sex
(sĕks)n.
1.
a. Sexual activity, especially sexual intercourse: hasn't had sex in months.
b. The sexual urge or instinct as it manifests itself in behavior: motivated by sex.
2.
a. Either of the two divisions, designated female and male, by which most organisms are classified on the basis of their reproductive organs and functions: How do you determine the sex of a lobster?
b. The fact or condition of existing in these two divisions, especially the collection of characteristics that distinguish female and male: the evolution of sex in plants; a study that takes sex into account. See Usage Note at gender.
3. Females or males considered as a group: dormitories that house only one sex.
4. One's identity as either female or male.
5. The genitals.
tr.v. sexed, sex·ing, sex·es
1. To determine the sex of (an organism).
2. Slang
a. To arouse sexually. Often used with up.
b. To increase the appeal or attractiveness of. Often used with up.
[Middle English, from Latin sexus.]
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sex
(sɛks)n
1. (Biology) the sum of the characteristics that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive function
2. (Biology) either of the two categories, male or female, into which organisms are placed on this basis
3. (Physiology) short for sexual intercourse
4. feelings or behaviour resulting from the urge to gratify the sexual instinct
5. sexual matters in general
modifier
6. of or concerning sexual matters: sex education; sex hygiene.
7. based on or arising from the difference between the sexes: sex discrimination.
vb
(tr) to ascertain the sex of
[C14: from Latin sexus; compare secāre to divide]
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sex
(sɛks)n.
1. either the female or male division of a species, esp. as differentiated with reference to the reproductive functions.
2. the sum of the structural and functional differences by which the female and male are distinguished.
3. the instinct or attraction drawing one individual sexually toward another, or the cultural phenomena, behavior, or activities that it motivates.
5. genitalia.
v.t. 6. to ascertain the sex of, esp. of newly hatched chicks.
7. to arouse sexually (often fol. by up).
Idioms: have sex, to engage in sexual relations, esp. sexual intercourse.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin sexus]
sex-
a combining form meaning “six”: sexdecillion.
[< Latin, comb. form of sex six]
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sex
(sĕks)1. Either of two divisions, male and female, into which most organisms are grouped. Sex is usually determined by anatomy, the makeup of the chromosomes, and the type and amount of hormones produced.
2. Sexual intercourse.
sexual adjective
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Sex
the finding of sexual pleasure in suffering or inflicting physical pain; sadomasochism. — algolagnist, n. — algolagnic, adj.
Rare. bisexualism. — amphierotic, adj.
Medicine. the absence or loss of sexual desire. Also called sexual anesthesia.
nymphomania.
an extreme state of sexual desire.
a food or other substance that creates sexual desire. — aphrodisiac, adj.
a mania for sexual pleasure.
Psychoanalysis. the arousal and satisfaction of sexual desires within or by oneself, usually by masturbation. Also autoerotism. — autoerotic, adj.
1. Archaic. the practice or occupation of being a bawd or procurer.
2. Obsolete, fornication or unlawful intercourse.
2. Obsolete, fornication or unlawful intercourse.
sexual relations between a person and an animal. See also behavior.
1. animal magnetism, or the power that enables some people to induce a hypnotic state in others.
2. physical attraction between members of the sexes. — biomagnetic, adj.
2. physical attraction between members of the sexes. — biomagnetic, adj.
the state of being sexually responsive or attracted to members of both sexes. Also called amphierotism. See also body, human. — bisexual, adj.
the practice of finding satisfaction in activities related to fleshly desires and appetites, especially the sexual. — carnal, adj.
an abnormal fear of sexual intercourse. Also called genophobia.
1. the use of obscene or scatological language for sexual gratification.
2. a love of obscenity.
3. Psychiatry. an abnormal interest in feces, especially as a source of sexual excitement.
2. a love of obscenity.
3. Psychiatry. an abnormal interest in feces, especially as a source of sexual excitement.
the failure of one or both testes to descend normally. — cryp-torchid, n., adj.
the act of having sexual intercourse with a virgin; devirgination.
Obsolete, the deflowering of a virgin. Also called defloration.
an obsession with genitals.
Psychiatry. the adoption, by a male, of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc. Also called transvestism, transvestitism.
the state or quality of combining characteristics of both sexes. — epicenity, n. — epicene, adj.
