Meaning

2 senses
  1. An organization that provides temporary homes for stray pet animals.

    Tierheim, Tierschutzbund

  2. A facility providing such shelter.

    Tierheim

Examples

23 sentences
  1. Would you be willing to volunteer at the animal shelter two or three days a week?

    deWürdest du bereit sein, zwei oder drei Tage in der Woche ehrenamtlich im Tierheim zu arbeiten? — raggione

  2. Tom volunteers at an animal shelter.

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  3. Tom adopted an animal at a shelter.

    deTom holte sich ein Tier aus dem Tierheim. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. This town doesn't have an animal shelter.

    ruВ этом городе нет приюта для животных. — Wezel

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  5. Your dog is at the animal shelter.

    ruВаша собака в приюте для животных. — Wezel

Translations

4 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
organization that provides temporary homes for stray pet animals:

Forms

plural: animal shelters
Singularanimal shelter
Pluralanimal shelters

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
animal rescue

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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