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  • 41 buffer zone

    noun
    Pufferzone, die
    * * *
    ˈbuff·er zone
    n POL Pufferzone f
    * * *
    buffer zone s MIL Pufferzone f
    * * *
    noun
    Pufferzone, die

    English-german dictionary > buffer zone

  • 42 amante

    adj.
    loving.
    f. & m.
    lover (querido).
    m.
    1 lover, illicit lover, woman's lover, doxy.
    2 mistress.
    pres.subj.
    3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: amantar.
    * * *
    1 loving, fond (de, of)
    1 lover
    * * *
    1. noun mf. 2. adj.
    loving, fond
    * * *
    1.
    ADJ loving, fond
    2.
    SMF (=hombre, mujer) lover; (=mujer) mistress
    * * *
    I II
    masculino y femenino lover
    * * *
    = mistress [mistresses, -pl.], lover, buff, sweetheart.
    Ex. But the curse has no effect and, as the commentator says, 'Ten years later his daughter Jane is still Grandley's mistress' = Aunque la maldición no ha surtido efecto y, como el comentarista dice, "Diez años después su hija Jane sigue siendo todavía la amante de Grandley".
    Ex. The use of electronic mail provides a means by which people (particularly lovers) can express the kinds of emotions to one another which they would be unable to do face to face.
    Ex. His intriguing book will be of interest to both buffs and scholars.
    Ex. Be it your sweetheart/a family member/a friend, send a heart-to-heart message and let them know how much they mean to you.
    ----
    * amante de la autodisciplina = self-disciplinarian.
    * amante de la biblioteca = library lover.
    * amante de la buena bebida = drink enthusiast.
    * amante de la buena mesa = food enthusiast.
    * amante de la cerveza = beer lover.
    * amante de la disciplina = disciplinarian.
    * amante de la disciplina férrea = strict disciplinarian.
    * amante de la historia = history buff.
    * amante de la informática = computer buff.
    * amante de la literatura = literary.
    * amante de la naturaleza = nature lover.
    * amante de la precisión = precisionist.
    * amante de la vida al aire libre = outdoor enthusiast.
    * amante del cine = cinema buff, film buff, movie buff.
    * amante del libro = book lover [booklover].
    * amante de lo militar = military buff.
    * amante de los animales = animal lover.
    * amante del teatro = theatre buff.
    * amante del vino = wine lover.
    * amante joven = sugar baby.
    * amante ricachón = sugar daddy.
    * ex-amante = old flame.
    * no amante de la literatura = non-literary.
    * tener un amante = have + an affair.
    * * *
    I II
    masculino y femenino lover
    * * *
    = mistress [mistresses, -pl.], lover, buff, sweetheart.

    Ex: But the curse has no effect and, as the commentator says, 'Ten years later his daughter Jane is still Grandley's mistress' = Aunque la maldición no ha surtido efecto y, como el comentarista dice, "Diez años después su hija Jane sigue siendo todavía la amante de Grandley".

    Ex: The use of electronic mail provides a means by which people (particularly lovers) can express the kinds of emotions to one another which they would be unable to do face to face.
    Ex: His intriguing book will be of interest to both buffs and scholars.
    Ex: Be it your sweetheart/a family member/a friend, send a heart-to-heart message and let them know how much they mean to you.
    * amante de la autodisciplina = self-disciplinarian.
    * amante de la biblioteca = library lover.
    * amante de la buena bebida = drink enthusiast.
    * amante de la buena mesa = food enthusiast.
    * amante de la cerveza = beer lover.
    * amante de la disciplina = disciplinarian.
    * amante de la disciplina férrea = strict disciplinarian.
    * amante de la historia = history buff.
    * amante de la informática = computer buff.
    * amante de la literatura = literary.
    * amante de la naturaleza = nature lover.
    * amante de la precisión = precisionist.
    * amante de la vida al aire libre = outdoor enthusiast.
    * amante del cine = cinema buff, film buff, movie buff.
    * amante del libro = book lover [booklover].
    * amante de lo militar = military buff.
    * amante de los animales = animal lover.
    * amante del teatro = theatre buff.
    * amante del vino = wine lover.
    * amante joven = sugar baby.
    * amante ricachón = sugar daddy.
    * ex-amante = old flame.
    * no amante de la literatura = non-literary.
    * tener un amante = have + an affair.
    * un amante = a little something on the side.

    * * *
    su amante esposo/padre her loving husband/father
    es muy amante de la buena mesa he loves o is very fond of good food
    es muy amante del orden he's a great one for o he's very keen on keeping things tidy ( colloq)
    2 (aficionado) lover
    los amantes del teatro theater lovers, lovers of theater
    * * *

     

    amante sustantivo masculino y femenino
    lover
    amante mf
    1 (entusiasta) lover: los dos somos amantes de la ópera, we are both opera lovers
    2 (pareja en el amor) (hombre) lover
    (mujer) mistress
    ' amante' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abandonar
    - ardiente
    - goloso
    - mantener
    - querido
    - sibarita
    English:
    ardent
    - elope
    - encounter
    - lover
    - mistress
    - shack up
    - sugar daddy
    - toyboy
    - live
    - peaceful
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    es amante de su familia he loves his family;
    ser muy amante de la naturaleza/los animales to be a great nature/animal lover;
    es amante de la cocina francesa he's very partial to French food;
    no soy muy amante del jazz I'm not a great jazz fan
    ♦ nmf
    1. [querido] lover
    2. [aficionado]
    los amantes del arte/de la naturaleza art/nature lovers
    * * *
    I adj loving;
    es amante de la buena vida he’s fond of good living;
    ser amante de los animales be an animal lover
    II m/f en una relación lover;
    * * *
    amante adj
    : loving, fond
    amante nmf
    : lover
    * * *
    amante n lover

    Spanish-English dictionary > amante

  • 43 aficionado

    adj.
    1 amateur.
    2 enthusiastic.
    3 amateurish.
    4 addicted.
    f. & m.
    1 fan, buff.
    2 beginner, amateur, dilettante, neophyte.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: aficionar.
    * * *
    1→ link=aficionar aficionar
    1 keen, fond
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 fan, enthusiast
    2 (no profesional) amateur
    * * *
    1. (f. - aficionada)
    noun
    1) lover, enthusiast
    3) fan, supporter
    2. (f. - aficionada)
    adj.
    1) enthusiastic, keen
    * * *
    aficionado, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) (=entusiasta) keen, enthusiastic
    2) (=no profesional) amateur
    2. SM / F
    1) (=entusiasta) [de hobby] enthusiast; [como espectador] lover
    2) (=no profesional) amateur
    3) [de equipo, grupo] fan, supporter
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo [ser]

    aficionado a algo — fond of o keen on something

    b) ( no profesional) amateur
    II
    - da masculino, femenino
    a) ( entusiasta) enthusiast

    aficionado a algo: para los aficionados al bricolaje for do-it-yourself enthusiasts; un aficionado a la música a music lover; los aficionados al tenis/fútbol tennis/football fans; los aficionados a los toros — bullfighting aficionados

    b) ( no profesional) amateur
    * * *
    = dabbler, dilettante, hobbyist, non-specialist [nonspecialist], buff, enthusiast, aficionado.
    Ex. This article examines 3 different types of user -- the dabbler, the researcher and the beginner -- and their possible reactions to CD-ROM software.
    Ex. As far as he was concerned the study of nonverbal communication was a pseudo-science, the work of dilettantes and other futile souls.
    Ex. We do not regard such a thing as at all odd when hobbyists meet; rather, we encourage it.
    Ex. However, most emergencies arise from water leakage and much can be done by the non-specialist to alleviate the damage.
    Ex. His intriguing book will be of interest to both buffs and scholars.
    Ex. Videodiscs can provide high capacity secondary storage and it is possible for the personal computer enthusiast to make use of a home video recorder in this way.
    Ex. Garlic cloves continue to be used by aficionados as a remedy for digestive disorders and fungal infections such as thrush.
    ----
    * aficionado a contemplar las estrellas = stargazer.
    * aficionado a la cerveza = beer lover.
    * aficionado a la historia = history buff.
    * aficionado a la informática = computer buff.
    * aficionado a la pesca = fishing-hobbyist.
    * aficionado a la vela = yachtsman [yachtsmen, -pl.].
    * aficionado al deporte = sports enthusiast.
    * aficionado al fútbol = football supporter, football fan.
    * aficionado al teatro = theatre buff.
    * aficionado al vino = wine lover.
    * aficionado a mirar las estrellas = stargazer.
    * aficionado a observar las estrellas = stargazer.
    * aficionado a todo lo militar = military buff.
    * ser aficionado a = be fond of.
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo [ser]

    aficionado a algo — fond of o keen on something

    b) ( no profesional) amateur
    II
    - da masculino, femenino
    a) ( entusiasta) enthusiast

    aficionado a algo: para los aficionados al bricolaje for do-it-yourself enthusiasts; un aficionado a la música a music lover; los aficionados al tenis/fútbol tennis/football fans; los aficionados a los toros — bullfighting aficionados

    b) ( no profesional) amateur
    * * *
    = dabbler, dilettante, hobbyist, non-specialist [nonspecialist], buff, enthusiast, aficionado.

    Ex: This article examines 3 different types of user -- the dabbler, the researcher and the beginner -- and their possible reactions to CD-ROM software.

    Ex: As far as he was concerned the study of nonverbal communication was a pseudo-science, the work of dilettantes and other futile souls.
    Ex: We do not regard such a thing as at all odd when hobbyists meet; rather, we encourage it.
    Ex: However, most emergencies arise from water leakage and much can be done by the non-specialist to alleviate the damage.
    Ex: His intriguing book will be of interest to both buffs and scholars.
    Ex: Videodiscs can provide high capacity secondary storage and it is possible for the personal computer enthusiast to make use of a home video recorder in this way.
    Ex: Garlic cloves continue to be used by aficionados as a remedy for digestive disorders and fungal infections such as thrush.
    * aficionado a contemplar las estrellas = stargazer.
    * aficionado a la cerveza = beer lover.
    * aficionado a la historia = history buff.
    * aficionado a la informática = computer buff.
    * aficionado a la pesca = fishing-hobbyist.
    * aficionado a la vela = yachtsman [yachtsmen, -pl.].
    * aficionado al deporte = sports enthusiast.
    * aficionado al fútbol = football supporter, football fan.
    * aficionado al teatro = theatre buff.
    * aficionado al vino = wine lover.
    * aficionado a mirar las estrellas = stargazer.
    * aficionado a observar las estrellas = stargazer.
    * aficionado a todo lo militar = military buff.
    * ser aficionado a = be fond of.

