leather
A tough material produced from the skin of animals, by tanning or similar process,…A tough material produced from the skin of animals, by tanning or similar process, used e.g. for clothing; often denotes leather from cattle when no qualifier specifies otherwise.
» Tom wanted to buy a leather belt.
Том хотел купить кожаный ремень.
Том хотів купити шкіряний ремінь.
Meaning
7 senses(countable, uncountable)A tough material produced from the skin of animals, by tanning or similar process, used e.g. for clothing; often denotes leather from cattle when no qualifier specifies otherwise.
Leder
ко́жаkóža
шкі́раškíra
(countable, uncountable)A piece of the above used for polishing.
(colloquial, countable, uncountable)A cricket ball or football.
(countable, plural, uncountable)Clothing made from the skin of animals, often worn by motorcycle riders.
(countable, uncountable)A good defensive play
Jones showed good leather to snare that liner.
(countable, uncountable)A punch.
(countable, dated, humorous, uncountable)The skin.
- an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
Examples
206 sentencesTom wanted to buy a leather belt.
Том хотів купити шкіряний ремінь.
ruТом хотел купить кожаный ремень.
She gave me a bag made of leather.
Вона дала мені шкіряну сумку
ruОна дала мне сумку, сделанную из кожи.
deSie gab mir eine Tasche aus Leder.
He buys and sells leather goods.
Він купує і продає шкіряні товари.
ruОн покупает и продаёт изделия из кожи.
deEr handelt mit Lederwaren.
Tom refuses to buy anything made of leather.
Том відмовляється купувати будь-які шкіряні вироби.
It's made of leather.
Це зі шкіри.
ruЭто из кожи.
deDas ist aus Leder.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English lether, from Old English leþer (“leather”), from Proto-West Germanic *From Middle English lether, from Old English leþer (“leather”), from Proto-West Germanic *leþr, from Proto-Germanic *leþrą (“leather”), possibly borrowed from Proto-Celtic *ɸlitrom, *letros, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥tro- (“skin, hide”).
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Forms
plural: leathersWord family
66 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
9 patterns- leather jacket
- a leather belt
- pair of leather
- a leather jacket
- black leather
- made of leather
- leather belt
- buy a leather
- leather gloves