Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь - hen
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hen
1) курица 2) самка птицы – black-tailed native hen – brown swamp hen – bush hen – chestnut-breasted hen – clocking hen – clucking hen – common scrub hen – fool hen – gray hen – hazel hen – heath hen – isabelline water hen – Marianas scrub hen – mud hens – plain swamp hen – prairie hen – purple swamp hen – sage hen – scrub hen – sea hen – Tasmanian native hen – turkey hen – water hen – white-breasted swamp hen
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1. курица clucking hen —- клуша to keep hens —- разводить кур 2. самка некоторых птиц; тетерка, куропатка hen pheasant, pheasant hen —- самка фазана 3. разг. самка (некоторых пород рыб) 4. презр. женщина; жена old hen —- старая дура 5. разг. трус Id: like a hen with one chicken —- носиться как курица с яйцом Id: a black hen lays a white egg —- посл. черная курица несет белые яйца Id: to sell one's hens on a rainy day —- редк. продавать свой товар в неподходящее время, проявлять непрактичность ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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suf. в сложных словах означает самку птицы; напр.: peahen - пава HEN noun 1) курица 2) тетерка; куропатка 3) joc. женщина like a hen with one chicken - хлопотливо; как курица с яйцом HEN night noun девичник ...Англо-русский словарь
Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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n. 1 a a female bird, esp. of a domestic fowl. b (in pl.) domestic fowls of either sex. 2 a female lobster or crab or salmon. Phrases and idioms hen and chickens any of several plants esp. the houseleek. hen-coop a coop for keeping fowls in. hen-harrier a common harrier, Circus cyaneus. hen-house a small shed for fowls to roost in. hen-party colloq. derog. a social gathering of women. hen-roost a place where fowls roost at night. hen-run an enclosure for fowls. Etymology: OE henn f. WG ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ~n; akin to Old English hana rooster — more at chant Date: before 12th century 1. a. a female chicken especially over a year old; broadly a female bird b. the female of various mostly aquatic animals (as lobsters or fish) 2. woman; especially a fussy middle-aged woman ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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(hens) 1. A hen is a female chicken. People often keep hens in order to eat them or sell their eggs. N-COUNT 2. The female of any bird can be referred to as a hen. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n 1 an adult female chicken 2 any female bird of which the male is the cock1 (5) hence ~ adv formal 1 sentence adverb for this reason (He's an extremely private person; hence his reluctance to give interviews.) 2 ten days hence/five months hence etc ten days from now, five months from now etc ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- O.E. hen, from W.Gmc. *khannjo, fem. of *khan(e)ni "male fowl, cock," related to L. canere "sing." Still a masc. word in Ger., Sw., Dan., etc.; extension to "female of any bird species" is 14c. in Eng. Hen as slang for "woman" dates from 1626; hence hen party "gathering of women," first recorded 1887. Henpecked is from 1680. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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