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Meaning of Hare | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
hɛə

Definitions

  1. A surname transferred from the nickname.
  2. Any of several plant-eating mammals of the genus Lepus, similar to a rabbit, but larger and with longer ears.
    countable
  3. Synonym of Sahtú.
  4. The meat from this animal.
    uncountable
  5. The player in a paperchase, or hare and hounds game, who leaves a trail of paper to be followed.
    countable
  6. A hamlet in Broadway parish, Somerset, England, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST2915).
  7. An unincorporated community in Williamson County, Texas, United States.
  8. A dialect of Slavey, an Athabaskan language.

Equivalents

Afrikaans haas
Azərbaycanca dovşan
Беларуская заяц
Български заек
বাংলা খরগোশ
བོད་སྐད ཡོས རི་བོང
Bosanski zajac zec zeko зеко зец
Català llebre
Čeština zaječice zajíc zajoch zajunc
Deutsch Hås Hase
Ελληνικά λαγός
Esperanto leporo
Español liebre
Eesti jänes
Euskara erbi
فارسی خرگوش
Français hare hare hase lièvre
Gaeilge giorria
Gàidhlig geàrr maigheach
Galego lebre
Hausa zomo
עברית ארנב ארנבת
Hrvatski zajac zec zeko зеко зец
Magyar nyúl
Հայերեն նապաստակ
Bahasa Indonesia kuilu tegalan terwelu
Íslenska heri
Italiano lepre
日本語 うさぎ 野ウサギ 野兎
ქართული კურდღელი
Қазақша қоян
한국어 메토끼 산토끼 토끼
Kurdî haş hasê herî herî herî
Кыргызча коён
Latina lepus
Lëtzebuergesch Hues
ລາວ ກະຕ່າຍ
Lietuvių kiškis zuĩkis
Latviešu zaķis
Te Reo Māori hea
Македонски зајак
Монгол туулай
मराठी ससा
Bahasa Melayu kelinci terwelu
Malti liebru
မြန်မာဘာသာ ယုန်
Nederlands haas
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਸਹਿਆ
Polski hazaj kot skotak zając
پښتو سوی
Português lebrão lebre
Русский зайчиха заяц
Slovenčina zajac
Slovenščina zajec
Shqip lepur
Српски zajac zec zeko зеко зец
Svenska hare
Kiswahili sungura
தமிழ் முயல்
Тоҷикӣ харгӯш
Türkmençe towşan
Tagalog liyebre
Setswana mmutla
Türkçe tavşan tavşan eti
ئۇيغۇرچە توشقان
Українська заєць зайчатина
اردو خرگوش
Oʻzbekcha quyon tovushqon
Tiếng Việt thỏ rừng

Examples

“The hare has a reputation for exciting desire. Hare soup is credited with a particular aphrodisiac value.”
“Ashe bit absent-mindedly into a piece of hare and swore mildly when he burned his tongue.”
“Hare is another delicious meat – it’s more ‘steaky’, darker and richer than rabbit.”
“In Milan, jugged hare is flavoured with grated chocolate, which adds colour and depth to the sauce.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
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