Prowling - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

verb

Move slowly and carefully in order to avoid being heard or noticed.

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He crept downstairs, hardly making any noise

noun

A detestable person.

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I thought he was a nasty little creep

verb

Move slowly

verb

Sail about in an area without a precise destination, especially for pleasure.

Примеры использования:

They were cruising off the california coast

noun

A voyage on a ship or boat taken for pleasure or as a holiday and usually calling in at several places.

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A cruise down the nile

verb

To travel at a continuous speed

Примеры использования:

The plane is cruising at 240 knots., we went cruising around downtown on friday night., a caribbean…

verb

Pursue and kill (a wild animal) for sport or food.

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In the autumn they hunted deer

noun

An act of hunting wild animals or game.

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A bear-hunt

noun

The part projecting above the mouth on the face of a person or animal, containing the nostrils and used for breathing and smelling.

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He slowly breathed out the air through his nose

verb

(of an animal) thrust its nose against or into something.

Примеры использования:

The pony nosed at the straw

noun

The part of the face that sticks out above the mouth, through which you breathe and smell

Примеры использования:

A large/long/pointed nose, i had a sore throat and a runny nose (= liquid coming out of the nose).,…

verb

Act in a cautious or non-committal way.

Примеры использования:

I realized i could no longer pussyfoot around

verb

To be careful about expressing an opinion or taking action, esp. because you might hurt someone’s feelings

Примеры использования:

Quit pussyfooting around and tell me what you really think.

noun

The area of variation between upper and lower limits on a particular scale.

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The cost will be in the range of $1–5 million a day

verb

Vary or extend between specified limits.

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Prices range from £30 to £100

adjective

(of a person or their lifestyle) orderly; settled.

Примеры использования:

It's possible to be too rangé

verb

Move about or travel aimlessly or unsystematically, especially over a wide area.

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Tigers once roamed over most of asia

noun

An aimless walk.

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Did you get to explore the city or have a roam around bath?

verb

To walk or travel without any real purpose or direction

Примеры использования:

[ i ] our dog just likes to roam.

verb

Travel constantly without a fixed destination; wander.

Примеры использования:

He spent most of the 1990s roving about the caribbean

noun

A journey, especially one with no specific destination; an act of wandering.

Примеры использования:

A new exhibit will electrify campuses on its national rove

verb

Form (slivers of wool, cotton, or other fibre) into roves.

verb

Search for and collect (anything usable) from discarded waste.

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People sell junk scavenged from the garbage

verb

Clean refuse from

verb

To search for and collect unwanted food or objects, or of animals or birds to feed on decaying flesh

Примеры использования:

[ t ] we scavenged a table and chairs someone had thrown out., [ i ] the crows scavenged on the dea…

verb

Walk in a furtive, unobtrusive, or timid manner, especially sideways or obliquely.

Примеры использования:

I sidled up to her

noun

An act or instance of sidling somewhere.

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A sidle into the hallway

verb

Keep out of sight, typically with a sinister or cowardly motive.

Примеры использования:

Don't skulk outside the door like a spy!

noun

A group of foxes.

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The skulk howls away into the night

verb

To hide or move around as if trying not to be seen, usually with bad intentions

Примеры использования:

Dogs were skulking in the alleys.

verb

Move smoothly and quietly with gliding steps, in a stealthy or sensuous manner.

Примеры использования:

The fox came slinking through the bracken

noun

A slinking movement or walk.

Примеры использования:

She moved with a sensuous slink

verb

To walk or leave quietly, esp. because you do not want to be noticed or are ashamed of something

Примеры использования:

I was so embarrassed that i tried to slink away.

verb

Move or go in a furtive or stealthy way.

Примеры использования:

I sneaked out by the back exit

noun

(especially in children's use) someone who informs an adult or person in authority of a companion's misdeeds; a telltale.

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Ethel was the form sneak and goody-goody

adjective

Short for sneaker.

verb

Investigate or look around furtively in an attempt to find out something, especially information about someone's private affairs.

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Your sister might find the ring if she goes snooping about

noun

A furtive investigation.

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I could go back to her cottage and have another snoop

verb

Watch, observe, or inquire secretly

noun

The main stem of a herbaceous plant.

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He chewed a stalk of grass

verb

Pursue or approach stealthily.

Примеры использования:

A cat stalking a bird

noun

A stealthy pursuit of someone or something.

Примеры использования:

This time the stalk would be on foot

verb

Take (another person's property) without permission or legal right and without intending to return it.

Примеры использования:

Thieves stole her bicycle

noun

A bargain.

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At £59.95 it's an absolute steal

verb

Take without the owner's consent