elephant

1. (countable, uncountable)A large mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and native to Africa and Asia.

   Elefant, Elefantenbulle, Elefantin

   слонslon, слони́хаsloníxa

   слонslon, слони́хаslonýxa, слоньslonʹ

2. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)Anything huge and ponderous.

3. (countable, uncountable)Synonym of elephant paper.

4. (UK, childish, countable, uncountable)Used when counting to add length, so that each count takes about one second

   Let's play hide and seek. I'll count. One elephant, two elephant, three elephant...

5. (countable, uncountable)A xiangqi piece that is moved two points diagonally, may not jump over intervening pieces and may not cross the river.

6. (obsolete, uncountable)Ivory.

1. An elephant has a long nose.

   У слона є довгий ніс.

   ruУ слона длинный хобот.

   deEin Elefant hat eine lange Nase.

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2. I'd never seen a real elephant.

   Я ніколи не бачив справжнього слона.

   ruЯ никогда не видел настоящего слона.

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3. An elephant is a very large animal.

   Слон — дуже велика тварина.

   ruСлон — очень крупное животное.

   deEin Elefant ist ein sehr großes Tier.

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4. The elephant is the largest land animal.

   Слон — найбільша сухопутна тварина.

   ruСлон - самое крупное сухопутное животное.

   deDer Elefant ist das größte Landtier.

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5. The misfortune of the ants makes the elephants laugh.

   Чужі зуби не болять.

   deDas Unglück der Ameisen macht die Elefanten lachen.

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