ant
Any of various insects in the family Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera, typically…Any of various insects in the family Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera, typically living in large colonies composed almost entirely of flightless females.
» He tried to get rid of the ants.
Он пытался избавиться от муравьев.
Він спробував позбавитися мурах.
Meaning
2 sensesAny of various insects in the family Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera, typically living in large colonies composed almost entirely of flightless females.
Ameise
мураве́йmuravéj, мура́шкаmuráška, мураве́льmuravélʹ
мура́шкаmuráška, мура́хаmuráxa
(Internet)A Web spider.
- social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
Examples
201 sentencesHe tried to get rid of the ants.
Він спробував позбавитися мурах.
ruОн пытался избавиться от муравьев.
The misfortune of the ants makes the elephants laugh.
Чужі зуби не болять.
deDas Unglück der Ameisen macht die Elefanten lachen.
Do ants have ears?
У мурах є вуха?
ruУ муравьев есть уши?
deHaben Ameisen Ohren?
Ants are social insects.
Мурахи - соціальні комахи.
ruМуравьи - социальные насекомые.
Tom has ants in his pants.
ruУ Тома шило в одном месте.
deTom hat Hummeln im Hintern.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English ampte, amte, amete, amote, ante, emete, emot, emotte, empt, empte, froFrom Middle English ampte, amte, amete, amote, ante, emete, emot, emotte, empt, empte, from Old English ǣmete, ǣmette, ǣmytte, ǣmætte (“ant”), from Proto-West Germanic *āmaitijā (“ant”), of uncertain and debated origin (q.v.), but probably from Proto-Germanic *ē- (“off, away”) + *maitaną (“to cut”), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂y- (“to cut”). See also emmet.
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