peacock
A male peafowl, especially Pavo cristatus, notable for its brilliant iridescently…A male peafowl, especially Pavo cristatus, notable for its brilliant iridescently ocellated tail.
» Tom was as proud as a peacock.
Том был горд, как павлин.
Значення
значень: 5(злічуване, зазвичай)A male peafowl, especially Pavo cristatus, notable for its brilliant iridescently ocellated tail.
male peafowl; having a crested head and very large fanlike tail marked with iridescent eyes or spots
(злічуване, зазвичай)A peafowl (of the genus Pavo or Afropavo), either male or female.
Pfau, Pfauhahn
павли́нpavlín, па́ваpáva
пави́чpavýč, па́ваpáva, пави́чкаpavýčka
(незлічуване, зазвичай)The meat of this bird.
(злічуване, зазвичай)A pompous or vainglorious person [from the 14th c.].
(злічуване, зазвичай)Any of various Asian species of papilionid butterflies of the genus Papilio.
Приклади
речень: 50Tom was as proud as a peacock.
ruТом был горд, как павлин.
There's a peacock in the courtyard.
ruВо дворе - павлин.
Please take care of my peacocks.
deBitte pass auf meine Pfauen auf.
You are prouder than a peacock.
The peacock is a feathered rainbow.
Переклади
мов: 9За значеннями 1
За значеннями 1
За значеннями 1
Походження
From Middle English pecok, pekok, pocok, pacok, first component from Old English pēa, pāwaFrom Middle English pecok, pekok, pocok, pacok, first component from Old English pēa, pāwa (“peacock, peafowl”), ultimately from Latin pāvō; equivalent to pea + cock. Compare Old Norse páfugl (“peacock”, literally “peafowl”), and English peahen, peachick, etc.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Форми
множина: peacocksСиноніми
синонімів: 4- European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot:peacock butterflyInachis io
Спільнокореневі
пов’язаних слів: 26Уроки до слова
уроків: 1- A1Злічувані та незлічувані іменники — Бо воно може бути незлічуваним