imp

UK
/ɪmp/
US
/ɪmp/

Übersetzungen

impsubstantiv
imps
pl
UK
/ɪmp/
US
/ɪmp/
The imp played tricks on the villagers.
Бесёнок разыгрывал деревенских жителей.
The mischievous imp caused chaos in the classroom.
Озорной чертёнок устроил хаос в классе.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
impverb
imped
Past Simple
imped
Past Participle
imping
Gerund
UK
/ɪmp/
US
/ɪmp/
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

Definitionen

impsubstantiv
A small mischievous devil or sprite.
The imp darted around the room, causing chaos wherever it went.
A mischievous child.
The little imp was always getting into trouble at school.
In falconry, a replacement feather grafted onto a bird's wing or tail.
Finding the right imp for the eagle's broken flight feather took several days.
A young shoot or scion used for grafting, especially in horticulture (archaic).
The orchard keeper selected a healthy imp to graft onto the rootstock.
impverb
To repair (a bird's wing or tail) by grafting feathers to replace broken ones, especially in falconry.
Before releasing the hawk, the falconer carefully imped its damaged wing.
To graft or implant a shoot, twig, or scion onto another plant or rootstock.
The gardener imped a young apple scion onto a hardy rootstock to improve its vigor.