    * * *
    [ SER]
    1 (entusiasta) aficionado A algo fond OF o keen ON sth
    es muy aficionado a los deportes náuticos he's very keen on water sports
    masculine, feminine
    1 (entusiasta) enthusiast aficionado A algo:
    para los aficionados al bricolaje for do-it-yourself enthusiasts
    los aficionados a los toros bullfighting aficionados
    * * *

    Del verbo aficionar: ( conjugate aficionar)

    aficionado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    aficionado    
    aficionar
    aficionado
    ◊ -da adjetivo [ser]

    a) ( entusiasta) aficionado a algo fond of o keen on sth


    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino


    un aficionado a la música a music lover;
    los aficionados al tenis/fútbol tennis/football fans

    aficionado,-a
    I sustantivo masculino y femenino
    1 enthusiast
    un aficionado a la música, a music lover
    un aficionado a los toros, a bullfighting fan
    2 (no profesional) amateur
    II adjetivo
    1 keen, fond
    ser aficionado a los deportes, to be fond of sports
    2 (no profesional) amateur
    ' aficionado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    aficionada
    - amiga
    - amigo
    - dada
    - dado
    - enamorada
    - enamorado
    - fanática
    - fanático
    - teleadicta
    - teleadicto
    - devoto
    English:
    amateur
    - amateurish
    - buff
    - cinemagoer
    - devotee
    - fan
    - fond
    - hard-core
    - into
    - keen
    - lover
    - playgoer
    * * *
    aficionado, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [interesado] keen;
    ser aficionado a algo to be keen on sth;
    el público aficionado al cine the movie-going o Br cinema-going public
    2. [no profesional] amateur
    ♦ nm,f
    1. [interesado] fan;
    es un aficionado al cine he's a keen movie-goer o Br cinema-goer;
    un gran aficionado a la música clásica a great lover of classical music;
    los aficionados a los toros followers of bullfighting, bullfighting fans
    2. [no profesional] amateur;
    un trabajo de aficionados an amateurish piece of work
    * * *
    I adj
    :
    ser aficionado a be interested in, Br
    tb be keen on
    II m, aficionada f
    1 enthusiast;
    aficionado a la música music enthusiast o buff;
    2 no profesional amateur;
    un partido de aficionados an amateur game
    * * *
    aficionado, -da adj
    entusiasta: enthusiastic, keen
    aficionado, -da n
    1) entusiasta: enthusiast, fan
    2) : amateur
    * * *
    1. (no profesional) amateur
    2. (entusiasta) keen
    1. (amateur) amateur
    3. (entusiasta) lover

    Spanish-English dictionary > aficionado

  • 44 brillo

    m.
    1 brilliance (resplandor) (de luz).
    sacar brillo a to polish, to shine
    2 splendor, brilliance (lucimiento).
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: brillar.
    * * *
    1 (gen) shine
    2 (de estrella) twinkling; (de ojos) sparkle; (de pelo, zapatos) shine; (de cosa húmeda) glistening
    3 (en televisor) brightness
    4 figurado brilliance
    \
    sacar brillo a / dar brillo a to shine, polish
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=resplandor) [de luz, sol, estrella] [gen] brightness; [más fuerte] brilliance; [de pantalla] brightness; [de tela, pelo, zapatos, superficie] shine, sheen; [de papel, foto] glossiness; [de joyas, lentejuelas] sparkle, glitter

    ¿le revelamos las fotos con brillo? — would you like gloss photos?, would you like a gloss finish to the photos?

    • dar o sacar brillo a — [+ suelo, plata, zapatos] to polish, shine; [+ muebles] to polish

    brillo de uñas — clear nail polish, clear nail varnish

    2) (=esplendor) brilliance, splendour, splendor (EEUU)

    la ausencia de varios jugadores importantes ha restado brillo al torneo — the absence of several important players has taken the shine off the tournament

    * * *
    a) ( de estrella) brightness, brilliance; (de zapatos, suelo, metal) shine; ( de diamante) sparkle; ( del pelo) shine; (de seda, satén) sheen

    ¿quiere las fotos con brillo? — do you want a gloss finish on the photos?

    dale un poco de brillo — (TV) turn the brightness up a bit

    b) (esplendor, lucimiento) splendor*

    un discurso/una interpretación sin brillo — a dull o an unexceptional speech/performance

    c) ( para labios) lip gloss; ( para uñas) clear nail polish
    * * *
    = brightness, brilliance, glitter, lustre [luster, -USA], glazing, shimmer, shine, glow, sheen.
    Ex. The brightness can be adjusted by turning the two knobs at the lower right of the screen.
    Ex. Jenson's version is perhaps nearer to calligraphy than the Aldine roman, which is cut with a brilliance and regularity that is purely typographic.
    Ex. Junctionville established itself early as an ordinary manufacturing city, a city without glitter or charm.
    Ex. The library was greatly expanded in the late 1650s to accommodate the needs of the scholars and men of letters attached to Fouquet and to add lustre to his political career.
    Ex. An understanding of the materials used in pastels is important to conservators: strainers, linen, paper, crayons, framing and glazing described using 18th-century sources.
    Ex. Much of the verve and shimmer of her lyrics can be connected to the near-fatal liver abscess she suffered in 1996.
    Ex. This shows that antagonistic forces hide behind a ' shine' of unity & harmony.
    Ex. A spider web of metal, sealed in a thin glass container, a wire heated to brilliant glow, in short, the thermionic tube of radio sets is made by the hundred million, tossed about in packages, plugged into sockets -- and it works!.
    Ex. Caramel is used to glaze some cakes and small pastries to give pastries a sheen but no color.
    ----
    * brillo de labios = lip gloss.
    * brillo incandescente = glow.
    * brillo intenso de la pantalla = screen glare.
    * dar brillo a = buff, buff up.
    * mostrar por medio de cambio de intensidad en el brillo = flash up.
    * sacar brillo = polish.
    * sacar brillo a = buff, buff up.
    * sin brillo = dull, tarnished.
    * * *
    a) ( de estrella) brightness, brilliance; (de zapatos, suelo, metal) shine; ( de diamante) sparkle; ( del pelo) shine; (de seda, satén) sheen

    ¿quiere las fotos con brillo? — do you want a gloss finish on the photos?

    dale un poco de brillo — (TV) turn the brightness up a bit

    b) (esplendor, lucimiento) splendor*

    un discurso/una interpretación sin brillo — a dull o an unexceptional speech/performance

    c) ( para labios) lip gloss; ( para uñas) clear nail polish
    * * *
    = brightness, brilliance, glitter, lustre [luster, -USA], glazing, shimmer, shine, glow, sheen.

    Ex: The brightness can be adjusted by turning the two knobs at the lower right of the screen.

    Ex: Jenson's version is perhaps nearer to calligraphy than the Aldine roman, which is cut with a brilliance and regularity that is purely typographic.
    Ex: Junctionville established itself early as an ordinary manufacturing city, a city without glitter or charm.
    Ex: The library was greatly expanded in the late 1650s to accommodate the needs of the scholars and men of letters attached to Fouquet and to add lustre to his political career.
    Ex: An understanding of the materials used in pastels is important to conservators: strainers, linen, paper, crayons, framing and glazing described using 18th-century sources.
    Ex: Much of the verve and shimmer of her lyrics can be connected to the near-fatal liver abscess she suffered in 1996.
    Ex: This shows that antagonistic forces hide behind a ' shine' of unity & harmony.
    Ex: A spider web of metal, sealed in a thin glass container, a wire heated to brilliant glow, in short, the thermionic tube of radio sets is made by the hundred million, tossed about in packages, plugged into sockets -- and it works!.
    Ex: Caramel is used to glaze some cakes and small pastries to give pastries a sheen but no color.
    * brillo de labios = lip gloss.
    * brillo incandescente = glow.
    * brillo intenso de la pantalla = screen glare.
    * dar brillo a = buff, buff up.
    * mostrar por medio de cambio de intensidad en el brillo = flash up.
    * sacar brillo = polish.
    * sacar brillo a = buff, buff up.
    * sin brillo = dull, tarnished.

    * * *
    1 (de zapatos, suelo, metal) shine; (de un diamante) sparkle; (del pelo) shine; (de una estrella) brightness, brilliance; (de seda, satén) sheen
    el brillo de la luz nos sorprendió the brightness of the light took us by surprise
    sacarle or darle brillo al suelo to polish the floor
    ¿quiere las fotos con brillo? do you want a gloss finish on the photos?
    dale un poco de brillo (TV) turn the brightness up a bit
    cautivada por el brillo de sus ojos captivated by the sparkle in his eyes
    2 (esplendor, lucimiento) splendor*
    un discurso/una interpretación sin brillo a dull o an unexceptional speech/performance
    3 (producto — para labios) lip gloss; (— para uñas) clear nail polish
    * * *

     

    Del verbo brillar: ( conjugate brillar)

    brillo es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    brilló es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

    Multiple Entries:
    brillar    
    brillo
    brillar ( conjugate brillar) verbo intransitivo
    a) [sol/luz] to shine;

    [ estrella] to shine, sparkle;
    [zapatos/suelo/metal] to shine, gleam;
    [diamante/ojos] to sparkle

    verbo transitivo (Col) to polish
    brillo sustantivo masculino

    ( de estrella) brightness, brilliance;
    (de diamante, ojos) sparkle;
    ( de tela) sheen;

    fotos con brillo gloss finish photos;
    dale un poco de brillo (TV) turn the brightness up a bit
    b) (esplendor, lucimiento) splendor( conjugate splendor);

    ◊ sin brillo ‹discurso/interpretación› dull


    ( para uñas) clear nail polish
    brillar verbo intransitivo
    1 (emitir luz) to shine
    (emitir destellos) to sparkle
    (centellear) to glitter
    2 (destacar) to be conspicuous: Juan brilló por su ausencia, Juan was conspicuous by his absence
    brillo m (resplandor) shine
    (del Sol, de la Luna, de un foco de luz, etc) brightness
    (centelleo) glittering
    (del cabello, tela) sheen
    (de un color) brilliance
    (de zapatos) shine
    sacar brillo a, to shine, polish
    ' brillo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    brillar
    - mate
    - opaca
    - opaco
    - palidecer
    - lustre
    - metálico
    - sacar
    English:
    brilliant
    - buff
    - gleam
    - glitter
    - gloss
    - glow
    - luster
    - lustre
    - polish
    - polish up
    - resplendence
    - sheen
    - shine
    - sparkle
    - twinkle
    - dull
    - glint
    - lip
    * * *
    brillo nm
    1. [resplandor] [de luz, astro] brightness;
    [de metal, zapatos, pelo] shine; [de ojos, diamante] sparkle; [de monitor, televisor] brightness;
    sacar brillo a to polish, to shine;
    ¿en brillo o en mate? [fotos] would you like gloss photos or matt ones?
    2. [lucimiento] splendour, brilliance
    3. brillo de labios lip gloss;
    brillo de uñas clear nail varnish
    * * *
    m de ojos, madera shine; de estrella, luz brightness;
    dar o
    * * *
    brillo nm
    1) lustre: luster, shine
    2) : brilliance
    * * *
    1. (de sol) brightness
    2. (de metal, zapatos) shine
    ¡qué brillo tiene tu pelo! your hair is so shiny!
    3. (de ojos, diamante) sparkle

    Spanish-English dictionary > brillo

  • 45 cinéphile

    cinéphile [sinefil]
    1. adjective
    [public] cinemagoing
    2. masculine noun, feminine noun
    * * *
    sinefil
    nom masculin et féminin cinema enthusiast GB ou buff (colloq)
    * * *
    sinefil nmf
    * * *
    A adj [public] filmgoing ( épith); elle est cinéphile she's a great filmgoer GB ou moviegoer US.
    B nmf cinema enthusiast GB ou buff○.
    [sinefil] nom masculin et féminin
    film (UK) ou movie (US) buff
    ————————
    [sinefil] adjectif

    Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > cinéphile

  • 46 gallina

    adj.
    chicken-hearted.
    f.
    1 hen.
    cría gallinas he keeps chickens (gallinas, pollos y gallos)
    2 coward, wimp, quitter, yellow-belly.
    f. & m.
    chicken, coward (informal) (person).
    * * *
    1 hen
    1 familiar chicken, coward
    \
    acostarse con las gallinas to go to bed very early
    como gallina en corral ajeno familiar like a fish out of water
    jugar a la gallina ciega to play blind man's buff
    matar la gallina de los huevos de oro familiar to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
    gallina clueca broody hen
    gallina de Guinea guinea fowl
    gallina de mar stargazer
    piel de gallina gooseflesh, goose pimples plural
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    1. SF
    1) (=ave) hen

    gallina ciega — CAm, Caribe (=gusano) white worm

    gallina clueca — broody o (EEUU) brooding hen

    2) (Culin) chicken

    gallina en pepitoria — chicken in a sauce made with wine, bread, egg, almonds and pine nuts

    2.
    SMF * (=cobarde) chicken *, coward
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo (fam) chicken (colloq)
    II
    1) (Zool) hen; (Coc) chicken

    acostarse/levantarse con las gallinas — (fam) to go to bed early/to get up at the crack of dawn

    estar/sentirse como gallina en corral ajeno — (fam) to be/feel like a fish out of water

    matar la gallina de los huevos de oro — to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs

    2) gallina masculino y femenino (fam) ( cobarde) chicken (colloq)
    * * *
    = hen, wuss, cowardly, wussy [wussier -comp., wussiest -sup.], wimpy [wimpier -comp., wimpiest -sup.], wimpish.
    Ex. So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her.
    Ex. He goes on to state that liberals are wusses for claiming 'I support the troops but not the war'.
    Ex. Tachers found girls more virile, obtrusive, mischievous, sharing, straightforward, careless, dependent, quiet, and cowardly.
    Ex. And being against the war and saying you support the troops is one of the wussiest positions the pacifists have ever taken.
    Ex. I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.
    Ex. What is not true is the assumption that art that is modest and discreet automatically lacks nerve and is intrinsically boring and wimpish.
    ----
    * dilema de qué es primero el huevo o la gallina = chicken and egg situation.
    * gallina de campo = free-range hen.
    * gallina de corral = free-range hen.
    * gallina de granja = free-range hen.
    * gallina ponedora = egg-laying hen.
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo (fam) chicken (colloq)
    II
    1) (Zool) hen; (Coc) chicken

    acostarse/levantarse con las gallinas — (fam) to go to bed early/to get up at the crack of dawn

    estar/sentirse como gallina en corral ajeno — (fam) to be/feel like a fish out of water

    matar la gallina de los huevos de oro — to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs

    2) gallina masculino y femenino (fam) ( cobarde) chicken (colloq)
    * * *
    = hen, wuss, cowardly, wussy [wussier -comp., wussiest -sup.], wimpy [wimpier -comp., wimpiest -sup.], wimpish.

    Ex: So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her.

    Ex: He goes on to state that liberals are wusses for claiming 'I support the troops but not the war'.
    Ex: Tachers found girls more virile, obtrusive, mischievous, sharing, straightforward, careless, dependent, quiet, and cowardly.
    Ex: And being against the war and saying you support the troops is one of the wussiest positions the pacifists have ever taken.
    Ex: I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.
    Ex: What is not true is the assumption that art that is modest and discreet automatically lacks nerve and is intrinsically boring and wimpish.
    * dilema de qué es primero el huevo o la gallina = chicken and egg situation.
    * gallina de campo = free-range hen.
    * gallina de corral = free-range hen.
    * gallina de granja = free-range hen.
    * gallina ponedora = egg-laying hen.

    * * *
    ( fam); chicken ( colloq)
    ¡qué gallina eres! chicken! o don't be so chicken!
    A ( Zool) hen; ( Coc) chicken
    caldo de gallina chicken broth
    acostarse con or (Bol, RPl) como las gallinas to go to bed early
    estar/sentirse como gallina en corral ajeno ( fam); to be/feel like a fish out of water
    la gallina de los huevos de oro the goose that lays/laid the golden eggs
    levantarse con or (Bol, RPl) como las gallinas ( fam); to get up at the crack of dawn, be up with the lark
    Compuestos:
    (empollando) broody hen; (cuidando la pollada) mother hen
    me tocó sentarme al lado de un grupo de gallinas cluecas ( fam); I had to sit next to a group of squawking women ( colloq)
    estar como or parecer una gallina clueca ( fam); to be like a mother hen
    guinea fowl
    ● gallina or gallinita ciega
    blind man's buff
    laying hen
    B
    * * *

     

    gallina sustantivo femenino
    1 (Zool) hen;
    (Coc) chicken;


    ( cuidando la pollada) mother hen;

    2
    ◊ gallina sustantivo masculino y femenino (fam) ( cobarde) chicken (colloq)

    gallina
    I sustantivo femenino
    1 Zool hen
    2 (juego) la gallina/gallinita ciega, blind man's buff
    II mf fam coward, chicken
    III adjetivo coward: no seas tan gallina y pídeselo de una vez, stop being such a chicken - just go ahead and ask him
    ♦ Locuciones: familiar ¡cuando las gallinas meen!, and pigs might fly!
    estar como gallina en corral ajeno, to feel like a fish out of water
    la gallina de los huevos de oro, the goose that lays the golden eggs;
    ' gallina' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cacarear
    - cacareo
    - carne
    - carné
    - empollar
    - piel
    - aletear
    English:
    chicken
    - egg
    - goosebumps
    - gooseflesh
    - goosepimples
    - hen
    - goose
    - speckle
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    Fam [persona] chicken, wimp;
    es muy gallina he's such a chicken o wimp
    ♦ nf
    hen;
    cría gallinas [gallinas, pollos y gallos] he keeps chickens;
    Fam
    acostarse con las gallinas to go to bed early;
    Fam
    levantarse con las gallinas to get up at cock-crow, to be up with the lark;
    Fam
    como gallina en corral ajeno like a fish out of water
    gallina de agua coot; Fam la gallina ciega blind man's buff;
    gallina clueca broody hen;
    gallina de Guinea guinea fowl;
    la gallina de los huevos de oro the golden goose, the goose that lays the golden eggs;
    Fam
    matar la gallina de los huevos de oro to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs;
    gallina pintada guinea fowl
    ♦ nmf
    Fam [persona] chicken, coward
    * * *
    I f hen;
    matar la gallina de los huevos de oro kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
    II m/f fam
    chicken
    * * *
    1) : hen
    2)
    gallina de Guinea : guinea fowl
    * * *
    1. (ave) hen
    2. (cobarde) chicken / coward

    Spanish-English dictionary > gallina

  • 47 film

    film
    1. noun
    1) ((a thin strip of) celluloid made sensitive to light on which photographs are taken: photographic film.) carrete
    2) (a story, play etc shown as a motion picture in a cinema, on television etc: to make a film; (also adjective) a film version of the novel.) película
    3) (a thin skin or covering: a film of dust.) capa, película

    2. verb
    1) (to make a motion picture (of): They are going to film the race.) filmar
    2) ((usually with over) to cover with a film: Her eyes gradually filmed (over) with tears.) cubrirse; nublarse
    •
    - filmstar
    film1 n
    1. película
    2. carrete
    film2 vb filmar / grabar / rodar

    film sustantivo masculino (pl
    ◊ films)
    a) (Cin, TV) movie, film (BrE)
    b) (Coc) tb
    ◊ film transparente Saran wrap® (AmE), clingfilm (BrE)
    ' film' also found in these entries: Spanish: acabose - acción - americanada - bastante - bélica - bélico - caca - cepillarse - cineasta - cinéfila - cinéfilo - cinematográfica - cinematográfico - cinta - corta - corto - cortometraje - crítica - dedicar - duración - emocionante - empezar - ser - estrella - exhibir - fanática - fanático - fibra - filmar - filmoteca - ir - hasta - incondicional - intragable - larga - largo - largometraje - miedo - mirar - montador - montadora - novelar - pantalla - película - peor - pestiño - principio - pública - público - recomendable English: allow - appropriate - backwards - blue - by - censor - downbeat - effect - engrossed - epic - extra - eye-opener - family film - fawn - feature film - feeling - film - film fan - film maker - film making - film set - film star - fit - gore - grip - hilarious - horror film - impact - last - less - location - minor - monster - moving - nod - open - out of - scary - setting - sit through - soporific - star - stay up - summon up - suppose - that - walk-on part - worst - X-film - yet
    tr[fɪlm]
    1 SMALLCINEMA/SMALL película, filme nombre masculino, film nombre masculino
    2 (coating of dust etc) capa, película
    3 (of photos) carrete nombre masculino, rollo
    1 (cinem) rodar, filmar; (tv program) grabar
    2 (event) filmar
    1 SMALLCINEMA/SMALL rodar
    \
    SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
    film industry industria cinematográfica
    film library cinemateca
    film star estrella de cine
    film strip película
    film studio estudio de cine
    film test prueba (cinematográfica)
    film unit equipo de rodaje
    film ['fɪlm] vt
    : filmar
    film vi
    : rodar
    film n
    1) coating: capa f, elícula f
    2) : película f (fotográfica)
    3) movie: película f, filme m
    n.
    • capa de polvo s.f.
    • cinta s.f.
    • filme s.m.
    • película (Cinema) s.f.
    v.
    • cinematografiar v.
    • filmar v.
    • hacer una película de v.
    • rodar v.
    fɪlm
    I
    1)
    a) c u ( Phot) película f (fotográfica)

    a (roll of) film — un rollo or un carrete (de fotos), una película

    b) c ( movie) película f, film(e) m (period); (before n)

    film buff — cinéfilo, -la m,f

    film festival — festival m cinematográfico or de cine

    film star — estrella f de cine

    c) u ( cinematic art) cine m
    2)
    a) c ( thin covering) película f
    b) u ( wrap) film m or envoltura f transparente

