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1. n1) зоол. кит2) розм. щось велетенське; щось численне; щось визначне3) розм. майстер (своєї справи), знавець; мастакhe is a whale at (on) history — він знавець історії
very like a whale — ірон. ну, звичайно!, як може бути інакше! (вираз недовір'я до почутого)
2. v1) бити китів2) сікти, шмагати3) розбити противника* * *I [weil] n1) зooл. кит ( Cetacea)to be a whale on /at, for/ — бути знатоком або любителем (чого-н.)
3) acтp. Кит ( сузір'я)••II [weil] v III [weil] v; сл.very like a whale — ну звичайно!, як може бути інакше! ( вираз сумніву)
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2 whale
I [weil] n1) зooл. кит ( Cetacea)to be a whale on /at, for/ — бути знатоком або любителем (чого-н.)
3) acтp. Кит ( сузір'я)••II [weil] v III [weil] v; сл.very like a whale — ну звичайно!, як може бути інакше! ( вираз сумніву)
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I [weɪl] 1. n1) китbull whale — кит-саме́ць
cow whale — сами́ця кита́
2)a whale of розм. — щось велете́нське (числе́нне, ду́же хоро́ше)
a whale of a story — чудо́ве оповіда́ння
3)a whale on [at] розм. — ма́йстер своє́ї спра́ви; знаве́ць; маста́к
he is a whale on [at] history — він знаве́ць істо́рії
••2. vvery like a whale ірон. — ну зві́сно!, так і пові́рю!
би́ти киті́вII [weɪl] v амер. розм.би́ти, шмага́ти
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