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whale

/weɪl/

whalesubstantiv

whales

Pl.

/weɪl/

Übersetzungen

кит

The blue whale is the largest animal on Earth.

Синий кит — самое большое животное на Земле.

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

синий кит

Definitionen

A very large marine mammal with a streamlined body and a horizontal tail fin, belonging to the order Cetacea, which includes the largest animals on earth.

The blue whale is the largest animal known to have ever existed.

A person who is extremely successful or dominant in a particular field, often used in the context of business or gambling.

In the world of high-stakes poker, he is considered a whale due to his massive bets.

Synonyme

cetacean

marine mammal

leviathan

whale shark

baleen whale

whaleverb

whaled

Präteritum

whaled

Partizip Perfekt

whaling

Gerundium

/weɪl/

Übersetzungen

бить

He whaled on the punching bag for an hour.

Он бил по боксерской груше в течение часа.

колотить

The drummer whaled on the drums during the concert.

Барабанщик колотил по барабанам во время концерта.

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

натягать

хлестать

тащить

Definitionen

To strike or hit something or someone forcefully.

He whaled on the punching bag until he was exhausted.

To criticize or attack someone or something vehemently.

The critics whaled on the new movie, calling it a disaster.

To engage in the activity of hunting whales.

In the nineteenth century, many ships set sail to whale in the Arctic waters.

Synonyme

slam into

whaleadjektiv

Used attributively before nouns to denote relation to whales (e.g., whale meat, whale song).

Definitionen

Relating to or derived from whales.

Whale oil was once commonly used in lamps.

Synonyme