Engels Woord van de dag

animal

dier

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animal

1. dier, beest

Engels > Engels

animal

1. n. In scientific usage, a multicellular organism that is usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing it from plant, plants and fungi) and which derives energy solely

A cat is an animal, not a plant. Humans are also animals, under the scientific definition, as we are not plants.

2. n. In non-scientific usage, any member of the kingdom Animalia other than a human.

3. n. In non-scientific usage, any land-living vertebrate (i.e. not fish, fishes, insect, insects, etc.).

4. n. (figuratively) A person who behaves wildly; a bestial, brutal, brutish, cruel, or inhuman person.

My students are animals.

5. n. (informal) A person of a particular type.

He's a political animal.

6. n. matter, Matter, thing.

a whole different animal

7. adj. Of or relating to animals.

animal instincts

8. adj. Raw, base, unhindered by social codes.

animal passions

9. adj. Pertaining to the spirit or soul; relating to sensation or innervation.

10. adj. (slang) Excellent

Nederlands > Engels

dier

1. n-n. animal, any member of the kingdom Animalia

2. det. (demonstrative) her, their, the latter's (genitive feminine singular and genitive plural of die).

De verdachte heeft zich samen met een vriend, haar dochter en dier vriend schuldig gemaakt aan de moord op haar echtgenoot ... (from a verdict of the Court of Justice at 's-Gravenhage, 2011)

The accused (woman) is guilty of having murdered her husband in cooperation with a friend, her daughter and the latter's friend ...

3. adj. (dialectal, archaic) Alternative form of duur