    II
    1.
    transitive verb \<\<scene\>\> filmar; \<\<novel/play\>\> llevar al cine

    2.
    vi rodar*, filmar

    filming starts tomorrow — el rodaje or la filmación empieza mañana


    ••
    Cultural note:
    film rating (US), film certificate (UK)
    Una calificación que se otorga a las películas y videos. Establece la clase de público autorizado para verlos. En EEUU pueden tener seis calificaciones: G ( general audiences) para todos los públicos; PG ( parental guidance) es decir que los padres deciden si sus hijos pueden verlos; PH-13 ( parental guidance for children under 13); R ( restricted) es decir que los menores de 17 años sólo pueden verlos si están acompañados de uno de los padres o de su tutor; NC-17 ( no children-17) que están prohibidos para menores de 17 años; X que sólo los pueden ver los mayores de 17 años. En Gran Bretaña las películas y los videos pueden tener 5 calificaciones: U, para todo público; PG, pueden verlos los niños si están acompañados de un adulto; 12, sólo para mayores de 12 años; 15, sólo para mayores de 15 años; 18, sólo para mayores de 18 años
    Un premio de gran prestigio que se otorga anualmente a los éxitos más destacados en el mundo del periodismo, la literatura y la música norteamericanos. Fue establecido en 1917, por Joseph Pulitzer, director de periódico y editor. Cada año se entregan trece premios
    o El nombre que recibe la bandera del Reino Unido. Está formada por las cruces de San Jorge ( St George), patrono de Inglaterra, de San Andrés ( St Andrew), patrono de Escocia, y de San Patricio ( St Patrick), patrono de Irlanda. Gales y su patrono San David no están representados en ella
    [fɪlm]
    1.
    N (=thin skin) película f ; [of dust] capa f ; [of smoke etc] velo m ; (Cine, Phot) (=negatives) película f ; (=roll of film) carrete m, rollo m ; (at cinema) película f, film m, filme m ; (full-length) largometraje m ; (short) corto(metraje) m

    to make a film of — [+ book] llevar al cine, hacer una película de; [+ event] filmar

    2.
    VT [+ book] llevar al cine, hacer una película de; [+ event] filmar; [+ scene] rodar
    3.
    VI rodar, filmar
    4.
    CPD [camera, festival] cinematográfico, de cine

    film censor N — censor(a) m / f cinematográfico(-a)

    film clip N — clip m de película

    film company N — productora f (de cine)

    film crew N — equipo m cinematográfico

    film critic N — crítico(-a) m / f de cine

    film fan N — aficionado(-a) m / f al cine

    film festival N — festival m de cine

    film noir N — cine m negro

    film première N — estreno m oficial, premier f

    film producer N — productor(a) m / f (cinematográfico)

    film rating N — (Brit) calificación f (de películas)

    film rights NPL — derechos mpl cinematográficos

    film set N — plató m

    film star N — estrella f de cine

    film strip N — película f de diapositivas

    film studio N — estudio m de cine

    film test N — prueba f cinematográfica

    * * *
    [fɪlm]
    I
    1)
    a) c u ( Phot) película f (fotográfica)

    a (roll of) film — un rollo or un carrete (de fotos), una película

    b) c ( movie) película f, film(e) m (period); (before n)

    film buff — cinéfilo, -la m,f

    film festival — festival m cinematográfico or de cine

    film star — estrella f de cine

    c) u ( cinematic art) cine m
    2)
    a) c ( thin covering) película f
    b) u ( wrap) film m or envoltura f transparente

    II
    1.
    transitive verb \<\<scene\>\> filmar; \<\<novel/play\>\> llevar al cine

    2.
    vi rodar*, filmar

    filming starts tomorrow — el rodaje or la filmación empieza mañana


    ••
    Cultural note:
    film rating (US), film certificate (UK)
    Una calificación que se otorga a las películas y videos. Establece la clase de público autorizado para verlos. En EEUU pueden tener seis calificaciones: G ( general audiences) para todos los públicos; PG ( parental guidance) es decir que los padres deciden si sus hijos pueden verlos; PH-13 ( parental guidance for children under 13); R ( restricted) es decir que los menores de 17 años sólo pueden verlos si están acompañados de uno de los padres o de su tutor; NC-17 ( no children-17) que están prohibidos para menores de 17 años; X que sólo los pueden ver los mayores de 17 años. En Gran Bretaña las películas y los videos pueden tener 5 calificaciones: U, para todo público; PG, pueden verlos los niños si están acompañados de un adulto; 12, sólo para mayores de 12 años; 15, sólo para mayores de 15 años; 18, sólo para mayores de 18 años
    Un premio de gran prestigio que se otorga anualmente a los éxitos más destacados en el mundo del periodismo, la literatura y la música norteamericanos. Fue establecido en 1917, por Joseph Pulitzer, director de periódico y editor. Cada año se entregan trece premios
    o El nombre que recibe la bandera del Reino Unido. Está formada por las cruces de San Jorge ( St George), patrono de Inglaterra, de San Andrés ( St Andrew), patrono de Escocia, y de San Patricio ( St Patrick), patrono de Irlanda. Gales y su patrono San David no están representados en ella

    English-spanish dictionary > film

  • 48 warbler

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    [English Word] African moustached warbler
    [English Plural] African moustached warblers
    [Taxonomy] Melocichla mentalis
    [Swahili Word] kuchakulu
    [Swahili Plural] kuchakulu
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    [Note] New proposed name
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] African reed warbler
    [English Plural] African reed warblers
    [Taxonomy] Acrocephalus baeticatus
    [Swahili Word] shoro mhamaji
    [Swahili Plural] shoro wahamaji
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] bamboo warbler
    [English Plural] bamboo warblers
    [Taxonomy] Bradypterus alfredi
    [Swahili Word] shoro-mianzi
    [Swahili Plural] shoro-mianzi
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] barred warbler
    [English Plural] barred warblers
    [Taxonomy] Sylvia nisoria
    [Swahili Word] kucha milia
    [Swahili Plural] kucha milia
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    [Note] New proposed name
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] barred wren warbler
    [English Plural] barred wren warblers
    [Taxonomy] Calamonastes stierlingi
    [Swahili Word] kibwirosagi miraba
    [Swahili Plural] vibwirosagi miraba
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] Basra reed warbler
    [English Plural] Basra reed warblers
    [Taxonomy] Acrocephalus griseldis
    [Swahili Word] shoro wa Basra
    [Swahili Plural] shoro wa Basra
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] black-faced rufous warbler
    [English Plural] black-faced rufous warblers
    [Taxonomy] Bathmocercus rufus
    [Swahili Word] shoro uso-mweusi
    [Swahili Plural] shoro uso-mweusi
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] broad-tailed warbler
    [English Plural] broad-tailed warblers
    [Taxonomy] Schoenicola brevirostris
    [Swahili Word] shoro mkia-mpana
    [Swahili Plural] shoro mkia-mpana
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] brown woodland warbler
    [English Plural] brown woodland warblers
    [Taxonomy] Phylloscopus umbrovirens
    [Swahili Word] kucha kahawia
    [Swahili Plural] kucha kahawia
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    [Note] New proposed name
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] buff-bellied warbler
    [English Plural] buff-bellied warblers
    [Taxonomy] Phyllolais pulchella
    [Swahili Word] kuchanyika tumbo-marungi
    [Swahili Plural] kuchanyika tumbo-marungi
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    [Note] New proposed name
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] cinnamon bracken warbler
    [English Plural] cinnamon bracken warblers
    [Taxonomy] Bradypterus cinnamomeus
    [Swahili Word] shoro kidari-chekundu
    [Swahili Plural] shoro kidari-chekundu
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] dark-capped yellow warbler
    [English Plural] dark-capped yellow warblers
    [Taxonomy] Chloropeta natalensis
    [Swahili Word] kibwirosagi manjano
    [Swahili Plural] vibwirosagi manjano
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] Eurasian reed warbler
    [English Plural] Eurasian reed warblers
    [Taxonomy] Acrocephalus scirpaceus
    [Swahili Word] shoro-matete
    [Swahili Plural] shoro-matete
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] evergreen forest warbler
    [English Plural] evergreen forest warblers
    [Taxonomy] Bradypterus lopezi
    [Swahili Word] shoro-mlima
    [Swahili Plural] shoro-mlima
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] garden warbler
    [English Plural] garden warblers
    [Taxonomy] Sylvia borin
    [Swahili Word] kucha-bustani
    [Swahili Plural] kucha-bustani
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    [Note] New proposed name
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] great reed warbler
    [English Plural] great reed warblers
    [Taxonomy] Acrocephalus arundinaceus
    [Swahili Word] shoro mkuu
    [Swahili Plural] shoro wakuu
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] greater swamp warbler
    [English Plural] greater swamp warblers
    [Taxonomy] Acrocephalus rufescens
    [Swahili Word] shoro-lambo
    [Swahili Plural] shoro-lambo
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] grey wren warbler
    [English Plural] grey wren warblers
    [Taxonomy] Calamonastes simplex
    [Swahili Word] kibwirosagi kijivu
    [Swahili Plural] vibwirosagi kijivu
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    [Note] New proposed name
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] grey-capped warbler
    [English Plural] grey-capped warblers
    [Taxonomy] Eminia lepida
    [Swahili Word] kibwirosagi utosi-kijivu
    [Swahili Plural] vibwirosagi utosi-kijivu
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    [Note] New proposed name
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] icterine warbler
    [English Plural] icterine warblers
    [Taxonomy] Hippolais icterina
    [Swahili Word] kucha manjano
    [Swahili Plural] kucha manjano
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] lesser swamp warbler
    [English Plural] lesser swamp warblers
    [Taxonomy] Acrocephalus gracilirostris
    [Swahili Word] shoro mdomo-mwembamba
    [Swahili Plural] shoro mdomo-mwembamba
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] little rush warbler
    [English Plural] little rush warblers
    [Taxonomy] Bradypterus baboecala
    [Swahili Word] shoro mgongo-kahawia
    [Swahili Plural] shoro mgongo-kahawia
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] marsh warbler
    [English Plural] marsh warblers
    [Taxonomy] Acrocephalus palustris
    [Swahili Word] shoro-bwawa
    [Swahili Plural] shoro-bwawa
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] mountain yellow warbler
    [English Plural] mountain yellow warblers
    [Taxonomy] Chloropeta similis
    [Swahili Word] kibwirosagi-mlima
    [Swahili Plural] vibwirosagi-mlima
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] Mrs. Moreau's warbler
    [English Plural] Mrs. Moreau's warblers
    [Taxonomy] Bathmocercus winifredae
    [Swahili Word] shoro wa Uluguru
    [Swahili Plural] shoro wa Uluguru
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] olivaceous warbler
    [English Plural] olivaceous warblers
    [Taxonomy] Hippolais pallida
    [Swahili Word] kucha kijanikijivu
    [Swahili Plural] kucha kijanikijivu
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] olive-tree warbler
    [English Plural] olive-tree warblers
    [Taxonomy] Hippolais olivetorum
    [Swahili Word] kucha kijivucheusi
    [Swahili Plural] kucha kijivucheusi
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] pale wren warbler
    [English Plural] pale wren warblers
    [Taxonomy] Calamonastes undosus
    [Swahili Word] kibwirosagi-miombo
    [Swahili Plural] vibwirosagi-miombo
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] papyrus yellow warbler
    [English Plural] papyrus yellow warblers
    [Taxonomy] Chloropeta gracilirostris
    [Swahili Word] kibwirosagi domo-jembamba
    [Swahili Plural] vibwirosagi domo-jembamba
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] red-fronted warbler
    [English Plural] red-fronted warblers
    [Taxonomy] Spiloptila rufifrons
    [Swahili Word] kibwirosagi paji-jekundu
    [Swahili Plural] vibwirosagi paji-jekundu
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    [Note] New proposed name
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] red-winged warbler
    [English Plural] red-winged warblers
    [Taxonomy] Heliolais erythroptera
    [Swahili Word] magamaga bawa-jekundu
    [Swahili Plural] magamaga bawa-jekundu
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    [Note] New proposed name
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] river warbler
    [English Plural] river warblers
    [Taxonomy] Locustella fluviatilis
    [Swahili Word] shoro-mto
    [Swahili Plural] shoro-mto
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] sedge warbler
    [English Plural] sedge warblers
    [Taxonomy] Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
    [Swahili Word] shoro nyusi-nyeupe
    [Swahili Plural] shoro nyusi-nyeupe
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    [Note] New proposed name
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] Uganda woodland warbler
    [English Plural] Uganda woodland warblers
    [Taxonomy] Phylloscopus budongoensis
    [Swahili Word] kucha wa Uganda
    [Swahili Plural] kucha wa Uganda
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    [Note] New proposed name
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] Upcher's warbler
    [English Plural] Upcher's warblers
    [Taxonomy] Hippolais languida
    [Swahili Word] kucha mgongo-kijivu
    [Swahili Plural] kucha mgongo-kijivu
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] white-winged warbler
    [English Plural] white-winged warblers
    [Taxonomy] Bradypterus carpalis
    [Swahili Word] shoro bawa-jeupe
    [Swahili Plural] shoro bawa-jeupe
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] willow warbler
    [English Plural] willow warblers
    [Taxonomy] Phylloscopus trochilus
    [Swahili Word] kucha-mbuga
    [Swahili Plural] kucha-mbuga
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] wood warbler
    [English Plural] wood warblers
    [Taxonomy] Phylloscopus sibilatrix
    [Swahili Word] kucha-msitu
    [Swahili Plural] kucha-msitu
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    [Note] New proposed name
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] yellow-throated woodland warbler
    [English Plural] yellow-throated woodland warblers
    [Taxonomy] Phylloscopus ruficapillus
    [Swahili Word] kucha koo-njano
    [Swahili Plural] kucha koo-njano
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    [Note] New proposed name
    ------------------------------------------------------------

