sally
To make a sudden attackTo make a sudden attack (e.g. on an enemy from a defended position).
» Sally was constantly changing her hairstyle.
Салли постоянно меняла свою причёску. — heccele
Саллі постійно міняла свою зачіску. — deniko
CN · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(intransitive)To make a sudden attack (e.g. on an enemy from a defended position).
The troops sallied in desperation.
A feeding strategy of some birds is to sally out from a perch to snatch an insect and then returning to the same or a different perch.
einen Ausfall machen, herausstürmen, hinausstürmen
(intransitive)To set out on an excursion; venture; depart (often followed by "forth").
aufbrechen, sich aufmachen, aufmachen
(intransitive)To venture off the beaten path.
Examples
45 sentencesSally was constantly changing her hairstyle.
Саллі постійно міняла свою зачіску. — deniko
ruСалли постоянно меняла свою причёску. — heccele
Sally has been on a diet since last month.
Саллі на дієті впродовж останнього місяця. — quez
Sally exchanged a twenty-dollar bill for five-dollar bills.
Саллі розміняла двадцяти доларову банкноту по п'ятидоларових. — anastasishko
ruСалли разменяла купюру в двадцать долларов на купюры по пять. — marafon
Sally gave him a Christmas present.
deSally schenkte ihm etwas zu Weihnachten. — samueldora
Sally sells seashells by the seashore.
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
Borrowed from French saillie, from sailli, the past participle of the verb saillir (“to leBorrowed from French saillie, from sailli, the past participle of the verb saillir (“to leap forth”), itself from Latin salīre (“to leap”).
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Forms
sallies, sallying, sallied, salliedWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.