1. the erotic or sexual quality of something.
2. the use of sexually arousing or stimulating materials in literature, drama, art, etc.
3. the condition of being sexually stimulated.
4. a sexual drive or tendency.
5. an abnormally persistent sexual drive. Also erotism.
2. the use of sexually arousing or stimulating materials in literature, drama, art, etc.
3. the condition of being sexually stimulated.
4. a sexual drive or tendency.
5. an abnormally persistent sexual drive. Also erotism.
an abnormal interest in erotica.
an abnormal interest in erotic literature.
the study of sex as a skill.
abnormal or uncontrollable sexual desire. — erotomaniac, n., adj.
an abnormal fear of sexual feelings and their physical expression.
the condition of being in rut or sexual arousal, applied particularly to the female. Also called est rum, oestrum. — estrous, oestrous, adj.
1. the process or tradition of castrating males.
2. the state of being a eunuch.
2. the state of being a eunuch.
Psychiatry. the compulsive use of some object or part of the body as a sexual stimulus, as a shoe, underclothes, a lock of hair, etc. — fetishist, fetichist, n. — fetishistic, fetichistic, adj.
whipping or flogging, either as a religious practice for the mortification of the flesh, or as a sexual activity, for sado-masochistic pleasure. — flagellant, n., adj. — flagellator, n.
the doctrine or practice of having sexual relations without marriage or any other commitment to an obligation.
the act of rubbing against another person for sexual gratification. — frotteur, n.
the study of reproduction.
coitophobia.
a sexual attraction to the elderly. — gerontophile. n. — geronto-philic, adj.
satyriasis.
the state or practice of being a harlot or prostitute.
1. the practice of concubinage.
2. a social system characterized by its regarding women as common property. — hetaerist, hetairist, n. — hetaeristic, hetairistic, adj.
2. a social system characterized by its regarding women as common property. — hetaerist, hetairist, n. — hetaeristic, hetairistic, adj.
nymphomania.
the act and practice of attaching a clasp, ring, or other device to the genital organs to prevent sexual intercourse. See also captivity.
the worship of an erect phallus or the use of a representation of one in ritual. — ithyphallic, adj.
immoderate indulgence of sexual desire; lewd and lustful behavior. — lecher, lecherer, n. — lecherous, adj.
Psychoanalysis. the force or psychic energy behind human action, especially the sexual urge. — libidinous, adj.
lewd or lecherous behavior or attitude; lasciviousness. — lubricious, adj.
an obsession with the penis.
the condition of having both male and female sex organs in an individual. — monoecious, adj.
a sexual attraction to the dead. — necrophile, n. — necrophilic, adj.
the mutilation of a corpse in order to excite or satisfy sexual urges. — necrosadist, n.
Pathology. an excessive sexual desire in a female. Also called andromania, hysteromania, oestromania, uteromania. Cf. satyriasis. — nymphomaniac, n., adj. — nymphomaniacal, adj.
nymphomania.
1. the practice of preejaculatory withdrawal during intercourse.
2. masturbation. — onanist, n. — onanistic, adj.
2. masturbation. — onanist, n. — onanistic, adj.
an obsession with testicles.
1. the practice of acting as a go-between in amorous intrigues.
2. the action of soliciting customers for a prostitute or of procuring women for sexual purposes. Also panderage.
2. the action of soliciting customers for a prostitute or of procuring women for sexual purposes. Also panderage.
the practice of, indulgence in, or addiction to unusual sexual activities. — paraphilic, adj.
an abnormal fear of sexual perversion.
1. an emphasis of sexual interest upon one part of the body.
2. a form of fetishism in which the sexual stimulus is a part of the body, as pictures of feet.
2. a form of fetishism in which the sexual stimulus is a part of the body, as pictures of feet.
an abnormal interest in pornography.
1. Pathology. a continuous erection of the penis, especially as the result of a disease.
2. a prurient action or display. — priapismic, adj.
2. a prurient action or display. — priapismic, adj.
the practice of pimping by females. — proxenetist, n.
an inclination toward lewdness or lustfulness; lustful behavior. — prurient, adj.
1. lewdness of speech.
2. lustful or lecherous behavior. — salacious, adj.
2. lustful or lecherous behavior. — salacious, adj.
Pathology. an abnormal, uncontrollable sexual desire in men. Also called gynecomania, satyrism, satyromania. Cf. nymphomania. — satyr, n. — satyric, adj.
Psychiatry.
1. Also called passive scopophilia. the deriving of sexual pleasure from viewing nude bodies, sexual acts, or erotic photographs; voyeurism.
2. Also called active scopophilia, scoptophilia. an abnormal desire to be seen, especially genitally; exhibitionism. — scopophiliac, n. — scopophilic, adj.
1. Also called passive scopophilia. the deriving of sexual pleasure from viewing nude bodies, sexual acts, or erotic photographs; voyeurism.
2. Also called active scopophilia, scoptophilia. an abnormal desire to be seen, especially genitally; exhibitionism. — scopophiliac, n. — scopophilic, adj.
the study of normal and abnormal sexual behavior. — sexologist, n. — sexological, adj.
anaphrodisia.
emphasis upon sex as being a prime concern in life.
the psychological phenomenon of a person identifying with the opposite sex, sometimes to the extent of undergoing surgery for change of sex. — transsexual, n., adj.
eonism.
Obsolete, a burning sexual desire; a lustful passion.
nymphomania.
Archaic. sexual activity; the gratification of sexual impulses.
the practice of gaining sexual gratification by looking at sexual acts, erotic pictures, etc. — voyeur, n. — voyeuristic, adj.
the act or practice of prostitution.
1. the practice of being a whoremaster, or whoremonger.
2. the actions or behavior of a whoremaster, or whoremonger.
2. the actions or behavior of a whoremaster, or whoremonger.
a desire for sexual activity with animals. — zoophilist, n. — zoophilic, zoophilous, adj.
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Sex
See Also: ATTRACTIVENESS, BODY ORGANS, BREASTS, MEN AND WOMEN, SEXUAL INTERACTION, RELATIONSHIPS
- (To me they are) as as sexual as money; and, like money, unless they can engender passion, they are useless to me —W. P. Kinsella
The frame of reference for Kinsella’s double simile is the other woman.
- Batten’s [character in a novel] sex had wilted like a flag in the rain —George Garrett
- Celibate, like the fly in the heart of an apple —Jeremy Taylor
- An erection like a steeple —Jilly Cooper
- Erotic as an ape —Karl Shapiro
- I felt an abrupt rush of my semen, racing through me like twin rivers —Scott Spencer
- Her climax came … suddenly, like an accident —Scott Spencer
- Her sex power … hid in her eyes like a Sicilian bandit —Saul Bellow
- His sex beat about like the cane of a furious blind man —Amos Oz
- Horny as a tomcat —T. Coraghessan Boyle
- In her passional life she was direct —like an axe falling —Lawrence Durrell
- It’s rather like a sneeze —Truman Capote, responding to television interviewer’s question as to his feelings about sex
- It [a first sexual encounter] was best when it was finished … like having a cup of really good coffee and a Havana after an indifferently cooked but urgently needed meal —John Braine
- Just whispering “teenage sex” is like yelling fire in a crowded theatre —Ellen Goodman
- A lack of sexuality so total that her smart clothes and too heavy-make-up made her pathetic; like an unsuccessful geisha —John Fowles
- Like flowers groping toward the sun, millions of Americans are groping towards sexual nirvana —Anon
See Also: CHARACTERISTICS, NATIONAL
- Like hatred, sex must be articulated or, like hatred, it will produce a disturbing internal malaise —George Jean Nathan
- (Her husband complained she) made love like an eager, clumsy cellist —J. D. McClatchy
- My sex life … it’d make Moll Flanders look like she needed hormone therapy —Sue Miller
- The only sex we were exposed to was with dreadful old whores..like diseased orchids —Tennesse Williams, Playboy, April, 1973
- Orgasm is like a slight attack of apoplexy —Democritus
- Orgasm is like the tickling feeling you get inside your nose before you sneeze —Children’s 1972 sex education manual
- Pornography is like peanut butter —a little goes a long way —Arthur Morowitz, New York Times, October 5, 1986
- [Sexual] restraints fell from her like mere rags, or rather, like that dead skin which is scraped off in a steam bath —Marguerite Yourcenar
- Sensual as a ripe, thick-veined scarlet fruit —John Logan
- Sex becomes as routine as tying one’s shoes —Deborah Phillips, New York Times/Personal Health, October 8, 1986
See Also: COMMONPLACE
- Sex is a subject like every other subject. Every bit as interesting as agriculture —Muriel Spark
- Sex … it’s great stuff, like chocolate sundaes —Raymond Chandler
- Sexless as a machine —Ellen Glasgow
- Sexless as an anemic nun —Sinclair Lewis
- (Some men have a) sexual disposition as vigorous, indiscriminate, and as demanding, as a digestive tract —John Cheever
- Sexual pleasure, like rending pain, represents the stunning triumph of the immediate —Simone de Beauvoir
- She seems to regard sex as a wholesome, slightly silly indulgence, like dancing and nice dinners —Alice Munro
- Sometimes I feel like a public utility —Charles Johnson
The character who makes this comparison about herself in Johnson’s novel, Oxherding Tale, is a woman who has had “an army” of lovers.
- There were people … for whom love and sex came easy, without active solicitation, like a strong wind to which they had only to turn their faces —David Leavitt
- Virility … was like a gloss on him —Barbara Taylor Bradford
- Wears her sex like an expensive perfume —Lawrence Durrell
- (Lucille’s aunt had) wrapped her own dank virginity round her like someone sharing a mackintosh —Elizabeth Bowen
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sex
Past participle: sexed
Gerund: sexing
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  sex - activities associated with sexual intercourse; "they had sex in the back seat"bondage - sexual practice that involves physically restraining (by cords or handcuffs) one of the partners outercourse - sexual stimulation without vaginal penetration; "since pregnancy cannot happen if sperm are kept out of the vagina, outercourse is one method of birth control" safe sex - sexual activity (especially sexual intercourse) with the use of measures (such as latex condoms) to avoid the transmission of disease (especially AIDS) conception - the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon carnal knowledge, coition, coitus, sex act, sexual congress, sexual intercourse, sexual relation, copulation, intercourse, relation, congress - the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur pleasure - sexual gratification; "he took his pleasure of her" love life, lovemaking, making love, sexual love, love - sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people; "his lovemaking disgusted her"; "he hadn't had any love in months"; "he has a very complicated love life" carnal abuse - any lascivious contact by an adult with the sexual organs of a child (especially not involving sexual intercourse) mating, pairing, sexual union, union, coupling, conjugation - the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes; "the casual couplings of adolescents"; "the mating of some species occurs only in the spring" facts of life, procreation, reproduction, breeding - the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring sexual perversion, perversion - an aberrant sexual practice; autoeroticism, autoerotism - using you own body as a sexual object promiscuity, promiscuousness, sleeping around - indulging in promiscuous (casual and indiscriminate) sexual relations lechery - unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity gayness, homoeroticism, homosexualism, homosexuality, queerness - a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex bisexuality - sexual activity with both men and women heterosexualism, heterosexuality, straightness - a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the opposite sex bodily function, bodily process, body process, activity - an organic process that takes place in the body; "respiratory activity" |
| 2. | sex - either of the two categories (male or female) into which most organisms are divided; "the war between the sexes" | |
| 3. | sex - all of the feelings resulting from the urge to gratify sexual impulses; "he wanted a better sex life"; "the film contained no sex or violence" feeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual" | |
| 4. | sex - the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles; "she didn't want to know the sex of the foetus" physiological property - a property having to do with the functioning of the body maleness, masculinity - the properties characteristic of the male sex femaleness, feminineness - the properties characteristic of the female sex | |
| Verb | 1. |  sex - stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience"stimulate, stir, shake up, excite, shake - stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country" tempt - try to seduce |
| 2. | sex - tell the sex (of young chickens) differentiate, distinguish, secern, secernate, severalise, severalize, tell apart, separate, tell - mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple" |
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sex
noun
1. gender differences between the sexes
2. facts of life, sexuality, reproduction, the birds and the bees (informal) a campaign to help parents talk about sex with their children
3. (Informal) lovemaking, sexual relations, copulation, the other (informal), fucking (taboo slang), screwing (taboo slang), intimacy, going to bed (with someone), shagging (Brit. taboo slang), nookie (slang), fornication, coitus, rumpy-pumpy (slang), legover (slang), coition The entire film revolves around sex and drugs.
have sex have sexual intercourse, sleep with, make love with, have (taboo slang), lay (taboo slang), roger (taboo slang), bang (taboo slang), fuck (taboo slang), screw (taboo slang), shaft (taboo slang), poke (taboo slang), lie with (archaic), shag (Brit. taboo slang), hump (taboo slang), give someone one (taboo slang), do the business, get it on (informal), go to bed with, fornicate (archaic), get your leg over (taboo slang), have your way with I want to have sex, but my girlfriend says no. He was caught having sex with a girl in a public car park.
