caper
To leap or jump about in a sprightly or playful mannerTo leap or jump about in a sprightly or playful manner.
» Capers are like little olives.
Каперсы как маленькие оливки.
Каперсы как маленькие маслины.
Каперси як маленькі маслини.
Meaning
4 sensesTo leap or jump about in a sprightly or playful manner.
скака́тьskakátʹ
підстрибуватиpidstrybuvaty, підскакуватиpidskakuvaty
jump about playfully
To jump as part of a dance.
To engage in playful behaviour.
(obsolete)To run at speed.
Examples
11 sentencesCapers are like little olives.
Каперси як маленькі маслини. — lingvokrolik
ruКаперсы как маленькие оливки. — marafon
Mary rather enjoys capers on her pasta.
There were capers visible in the sauce.
I hate capers—they taste too strong for me.
A large monkey was capering about amidst the crowd, amusing everybody.
ruПосреди народа вертелась большая обезьяна и забавляла всех. — retr0ra1n
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
Clipping of capriole.Clipping of capriole.
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Forms
capers, capering, capered, caperedWord family
2 related wordsLessons 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