| Lamb, Charles Known as "Elia." 1775-1834. British critic and essayist. With his sister Mary Ann Lamb (1764-1847) he wrote the children's book Tales from Shakespeare (1807). |
| Lamb, William. Second Viscount Melbourne. 1779-1848. British prime minister (1834 and 1835-1841) and adviser to Queen Victoria. |
lamb (l m)n. 1. a. A young sheep, especially one that is not yet weaned. b. The flesh of a young sheep used as meat. c. Lambskin. 2. A sweet, mild-mannered person; a dear. 3. One who can be duped or cheated especially in financial matters. 4. Lamb Christianity Jesus. intr.v. lambed, lamb·ing, lambs To give birth to a young sheep. [Middle English, from Old English.] |
lamb [læm]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) the young of a sheep
2. (Cookery) the meat of a young sheep
3. a person, esp a child, who is innocent, meek, good, etc.
4. a person easily deceived
like a lamb to the slaughter
a. without resistance
b. innocently
vb
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) (intr) Also lamb down (of a ewe) to give birth
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) (tr; used in the passive) (of a lamb) to be born
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) (intr) (of a shepherd) to tend the ewes and newborn lambs at lambing time See also lamb down
[Old English lamb, from Germanic; compare German Lamm, Old High German and Old Norse lamb]
lamblike adj
Lamb1
n
(Christian Religious Writings / Bible) the. a title given to Christ in the New Testament
Lamb2
n
1. (Biographies / Lamb, Charles (1775-1834) M, English, WRITING: essayist, WRITING: critic) Charles, pen name Elia. 1775-1834, English essayist and critic. He collaborated with his sister Mary on Tales from Shakespeare (1807). His other works include Specimens of English Dramatic Poets (1808) and the largely autobiographical essays collected in
2. (Biographies) William. See (2nd Viscount) Melbourne
3. (Biographies / Lamb, Willis Eugene (1913 M, US, SCIENCE: physicist) Willis Eugene. born 1913, US physicist. He detected the small difference in energy between two states of the hydrogen atom (Lamb shift). Nobel prize for physics 1955
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  lamb - young sheep young mammal - any immature mammal genus Ovis, Ovis - sheep lambkin - a very young lamb baa-lamb - child's word for a sheep or lamb teg - two-year-old sheep Persian lamb - a karakul lamb |
| 2. |  Lamb - English essayist (1775-1834) | |
| 3. | lamb - a person easily deceived or cheated (especially in financial matters) | |
| 4. | lamb - a sweet innocent mild-mannered person (especially a child) inexperienced person, innocent - a person who lacks knowledge of evil | |
| 5. | lamb - the flesh of a young domestic sheep eaten as food domestic sheep, Ovis aries - any of various breeds raised for wool or edible meat or skin meat - the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food cut of lamb - cut of meat from a lamb loin of lamb - meat from a loin of lamb | |
| Verb | 1. | lamb - give birth to a lamb; "the ewe lambed" |
Translations
lamb [læm]
A. N (= animal) → cordero m; (older) → borrego m; (= meat) → (carne f de) cordero m
the Lamb of God → el Cordero de Dios
my poor lamb! → ¡pobrecito!
he surrendered like a lamb → no ofreció la menor resistencia
he took it like a lamb → ni siquiera rechistó
to go like a lamb to the slaughter → ir como borrego al matadero
the Lamb of God → el Cordero de Dios
my poor lamb! → ¡pobrecito!
he surrendered like a lamb → no ofreció la menor resistencia
he took it like a lamb → ni siquiera rechistó
to go like a lamb to the slaughter → ir como borrego al matadero
B. VI → parir
lamb
lamb:
n
(= young sheep) → Lamm nt
(= meat) → Lamm(fleisch) nt
(= person) → Engel m; the little lambs (children) → die lieben Kleinen; you poor lamb! → du armes Lämmchen!; she took it like a lamb → sie ertrug es geduldig wie ein Lamm; he followed her like a lamb → er folgte ihr wie ein Lamm; like a lamb to the slaughter → wie das Lamm zur Schlachtbank, wie ein Opferlamm
lamb:
lamb chop
n → Lammkotelett nt
lambskin
n → Lammfell nt
lamb’s lettuce
n → Feldsalat m
lamb’s tail
n (Bot) → Haselkätzchen nt
lambswool
n → Lammwolle f
lamb [læm]
lamb [læm]
1. n (animal, meat) → agnello
my poor lamb! → oh, povero tesoro!