Quotations
"The pleasure is momentary, the position ridiculous, and the expense damnable" [attributed to Lord Chesterfield]
"When I hear his steps outside my door I lie down on my bed, close my eyes, open my legs, and think of England" [Lady Hillingdon]
"Sex is what you can get. For some people, most people, it's the most important thing they can get without being born rich or smart or stealing" [Don DeLillo Underworld]
"Is sex dirty? Only if it's done right" [Woody Allen Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex]
"That [sex] was the most fun I ever had without laughing" [Woody Allen Annie Hall]
"My mother used to say, Delia, if S-E-X ever rears its ugly head, close your eyes before you see the rest of it" [Alan Ayckbourn Bedroom Farce]
"While we have sex in the mind, we truly have none in the body" [D.H. Lawrence Leave Sex Alone]
"There is more difference within the sexes than between them" [Ivy Compton-Burnett]
"The pleasure is momentary, the position ridiculous, and the expense damnable" [attributed to Lord Chesterfield]
"When I hear his steps outside my door I lie down on my bed, close my eyes, open my legs, and think of England" [Lady Hillingdon]
"Sex is what you can get. For some people, most people, it's the most important thing they can get without being born rich or smart or stealing" [Don DeLillo Underworld]
"Is sex dirty? Only if it's done right" [Woody Allen Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex]
"That [sex] was the most fun I ever had without laughing" [Woody Allen Annie Hall]
"My mother used to say, Delia, if S-E-X ever rears its ugly head, close your eyes before you see the rest of it" [Alan Ayckbourn Bedroom Farce]
"While we have sex in the mind, we truly have none in the body" [D.H. Lawrence Leave Sex Alone]
"There is more difference within the sexes than between them" [Ivy Compton-Burnett]
Sexual practices and terms
adultery, afterplay, algolagnia, anal intercourse, sodomy, or buggery, anilingus, autoeroticism, bagpiping, bestiality, bisexuality, bondage, coprophilia, cottaging, cunnilingus, felching, fellatio, fetishism, fisting or fist-fucking, flagellation, foreplay, fornication, frottage, heterosexuality, homosexuality, impotence, incest, lesbianism, masochism, masturbation, narcissism, necrophilia, nymphomania, oral sex, paedophilia, paraphilia, pederasty, premature ejaculation, rimming, rough trade, sadism, sadomasochism or S&M, safe sex, satyriasis, scopophilia, shrimping, soixante-neuf or sixty-nine, tribadism, troilism, voyeurism, water sports, urolagnia, or golden shower, zoophiliaCollins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
جِنْسجِنْس الإنْسان، عِرقسيكسمجامعةتسافد
секс
pohlavípohlavní styksouložstyk
kønkøns-
sukupuolirakastellaseksi
मैथुन
seksspol
szexnem
kynkynferîi
性別セックス性交
성
sexus
lyčiųlytiniai santykiailytinislytislytiškai
dzimuma-dzimums
sexotransa
relaţii sexualesex
pohlaviesúlož
seksspolspolnost
polseksполсекс
könsex
เพศ
giới tính
sex
[seks]A. N
1. (= gender) → sexo m
inequalities between the sexes → desigualdades entre los sexos
the fair or gentle sex (euph) → el sexo débil, el bello sexo
the opposite sex → el sexo opuesto
the weaker sex (euph, pej) → el sexo débil
inequalities between the sexes → desigualdades entre los sexos
the fair or gentle sex (euph) → el sexo débil, el bello sexo
the opposite sex → el sexo opuesto
the weaker sex (euph, pej) → el sexo débil
2. (= sexual activities) → sexo m; (= sexual intercourse) → relaciones fpl sexuales
the film contains no sex or violence → la película no contiene escenas eróticas or de sexo o de violencia
