Meaning of sisalik | Babel Free

Definitions

1. lizard (a relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail)
2. an oblong haystack
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Examples

“vilgas kui sisalik”

nimble as a lizard

“Kivil soojendab end päiksepaistel sisalik.”

A lizard is warming itself in the sunshine on a rock.

“Kui sisalikule kepp saba peale panna, siis jätab ta põgenedes saba maha.”

If you put a stick on a lizard's tail, it will leave its tail behind as it runs away.

“Mesipuu külje all kasvas riba niitmata heina. Pikad puitunud timutid ja kasteheinad piirasid lennulauda, kus rammus hall sisalik end päikese käes soojendas. Sisaliku silmad läikisid, tema lühikesed jalad seisid harali, soomustega kaetud jäme saba kadus mustendavasse lennuavasse.”

A strip of uncut grass grew beneath the beehive. Long, woody timothy grass and sedges bordered the flight board, where a plump gray lizard basked in the sun. The lizard's eyes gleamed, its short legs stood apart, and its thick, scaly tail disappeared into the dark flight board.

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