Значение

значений: 11
  1. (исчисляемое)A domesticated subspecies of red junglefowl (Gallus gallus domesticus).

    backyard chickens

    barnyard chickens

  2. (неисчисляемое)The meat from this bird eaten as food.

    boneless chicken

    tastes like chicken

    Huhn, Hühnchen, Hühnerfleisch

    куря́тинаkurjátina

    ку́рятинаkúrjatyna

  3. (исчисляемое, пренебрежительное, сленг, иногда)A coward.

    (More commonly used as an adjective with this sense; see below.)

    Feigling, Fiigling

    трусtrus, труси́хаtrusíxa, трусишкаtrusiška

  4. (исчисляемое, пренебрежительное, сленг, иногда)A young or inexperienced person.

  5. (Polari, исчисляемое)A young, attractive, slim man, usually having little body hair; compare chickenhawk.

  6. (неисчисляемое)The game of dare.

  7. The game of dare.

    (исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)A confrontational game in which the participants move toward each other at high speed (usually in automobiles); the player who turns first to avoid colliding into the other is the "chicken" (that is, the loser).

    Don't play chicken with a freight train; you're guaranteed to lose.

  8. (исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)A simple dance in which the movements of a chicken are imitated.

  9. (США, исчисляемое, сленг, неисчисляемое)A kilogram of cocaine.

    Huhn, Hähnchen, Hühnchen

    цыплёнокcypljónok, ку́рицаkúrica, пету́хpetúx

    курча́kurčá, ку́ркаkúrka

  10. (исчисляемое, устаревшее, неисчисляемое)The young of any bird; a chick.

  11. (исчисляемое, устаревшее, неисчисляемое)A small pewter pot used in a tavern.

Ещё определения
  • a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl
  • a foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops
  • the flesh of a chicken used for food
  • a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy

Примеры

предложений: 908
  1. I'd like three pounds of chicken.

    Мне нужно три фунта курятины.

    deIch hätte gern drei Pfund Hühnerfleisch.

  2. Tom tried to catch the chicken.

    Том пытался поймать цыплёнка.

    deTom versuchte, das Huhn zu fangen.

  3. Beef is more expensive than chicken.

    Говядина дороже курятины.

  4. The meat you're eating isn't chicken.

    Мясо, которое вы едите, не курица.

  5. The chicken laid an egg this morning.

    Сегодня утром курица снесла яйцо.

    ukКурка сьогодні вранці знесла яйце.

    deDas Huhn hat heute Morgen ein Ei gelegt.

Переводы

языков: 9
Українська
По значениям 2
meat:
bird:
Русский
По значениям 3
meat:
coward:
bird:
Deutsch
По значениям 3
meat:
coward:
bird:

Происхождение

From Middle English chiken (also as chike > English chick), from Old English ċicen, ċycen

From Middle English chiken (also as chike > English chick), from Old English ċicen, ċycen (“chicken”), of uncertain origin. Possibly from Proto-West Germanic *kiukīn (“chicken”), or alternatively from Proto-West Germanic *kukkīn, equivalent to cock + -en.

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Формы

мн. число: chickens
Ед. числоchicken
Мн. числоchickens

правильный

Синонимы

синонимов: 62
young inexperienced person:spring chicken
Близкие по смыслу
  • a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl:Gallus gallus
  • the flesh of a chicken used for food:pouletvolaille
  • a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy:wimpcrybaby

Однокоренные

связанных слов: 141

Сочетаемость

шаблонов: 12
  • feed the chickens
  • chicken pox
  • chicken soup
  • like chicken
  • some chicken soup
  • eat chicken
  • fried chicken
  • catch the chicken
  • some chicken
  • the chicken was
  • love chicken
  • bought chicken

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