monkey

1. (informal, intransitive)To meddle; to mess (with).

   Please don't monkey with the controls if you don't know what you're doing.

   валя́ть дурака́valjátʹ duraká

2. (transitive)To mimic; to ape.

1. The monkey fell from the tree.

   Мавпа упала з дерева. — deniko

   ruОбезьянка упала с дерева. — papersaltserver

   deDer Affe fiel vom Baum. — Sudajaengi

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2. We saw monkeys at the zoo.

   Ми бачили мавп у зоопарку. — deniko

   ruМы видели обезьян в зоопарке. — sharptoothed

   deWir haben im Zoo Affen gesehen. — BraveSentry

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3. How many monkeys did you see?

   Скільки ти бачив мавп? — deniko

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4. The fat woman was holding a monkey.

   Товста жінка тримала мавпу. — deniko

   ruТолстая женщина держала обезьянку. — sharptoothed

   deDie fette Dame hielt einen Affen in ihren Armen. — Manfredo

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5. Tom opened the cage and let the monkey out.

   Том відчинив клітку й випустив мавпу. — deniko

   ruТом открыл клетку и выпустил обезьяну. — marafon

   deTom öffnete den Käfig und ließ den Affen heraus. — mayabe

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regular

• monkey upTo bungle or mess up something.
• monkey aroundTo act foolishly.
• monkey aboutSynonym of monkey around.