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1 hippopotamus
hipə'potəməs(a large African animal with very thick skin living in or near rivers.) hipopótamohippopotamus n hipopótamotr[hɪpə'pɒtəməs]1 SMALLZOOLOGY/SMALL hipopótamon.(§ pl.: hippopotamuses, or: hippopotami) = hipopótamo s.m.'hɪpə'pɑːtəməs, ˌhɪpə'pɒtəməs[ˌhɪpǝ'pɒtǝmǝs]N (pl hippopotamuses or hippopotami) [ˌˌhɪpǝ'pɒtǝmaɪ] hipopótamo(-a) m / f* * *['hɪpə'pɑːtəməs, ˌhɪpə'pɒtəməs] -
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3 hipopótamo
hipopótamo sustantivo masculino hippopotamus
hipopótamo m Zool hippopotamus ' hipopótamo' also found in these entries: English: hippopotamus - hippo -
4 female
'fi:meilnoun, adjective1) ((a person, animal etc) of the sex that gives birth to children, produces eggs etc: a female blackbird; the female of the species.) hembra2) ((a plant) that produces seeds.) hembrafemale1 adj1. hembraa female elephant una hembra de elefante / un elefante hembra2. mujer3. femeninofemale2 n1. hembra2. mujertr['fiːmeɪl]1 hembra1 femenino,-a2 SMALLZOOLOGY/SMALL hembrafemale ['fi:.meɪl] adj: femeninofemale n1) : hembra f (de animal)2) woman: mujer fadj.• femenino, -a adj.• hembra adj.n.• hembra s.f.• hembrilla s.f.
I 'fiːmeɪl1)a) (Biol, Bot, Zool) < sex> femenino; <animal/plant> hembraa female elephant — un elefante hembra, una hembra de elefante
b) ( of women) <ward/prison> de mujeresfemale employees — empleadas fpl
2) ( Tech) <thread/socket/coupling> hembra adj inv
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1) (Bot, Zool) hembra f2) (woman, girl) mujer f['fiːmeɪl]1. ADJ1) [animal, plant] hembra2) [population] femenino; [vote] de las mujeres; [slave, subject] del sexo femeninofemale labour — trabajo m femenino or de mujeres
female suffrage — derecho m de las mujeres a votar
2. N1) (=animal) hembra f3.CPDfemale condom N — condón m femenino
female impersonator N — (Theat) actor que representa a una mujer
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I ['fiːmeɪl]1)a) (Biol, Bot, Zool) < sex> femenino; <animal/plant> hembraa female elephant — un elefante hembra, una hembra de elefante
b) ( of women) <ward/prison> de mujeresfemale employees — empleadas fpl
2) ( Tech) <thread/socket/coupling> hembra adj inv
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5 hippo
hippo n hipopótamotr['hɪpəʊ]1 SMALLZOOLOGY/SMALL familiar hipopótamon.• hipopótamo s.m.'hɪpəʊ['hɪpǝʊ]N hipopótamo(-a) m / f* * *['hɪpəʊ] -
6 wallow
'woləu
1. verb(to roll about with enjoyment: This hippopotamus wallowed in the mud.) revolcarse
2. noun(an act of wallowing.) acción de revolcarsetr['wɒləʊ]2 (person - in luxury etc) disfrutar (in, de), nadar (in, en); (- in grief, self-pity) sumirse (in, en)wallow ['wɑ.lo:] vi1) : revolcarseto wallow in the mud: revolcarse en el lodo2) delight: deleitarseto wallow in luxury: nadar en lujoswallow n: revolcadero m (para animales)v.• revolcar v.• revolcarse v.'wɑːləʊ, 'wɒləʊa) ( bathe) \<\<animal\>\> revolcarse*b) ( delight)['wɒlǝʊ]to wallow in self-pity — regodearse or deleitarse en la autocompasión
1.N2.VI (in water, mud) revolcarse (in en); [boat] bambolearseto wallow in guilt — regodearse or deleitarse en el remordimiento
to wallow in luxury/money — nadar en la opulencia/abundancia
* * *['wɑːləʊ, 'wɒləʊ]a) ( bathe) \<\<animal\>\> revolcarse*b) ( delight)to wallow in self-pity — regodearse or deleitarse en la autocompasión
См. также в других словарях:
Hippopotamus — Hip po*pot a*mus, n.; pl. E. {Hippopotamuses}, L. {Hippopotami}. [L., from Gr.?; i ppos horse + ? river. Cf. {Equine}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A large, amphibious, herbivorous mammal ({Hippopotamus amphibius}), common in the rivers of tropical Africa. It is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hippopotamus — 1560s, from L.L. hippopotamus, from Gk. hippopotamus riverhorse (earlier ho hippos ho potamios the horse of the river ), from hippos horse (see EQUINE (Cf. equine)) + potamos river, rushing water (see PETITION (Cf. petition)). Replaced M.E … Etymology dictionary
Hippopotamus — bezeichnet: ein Säugetier, siehe Flusspferd eine Eröffnung im Schachspiel, siehe Hippopotamus Eröffnung Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezeichneter Begriffe … Deutsch Wikipedia
hippopotamus — [hip΄ə pät′ə məs] n. pl. hippopotamuses, hippopotami [hip΄ə pät′əmī΄] hippopotamus [L < Gr hippopotamos, lit., river horse < hippos (see HIPPO ) + potamos, river, orig., that which goes down < IE base * pet , to fall, fly > FEATHER,… … English World dictionary
Hippopotămus — Hippopotămus, so v.w. Flußpferd … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Hippopotămus — Hippopotămus, Flußpferd; Hippopotamidae, Familie der Huftiere (s. d.) … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Hippopotamus — Hippopotămus, s. Nilpferd … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Hippopotamus — Hippopotamus, grch., d. Flußpferd … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
hippopotamus — ► NOUN (pl. hippopotamuses or hippopotami) ▪ a large African mammal with a thick skin and massive jaws, living partly on land and partly in water. ORIGIN Greek hippopotamos, from hippos ho potamios, river horse … English terms dictionary
Hippopotamus — Hippo redirects here. For other uses, see Hippo (disambiguation). This page is about the species Hippopotamus amphibius. For the genus Hippopotamus, see Hippopotamus (genus). Hippopotamus … Wikipedia
hippopotamus — hippopotamic /hip euh peuh tam ik/, hippopotamian /hip euh peuh tay mee euhn/, adj. /hip euh pot euh meuhs/, n., pl. hippopotamuses, hippopotami / muy /. a large herbivorous mammal, Hippopotamus amphibius, having a thick hairless body, short legs … Universalium