wig
A head of real or synthetic hair worn on the head to disguise baldness, for cultural…A head of real or synthetic hair worn on the head to disguise baldness, for cultural or religious reasons, for fashion, or by actors to help them better resemble the character they are portraying.
» Tom put on a black wig.
Том надел чёрный парик. — odexed
Том одягнув чорну перуку. — deniko
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3 sensesA head of real or synthetic hair worn on the head to disguise baldness, for cultural or religious reasons, for fashion, or by actors to help them better resemble the character they are portraying.
Perücke
пари́кparík
перу́каperúka
hairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic hair
A bigwig.
(dated, jargon)An old seal.
Examples
201 sentencesTom put on a black wig.
Том одягнув чорну перуку. — deniko
ruТом надел чёрный парик. — odexed
You're wearing a wig, aren't you?
Ти у парику, так? — deniko
I'm pretty sure Tom wears a wig.
Я впевнений, що Том носить перуку. — Anjy
ruЯ довольно таки уверен, что Том носит парик. — corvard
deIch bin mir ziemlich sicher, dass Tom Perücke trägt. — raggione
Is that a wig?
Це перука? — deniko
ruЭто парик? — marafon
deIst das eine Perücke? — raggione
Tom is wearing a wig.
Том у перуці. — deniko
ruТом в парике. — marafon
deTom hat eine Perücke auf. — raggione
Translations
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Origin
Clipping of periwig, itself an alteration of French perruque. The meaning of "to reprimandClipping of periwig, itself an alteration of French perruque. The meaning of "to reprimand" perhaps came from this being something a bigwig would do or perhaps from the expressions to flip one's wig, wigs on the green, or dash my wig!
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