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1 grasshopper
['grɑːsˌhɔpə]сущ.1) зоол.б) кузнечик; саранчаgrasshoppers jump / leap — кузнечики прыгают
They hear the voice of the grasshopper continually. They hate the voice of the grasshopper. — Они слышат непрерывное стрекотание кузнечика. Они ненавидят этот звук.
2)а) кузнечик, попрыгунчик ( о человеке)In two minutes more he will be somewhere else, skipping backwards and forwards; what a grasshopper it is! ( Frances Burney) — Через две минуты он будет где-нибудь ещё, прыгает туда - сюда, что за кузнечик!
3) разг. полисмен, полицейский, коп (по созвучию с copper)Syn:4) рычаг молоточка ( в фортепиано)Syn:5) воен.; жарг. лёгкий связной самолёт6) "кузнечик" (коктейль; состоит из равных частей шоколадного ликёра, мятного ликёра и сливок)7) нарк. марихуана
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