frog
Any of a class of small tailless amphibians of the order Anura that typically hopAny of a class of small tailless amphibians of the order Anura that typically hop.
» I hear that he eats frogs.
Ich höre, dass er Frösche isst.
Я слышал, он лягушек ест.
Я чув, що він їсть жаб.
Я чула, що він їсть жаб.
Meaning
15 sensesAny of a class of small tailless amphibians of the order Anura that typically hop.
Frosch
лягу́шкаljagúška, жа́баžába
жа́баžába
Any of a class of small tailless amphibians of the order Anura that typically hop.
(often, specifically)A member of this class that is not a toad.
The part of a violin bow (or that of other similar string instruments such as the viola, cello and contrabass) located at the end held by the player, to which the horsehair is attached.
Frosch
(Cockney, slang)Synonym of road; clipping of less common frog and toad.
The depression in the upper face of a pressed or handmade clay brick.
An organ on the bottom of a horse’s hoof that assists in the circulation of blood.
Strahl
стре́лкаstrélka
The part of a railway switch or turnout where the running rails cross (from the resemblance to the frog in a horse’s hoof).
Weichenherz, Herzstück, Kreuzungsherzstück
крестови́наkrestovína
The part of a railroad overhead wire used to redirect a trolley pole from one wire to another at switches.
A type of fishing lure that resembles a frog.
(Malaysia, derogatory, slang)Defector: politician who switches to a different political party.
(derogatory, ethnic, slur)A French person.
лягуша́тникljagušátnik, жабое́дžabojéd
a person of French descent
(Canada, offensive)A French-speaking person from Quebec.
Examples
299 sentencesI hear that he eats frogs.
Я чув, що він їсть жаб. — deniko
ruЯ слышал, он лягушек ест. — odexed
deIch höre, dass er Frösche isst. — Yorwba
Have you ever eaten frog legs?
Ти коли-небудь куштувала жаб'ячі лапки? — deniko
ruТы когда-нибудь ел лягушачьи лапки? — marafon
deHast du schon einmal Froschschenkel gegessen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I've got a frog in my throat.
Я захрип. — deniko
ruЯ охрип. — sharptoothed
deIch habe einen Frosch im Hals. — MUIRIEL
The prince was changed into a frog.
Принца перетворили на жабу. — deniko
ruПринц был превращён в лягушку. — marafon
deDer Prinz wurde in einen Frosch verwandelt. — Sudajaengi
Who forced Tom to eat a frog?
Хто примусив Тома з'їсти жабу? — deniko
ruКто заставил Тома съесть лягушку? — marafon
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 5
By meaning 3
Origin
From Middle English frogge, from Old English frocga, from Proto-West Germanic *froggō (“frFrom Middle English frogge, from Old English frocga, from Proto-West Germanic *froggō (“frog”). Cognate with Old Norse frauki, and Old English frox, frosc, whence Modern English frosh and frosk (“frog”).
From frog legs, stereotypical food of the French. Compare Kraut (“German person”) and French rosbif (“English person”) (from roast beef), with similar food etymologies.
Unknown. Possibly borrowed from Portuguese froco (“flock”), from Latin floccus (“flock”).
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Forms
plural: frogsSynonyms
12 synonyms- any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species:toadtoad froganuranbatrachiansalientian
- a person of French descent:Gaul