunt high and low
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6 lash
[læʃ] 1. noun1) (an eyelash: She looked at him through her thick lashes.) augnhár2) (a stroke with a whip etc: The sailor was given twenty lashes as a punishment.) svipuhögg3) (a thin piece of rope or cord, especially of a whip: a whip with a long, thin lash.) svipuól2. verb1) (to strike with a lash: He lashed the horse with his whip.) hÿða; berja áfram2) (to fasten with a rope or cord: All the equipment had to be lashed to the deck of the ship.) binda3) (to make a sudden or restless movement (with) (a tail): The tiger crouched in the tall grass, its tail lashing from side to side.) sveifla4) ((of rain) to come down very heavily.) hellirigna•- lash out -
7 man-eating
adjective (which will eat people: a man-eating tiger.) mannætu- -
8 metaphor
['metəfə](a form of expression (not using `like' or `as')in which a quality or characteristic is given to a person or thing by using a name, image, adjective etc normally used of something else which has similar qualities etc: `He's a tiger when he's angry' is an example of (a) metaphor.) myndhvörf/-hverfing/-líking- metaphorical- metaphoric
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9 mount
1. verb1) (to get or climb up (on or on to): He mounted the platform; She mounted (the horse) and rode off.) ganga/stíga upp á; fara/stíga á bak2) (to rise in level: Prices are mounting steeply.) hækka3) (to put (a picture etc) into a frame, or stick it on to card etc.) koma fyrir, ramma inn4) (to hang or put up on a stand, support etc: He mounted the tiger's head on the wall.) hengja upp5) (to organize: The army mounted an attack; to mount an exhibition.) setja upp2. noun1) (a thing or animal that one rides, especially a horse.) reiðskjóti2) (a support or backing on which anything is placed for display: Would this picture look better on a red mount or a black one?) umgjörð•- mounted- Mountie -
10 pounce on
(to leap upon (eg one's prey) in order to attack or grab it: The tiger pounced on its victim.) stökkva/ráðast á -
11 stripy
adjective (covered with stripes: A tiger has a stripy coat.) röndóttur -
12 tigress
feminine; see tiger
См. также в других словарях:
Tiger — Tiger … Deutsch Wörterbuch
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