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Meaning of Scorpion | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

ˈskɔː.pi.ən

Definitions

Any of various arachnids of the order Scorpiones, related to the spiders, characterised by two large front pincers and a curved tail with a venomous sting in the end.
The constellation and zodiacal sign Scorpius.
Someone with the Scorpio star sign.
An ancient military engine for hurling stones and other missiles.
historical
A very spiteful or vindictive person.
figuratively
A cheerleading move in which one foot is pulled back and held up with both hands while the performer stands on the other foot.
A whip with points like a scorpion's tail.
obsolete

Equivalents

Afrikaans Skerpioen

አማርኛ ጊንጥ

العربية العقرب عقرب عَقْرَبَاء عَقْرُبَان عَقْرَبَة

Azərbaycanca çayan əqrəb

Беларуская скарпіён

Български Скорпион

বাংলা বিচ্ছু বিছা বৃশ্চিক

བོད་སྐད སྡིག་པ

Bosanski kunama rize škorpion štipavac štir шкорпион штипавац

Català escorpí

Čeština škorpión štír

Cymraeg sgorpion

Dansk skorpion

Deutsch Skorpion

Ελληνικά σκορπιός

Esperanto skorpio

Español alacrán escorpión

Eesti skorpion

فارسی عقرب کژدم

Suomi Skorpioni

Français scorpion

Gaeilge Scairp

Gàidhlig sgairp

Galego escorpión

ગુજરાતી વીંછી

Hausa kunama

עברית עקרב

हिन्दी बिच्छी बिच्छू वृश्चिक

Hrvatski kunama rize škorpion štipavac štir шкорпион штипавац

Magyar skorpió

Հայերեն կարիճ

Bahasa Indonesia kala kalajengking ketungging

Íslenska sporðdreki

Italiano scorpione

日本語さそり蛇蠍蝎蠆蠍

ქართული მორიელი

Қазақша сарышаян Шаян

ខ្មែរ ខ្ទួយ

ಕನ್ನಡ ಚೇಳು

한국어 전갈

Kurdî stûr

Кыргызча Чаян

Latina nepa Scorpio

Lëtzebuergesch Skorpioun

Lietuvių skorpionas

Latviešu Skorpions

Malagasy hefy

Македонски акреп

മലയാളം തേൾ

Монгол хилэнцэт хорхой

मराठी विंचू

Bahasa Melayu kala jengking

Malti għakreb skorpjun

မြန်မာဘာသာ ကင်းမြီးကောက်

Nederlands schorpioen

Polski Skorpion

پښتو لړم

Português alacrão escorpião lacrau

Română scorpion

Русский Скорпион

Slovenčina škorpión šťúr

Slovenščina škorpijon

ChiShona rize

Shqip akrep sfurk shkrap

Српски kunama rize škorpion štipavac štir шкорпион штипавац

Svenska skorpion

Kiswahili nge

தமிழ் தேள் நளி

తెలుగు తేలు వృశ్చికము

Тоҷикӣ каждум

ไทย พฤศจิก แมงป่อง

Türkmençe içýan

Tagalog alakdan atang-atang pitumbuko

Türkçe akrep

ئۇيغۇرچە چايان

Українська скорпіон

اردو بچھو

Tiếng Việt bọ cạp

Wolof jiit

IsiXhosa unomadudwane

Yorùbá akeke

Examples

“Who led thee through that great and terrible wildernesse, wherein were fierie serpents, and scorpions, & drought, where there was no water, who brought thee foorth water out of the rocke of flint,”

“And now whereas my father did lade you with a heauy yoke, I wil adde to your yoke: my father hath chastised you with whippes, but I will chastise you with scorpions.”

“And now thir way to Earth they had descri'd, / To Paradise first tending, when behold / Satan in likeness of an Angel bright / Betwixt the Centaure and the Scorpion stearing / His Zenith, while the Sun in Aries rose […]”

“The Scorpion keepeth the Bladder, Buttocks, and other privatives [sic] of Man or Woman.”

“Ras Alhague is […] nearly due north of Lesath, in the tail of the Scorpion, at the distance of 51 degrees: […]”

“The Crab and the Scorpion much resemble each other, as indeed they do in many other instances, the former being a reduplication of the latter.”

“Smiling proudly, he glanced outward at the country, which was still invisible except as a dark movement in the darkness; then upwards at the sky, where the stars of the sprawling Scorpion had begun to pale.”

“‘I have it!’ said the excited magician. ‘I have the Sign of the Scorpion!’”

“No racketting around and cocktail parties for those born under the influence of the Water-carrier and the Archer. No nylons for Scorpions.”

CEFR level

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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