Значення

значень: 3
  1. A person with long experience of a particular activity.

    The company's new hires were nervous, but the veterans were self-assured because, as one summarized it, "this isn't our first rodeo."

    Veteran

    ветера́нveterán

    an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service

  2. A person with long experience of a particular activity.

    A person who has served in the armed forces, especially an old soldier who has seen long service.

    We honor veterans and senior citizens with a ten percent discount.

    Veteran, Kriegsveteran

    ветера́нveterán

    ветера́нveterán

    a person who has served in the armed forces

  3. (переносно)A group, animal, etc. with long experience of a particular activity.

    Their mules were clearly veterans. They seemed to know what to do even better than the teenage farmhand who was driving the team.

Приклади

речень: 72
  1. I know Tom is a veteran.

    Я знаю, що Том — ветеран. — deniko

  2. Most of us were veterans.

    Більшість з нас були ветеранами. — deniko

  3. That's why some veterans never wanted to talk about the war.

  4. I'm a veteran.

    Я ветеран. — deniko

    ruЯ - ветеран. — Smoky

  5. Tom is a disabled military veteran.

Українська
За значеннями 1
old soldier:
Русский
За значеннями 1
person with long experience:
Deutsch
За значеннями 2
person with long experience:
old soldier:

Походження

Borrowed from Middle French vétéran, from Latin veterānus.

Borrowed from Middle French vétéran, from Latin veterānus.

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Форми

множина: veterans
Однинаveteran
Множинаveterans

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Синоніми

синонімів: 8
Близькі за значенням

Спільнокореневі

пов’язаних слів: 4

Сполучуваність

шаблонів: 3
  • a vietnam veteran
  • vietnam veteran
  • is a veteran

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