eel
To fish for eelsTo fish for eels.
» Some people dislike eels because they look like snakes.
Некоторые недолюбливают угрей, потому что они похожи на змей. — Wezel
Деяким людям не подобаються вугрі тому, що вони схожі на змій. — ChickenKiev
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2 senses(intransitive)To fish for eels.
(intransitive)To move with a sinuous motion like that of an eel.
Examples
50 sentencesSome people dislike eels because they look like snakes.
Деяким людям не подобаються вугрі тому, що вони схожі на змій. — ChickenKiev
ruНекоторые недолюбливают угрей, потому что они похожи на змей. — Wezel
I was bitten by a moray eel.
Tom is as slippery as an eel.
deTom ist ein aalglatter Typ. — PeterR
Tom's hand was bitten by a moray eel.
ruРуку Тома укусила мурена. — Wezel
deTom wurde von einer Muräne in die Hand gebissen. — brauchinet
The eel I caught last week is still alive.
ruУгорь, которого я поймал на прошлой неделе, ещё жив. — Wezel
deDer Aal, den ich letzte Woche gefangen habe, lebt noch. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
From Middle English el (“eel”), from Old English ǣl (“eel”), from Proto-West Germanic *ālFrom Middle English el (“eel”), from Old English ǣl (“eel”), from Proto-West Germanic *āl (“eel”), from Proto-Germanic *ēlaz (“eel”), which is of unknown origin.
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Forms
eels, eeling, eeled, eeledLessons 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.