gazelle
An antelope of either of the genera Gazella, Procapra, Eudorcas, or Nanger, capable of…An antelope of either of the genera Gazella (mostly native to Africa), Procapra (native to Asia), Eudorcas, or Nanger, capable of running at high speeds for long periods.
» Some gazelles live in the mountains.
Некоторые газели живут в горах.
Meaning
1 sensesAn antelope of either of the genera Gazella (mostly native to Africa), Procapra (native to Asia), Eudorcas, or Nanger, capable of running at high speeds for long periods.
Gazelle
газе́льgazélʹ
газельhazelʹ
- small swift graceful antelope of Africa and Asia having lustrous eyes
Examples
192 sentencesSome gazelles live in the mountains.
ruНекоторые газели живут в горах. — Ooneykcall
Mennad wrote an article about gazelles.
Still no sign of any gazelle.
Ziri got closer to the gazelle.
That wasn't at all a gazelle.
Translations
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Origin
Unadapted borrowing from Middle French gazelle, from Old French gazel, from Arabic غَزَالUnadapted borrowing from Middle French gazelle, from Old French gazel, from Arabic غَزَال (ḡazāl).
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Forms
plural: gazelles / gazelleWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular