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carp1 n pl carp, carps 1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a freshwater teleost food fish, Cyprinus carpio, having a body covered with cycloid scales, a naked head, one long dorsal fin, and two barbels on each side of the mouth: family Cyprinidae carp2 vb
(intr; often foll by at) to complain or find fault; nag pettily [from Old Norse karpa to boast; related to Latin carpere to pluck] carper n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
carp1 verb find fault, knock (informal), complain, beef (slang), criticize, nag, censure, reproach, quibble, cavil, pick holes, kvetch (U.S. slang) His wife is constantly carping at him about his drinking. approve, praise, admire, applaud, compliment, pay tribute to, commend, laud (literary), extol, sing the praises of, big up (slang, chiefly Caribbean), speak highly of carp2 noun Translations carp1 [kɑːp] N (carp or carps (pl)) (= fish) → carpa f carp2 [kɑːp] VI (= complain) → quejarse, poner pegas to carp at → criticar carp [ˈkɑːrp] n (= fish) → carpe f carp at vt fus → critiquercar park n → parking m, parc m de stationnement carp1 n (= fish) → Karpfen m carp2 vi → etwas auszusetzen haben, nörgeln; to carp at somebody → an jdm etwas auszusetzen haben, an jdm herummeckern (inf); to carp at something → an etw etwas auszusetzen haben, über etw (acc) → meckern (inf) n carp [kaːp] a freshwater fish found in ponds and rivers. karp سَمَكُ شَبّوط шаран kapr karpe der Karpfen κυπρίνος carpa karpkala ماهی کپور karppi carpe קַרפִּיוֹן तालाबों और नदियों में मिलने वाली एक प्रकार की बड़ी मछली šaran ponty karper vatnakarfi carpa 鯉 잉어 karpis karpa ikan kap karper karpe karp carpa crap карп kapor krap šaran karp ปลาคาร์พ sazan balığı 鯉魚 короп مچھلی کی ایک قسم cá chép 鲤鱼 Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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