Tail - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

noun

The hindmost part of an animal, especially when prolonged beyond the rest of the body, such as the flexible extension of the backbone in a vertebrate, the feathers at the hind end of a bird, or a terminal appendage in an insect.

Примеры использования:

The dog's tail began to wag frantically

Синонимы:

Hindmost partBack endAppendageBrushScutDockTailpieceTail feathersHind partHindquartersCaudaUropygium

noun

A thing resembling an animal's tail in its shape or position, typically extending downwards or outwards at the end of something.

Примеры использования:

The tail of a capital q

noun

The end of a long train or line of people or vehicles.

Примеры использования:

A catering truck at the tail of the convoy

noun

A person secretly following another to observe their movements.

Примеры использования:

I can't put a tail on him, i don't know where he's gone

Синонимы:

DetectiveInvestigatorPrivate investigatorShadowSleuthPrivate eyeTecGumshoeBogeyDickPrivate dickShamus

noun

A person's buttocks.

Примеры использования:

The coach kicked ryan in his tail

Синонимы:

ButtocksBacksideBehindBottomSeatRumpRearRear endCheeksHindquartersHaunchesDerrièreSitzfleischNatesSit-uponSternBtmTochusRusty dustyBumBottyPratJacksieBahookieButtFann

noun

The side of a coin without the image of a head on it (used when tossing a coin to determine a winner).

Примеры использования:

The chances of heads and tails in the long run are equal

verb

Follow and observe (someone) closely, especially in secret.

Примеры использования:

A flock of paparazzi had tailed them all over london

verb

Provide with a tail.

Примеры использования:

Her calligraphy was topped by banners of black ink and tailed like the haunches of fabulous beasts

verb

(of an object in flight) drift or curve in a particular direction.

Примеры использования:

The next pitch tailed in on me at the last second

verb

Remove the stalks or ends of (fruit or vegetables) in preparation for cooking.

Примеры использования:

Top and tail the green beans and cook them in salted boiling water for 3-4 minutes till tender, the…

verb

Pull on the end of (a rope) after it has been wrapped round the drum of a winch a few times, in order to prevent slipping when the winch rotates.

Примеры использования:

While someone pulled the rope down the mast, which came through some jammers, another crew tailed t…

verb

Join (one thing) to another.

Примеры использования:

Each new row of houses tailed on its drains to those of its neighbours, without any inquiry being m…

noun

Limitation of ownership, especially of an estate or title limited to a person and their direct descendants.

Примеры использования:

The land was held in tail general

noun

A part of the body of an animal attached to the base of the back, or something similar in shape or position

Примеры использования:

The dog greeted us, wagging its tail., the comet’s tail glowed in the night sky., police put a tail…

noun

A part of an animal's body, sticking out from the base of the back, or something similar in shape or position

Примеры использования:

Wag itstail the dog wagged its tail excitedly.

noun

Someone who follows another person to discover where that person goes, what they do, etc.

noun

The side of a coin that does not have a picture of someone's head on it

Примеры использования:

Heads we move to france, tails to canada.

noun

A tailcoat

Примеры использования:

Most men wore tails to the event.

noun

Someone's bottom

Примеры использования:

You've just got to get off your tail and start looking for a job.

noun

A phrase that is placed at the end of a sentence and refers to something mentioned in the sentence

noun

In cricket, the batters (= the players who try to hit the ball) who are the last ones in a team to have a turn at batting, usually the less skilled batters

Примеры использования:

The selectors had picked an extra bowler for this match so there was a long tail., the off-spinner …

verb

To follow and watch someone very closely, especially in order to get information secretly

Примеры использования:

That car has been tailing me for the last ten minutes.