    English-Swahili dictionary > warbler

  • 49 Polish

    1. n польский язык
    2. a польский
    3. n полировка, шлифовка; отделка
    4. n лоск, глянец
    5. n полировка, полированная поверхность
    6. n политура, полировальный состав
    7. n лак, крем; мастика
    8. n лоск, изысканность, внешний блеск

    spit and polish — поддержание внешнего воинского вида; наведение порядка для показухи

    9. n тонкость, изысканность; совершенство

    writer of great polish — писатель, обладающий безукоризненным слогом

    10. n геол. гладкая поверхность сброса; зеркало скольжения
    11. v полировать, шлифовать; наводить лоск, глянец
    12. v шлифоваться, поддаваться шлифовке; становиться гладким
    13. v чистить; натирать
    14. v отшлифовать, придать внешний лоск, элегантность; делать более изысканным
    15. v разг. совершенствовать, улучшать; отделывать, шлифовать
    Синонимический ряд:
    1. culture (noun) breeding; cultivation; culture
    2. emery (noun) emery; pumice
    3. refinement (noun) elegance; grace; poise; refinement; urbanity
    4. shine (noun) brightness; brilliance; buff; furbish; glance; glaze; glint; gloss; luster; lustre; sheen; shine; varnish; wax
    5. buff (verb) buff; furbish; glance; glaze; gloss; rub; scour
    6. refine (verb) civilise; civilize; finish; make elegant; refine
    7. retouch (verb) retouch; touch up
    8. shine (verb) brighten; burnish; enhance; perfect; round; shine; sleek; slick; smooth
    Антонимический ряд:
    awkwardness; crudity; deface; dull; mar; neglect; ruin; smudge; spoil

    English-Russian base dictionary > Polish

  • 50 kigong\'ota

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    [Swahili Word] kigong'ota
    [Swahili Plural] vigong'ota
    [English Word] woodpecker
    [English Plural] woodpeckers
    [Taxonomy] Picidae
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8an
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] -gogota
    [Terminology] ornithology
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [Swahili Word] kigong'ota kichwa-kijivu
    [Swahili Plural] vigong'ota kichwa-kijivu
    [English Word] grey-headed woodpecker
    [English Plural] grey-headed woodpeckers
    [Taxonomy] Dendropicos spodocephalus
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [Swahili Word] kigong'ota kidari-madoa
    [Swahili Plural] vigong'ota kidari-madoa
    [English Word] speckle-breasted woodpecker
    [English Plural] speckle-breasted woodpeckers
    [Taxonomy] Dendropicos poecilolaemus
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    [Note] New proposed name
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [Swahili Word] kigong'ota kidevu-cheusi
    [Swahili Plural] vigong'ota kidevu-cheusi
    [English Word] bearded woodpecker
    [English Plural] bearded woodpeckers
    [Taxonomy] Dendropicos namaquus
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [Swahili Word] kigong'ota kijanikijivu
    [Swahili Plural] vigong'ota kijanikijivu
    [English Word] olive woodpecker
    [English Plural] olive woodpeckers
    [Taxonomy] Dendropicos griseocephalus
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [Swahili Word] kigong'ota kijivu
    [Swahili Plural] vigong'ota kijivu
    [English Word] grey woodpecker
    [English Plural] grey woodpeckers
    [Taxonomy] Dendropicos goertae
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [Swahili Word] kigong'ota kipuka
    [Swahili Plural] vigong'ota kipuka
    [English Word] speckle-throated woodpecker
    [English Plural] speckle-throated woodpeckers
    [Taxonomy] Campethera scriptoricauda
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [Swahili Word] kigong'ota kishungi-njano
    [Swahili Plural] vigong'ota kishungi-njano
    [English Word] yellow-crested woodpecker
    [English Plural] yellow-crested woodpeckers
    [Taxonomy] Dendropicos xantholophus
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [Swahili Word] kigong'ota kisogo-chekundu
    [Swahili Plural] vigong'ota kisogo-chekundu
    [English Word] buff-spotted woodpecker
    [English Plural] buff-spotted woodpeckers
    [Taxonomy] Campethera nivosa
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [Swahili Word] kigong'ota madoa
    [Swahili Plural] vigong'ota madoa
    [English Word] little spotted woodpecker
    [English Plural] little spotted woodpeckers
    [Taxonomy] Campethera cailliautii
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [Swahili Word] kigong'ota masikio-kahawia
    [Swahili Plural] vigong'ota masikio-kahawia
    [English Word] brown-eared woodpecker
    [English Plural] brown-eared woodpeckers
    [Taxonomy] Campethera caroli
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [Swahili Word] kigong'ota mgongo-miraba
    [Swahili Plural] vigong'ota mgongo-miraba
    [English Word] cardinal woodpecker
    [English Plural] cardinal woodpeckers
    [Taxonomy] Denos fuscescens
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    [Note] New proposed name
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [Swahili Word] kigong'ota mgongo-mwekundu
    [Swahili Plural] vigong'ota mgongo-mwekundu
    [English Word] brown-backed woodpecker
    [English Plural] brown-backed woodpeckers
    [Taxonomy] Picoides obsoletus
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [Swahili Word] kigong'ota-miombo
    [Swahili Plural] vigong'ota-miombo
    [English Word] Stierling's woodpecker
    [English Plural] Stierling's woodpeckers
    [Taxonomy] Dendropicos stierlingi
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [Swahili Word] kigong'ota miraba
    [Swahili Plural] vigong'ota miraba
    [English Word] fine-banded woodpecker
    [English Plural] fine-banded woodpeckers
    [Taxonomy] Campethera tullbergi
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [Swahili Word] kigong'ota mkia-njano
    [Swahili Plural] vigong'ota mkia-njano
    [English Word] golden-tailed woodpecker
    [English Plural] golden-tailed woodpeckers
    [Taxonomy] Campethera abingoni
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [Swahili Word] kigong'ota Nubi
    [Swahili Plural] vigong'ota Nubi
    [English Word] Nubian woodpecker
    [English Plural] Nubian woodpeckers
    [Taxonomy] Campethera nubica
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [Swahili Word] kigong'ota sharubu-nyekundu
    [Swahili Plural] vigong'ota sharubu-nyekundu
    [English Word] Bennett's woodpecker
    [English Plural] Bennett's woodpeckers
    [Taxonomy] Campethera bennettii
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [Swahili Word] kigong'ota wa Mombasa
    [Swahili Plural] vigong'ota wa Mombasa
    [English Word] Mombasa woodpecker
    [English Plural] Mombasa woodpeckers
    [Taxonomy] Campethera mombassica
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    ------------------------------------------------------------

