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cuc meaning in English

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cuc [~, ~i, ~ul, ~ii, ~ului, ~ilor, ~ule, ~e, ~ilor] substantiv
{m}

cuckoo [cuckoos](the bird)
noun
[UK: ˈkʊk.uː] [US: ˈkəˌk.uː]

Cuca Măcăii proper noun

Podunk(mythical small town of no importance)
proper noun
[UK: ˈpotəŋk] [US: ˈpotəŋk]

cuceri [(se) ~, (mă) cuceresc, (se) cucerească, ~t, IV] verbă

conquer [conquered, conquering, conquers](defeat in combat)
verb
[UK: ˈkɒŋkə(r)] [US: ˈkɑːŋkər]

subdue [subdued, subduing, subdues](to overcome, quieten, bring under control)
verb
[UK: səb.ˈdjuː] [US: səb.ˈduː]

cucerire [~, cuceriri, ~a, cuceririle, cuceririi, cuceririlor, ~, cuceririlor] substantiv
{f}

conquest [conquests](victory gained through combat; subjugation of an enemy)
noun
[UK: ˈkɒŋ.kwest] [US: ˈkɑːŋ.kwest]

cucui [~, ~e, ~ul, ~ele, ~ului, ~elor, ~ule, ~elor] substantiv
{n}

bump [bumps](a swelling on the skin caused by illness or injury)
noun
[UK: bʌmp] [US: ˈbəmp]

egg [eggs](swelling on one’s head resulting from an injury)
noun
[UK: eɡ] [US: ˈeɡ]

Cucuieții din Deal proper noun

Podunk(mythical small town of no importance)
proper noun
[UK: ˈpotəŋk] [US: ˈpotəŋk]

cucul alergător substantiv
{m}

roadrunner [roadrunners](fast-running bird in the genus Geococcyx)
noun
[UK: ˈroˌdrə.nə(r)] [US: ˈroˌdrə.nər]

cucurbețică [Moldova] substantiv
{f} / curcubețică {f} / cucurbețea {f} / curcubețea {f}

birthwort [birthworts](Aristolochia)
noun
[UK: bˈɜːθwɔːt] [US: bˈɜːθwoːrt]

cucurig [~, ~i, ~ul, ~ii, ~ului, ~ilor, ~ule, ~ilor] substantiv
{m}

hellebore(Any species of genus Helleborus)
noun
[UK: ˈhe.lɪ.bɔː] [US: he.lə.ˌbɔːr]

cucurigu interjecție

cock-a-doodle-doo(cry of the rooster)
interjection
[UK: ˌkɒk ə ˌduːdl ˈduː] [US: ˌkɒk ə ˌduːdl ˈduː]

cucuruz [~, ~i, ~ul, ~ii, ~ului, ~ilor, ~ule, ~ilor] substantiv
{m}

maize [maizes](corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays)
noun
[UK: meɪz] [US: ˈmeɪz]

cucută [~, cucute, cucuta, cucutele, cucutei, cucutelor, ~, cucutelor] substantiv
{f}

hemlock [hemlocks](poisonous plant of genus Conium)
noun
[UK: ˈhem.lɒk] [US: ˈhem.ˌlɑːk]

cucută-de-apă substantiv
{f}

cowbane(plant of the genus Cicuta)
noun
[UK: kˈaʊbeɪn] [US: kˈaʊbeɪn]

cucuvea [~, cucuvele, ~ua, cucuvelele, cucuvelei, cucuvelelor, ~, cucuvelelor] substantiv
{f}

little owl [little owls](species of owl)
noun
[UK: ˈlɪt.l̩ aʊl] [US: ˈlɪt.l̩ ˈaʊl]

cu capul în nori frază

head in the clouds(having fantastic or impractical dreams)
phrase
[UK: hed ɪn ðə klaʊdz] [US: ˈhed ɪn ðə ˈklaʊdz]

cu catarge adjectiv

masted(having masts)
adjective
[UK: mɑː.stɪd] [US: ˈmæ.stəd]

cu coada ochiului prepoziție

out of the corner of one's eye(look sideways)
preposition

ceas cu cuc substantiv
{n}

cuckoo clock(clock)
noun
[UK: ˈkʊk.uː ˈklɒk] [US: ˈkəˌk.uː ˈklɑːk]

ciuboțica-cucului substantiv
{f}

cowslip [cowslips](Primula veris)
noun
[UK: ˈkaʊ.slɪp] [US: ˈkaʊs.ˌlɪp]

oxlip(plant)
noun
[UK: ˈɒkslɪp] [US: ˈɑːkslɪp]

primrose [primroses](plant of the genus Primula)
noun
[UK: ˈprɪm.rəʊz] [US: ˈprɪmroʊz]

Habacuc proper noun

Habakkuk(book of the Bible)
proper noun

Habacuc proper noun
{m}

Habakkuk(male given name)
proper noun

Habakkuk(prophet)
proper noun

la Cuca Măcăii [colloquial] substantiv

middle of nowhere(remote place)
noun
[UK: ˈmɪd.l̩ əv ˈnəʊ.weə(r)] [US: ˈmɪd.l̩ əv ˈnoʊ.weə(r)]

limba-cucului substantiv
{f}

cowslip [cowslips](Primula veris)
noun
[UK: ˈkaʊ.slɪp] [US: ˈkaʊs.ˌlɪp]

moonwort(Botrychium lunaria)
noun
[UK: mˈuːnwɔːt] [US: mˈuːnwoːrt]

vinde castraveți grădinarului (sell cucumbers to the gardener) verbă

sell ice to Eskimos(persuade people to accept something they don't need)
verb