monkey

UK
/ˈmʌŋki/
US
/ˈmʌŋki/

Übersetzungen

monkeysubstantiv
monkeys
Pl.
UK
/ˈmʌŋki/
US
/ˈmʌŋki/
The monkey swung from branch to branch with ease.
Le singe se balançait d'une branche à l'autre avec aisance.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
cinq cents livresArgot britannique.
petit singeFamilier, affectueux ou taquin, surtout pour un enfant.
monkeyverb
monkeyed
Präteritum
monkeyed
Partizip Perfekt
monkeying
Gerundium
UK
/ˈmʌŋ.ki/
US
/ˈmʌŋ.ki/
singerFamilier, en parlant d'imiter de manière moqueuse.
She would often monkey her teacher's gestures to make her friends laugh.
Elle singerait souvent les gestes de son professeur pour faire rire ses amis.
He warned the kids not to monkey with the electrical wires.
Il a averti les enfants de ne pas bidouiller les fils électriques.
Synonyme
meddle with
fiddle with
toy with
tinker with
mess with
interfere with
monkey around
fool around
play around
tamper with
monkeyadjektiv
more monkey
Komp.
most monkey
Super.
UK
/ˈmʌŋ.ki/
US
/ˈmʌŋ.ki/
Functions attributively before nouns (e.g., "monkey wrench").
He had a monkey grin.
Il avait un sourire simiesque.

Definitionen

monkeysubstantiv
A small to medium-sized primate that typically has a long tail, most kinds of which live in trees in tropical countries.
The monkey swung from branch to branch with ease.
A mischievous or playful person, especially a child.
Stop being such a monkey and finish your homework.
A term used in British slang to refer to £500.
He bet a monkey on the horse race.
monkeyverb
To play or tamper with something in a mischievous or careless way.
He warned the kids not to monkey with the electrical wires.
To mimic or imitate someone or something.
She would often monkey her teacher's gestures to make her friends laugh.
monkeyadjektiv
Relating to or resembling a monkey; used attributively before another noun.
He tightened the bolt with a monkey wrench.