baa
baa · baas · baaed · baaing
блеять
blöken, bähen, mähen
To make the characteristic cry of a sheep or a sheep or goatTo make the characteristic cry of a sheep or (broader) a sheep or goat.
» The lamb bleats 'baa'.
jimkillock · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesTo make the characteristic cry of a sheep or (broader) a sheep or goat.
Near-synonyms: blat, bleat (broad enough to include calves too)
blöken, bähen, mähen
бле́ятьbléjatʹ
More definitions
- cry plaintively
Examples
2 sentencesThe lamb bleats 'baa'.
"You're dumb, you don't just baa", said Ziri.
Translations
8 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
to make the cry of sheep:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to make the cry of sheep:
Origin
Compare German bäh, mäh; an imitative word.Compare German bäh, mäh; an imitative word.
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Forms
baas, baaing, baaed, baaedSynonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.