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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 [ˈdɒŋkɪ]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) Also called ass a long-eared domesticated member of the horse family (Equidae), descended from the African wild ass (Equus asinus)

2. a stupid or stubborn person

3. (Team Sports / Soccer) Brit slang, derogatory a footballer known for his or her lack of skill the players are a bunch of overpriced and overrated donkeys

talk the hind leg(s) off a donkey to talk endlessly

[perhaps from dun dark + -key, as in monkey]

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

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donkey

noun ass, mule, jackass, neddy strange creatures including a wild donkey

donkey's years (Informal) a long time, years, ages, for ever (informal), yonks (informal), an age or eternity I made them last for donkey's years.

Related words
male jack
female jenny

Translations

donkey [ˈdɒŋkɪ]

A. N → burro m
female donkey → burra f
for donkey's years (Brit) → durante un porrón de or muchísimos años
I haven't seen him for donkey's years (Brit) → hace siglos que no lo veo
see also hind ¹

B. CPD donkey derby N (Brit) → carrera f de burros
donkey jacket N (Brit) → chaqueta f de lanilla de trabajo
donkey engine N → pequeña máquina f de vapor, motor m auxiliar
donkey work N (Brit) → trabajo m pesado

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donkey [ˈdɒŋki] n → âne m
donkey jacket n (British) → caban m
donkey work donkey-work n (British) the donkey work → le gros du travail, le plus dur (du travail)
to do all the donkey work → faire tout le sale boulot

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donkey

n → Esel m

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donkey:

donkey derby

n → Eselrennen nt

donkey engine

n (Rail) → (kleines) Hilfsaggregat

donkey jacket

n dicke (gefütterte) Jacke

donkey ride

n → Ritt m → auf dem/einem Esel, Eselsritt m

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donkey [ˈdɒŋkɪ] n → asino/a
I've known him for donkey's years (fam) → lo conosco da secoli

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donkey [ˈdɒŋkɪ] n → asino/a
I've known him for donkey's years (fam) → lo conosco da secoli

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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 typerys âne, imbécile חָמוֹר मूर्ख व्यक्ति glupan szamár (ember) bodoh asni, bjáni asino, somaro とんま 고집통 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 rutiinityö 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 단조롭고 고된 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 iäisyys 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 아주 오랫동안 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

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donkey → حمار osel æsel Esel γάιδαρος burro aasi âne magarac asino ロバ 당나귀 ezel esel osioł burro, jumento осел åsna ลา eşek con lừa 毛驴