to have sex → tener relaciones sexuales (with con)
the film contains no sex or violence → la película no contiene escenas eróticas or de sexo o de violencia
to have sex → tener relaciones sexuales (with con)
B. VT [+ animal, bird] → sexar, determinar el sexo de
C. CPD the sex act N → el acto sexual, el acto
sex appeal N → atractivo m sexual, sex-appeal m
sex change N → cambio m de sexo
sex change operation N → operación f de cambio de sexo
sex crime N (= criminality) → delitos mpl sexuales, delitos mpl contra la honestidad (Jur), delitos mpl contra la libertad sexual (Jur); (= single crime) → delito m (de naturaleza) sexual, delito m contra la honestidad (Jur), delito m contra la libertad sexual (Jur)
sex discrimination N → discriminación f por cuestión de sexo
sex drive N → libido f, líbido f, apetito m sexual
to have a high/low sex drive → tener la libido or líbido alta/baja, tener mucho/poco apetito sexual
sex education N → educación f sexual
sex game N → juego m erótico
sex hormone N → hormona f sexual
sex life N → vida f sexual
sex machine N (hum) → máquina f de hacer el amor, bestia mf en la cama
sex maniac N → maníaco/a m/f sexual
sex object N → objeto m sexual
sex offender N → delincuente mf sexual
sex organ N → órgano m sexual
sex partner N → compañero/a m/f (de cama), pareja f
sex scene N → escena f erótica, escena f de sexo
sex shop N → sex-shop m
sex symbol N → sex-símbol mf
sex therapist N → sexólogo/a m/f, terapeuta mf sexual
sex therapy N → terapia f sexual
sex tourism N → turismo m sexual
sex appeal N → atractivo m sexual, sex-appeal m
sex change N → cambio m de sexo
sex change operation N → operación f de cambio de sexo
sex crime N (= criminality) → delitos mpl sexuales, delitos mpl contra la honestidad (Jur), delitos mpl contra la libertad sexual (Jur); (= single crime) → delito m (de naturaleza) sexual, delito m contra la honestidad (Jur), delito m contra la libertad sexual (Jur)
sex discrimination N → discriminación f por cuestión de sexo
sex drive N → libido f, líbido f, apetito m sexual
to have a high/low sex drive → tener la libido or líbido alta/baja, tener mucho/poco apetito sexual
sex education N → educación f sexual
sex game N → juego m erótico
sex hormone N → hormona f sexual
sex life N → vida f sexual
sex machine N (hum) → máquina f de hacer el amor, bestia mf en la cama
sex maniac N → maníaco/a m/f sexual
sex object N → objeto m sexual
sex offender N → delincuente mf sexual
sex organ N → órgano m sexual
sex partner N → compañero/a m/f (de cama), pareja f
sex scene N → escena f erótica, escena f de sexo
sex shop N → sex-shop m
sex symbol N → sex-símbol mf
sex therapist N → sexólogo/a m/f, terapeuta mf sexual
sex therapy N → terapia f sexual
sex tourism N → turismo m sexual
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sex
[ˈsɛks] n
(= sexual intercourse) → sexe m
He kept talking about sex → Il n'arrêtait pas de parler de sexe.
to have sex with sb → avoir des rapports sexuels avec qn
He kept talking about sex → Il n'arrêtait pas de parler de sexe.
to have sex with sb → avoir des rapports sexuels avec qn
(= males or females) → sexe m
a star who appeals to both sexes → une star qui plaît aux deux sexes
inequalities between the sexes → les inégalités entre les sexes
a star who appeals to both sexes → une star qui plaît aux deux sexes
inequalities between the sexes → les inégalités entre les sexes
(= gender) → sexe m
She was refused promotion because of her sex → On lui refusé une promotion à cause de son sexe.
