cow
To intimidate; to daunt the spirits or courage ofTo intimidate; to daunt the spirits or courage of.
» I've never seen a real cow.
Bisher habe ich nie eine echte Kuh gesehen. — MUIRIEL
Я никогда не видел настоящую корову. — FeuDRenais
Я никогда не видела настоящую корову. — Selena777
Я ніколи не бачив спражньої корови. — deniko
Я ніколи не бачила спражньої корови. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesTo intimidate; to daunt the spirits or courage of.
Con artists are not cowed by the law.
запу́гиватьzapúgivatʹ, запуга́тьzapugátʹ
заля́куватиzaljákuvaty, заляка́тиzaljakáty
- subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of awe; frighten (as with threats)
Examples
630 sentencesI've never seen a real cow.
Я ніколи не бачив спражньої корови. — deniko
ruЯ никогда не видел настоящую корову. — FeuDRenais
deBisher habe ich nie eine echte Kuh gesehen. — MUIRIEL
I'm the one who taught Tom how to milk a cow.
Це я навчив Тома доїти корів. — deniko
ruЭто я научил Тома доить корову. — marafon
Have you ever milked a cow?
Ти колись доїла корову? — deniko
ruТы когда-нибудь доил корову? — odexed
deHast du schon einmal eine Kuh gemolken? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I learned to milk a cow.
Я навчився доїти корову. — deniko
ruЯ научился доить корову. — marafon
deIch lernte, eine Kuh zu melken. — Yorwba
Cows are eating grass in the meadow.
Корови пасуться на лугу. — deniko
ruКоровы едят траву на лугу. — corvard
deDie Kühe essen auf der Weide Gras. — xtofu80
Translations
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Origin
Probably from Old Norse kúga (“to oppress”) (whence also Norwegian and Danish kue, SwedishProbably from Old Norse kúga (“to oppress”) (whence also Norwegian and Danish kue, Swedish kuva); compare Icelandic kúfa (“to set on top”) and Faroese kúga (“to oppress”).
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Forms
cows, cowing, cowed, cowedSynonyms
16 synonyms- subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of awe; frighten (as with threats):overawe
Word family
5 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