    Swahili-english dictionary > kigong\'ota

  • 51 woodpecker

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    [English Word] woodpecker
    [English Plural] woodpeckers
    [Taxonomy] Picidae
    [Swahili Word] kigong'ota
    [Swahili Plural] vigong'ota
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8an
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] -gogota
    [Terminology] ornithology
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] bearded woodpecker
    [English Plural] bearded woodpeckers
    [Taxonomy] Dendropicos namaquus
    [Swahili Word] kigong'ota kidevu-cheusi
    [Swahili Plural] vigong'ota kidevu-cheusi
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] Bennett's woodpecker
    [English Plural] Bennett's woodpeckers
    [Taxonomy] Campethera bennettii
    [Swahili Word] kigong'ota sharubu-nyekundu
    [Swahili Plural] vigong'ota sharubu-nyekundu
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] brown-backed woodpecker
    [English Plural] brown-backed woodpeckers
    [Taxonomy] Picoides obsoletus
    [Swahili Word] kigong'ota mgongo-mwekundu
    [Swahili Plural] vigong'ota mgongo-mwekundu
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] brown-eared woodpecker
    [English Plural] brown-eared woodpeckers
    [Taxonomy] Campethera caroli
    [Swahili Word] kigong'ota masikio-kahawia
    [Swahili Plural] vigong'ota masikio-kahawia
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] buff-spotted woodpecker
    [English Plural] buff-spotted woodpeckers
    [Taxonomy] Campethera nivosa
    [Swahili Word] kigong'ota kisogo-chekundu
    [Swahili Plural] vigong'ota kisogo-chekundu
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] cardinal woodpecker
    [English Plural] cardinal woodpeckers
    [Taxonomy] Denos fuscescens
    [Swahili Word] kigong'ota mgongo-miraba
    [Swahili Plural] vigong'ota mgongo-miraba
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    [Note] New proposed name
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] fine-banded woodpecker
    [English Plural] fine-banded woodpeckers
    [Taxonomy] Campethera tullbergi
    [Swahili Word] kigong'ota miraba
    [Swahili Plural] vigong'ota miraba
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] golden-tailed woodpecker
    [English Plural] golden-tailed woodpeckers
    [Taxonomy] Campethera abingoni
    [Swahili Word] kigong'ota mkia-njano
    [Swahili Plural] vigong'ota mkia-njano
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] grey-headed woodpecker
    [English Plural] grey-headed woodpeckers
    [Taxonomy] Dendropicos spodocephalus
    [Swahili Word] kigong'ota kichwa-kijivu
    [Swahili Plural] vigong'ota kichwa-kijivu
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] grey woodpecker
    [English Plural] grey woodpeckers
    [Taxonomy] Dendropicos goertae
    [Swahili Word] kigong'ota kijivu
    [Swahili Plural] vigong'ota kijivu
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] little spotted woodpecker
    [English Plural] little spotted woodpeckers
    [Taxonomy] Campethera cailliautii
    [Swahili Word] kigong'ota madoa
    [Swahili Plural] vigong'ota madoa
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] Mombasa woodpecker
    [English Plural] Mombasa woodpeckers
    [Taxonomy] Campethera mombassica
    [Swahili Word] kigong'ota wa Mombasa
    [Swahili Plural] vigong'ota wa Mombasa
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] Nubian woodpecker
    [English Plural] Nubian woodpeckers
    [Taxonomy] Campethera nubica
    [Swahili Word] kigong'ota Nubi
    [Swahili Plural] vigong'ota Nubi
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] olive woodpecker
    [English Plural] olive woodpeckers
    [Taxonomy] Dendropicos griseocephalus
    [Swahili Word] kigong'ota kijanikijivu
    [Swahili Plural] vigong'ota kijanikijivu
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] speckle-breasted woodpecker
    [English Plural] speckle-breasted woodpeckers
    [Taxonomy] Dendropicos poecilolaemus
    [Swahili Word] kigong'ota kidari-madoa
    [Swahili Plural] vigong'ota kidari-madoa
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    [Note] New proposed name
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] speckle-throated woodpecker
    [English Plural] speckle-throated woodpeckers
    [Taxonomy] Campethera scriptoricauda
    [Swahili Word] kigong'ota kipuka
    [Swahili Plural] vigong'ota kipuka
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] Stierling's woodpecker
    [English Plural] Stierling's woodpeckers
    [Taxonomy] Dendropicos stierlingi
    [Swahili Word] kigong'ota-miombo
    [Swahili Plural] vigong'ota-miombo
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] yellow-crested woodpecker
    [English Plural] yellow-crested woodpeckers
    [Taxonomy] Dendropicos xantholophus
    [Swahili Word] kigong'ota kishungi-njano
    [Swahili Plural] vigong'ota kishungi-njano
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    ------------------------------------------------------------

    English-Swahili dictionary > woodpecker

  • 52 kolokolo

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    [Swahili Word] kolokolo bawa-jeupe
    [Swahili Plural] kolokolo bawa-jeupe
    [English Word] white-winged apalis
    [English Plural] white-winged apalises
    [Taxonomy] Apalis chariessa
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [Swahili Word] kolokolo domo-refu
    [Swahili Plural] kolokolo domo-refu
    [English Word] long-billed tailorbird
    [English Plural] long-billed tailorbirds
    [Taxonomy] Orthotomus moreaui
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [Swahili Word] kolokolo Karamoja
    [Swahili Plural] kolokolo Karamoja
    [English Word] Karamoja apalis
    [English Plural] Karamoja apalises
    [Taxonomy] Apalis karamojae
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [Swahili Word] kolokolo kichwa-chekundu
    [Swahili Plural] kolokolo kichwa-chekundu
    [English Word] Chapin's apalis
    [English Plural] Chapin's apalises
    [Taxonomy] Apalis chapini
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [Swahili Word] kolokolo kichwa-cheusi
    [Swahili Plural] kolokolo kichwa-cheusi
    [English Word] black-headed apalis
    [English Plural] black-headed apalises
    [Taxonomy] Apalis melanocephala
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [Swahili Word] kolokolo kichwa-kahawia
    [Swahili Plural] kolokolo kichwa-kahawia
    [English Word] brown-headed apalis
    [English Plural] brown-headed apalises
    [Taxonomy] Apalis alticola
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    [Note] New proposed name
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [Swahili Word] kolokolo kidari-njano
    [Swahili Plural] kolokolo kidari-njano
    [English Word] yellow-breasted apalis
    [English Plural] yellow-breasted apalises
    [Taxonomy] Apalis flavida
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    [Note] New proposed name
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [Swahili Word] kolokolo kijivu
    [Swahili Plural] kolokolo kijivu
    [English Word] grey apalis
    [English Plural] grey apalises
    [Taxonomy] Apalis cinerea
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [Swahili Word] kolokolo koo-baka
    [Swahili Plural] kolokolo koo-baka
    [English Word] bar-throated apalis
    [English Plural] bar-throated apalises
    [Taxonomy] Apalis thoracica
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [Swahili Word] kolokolo koo-jekundu
    [Swahili Plural] kolokolo koo-jekundu
    [English Word] chestnut-throated apalis
    [English Plural] chestnut-throated apalises
    [Taxonomy] Apalis porphyrolaema
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [Swahili Word] kolokolo koo-jeusi
    [Swahili Plural] kolokolo koo-jeusi
    [English Word] black-throated apalis
    [English Plural] black-throated apalises
    [Taxonomy] Apalis jacksoni
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [Swahili Word] kolokolo koo-marungi
    [Swahili Plural] kolokolo koo-marungi
    [English Word] buff-throated apalis
    [English Plural] buff-throated apalises
    [Taxonomy] Apalis rufogularis
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [Swahili Word] kolokolo mkufu-mweusi
    [Swahili Plural] kolokolo mkufu-mweusi
    [English Word] black-.collared apalis
    [English Plural] black-collared apalises
    [Taxonomy] Apalis pulchra
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    [Note] New proposed name
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [Swahili Word] kolokolo rangi-mbili
    [Swahili Plural] kolokolo rangi-mbili
    [English Word] masked apalis
    [English Plural] masked apalises
    [Taxonomy] Apalis binotata
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [Swahili Word] kolokolo utosi-mwekundu
    [Swahili Plural] kolokolo utosi-mwekundu
    [English Word] red-capped tailorbird
    [English Plural] red-capped tailorbirds
    [Taxonomy] Orthotomus metopias
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    [Note] New proposed name
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [Swahili Word] kolokolo wa Kungwe
    [Swahili Plural] kolokolo wa Kungwe
    [English Word] Kungwe apalis
    [English Plural] Kungwe apalises
    [Taxonomy] Apalis argentea
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    Swahili-english dictionary > kolokolo

  • 53 cine

    m.
    1 cinema (art).
    hacer cine to make movies o films (British)
    cine de verano open-air cinema
    cine fórum film with discussion group
    cine mudo silent movies o films (British)
    cine sonoro talking pictures, talkies
    2 movie theater, picture theater, cinema, motion picture theater.
    3 movie making, movies, cinema, art of movie making.
    * * *
    1 (local) cinema, US movie theater
    ■ ir al cine to go to the cinema, US go to the movies
    2 (arte) cinema
    \
    hacer cine to make films, US make movies
    ser de cine familiar to be fabulous
    cine mudo silent films plural, US silent movies
    cine negro film noir
    cine sonoro talkies plural, talking films plural, US talking movies
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=arte) cinema

    hacer cine — to make films o movies ( esp EEUU)

    de cine: actor de cine — film actor, movie actor (EEUU)

    era una casa de cine — * it was a fairytale house, the house was like something out of a film

    me lo pasé de cine — * I had a fantastic o brilliant time, I had a whale of a time *

    cine de acción — action films pl, action movies pl ( esp EEUU)

    cine de aventuras — adventure films pl, adventure movies pl ( esp EEUU)

    cine de terror — horror films pl, horror movies pl ( esp EEUU)

    cine mudo — silent films pl, silent movies pl ( esp EEUU)

    cine sonoro — talking films pl, talkies * pl

    2) (=local) cinema, movie theater (EEUU)

    ¿quieres ir al cine? — do you want to go to the cinema o ( esp EEUU) the movies?

    cine de barrio — local cinema, local (movie) theater (EEUU)

    cine de verano — open-air cinema, open-air movie theater (EEUU)

    * * *
    a) (arte, actividad) cinema

    el mundo del cine — the movie o film world

    actor de cine — movie o film actor

    b) ( local) movie house o theater (AmE), cinema (BrE)

    ¿vamos al or (Col) a cine? — shall we go to the movies (AmE) o (BrE) cinema?