She was refused promotion because of her sex → On lui refusé une promotion à cause de son sexe.
modif [assault, crime, attacker] → sexuel(le); [difference, equality, inequality] → sexuel(le) sex addict, sex addiction, sex scene
sex up
vt sep (= make more attractive or exciting) → donner du piquant àsex abuse n → sévices mpl sexuelssex abuser n → auteur de sévices sexuelssex act n → acte m sexuelsex addict n → accro mf du sexe sex addiction n → addiction f sexuellesex aid n → gadget m sexuelsex appeal n → sex-appeal msex change sex change operation n → changement m de sexe, opération f de changement de sexesex discrimination sexual discrimination n → discrimination f sexuellesex drive n → pulsion f sexuellesex education n → éducation f sexuellesex god n → sex symbol msex goddess n → sex symbol mCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
sex
n
(= sexuality) → Sexualität f, → Sex m; (= sexual intercourse) → Sex m (inf), → Geschlechtsverkehr m (form); to teach pupils (about) sex → Schüler aufklären; to have sex → (Geschlechts)verkehr haben
adj attr → Geschlechts-, Sexual-; sex hygiene → Sexualhygiene f; sex film/scandal → Sexfilm/-skandal m
vt → das Geschlecht (+gen) → bestimmen
sex
:sex aid
n → sexuelles Hilfsmittel
sex-and-shopping
adj sex novel (Brit) Roman der Trivialliteratur, in dessen Mittelpunkt Sex und Luxusartikel stehen
sex appeal
n → Sexappeal m
sex change
sex crime
n → Trieb- or Sexualverbrechen nt
sex discrimination
n → Diskriminierung f → aufgrund or auf Grund des Geschlechts
sex drive
n → Geschlechts- or Sexualtrieb m
sex
:sex education
n → Sexualerziehung f
sex god
n → Sexgott m
sex goddess
n → Sexgöttin f
sex hormone
n → Geschlechts- or Sexualhormon nt
sex
:sex killing
n → Sexualmord m
sex kitten
n (inf) → Sexkätzchen nt (inf), → Sexmieze f (inf)
sexless
adj → geschlechtslos
sex life
n → Geschlechtsleben nt; (of people also) → Liebesleben nt
sexlinked
adj → geschlechtsgebunden
sex maniac
sex manual
n → Sexbuch nt
sex object
n → Sex(ual)objekt nt, → Lustobjekt nt
sex offender
n → Sexualtäter(in) m(f)
sex
:sexpot
sex scene
n (Film, Theat) → Sexszene f
sex shop
n → Sexshop m, → Sexladen m
sex show
n → Sexshow f
sex-starved
adj (inf) → sexhungrig
sex symbol
n → Sexsymbol nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
sex
[sɛks]1. n (gender) → sesso; (sexual intercourse) → rapporti mpl sessuali
to have sex with sb → avere rapporti sessuali con qn
the opposite sex → l'altro sesso
all he ever thinks about is sex → non pensa che al sesso or a quello
to have sex with sb → avere rapporti sessuali con qn
the opposite sex → l'altro sesso
all he ever thinks about is sex → non pensa che al sesso or a quello
2. adj (discrimination) → sessuale
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
sex
(seks) noun1. either of the two classes (male and female) into which human beings and animals are divided according to the part they play in producing children or young. Jeans are worn by people of both sexes; What sex is the puppy?
2. the fact of belonging to either of these two groups. discrimination on the grounds of sex; (also adjective) sex discrimination.
ˈsexist adjective showing contempt for the other sex. a very sexist remark.
ˈsexless adjective neither male nor female.
sexual (ˈsekʃuəl) adjective concerned with the production of young or children. the sexual organs.
ˈsexually adverbˈsexy adjective
having sex appeal.
sexual abuse noun taking advantage of someone sexually in a cruel way.
sex appeal the quality of being attractive to people of the other sex. That actress has sex appeal.
sexual harassment noun touching someone or demanding to have sex with a person against her/his will, or making sexual remarks about a person.
sexual intercourse the sexual activity between a man and woman that is necessary for the producing of children.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
sex
→ جِنْس pohlaví køn Geschlecht φύλο sexo sukupuoli sexe spol sesso 性別 성 sekse sex płeć sexo пол kön เพศ cinsiyet giới tính 性别Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
sex
n. sexo;
___ determination → determinación del ___;
___ disorders → trastornos o anomalías sexuales;
___ distribution → distribución según el ___.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
sex
n sexo, relaciones fpl sexuales; oral — sexo oral; safe — sexo seguro, sexo sin riesgo de infección; to have — tener relaciones (sexuales), tener sexoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.