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  • 41 tail

    [teɪl] n
    1) ( of animal) Schwanz m; of a horse also Schweif m ( geh) of a bear, badger, wild boars Bürzel m; of a dog, predatory game, and a squirrel also Rute f fachspr; of an insect Hinterleib m;
    to wag/swish one's \tail mit dem Schwanz wedeln/schlagen;
    2) (fig: rear) Schwanz m ( fig) of an aeroplane also Rumpfende nt; of a car Heck nt; of a comet Schweif m; of a kite Schwanz m; of a hurricane Ausläufer m; of a letter Unterlänge f fachspr; of a note Notenhals m;
    get off my \tail! musst du so dicht auffahren! m ( fam)
    3) fashion ( lower part of a dress) Schleppe f; of a shirt [Hemd]zipfel m ( fam) of a coat Schoß m
    4) fashion (fam: tail coat)
    \tails pl Frack m, Schwalbenschwanz m ( hum) veraltend
    5) (fam: buttocks) Hintern m ( fam)
    6) \tails pl ( reverse of coin) Zahlseite f;
    heads or \tails? Kopf oder Zahl?;
    heads I win, \tails you lose! ( saying) ich gewinne auf jeden Fall
    7) (fam: person following sb) Schatten m (a. hum), Beschatter(in) m(f);
    to put a \tail on sb jdn beschatten lassen
    (pej sl: women) Weiber ntpl ( pej) ( fam)
    they're chasing \tail (sl) sie sind auf Weiberjagd (sl)
    PHRASES:
    it's a case of the \tail wagging the dog da wedelt ja der Schwanz mit dem Hund;
    to not be able to make head or \tail [or heads or \tails] of sth aus etw dat nicht schlau werden ( fam), sich dat keinen Reim auf etw akk machen können ( fam)
    to go off [or away] with one's \tail between one's legs sich akk mit eingezogenem Schwanz [o wie ein geprügelter Hund] davonschleichen [o davonmachen] ( fam)
    to turn \tail [and run] die Flucht ergreifen, Fersengeld geben ( fam)
    to be/keep on sb's \tail jdm auf den Fersen sein/bleiben;
    to have sb on one's \tail jdn auf den Fersen haben vt
    to \tail sth etw putzen
    2) ( fam);
    to \tail sb jdn beschatten, jdm folgen

    English-German students dictionary > tail

  • 42 wag

    I [wæg] 1. v
    1) маха́ти; гойда́ти(ся)

    to wag one's head — кива́ти, хита́ти голово́ю

    2) розм. базі́кати, пліткува́ти

    to wag one's chin [one's jaws, one's beard] — розпуска́ти плітки́

    2. n
    по́мах, змах

    with a wag of its tail — махну́вши хвосто́м

    II [wæg] n
    1) жартівни́к
    2) sl. прогу́льник; ле́дар, неро́ба

    to play [the] wag — прогу́лювати

    English-Ukrainian transcription dictionary > wag

  • 43 tail

    1 კუდი
    a tail of an animal / a comet ცხოველის / კომეტის კუდი
    to wag one's tail კუდის ქნევა, ქიცინი
    2 ბოლო
    a tail of a plane / queue / bird თვითმფრინავის / რიგის / ფრინველის ბოლო
    ●●tails ლითონის ფულის ზურგი
    3 კვალდაკვალ, უჩუმრად დევნა (დასდევს)
    4 უკან / ბოლოში ჩანჩალი
    to tail away / off შემცირება, შესუსტება, კლება (დასწრებისა, ინტერესისა)
    lizards can reproduce their tails ხვლიკს დაკარგული ბოლო / კუდი ისევ ეზრდება

    English-Georgian dictionary > tail

  • 44 wag

    § ფარფატი (ფრთების); ხუმარა; აქნევა; გაქნევა
    § ქნევა (აქნევს)
    to wag one's tail კუდის ქნევა, ქიცინი

    English-Georgian dictionary > wag

  • 45 Wag

    v. trans.
    Shake: P. and V. σείειν.
    Wag the tail: P. διασείειν οὐρᾷ (Xen.), διασαίνειν (absol.) (Xen.). V. σαίνειν (absol.), Ar. κέρκῳ σαίνειν (Eq. 1031).
    Wag the tongue: V. πογυμνάζειν στόμα (Æsch., Theb. 441).
    ——————
    subs.
    See Jester.

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Wag

  • 46 wag

    v. (-gg-) сүүлээ шарвах, годгонуулах. The dog \wag ged its tail. Нохой сүүлээ годгонуулав. tongues wag хэл ам, цуу яриа.

    English-Mongolian dictionary > wag

  • 47 wag

    N
    1. ठठोलिया
    Children like the wag in the play
    --------
    VTI
    1. हिलना
    The dog wagged its tail

    English-Hindi dictionary > wag

  • 48 wag

    kb. 1 pelawak, orang jenaka. 2 kebaran, kibasan (of the tail). -kkt. (wagged) mengibas-ngibaskan (the tail). -kki. 1 mengibaskan (of a tail). 2 mengobrol, bergunjing, menggunjing (of tongues).

