Russisk | Engelsk |
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Волк proper noun | Lupus(summer constellation of the northern sky) |
волк noun {m} | grey wolf(a large grey wolf (Canis lupus) wolf [wolves](animal) |
волк в овечьей шкуре noun {m} | wolf in sheep's clothing(someone or something harmful or threatening but disguised as something peaceful or pleasant) |
волк каждый год линяет phrase | a leopard cannot change its spots(one cannot change one's own nature) the fox may grow grey but never good(one cannot change one's own nature) the wolf may lose his teeth but never his nature(one cannot change one's own nature) |
Волк мексиканский noun | Mexican wolf(rare subspecies of grey wolf) |
волков бояться — в лес не ходить phrase | if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen(If you cannot handle the pressure, you should not remain in a position where you have to deal with it) |
Волковыск proper noun {m} | Vawkavyskproper noun |
волкодав noun {m} | wolfhound [wolfhounds](dog) |
волколак noun {m} | werewolf [werewolves](wolflike human) |
волкулак noun {m} | werewolf [werewolves](wolflike human) |
а волк и тут phrase | speak of the devil(expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive) |
верволк noun {m} | werewolf [werewolves](wolflike human) |
двустволка noun {f} | double-barrelled shotgun(type of shot-firing gun) |
земляной волк noun {m} | aardwolf(the mammal Proteles cristatus) |
ирландский волкодав noun {m} | Irish wolfhound(sighthound) |
короедный волк noun {m} | ant beetle(species of beetle) |
красный волк noun {m} | dhole [dholes](Asian wild dog) |
морской волк noun {m} | salt [salts](sailor) seadog(sailor accustomed to the sea) |
о волке помолвка phrase | speak of the devil(expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive) |
от волка бежал preposition | out of the frying pan, into the fire(get from an already bad situation to a worse one) |
паук-волк noun {m} | wolf spider(any of several spiders of the family Lycosidae) |
рыжий волк noun {m} | red wolf [red wolves](Canis rufus) |
с волками жить — по-волчьи выть phrase | if you can't beat them, join them(if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side) when in Rome, do as the Romans do(behave as those around do) |
самоволка noun {f} | AWOL(military: absence without proper authority) |
сколько волка ни корми phrase | a leopard cannot change its spots(one cannot change one's own nature) |
сумчатый волк noun {m} | Tasmanian wolf(extinct carnivorous marsupial) thylacine [thylacines](extinct carnivorous marsupial) |
тасманийский волк noun {m} | Tasmanian wolf(extinct carnivorous marsupial) |
тундровый волк noun {m} | tundra wolf(Canis lupus albus) |
ужасный волк noun {m} | dire wolf(extinct canine) |
человек человеку волк phrase | man is a wolf to man(humans prey upon one another) |
я голоден как волк phrase {m} | I could eat a horse(I am very hungry) |
я голодна как волк phrase {f} | I could eat a horse(I am very hungry) |