he took it like a lamb → ha accettato docilmente
Lamb of God → Agnello di Dio
my poor lamb! → oh, povero tesoro!
he took it like a lamb → ha accettato docilmente
Lamb of God → Agnello di Dio
lamb [læm]
1. n (animal, meat) → agnello
my poor lamb! → oh, povero tesoro!
he took it like a lamb → ha accettato docilmente
Lamb of God → Agnello di Dio
my poor lamb! → oh, povero tesoro!
he took it like a lamb → ha accettato docilmente
Lamb of God → Agnello di Dio
n lamb [lӕm]
1 a young sheep The ewe has had three lambs. lam حَمَل агне jehně lam das Lamm αρνάκι cordero (lamba)tall بره karitsa agneau טָלֶה मेमना janje bárány anak domba lamb agnello 子羊 어린 양 ėriukas, avinėlis, avytė jērs anak biri-biri lam lam jagnię cordeiro miel ягнёнок jahňa jagnje jagnje lamm ลูกแกะ kuzu 羔羊 ягня, баранчик بھیڑ کا بچہ con cừu 羔羊
2 its flesh eaten as food a roast leg of lamb. lamsvleis لَحْم الحَمَل агнешко jehněčí lammesteg das Lammfleisch αρνάκι (ως φαγητό) cordero talleliha گوشت بره karitsa agneau בְּשַׂר טָלֶה भोला-भाला, भोंदू janjetina bárány daging domba lambakjöt agnello 子羊の肉 새끼양의 고기 ėriena jēra gaļa daging biri-biri lamsvlees lammekjøtt mięso jagnięcia borrego miel молодая баранина jahňacina jagnjetina jagnjetina lamm[] เนื้อแกะ kuzu eti 羔羊肉 м'ясо молодого баранчика میمنے کا گوشت thịt cừu 羔羊肉
3 a lovable or gentle person, usually a child. skatlam شَخْص وَديع невинен andílek sødt menneske; sødt barn das Lämmchen άγγελος persona bonachona, pobrecito musike معصوم lapsukainen ange עָדִין भोला-भाला, निर्बल या दुलारा व्यक्ति janje drága kincsem! orang baik sem er eins og lamb tesoro おとなしい人 귀여운 아이 angelas, angelėlis jēriņš; mīļumiņš si manja schatje knupp, lam aniołek amor îngeraş наивное дитя anjelik jagnje jagnje lamm ไร้พิษภัย kuzu gibi (sevimli) kimse 寶貝兒 зайчик مسکین شخص ، معصوم بچہ con người dễ chịu 宝贝儿
n / adj lambskin
(of) the skin of a lamb with the wool left on it a lambskin coat. lamsvel جِلْد الحَمَل المَدْبوغ агнешка кожа beránek; z beránka lammeskind das Lammfell προβιά piel de cordero tallenahk پوست بره karitsanvuota (peau d')agneau עוֹר טָלֶה मेमने की खाल janjeća koža báránybőr kulit domba lambskinn pelle/pelliccia d'agnello 子羊の毛皮 새끼양의 모피 ėrena jērāda kulit biri-biri lamsvacht lammeskinn jagnięca skóra pele de cordeiro astrahan овчина; мерлушка barančina; z barančiny jagnječevina jagnjeća koža lammskinn หนังแกะ kuzu derisi 羔羊皮(的) смушок بھیڑ کے بچے کا چمڑا da cừu non 羔羊皮，羔羊皮的
n / adj lambswool [ˈlӕmz-]
(of) a fine type of wool obtained from a lamb a lambswool sweater. lamwol صوف الخَروف агнешка вълна beránčí vlna lammeuld; lambswool die Lammwolle αρνίσιο μαλλί lana de cordero tallevill پشم بره lampaanvilla (en) laine d'agneau צֶמֶר כְּבָשִׂים मेमने की ऊन janjeća vuna báránygyapjú bulu domba ull (lana d'agnello inglese) 子羊の毛 양모 ėriuko vilna vilna; vilnas- bulu biri-biri lamswol lammeull wełna jagnięca lã (de) lână miţă тонкая овечья шерсть barania vlna ovčja volna jagnjeća vuna lammull ขนแกะ kuzu yünü 羔羊毛(的) овеча шерсть برّے کے بالوں کا نرم اون len cừu non 羔羊毛，羔羊毛的
Lamb → حَمَل jehně lam Lamm αρνί cordero karitsa agneau janje agnello 子羊 어린양 lam lam baran cordeiro ягненок lamm แกะ kuzu thịt cừu 小羊
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