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. — sharptoothed
Він спробував позбавитися мурах. — deniko
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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. — deniko
ruОн пытался избавиться от муравьев. — sharptoothed
The misfortune of the ants makes the elephants laugh.
Чужі зуби не болять. — shanghainese
deDas Unglück der Ameisen macht die Elefanten lachen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Do ants have ears?
У мурах є вуха? — deniko
ruУ муравьев есть уши? — al_ex_an_der
deHaben Ameisen Ohren? — Tlustulimu
Ants are social insects.
Мурахи - соціальні комахи. — miketheknight
ruМуравьи - социальные насекомые. — marafon
Tom has ants in his pants.
ruУ Тома шило в одном месте. — odexed
deTom hat Hummeln im Hintern. — freddy1
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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