Meaning

7 senses
  1. (countable)A woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis.

    woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat

  2. (countable)A member of the domestic species Ovis aries, the most well-known species of Ovis.

  3. (countable)A timid, shy person who is easily led by others.

    ове́чкаovéčka, ягнёнокjagnjónok, а́гнецágnec

    a timid defenseless simpleton who is readily preyed upon

  4. (countable, plural)A religious adherent, a member of a congregation or religious community (compare flock).

  5. (uncountable)Sheepskin leather.

  6. (countable)A person who is easily understood by a speech recognition system; contrasted with goat.

  7. (countable)A gullible person.

Examples

595 sentences
  1. I have a lot of sheep.

    Я маю багато овець. — deniko

    ruУ меня много овец. — Ivanovb

    deIch habe viele Schafe. — Yorwba

  2. How many sheep does Tom have?

    Скільки у Тома овець? — deniko

  3. That cheese is made from sheep's milk.

    Цей сир виготовлено з овечого молока. — Internecivus

    ruЭтот сыр изготовлен из овечьего молока. — al_ex_an_der

    deDieser Käse wird aus Schafmilch gemacht. — al_ex_an_der

  4. Tom is the black sheep of the family.

    Том — біла ворона у своїй родині. — deniko

    deTom ist das schwarze Schaf der Familie. — enteka

  5. Tom is the black sheep of his family.

    Том — біла ворона у своїй родині. — deniko

    ruТом - белая ворона в своей семье. — marafon

    deTom ist das schwarze Schaf der Familie. — enteka

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
animal:
Русский
By meaning 2
animal:
one who behaves shyly:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
animal:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English schep, schepe, from Anglian Old English sċēp (West Saxon sċē

Inherited from Middle English schep, schepe, from Anglian Old English sċēp (West Saxon sċēap), from Proto-West Germanic *skāp, from Proto-Germanic *skēpą, of unknown origin.

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