    * * *
    = cinema, movie palace.
    Ex. Sources from which the designer can draw inspiration include paintings and visual imagery from the theatre, cinema, and popular culture.
    Ex. This is a collection of more than 250 pen drawings of theater facades from the time when vaudeville was yielding to the movie palaces of the 1920's and '30's.
    ----
    * adaptación al cine = film adaptation.
    * adaptar al cine = adapt to + the screen.
    * amante del cine = cinema buff, film buff, movie buff.
    * cine, el = movies, the.
    * cine en casa = home theatre, home cinema.
    * cine mudo = silent cinema.
    * cine negro = film noir.
    * crítica de cine = film review.
    * crítico de cine = film critic.
    * del cine = cinematic.
    * director de cine = film director.
    * en el cine = at the movies.
    * estrella de cine = movie star, film-star.
    * estudio de cine = film location, film studio.
    * festival de cine corto = short film festival.
    * fotografía de cine = cinematic photography.
    * industria del cine, la = film making industry, the, film industry, the, movie industry, the.
    * ir al cine = go to + the cinema, movie-going.
    * obra de teatro adaptada al cine = theatrical motion picture.
    * operador de cine = projectionist.
    * palacio del cine = movie palace.
    * película de cine = moving picture.
    * persona que va al cine = moviegoer [movie-goer].
    * productor de cine = film maker [filmmaker/film-maker], moviemaker [movie maker].
    * proyector de cine = film projector.
    * sala de cine = movie theatre.
    * * *
    a) (arte, actividad) cinema

    el mundo del cine — the movie o film world

    actor de cine — movie o film actor

    b) ( local) movie house o theater (AmE), cinema (BrE)

    ¿vamos al or (Col) a cine? — shall we go to the movies (AmE) o (BrE) cinema?

    * * *
    el cine
    = movies, the

    Ex: The children love puppet shows, the movies, story hours, contests.

    = cinema, movie palace.

    Ex: Sources from which the designer can draw inspiration include paintings and visual imagery from the theatre, cinema, and popular culture.

    Ex: This is a collection of more than 250 pen drawings of theater facades from the time when vaudeville was yielding to the movie palaces of the 1920's and '30's.
    * adaptación al cine = film adaptation.
    * adaptar al cine = adapt to + the screen.
    * amante del cine = cinema buff, film buff, movie buff.
    * cine, el = movies, the.
    * cine en casa = home theatre, home cinema.
    * cine mudo = silent cinema.
    * cine negro = film noir.
    * crítica de cine = film review.
    * crítico de cine = film critic.
    * del cine = cinematic.
    * director de cine = film director.
    * en el cine = at the movies.
    * estrella de cine = movie star, film-star.
    * estudio de cine = film location, film studio.
    * festival de cine corto = short film festival.
    * fotografía de cine = cinematic photography.
    * industria del cine, la = film making industry, the, film industry, the, movie industry, the.
    * ir al cine = go to + the cinema, movie-going.
    * obra de teatro adaptada al cine = theatrical motion picture.
    * operador de cine = projectionist.
    * palacio del cine = movie palace.
    * película de cine = moving picture.
    * persona que va al cine = moviegoer [movie-goer].
    * productor de cine = film maker [filmmaker/film-maker], moviemaker [movie maker].
    * proyector de cine = film projector.
    * sala de cine = movie theatre.

    * * *
    1 (arte, actividad) cinema
    respetado por todos en el mundo del cine respected by everyone in the movie o film world
    siempre he querido hacer cine I've always wanted to make movies o films
    actor de cine movie o film actor
    pantalla de cine movie o ( BrE) cinema screen
    2 (local) movie house o theater ( AmE), cinema ( BrE)
    ¿vamos al or ( Col) a cine? shall we go to the movies ( AmE) o ( BrE) cinema?
    ¿qué ponen or ( AmL) dan en el cine Rex? what's on at the Rex?
    Compuestos:
    action cinema, action movies
    avant-garde cinema, avant-garde movies
    adventure cinema, adventure movies
    local movie theater ( AmE) o ( BrE) cinema
    genre cinema
    late-night movie theater ( AmE), late-night cinema ( BrE)
    neighborhood movie theater ( AmE), local cinema ( BrE)
    open-air movie theater ( AmE), open-air cinema ( BrE)
    talkies (pl)
    silent movies o films (pl)
    film noir
    talkies (pl)
    cinéma vérité
    * * *

     

    Del verbo ceñir: ( conjugate ceñir)

    ciñe es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

    2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

    Multiple Entries:
    ceñir    
    cine
    ceñir ( conjugate ceñir) verbo transitivo:

    el vestido le ceñía el talle the dress clung to her waist
    ceñirse verbo pronominal cinese a algo ‹ a las reglas› to adhere to o (colloq) stick to sth;
    cinese al tema to keep to the subject
    cine sustantivo masculino
    a) (arte, actividad) cinema;


    actor de cine movie o film actor;
    hacer cine to make movies o films
    b) ( local) movie house o theater (AmE), cinema (BrE);

    ◊ ¿vamos al cine? shall we go to the movies (AmE) o (BrE) cinema?;

    cine de barrio local movie theater (AmE), local cinema (BrE);
    cine de estreno movie theater where new releases are shown
    cine sustantivo masculino
    1 (local) cinema, US movie theater
    2 (arte) cinema: me gusta ir al cine, I like to go to the movies
    cine mudo/sonoro, silent/talking films pl
    ' cine' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acomodar
    - actuar
    - adaptar
    - ambientar
    - ambientación
    - anfiteatro
    - animación
    - antojarse
    - auge
    - banda
    - bien
    - borde
    - cada
    - capacidad
    - caracterización
    - cartelera
    - cinta
    - como
    - corta
    - corto
    - descanso
    - desenfocar
    - desenlace
    - dirección
    - doblaje
    - elipsis
    - encontrar
    - encuadrar
    - encuadre
    - escenografía
    - espectador
    - espectadora
    - estelar
    - estrella
    - estrenar
    - estreno
    - exterior
    - extra
    - fanática
    - fanático
    - fotograma
    - fumarse
    - función
    - gratis
    - grúa
    - guión
    - hacinarse
    - hasta
    - ilusionar
    - incondicional
    English:
    advance
    - afterwards
    - allow
    - animated cartoon
    - attendant
    - audience
    - B movie
    - bristle
    - camera
    - caption
    - cartoon
    - casting
    - cinema
    - cinemagoer
    - clapperboard
    - co-star
    - credit
    - crew
    - cut
    - definition
    - dolly
    - double
    - drive-in
    - dub
    - edit
    - editor
    - extra
    - fade in
    - fade out
    - fawn
    - feature
    - feature film
    - festival
    - film
    - film maker
    - film star
    - first night
    - flashback
    - foyer
    - fret
    - gore
    - interlude
    - intermission
    - interval
    - lead
    - leading lady
    - leading man
    - less
    - like
    - location
    * * *
    ♦ nm
    1. [arte] cinema;
    me gusta el cine I like cinema o movies o Br films;
    hacer cine to make movies o Br films;
    el mundo del cine the movie o Br film world
    cine de autor art cinema;
    cine comercial commercial cinema;
    cine cómico comedy movies o Br films;
    Keaton fue uno de los grandes del cine cómico Keaton was one of the big screen comedy greats;
    cine fórum film with discussion group;
    cine de género genre cinema;
    cine independiente independent cinema o movies o Br films;
    cine mudo silent movies o Br films;
    cine negro film noir;
    cine sonoro talking pictures, talkies
    2. [edificio] cinema, US movie theater;
    ir al cine to go to the cinema o the movies o Br films
    cine de arte y ensayo art house (cinema), US art theater;
    cine de barrio local cinema o US movie theater;
    cine de estreno first-run cinema o US movie theater;
    cine de verano open-air cinema
    ♦ de cine loc adj
    Fam [muy bueno]
    se ha comprado una casa de cine he's bought an amazing house
    ♦ de cine loc adv
    Fam [muy bien]
    cocina de cine he's a fantastic o brilliant cook;
    el equipo jugó de cine the team played brilliantly
    * * *
    m
    1 movies pl, cinema;
    llevar al cine make into a movie;
    de cine fig fam magnificent
    2 edificio movie theater, Br
    cinema
    * * *
    cine nm
    1) : cinema, movies pl
    2) : movie theater
    * * *
    cine n
    1. (lugar) cinema
    2. (arte) film / cinema
    ¿te gusta el cine? do you like films?

    Spanish-English dictionary > cine

  • 54 colin-maillard

    colin-maillard [kɔlɛ̃majaʀ]
    masculine noun
    * * *
    kɔlɛ̃majaʀ
    nom masculin
    * * *
    kɔlɛ̃majaʀ nm
    (= jeu) blind man's buff
    * * *
    colin-maillard nm blind man's buff; jouer à colin-maillard to play blind man's buff.
    [kɔlɛ̃majar] ( pluriel colin-maillards) nom masculin

    Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > colin-maillard

  • 55 apalis

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    [English Word] bar-throated apalis
    [English Plural] bar-throated apalises
    [Taxonomy] Apalis thoracica
    [Swahili Word] kolokolo koo-baka
    [Swahili Plural] kolokolo koo-baka
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] black-.collared apalis
    [English Plural] black-collared apalises
    [Taxonomy] Apalis pulchra
    [Swahili Word] kolokolo mkufu-mweusi
    [Swahili Plural] kolokolo mkufu-mweusi
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    [Note] New proposed name
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    [English Word] black-headed apalis
    [English Plural] black-headed apalises
    [Taxonomy] Apalis melanocephala
    [Swahili Word] kolokolo kichwa-cheusi
    [Swahili Plural] kolokolo kichwa-cheusi
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] black-throated apalis
    [English Plural] black-throated apalises
    [Taxonomy] Apalis jacksoni
    [Swahili Word] kolokolo koo-jeusi
    [Swahili Plural] kolokolo koo-jeusi
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] brown-headed apalis
    [English Plural] brown-headed apalises
    [Taxonomy] Apalis alticola
    [Swahili Word] kolokolo kichwa-kahawia
    [Swahili Plural] kolokolo kichwa-kahawia
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    [Note] New proposed name
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    [English Word] buff-throated apalis
    [English Plural] buff-throated apalises
    [Taxonomy] Apalis rufogularis
    [Swahili Word] kolokolo koo-marungi
    [Swahili Plural] kolokolo koo-marungi
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] Chapin's apalis
    [English Plural] Chapin's apalises
    [Taxonomy] Apalis chapini
    [Swahili Word] kolokolo kichwa-chekundu
    [Swahili Plural] kolokolo kichwa-chekundu
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] chestnut-throated apalis
    [English Plural] chestnut-throated apalises
    [Taxonomy] Apalis porphyrolaema
    [Swahili Word] kolokolo koo-jekundu
    [Swahili Plural] kolokolo koo-jekundu
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] grey apalis
    [English Plural] grey apalises
    [Taxonomy] Apalis cinerea
    [Swahili Word] kolokolo kijivu
    [Swahili Plural] kolokolo kijivu
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] Karamoja apalis
    [English Plural] Karamoja apalises
    [Taxonomy] Apalis karamojae
    [Swahili Word] kolokolo Karamoja
    [Swahili Plural] kolokolo Karamoja
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] Kungwe apalis
    [English Plural] Kungwe apalises
    [Taxonomy] Apalis argentea
    [Swahili Word] kolokolo wa Kungwe
    [Swahili Plural] kolokolo wa Kungwe
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] masked apalis
    [English Plural] masked apalises
    [Taxonomy] Apalis binotata
    [Swahili Word] kolokolo rangi-mbili
    [Swahili Plural] kolokolo rangi-mbili
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] white-winged apalis
    [English Plural] white-winged apalises
    [Taxonomy] Apalis chariessa
    [Swahili Word] kolokolo bawa-jeupe
    [Swahili Plural] kolokolo bawa-jeupe
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] yellow-breasted apalis
    [English Plural] yellow-breasted apalises
    [Taxonomy] Apalis flavida
    [Swahili Word] kolokolo kidari-njano
    [Swahili Plural] kolokolo kidari-njano
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    [Note] New proposed name
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    English-Swahili dictionary > apalis

