Meaning of Moose | Babel Free
muːsDefinitions
- The largest member of the deer family (Alces americanus, sometimes included in Alces alces), of which the male has very large, palmate antlers.
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An Asian girl taken as a lover. US, slang
- An English surname.
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A Muslim. derogatory, slang, slur
- Any of the extinct moose-like deer of the genera Cervalces and Libralces.
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An ugly person. colloquial, derogatory, figuratively
Equivalents
Afrikaans
eland
Azərbaycanca
sığın
Беларуская
лось
Български
лос
Català
ant
Čeština
los
Cymraeg
elc
Esperanto
alko
Eesti
põder
Euskara
altze
فارسی
موس
Gaeilge
mús
Gàidhlig
lon
Magyar
jávorszarvas
Հայերեն
որմզդեղն
Bahasa Indonesia
rusa
Íslenska
elgur
Italiano
alce
Latina
Alces
Lietuvių
briedis
Latviešu
alnis
Македонски
лос
Монгол
хандгай
Bahasa Melayu
elk
Nederlands
eland
Português
alce
Română
elan
Русский
лось
Slovenščina
los
Tagalog
alse
Українська
лось
Tiếng Việt
nai sừng tấm
Examples
“We saw a moose at the edge of the woods.”
“Europe’s giant beavers lived at the same time as the first moose, Libralces gallicus.”
“In military bases in the rear areas it was common for soldiers to have a moose.”
“Even the lowest ranked serviceman, because of his salary, benefits, and status as an American occupationaire, could afford to “maintain a ‘Moose’ and still take care of his other obligations.””
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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