guinea
A gold coin originally worth twenty shillingsA gold coin originally worth twenty shillings; later (from 1717 until the adoption of decimal currency) standardised at a value of twenty-one shillings.
» He used me as a guinea pig.
Er benutzte mich als Versuchskaninchen.
Он использовал меня в качестве подопытного кролика.
Значение
значений: 3(Британия, историческое)A gold coin originally worth twenty shillings; later (from 1717 until the adoption of decimal currency) standardised at a value of twenty-one shillings.
Guinee
гине́яginéja
a former British gold coin worth 21 shillings
Synonym of guinea fowl.
(США, пренебрежительное, ethnic, сленг, slur)A person of Italian descent.
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent
Примеры
предложений: 110He used me as a guinea pig.
Он использовал меня в качестве подопытного кролика.
deEr benutzte mich als Versuchskaninchen.
Tom didn't volunteer to be a guinea pig.
Том не вызывался быть подопытным кроликом.
We're guinea pigs.
Мы подопытные кролики.
Do you have a guinea pig?
У тебя есть морская свинка?
My guinea pig was my first girlfriend.
Моя морская свинка была моей первой подругой.
Переводы
языков: 7По значениям 1
По значениям 1
Происхождение
From Guinea, the early modern name for West Africa, the coins originally being made of golFrom Guinea, the early modern name for West Africa, the coins originally being made of gold from the region, mostly from the 'Gold Coast' (modern Ghana) and used for African trade, and the guinea fowl being found there.
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Формы
мн. число: guineasСинонимы
синонимов: 12- a republic in western Africa on the Atlantic; formerly a French colony; achieved independence from France in 1958:Republic of GuineaFrench Guinea
- a west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world:guinea fowlNumida meleagris
- (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent:wopdagoginzogreaseball