Meaning

1 senses
  1. To destroy or remove the ovaries or uterus (of a female animal) to prevent pregnancy.

    We’re having our cat spayed as we don’t want her having kittens.

    sterilisieren, kastrieren

    стерилизова́тьsterilizovátʹ, удаля́ть яи́чникиudaljátʹ jaíčniki

    remove the ovaries of

Examples

29 sentences
  1. Tom calls a spade a spade.

    Том називає речі своїми іменами. — deniko

    ruТом называет вещи своими именами. — Meka

  2. He is the type of a person who calls a spade a spade.

    ruОн из тех, кто называет вещи своими именами. — marafon

    deEr ist der Typ, der die Dinge beim Namen nennt. — Manfredo

  3. Let's call a spade a spade.

    ruДавайте называть лопату лопатой. — Biga

    deNennen wir doch die Dinge beim Namen. — Adelpa

  4. Why don't you call a spade a spade?

    ruПочему вы не называете вещи своими именами? — sharptoothed

    deWarum nennst du die Dinge nicht beim Namen? — Tickler

  5. Who's allowed to call a spade a spade?

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
remove the ovaries:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
remove the ovaries:

Origin

From Middle English spayen, spaien, from the Anglo-Norman espeier, equivalent to the Old F

From Middle English spayen, spaien, from the Anglo-Norman espeier, equivalent to the Old French espeer (“to cut with a sword”), from espee (“sword”), whence the Modern French épée.

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Forms

spays, spaying, spayed, spayed
Base formspay · to spay
3rd person singularspays
Present participlespaying
Past simplespayed
Past participlespayed

regular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyspay
he, she, itspays

Past simpleLesson

all personsspayed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave spayed
he, she, ithas spayed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill spay

Synonyms

7 synonyms

Word family

3 related words
Relatedspaying

Collocations

3 patterns
  • spade a spade
  • calls a spade
  • a spade a

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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