  • 56 tit

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    [English Word] African penduline tit
    [English Plural] African penduline tits
    [Taxonomy] Anthoscopus caroli
    [Swahili Word] kabumbu uso-manjano
    [Swahili Plural] kabumbu uso-manjano
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] buff-bellied penduline tit
    [English Plural] buff-bellied penduline tits
    [Taxonomy] Anthoscopus sylviella
    [Swahili Word] kabumbu tumbo-kahawia
    [Swahili Plural] kabumbu tumbo-kahawia
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] cinnamon-breasted tit
    [English Plural] cinnamon-breasted tits
    [Taxonomy] Melaniparus pallidiventris
    [Swahili Word] domofupi kidari-marungi
    [Swahili Plural] domofupi kidari-marungi
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    [Note] New proposed name
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    [English Word] miombo grey tit
    [English Plural] miombo grey tits
    [Taxonomy] Melaniparus griseiventris
    [Swahili Word] domofupi-miombo
    [Swahili Plural] domofupi-miombo
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] mouse-coloured penduline tit
    [English Plural] mouse-coloured penduline tits
    [Taxonomy] Anthoscopus musculus
    [Swahili Word] kabumbu kijivu
    [Swahili Plural] kabumbu kijivu
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] red-throated tit
    [English Plural] red-throated tits
    [Taxonomy] Melaniparus fringillinus
    [Swahili Word] domofupi koo-jekundu
    [Swahili Plural] domofupi koo-jekundu
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] Somali tit
    [English Plural] Somali tits
    [Taxonomy] Melaniparus thruppi
    [Swahili Word] domofupi Somali
    [Swahili Plural] domofupi Somali
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] southern black tit
    [English Plural] southern black tits
    [Taxonomy] Melaniparus niger
    [Swahili Word] domofupi mweusi
    [Swahili Plural] domofupi weusi
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    [Note] New proposed name
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    [English Word] tit
    [English Plural] tits
    [Swahili Word] titi
    [Swahili Plural] matiti
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
    [English Definition] breast
    [Note] an everyday word in Swahili, considered somewhat vulgar in English
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    [English Word] tit for tat
    [Swahili Word] magengo
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 6
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    [English Word] white-bellied tit
    [English Plural] white-bellied tits
    [Taxonomy] Melaniparus albiventris
    [Swahili Word] domofupi tumbo-jeupe
    [Swahili Plural] domofupi tumbo-jeupe
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] white-shouldered black tit
    [English Plural] white-shouldered black tits
    [Taxonomy] Melaniparus guineensis
    [Swahili Word] domofupi bega-jeupe
    [Swahili Plural] domofupi bega-jeupe
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] white-winged black tit
    [English Plural] white-winged black tits
    [Taxonomy] Melaniparus leucomelas
    [Swahili Word] domofupi bawa-jeupe
    [Swahili Plural] domofupi bawa-jeupe
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    [Note] New proposed name
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    English-Swahili dictionary > tit

  • 57 kuchanyika

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    [Swahili Word] kuchanyika kahawia
    [Swahili Plural] kuchanyika kahawia
    [English Word] brown parisoma
    [English Plural] brown parisomas
    [Taxonomy] Parisoma lugens
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    [Note] New proposed name
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    [Swahili Word] kuchanyika koo-madoa
    [Swahili Plural] kuchanyika koo-madoa
    [English Word] banded parisoma
    [English Plural] banded parisomas
    [Taxonomy] Parisoma boehmi
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    [Note] New proposed name
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    [Swahili Word] kuchanyika mgongo-kijani
    [Swahili Plural] kuchanyika mgongo-kijani
    [English Word] green-backed eremomela
    [English Plural] green-backed eremomelas
    [Taxonomy] Eremomela pusilla
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [Swahili Word] kuchanyika mkia-njano
    [Swahili Plural] kuchanyika mkia-njano
    [English Word] yellow-vented eremomela
    [English Plural] yellow-vented eremomelas
    [Taxonomy] Eremomela flavicrissalis
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [Swahili Word] kuchanyika mkufu-mweusi
    [Swahili Plural] kuchanyika mkufu-mweusi
    [English Word] black-collared eremomela
    [English Plural] black-collared eremomelas
    [Taxonomy] Eremomela atricollis
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [Swahili Word] kuchanyika paji-nyekundu
    [Swahili Plural] kuchanyika paji-nyekundu
    [English Word] Turner's eremomela
    [English Plural] Turner's eremomelas
    [Taxonomy] Eremomela turneri
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    [Note] New proposed name
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    [Swahili Word] kuchanyika tumbo-marungi
    [Swahili Plural] kuchanyika tumbo-marungi
    [English Word] buff-bellied warbler
    [English Plural] buff-bellied warblers
    [Taxonomy] Phyllolais pulchella
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    [Note] New proposed name
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    [Swahili Word] kuchanyika tumbo-njano
    [Swahili Plural] kuchanyika tumbo-njano
    [English Word] yellow-bellied eremomela
    [English Plural] yellow-bellied eremomelas
    [Taxonomy] Eremomela icteropygialis
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [Swahili Word] kuchanyika utosi-kijani
    [Swahili Plural] kuchanyika utosi-kijani
    [English Word] green-capped eremomela
    [English Plural] green-capped eremomelas
    [Taxonomy] Eremomela scotops
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
    [Note] New proposed name
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    Swahili-english dictionary > kuchanyika

  • 58 fuluwili

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    [Swahili Word] fuluwili
    [Swahili Plural] fuluwili
    [English Word] flufftail
    [English Plural] flufftails
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [Swahili Word] fuluwili kidari-chekundu
    [Swahili Plural] fuluwili kidari-chekundu
    [English Word] red-chested flufftail
    [English Plural] red-chested flufftails
    [Taxonomy] Sarothrura rufa
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [Swahili Word] fuluwili kidari-michirizi
    [Swahili Plural] fuluwili kidari-michirizi
    [English Word] streaky-breasted flufftail
    [English Plural] streaky-breasted flufftails
    [Taxonomy] Sarothrura boehmi
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [Swahili Word] fuluwili madoa-meupe
    [Swahili Plural] fuluwili madoa-meupe
    [English Word] white-spotted flufftail
    [English Plural] white-spotted flufftails
    [Taxonomy] Sarothrura pulchra
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [Swahili Word] fuluwili madoa-njano
    [Swahili Plural] fuluwili madoa-njano
    [English Word] buff-spotted flufftail
    [English Plural] buff-spotted flufftails
    [Taxonomy] Sarothrura elegans
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [Swahili Word] fuluwili mkia-mwekundu
    [Swahili Plural] fuluwili mkia-mwekundu
    [English Word] striped flufftail
    [English Plural] striped flufftails
    [Taxonomy] Sarothrura affinis
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [Swahili Word] fuluwili vidole-virefu
    [Swahili Plural] fuluwili vidole-virefu
    [English Word] long-toed flufftail
    [English Plural] long-toed flufftails
    [Taxonomy] Sarothrura lugens
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    Swahili-english dictionary > fuluwili

  • 59 flufftail

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    [English Word] buff-spotted flufftail
    [English Plural] buff-spotted flufftails
    [Taxonomy] Sarothrura elegans
    [Swahili Word] fuluwili madoa-njano
    [Swahili Plural] fuluwili madoa-njano
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] flufftail
    [English Plural] flufftails
    [Swahili Word] fuluwili
    [Swahili Plural] fuluwili
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] long-toed flufftail
    [English Plural] long-toed flufftails
    [Taxonomy] Sarothrura lugens
    [Swahili Word] fuluwili vidole-virefu
    [Swahili Plural] fuluwili vidole-virefu
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] red-chested flufftail
    [English Plural] red-chested flufftails
    [Taxonomy] Sarothrura rufa
    [Swahili Word] fuluwili kidari-chekundu
    [Swahili Plural] fuluwili kidari-chekundu
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] streaky-breasted flufftail
    [English Plural] streaky-breasted flufftails
    [Taxonomy] Sarothrura boehmi
    [Swahili Word] fuluwili kidari-michirizi
    [Swahili Plural] fuluwili kidari-michirizi
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] striped flufftail
    [English Plural] striped flufftails
    [Taxonomy] Sarothrura affinis
    [Swahili Word] fuluwili mkia-mwekundu
    [Swahili Plural] fuluwili mkia-mwekundu
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    [English Word] white-spotted flufftail
    [English Plural] white-spotted flufftails
    [Taxonomy] Sarothrura pulchra
    [Swahili Word] fuluwili madoa-meupe
    [Swahili Plural] fuluwili madoa-meupe
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    English-Swahili dictionary > flufftail

  • 60 fana

    fana (inf) [fana]
    adjective
    masculine noun, feminine noun
    ( = fanatique) fanatic
    • fana d'informatique/de cinéma computer nerd/cinema buff (inf)
    * * *

    1.
    (colloq) fana adjectif mad keen (colloq) GB (de about), crazy (colloq) (de about)

    2.
    * * *
    fana
    1. adj
    2. nm/f

    C'est une fana de football. — She's a football fanatic.

    * * *
    fana○
    A adj mad keen○ GB, crazy○ (de about).
    B nmf fanatic; c'est un fana d'informatique he's a computer fanatic ou freak○; un fana de cinéma a film buff.
    [fana] (familier) adjectif
    ————————
    [fana] (familier) nom masculin et féminin

    Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > fana

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