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don·key  (dngk, dng-, dông-)

n. pl. don·keys

1. The domesticated ass (Equus asinus).

2. Slang An obstinate person.

3. Slang A stupid person.

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[Perhaps from the name Duncan or of imitative origin.]

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donkey

Noun

1. a long-eared member of the horse family

2. a person who is considered to be stupid or stubborn [origin unknown]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	donkey - the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874 allegory, emblem - a visible symbol representing an abstract idea
	2.	donkey - domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass; patient but stubborn domestic ass, Equus asinus Equus, genus Equus - type genus of the Equidae: only surviving genus of the family Equidae ass - hardy and sure-footed animal smaller and with longer ears than the horse burro - small donkey used as a pack animal moke - British informal for donkey

Translations

donkey [ˈdɔŋkɪ] n → burro

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donkey [ˈdɔŋkɪ] n → âne m

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donkey [ˈdɔŋkɪ] n → Esel m

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donkey [ˈdɔŋkɪ] n → asino

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donkey

n donkey [ˈdoŋki]

1 a domesticated animal with long ears related to the horse but smaller. donkie حِمار магаре osel æsel der Esel γάιδαρος burro eesel الاغ aasi âne, ânesse חָמוֹר गधा magarac szamár keledai asni asino ロバ 당나귀 asilas ēzelis keldai ezel esel osioł burro măgar, asin осёл somár, -ica osel magarac åsna ลา eşek 驢 осел پالتو گدھا con lừa 驴

2 a stupid person Don't be such a donkey! gek إنْسان غَبي ``حِمار'' глупак osel, hlupák æsel; fæ der Esel χαζός burro, tonto, imbécil, idiota eesel آدم احمق aasi âne, imbécile חָמוֹר मूर्ख व्यक्ति glupan szamár (ember) bodoh asni, bjáni asino, somaro とんま 멍청이 asilas stulbenis; ēzelis orang bodoh ezel esel, fe osioł burro tâm­pit осёл somár osel magarac åsna คนโง่ aptal kimse, akılsız 笨蛋 осел بیوقوف người ngu ngốc 笨蛋

n donkey-work

hard, uninteresting work We have a computer now, which saves us a lot of donkey-work. donkiewerk عَمَل شاق неблагодарна работа monotónní práce slæb; surt arbejde die Plackerei αγγαρεία,δουλειά ρουτίνας trabajo pesado nüri töö خرکاری pakerrus le gros travail עֲבוֹדָה מְפָרֶכֶת अरूचिकर एवं कठिन कार्य magareći posao gépies munka kerja keras leiðindavinna, puð (il lavoro più ingrato/faticoso) 骨折り仕事 어렵고 따분한 일 juodas darbas smags, apnicīgs darbs pekerjaan yang menjemukan slavenwerk grovarbeid czarna robota trabalho pesado muncă chinuitoare/grea черновая работа fádna práca zamudno delo fizikalisanje งานน่าเบื่อ hamallık, ağır ve sıkıcı iş 單調乏味的工作 ішача праця محنت طلب کام công việc nặng nhọc 单调乏味的工作

donkey's years/ages

a very long time It's donkey's years since I was last there. donkie jare سَنَوات طَويلَه цяла вечност celá věčnost evighed siden eine Ewigkeit χρόνια και ζαμάνια siglos, mucho tiempo terve igavik مدت مدید؛ زمان طولانی pieni ikuisuus une éternité הָרבֵּה זְמָן लंबे समय बाद dug period „ezer éve” lama sekali heil eilífð, ár og dagar, langt um liðið molto tempo, secoli 長い間 오랜 시간 labai seniai, labai ilgai ļoti ilgs laiks; vesela mūžība lama betul lange tijd hel evighet, år og dag kawał czasu, kopa lat imenso tempo o veş­nicie незапамятные времена večnosť, uhorský rok cela večnost čitava večnost många herrans år นานมาก çok uzun sure, yıllardır 很久，多年 сто років пройшло طویل عرصہ một thời gian rất dài 很久，多年