    English-Malay dictionary > wag

  • 49 wag

    [wæɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - wagged; verb
    ((especially of a dog's tail) to (cause to) move to and fro, especially from side to side: The dog wagged its tail with pleasure.) logre
    2. noun
    (a single wagging movement: The dog's tail gave a feeble wag.) logren
    * * *
    [wæɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - wagged; verb
    ((especially of a dog's tail) to (cause to) move to and fro, especially from side to side: The dog wagged its tail with pleasure.) logre
    2. noun
    (a single wagging movement: The dog's tail gave a feeble wag.) logren

    English-Danish dictionary > wag

  • 50 wag

    [wæɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - wagged; verb
    ((especially of a dog's tail) to (cause to) move to and fro, especially from side to side: The dog wagged its tail with pleasure.) abanar
    2. noun
    (a single wagging movement: The dog's tail gave a feeble wag.) abanadela
    * * *
    wag1
    [wæg] n Brit, sl trocista, gaiato, gracejador.
    ————————
    wag2
    [wæg] n sacudidela, abano, menejo, balanço. • vt+vi 1 sacudir, abanar, balançar, agitar, menear. he wagged his finger / ele fez um sinal de advertência com o dedo. he wagged his head / ele sacudiu a cabeça, fez um sinal de incredulidade. 2 ir-se, partir. how the world wags! como anda este mundo! let the world wag on deixe o pessoal falar e fazer (o que quiser).

    English-Portuguese dictionary > wag

  • 51 wag

    fejbiccentés, kópé, csóválás, fejcsóválás to wag: ide-oda mozog, csóvál, ide-oda mozgat
    * * *
    [wæɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - wagged; verb
    ((especially of a dog's tail) to (cause to) move to and fro, especially from side to side: The dog wagged its tail with pleasure.) csóvál
    2. noun
    (a single wagging movement: The dog's tail gave a feeble wag.) (fark)csóválás

    English-Hungarian dictionary > wag

  • 52 wag

    [wæg] 1. vt
    tail merdać (zamerdać perf) +instr; finger kiwać (pokiwać perf) +instr
    2. vi
    * * *
    [wæɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - wagged; verb
    ((especially of a dog's tail) to (cause to) move to and fro, especially from side to side: The dog wagged its tail with pleasure.) merdać
    2. noun
    (a single wagging movement: The dog's tail gave a feeble wag.) merdnięcie

    English-Polish dictionary > wag

  • 53 wag

    [wæɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - wagged; verb
    ((especially of a dog's tail) to (cause to) move to and fro, especially from side to side: The dog wagged its tail with pleasure.) dilla, vagga
    2. noun
    (a single wagging movement: The dog's tail gave a feeble wag.) dill, dingl

    English-Icelandic dictionary > wag

  • 54 wag

    n. sallama, sallanma, şakacı, şarlatan
    ————————
    v. sallamak, hareket ettirmek, asmak (okul)
    * * *
    1. salla (v.) 2. sallanma (n.)
    * * *
    [wæɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - wagged; verb
    ((especially of a dog's tail) to (cause to) move to and fro, especially from side to side: The dog wagged its tail with pleasure.) salla(n)mak
    2. noun
    (a single wagging movement: The dog's tail gave a feeble wag.) salla(n)ma

    English-Turkish dictionary > wag

  • 55 wag

    • ilvehtijä
    • heilautus
    • heilutus
    • heilutella
    • heiluttaa
    • heilauttaa
    • heilua
    • huojuttaa
    • vekkuli
    • veitikka
    • ravistaa
    • keikuttaa
    • koiranleuka
    • leikinlaskija
    • pelleilijä
    • pinnari
    • pilkkakirves
    • koomikko
    * * *
    wæɡ 1. past tense, past participle - wagged; verb
    ((especially of a dog's tail) to (cause to) move to and fro, especially from side to side: The dog wagged its tail with pleasure.) heiluttaa
    2. noun
    (a single wagging movement: The dog's tail gave a feeble wag.) heilautus

    English-Finnish dictionary > wag

  • 56 wag

    [wæɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - wagged; verb
    ((especially of a dog's tail) to (cause to) move to and fro, especially from side to side: The dog wagged its tail with pleasure.) []kratīt (pirkstu); luncināt (asti)
    2. noun
    (a single wagging movement: The dog's tail gave a feeble wag.) vēziens; mājiens
    * * *
    vēziens; jokupēteris, jokdaris; slaists; kavēt darbu; luncināt; māt; pamāt; trīt

    English-Latvian dictionary > wag

  • 57 wag

    [wæɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - wagged; verb
    ((especially of a dog's tail) to (cause to) move to and fro, especially from side to side: The dog wagged its tail with pleasure.) vizginti
    2. noun
    (a single wagging movement: The dog's tail gave a feeble wag.) vizginimas

    English-Lithuanian dictionary > wag

  • 58 wag

    n. viftning (på svansen); vaggande; clown, spefågel
    --------
    v. vifta (på svansen); skaka; svänga, svaja
    * * *
    [wæɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - wagged; verb
    ((especially of a dog's tail) to (cause to) move to and fro, especially from side to side: The dog wagged its tail with pleasure.) vifta på (med)
    2. noun
    (a single wagging movement: The dog's tail gave a feeble wag.) viftning

    English-Swedish dictionary > wag

  • 59 wag

    [wæɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - wagged; verb
    ((especially of a dog's tail) to (cause to) move to and fro, especially from side to side: The dog wagged its tail with pleasure.) vrtět
    2. noun
    (a single wagging movement: The dog's tail gave a feeble wag.) zavrtění
    * * *
    • zavrtění
    • kývnutí

    English-Czech dictionary > wag

  • 60 wag

    [wæɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - wagged; verb
    ((especially of a dog's tail) to (cause to) move to and fro, especially from side to side: The dog wagged its tail with pleasure.) vrtieť, kývať
    2. noun
    (a single wagging movement: The dog's tail gave a feeble wag.) (za)vrtenie
    * * *
    • vrtiet chvostom
    • vrtiet (sa)
    • vrtenie (chvostom)
    • vrtiet
    • vtipkár
    • zakývanie (hlavou)
    • zavrtenie (chvostom)
    • hrozenie (prstom)
    • hrozit
    • pokyvovat
    • pohrozenie (prstom)
    • kývanie (hlavou)
    • mávat

    English-Slovak dictionary > wag

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