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CAT

abbr.

1. clear-air turbulence

2. computerized axial tomography

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cat  (kt)

n.

1.

a. A small carnivorous mammal (Felis catus or F. domesticus) domesticated since early times as a catcher of rats and mice and as a pet and existing in several distinctive breeds and varieties.

b. Any of various other carnivorous mammals of the family Felidae, which includes the lion, tiger, leopard, and lynx.

c. The fur of a domestic cat.

2. Informal A woman who is regarded as spiteful.

3. Slang

a. A person, especially a man.

b. A player or devotee of jazz music.

4. A cat-o'-nine-tails.

5. A catfish.

6. Nautical

a. A cathead.

b. A device for raising an anchor to the cathead.

c. A catboat.

d. A catamaran.

v. cat·ted, cat·ting, cats

v.tr. Nautical

To hoist an anchor to (the cathead).

v.intr. Slang

To look for sexual partners; have an affair or affairs: "catting around with every lady in sight" (Gore Vidal).

Idiom:

let the cat out of the bag

To let a secret be known.

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[Middle English, from Old English catt, from Germanic *kattuz. Sense 6d, short for catamaran.]

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CAT

abbreviation for

1. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) computer-aided teaching

2. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) computer-assisted trading

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cat¹

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) Also called domestic cat a small domesticated feline mammal, Felis catus (or domesticus), having thick soft fur and occurring in many breeds in which the colour of the fur varies greatly: kept as a pet or to catch rats and mice

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) Also called big cat any of the larger felines, such as a lion or tiger

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any wild feline mammal of the genus Felis, such as the lynx or serval, resembling the domestic cat Related adjective feline

4. Informal a woman who gossips maliciously

5. Slang a man; guy

6. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical a heavy tackle for hoisting an anchor to the cathead

7. (Group Games / Games, other than specified) a short sharp-ended piece of wood used in the game of tipcat

8. (Transport / Nautical Terms) short for catboat

9. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) Informal short for Caterpillar

10. (Historical Terms) short for cat-o'-nine-tails

a bag of cats Irish informal a bad-tempered person she's a real bag of cats this morning

fight like Kilkenny cats to fight until both parties are destroyed

let the cat out of the bag to disclose a secret, often by mistake

like a cat on a hot tin roof or on hot bricks in an uneasy or agitated state

like cat and dog quarrelling savagely

look like something the cat brought in to appear dishevelled or bedraggled

not a cat in hell's chance no chance at all

not have room to swing a cat to have very little space

play cat and mouse to play with a person or animal in a cruel or teasing way, esp before a final act of cruelty or unkindness

put, set, etc., the cat among the pigeons to introduce some violently disturbing new element

rain cats and dogs to rain very heavily

vb cats, catting, catted

1. (tr) to flog with a cat-o'-nine-tails

2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) (tr) Nautical to hoist (an anchor) to the cathead

3. (intr) a slang word for vomit

[Old English catte, from Latin cattus; related to Old Norse köttr, Old High German kazza, Old French chat, Russian kot]

catlike  adj

cattish  adj

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cat²

n

(Transport / Nautical Terms) Informal short for catamaran [1]

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cat³

n

(Engineering / Automotive Engineering)

a.  short for catalytic converter

b.  (as modifier) a cat car

adj

(Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) short for catalytic a cat cracker

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cat - feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats true cat felid, feline - any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws domestic cat, Felis catus, Felis domesticus, house cat - any domesticated member of the genus Felis wildcat - any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild
	2.	cat - an informal term for a youth or man; "a nice guy"; "the guy's only doing it for some doll" guy, hombre, bozo adult male, man - an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus" sod - an informal British term for a youth or man; "the poor sod couldn't even buy a drink"
	3.	cat - a spiteful woman gossip; "what a cat she is!" gossiper, gossipmonger, newsmonger, rumormonger, rumourmonger, gossip - a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others adult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"
	4.	cat - the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant; "in Yemen kat is used daily by 85% of adults" African tea, Arabian tea, kat, khat, qat, quat excitant, stimulant drug, stimulant - a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process
	5.	cat - a whip with nine knotted cords; "British sailors feared the cat" cat-o'-nine-tails whip - an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping
	6.	cat - a large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work Caterpillar tracked vehicle - a self-propelled vehicle that moves on tracks jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"
	7.	cat - any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild big cat family Felidae, Felidae - cats; wildcats; lions; leopards; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers felid, feline - any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws Panthera pardus, leopard - large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots Panthera uncia, snow leopard, ounce - large feline of upland central Asia having long thick whitish fur Felis onca, jaguar, panther, Panthera onca - a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis king of beasts, lion, Panthera leo - large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male Panthera tigris, tiger - large feline of forests in most of Asia having a tawny coat with black stripes; endangered liger - offspring of a male lion and a female tiger tiglon, tigon - offspring of a male tiger and a female lion Acinonyx jubatus, cheetah, chetah - long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia having nonretractile claws; the swiftest mammal; can be trained to run down game saber-toothed tiger, sabertooth - any of many extinct cats of the Old and New Worlds having long swordlike upper canine teeth; from the Oligocene through the Pleistocene
	8.	CAT - a method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-sectional scans along a single axis computed axial tomography, computed tomography, computerized axial tomography, computerized tomography, CT X-raying, X-radiation - obtaining images by the use of X rays
Verb	1.	cat - beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails flog, lash, lather, trounce, welt, whip, slash, strap - beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"
	2.	cat - eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night" barf, be sick, puke, regorge, retch, sick, throw up, upchuck, vomit, vomit up, spue, disgorge, spew, chuck, honk, regurgitate, purge, cast egest, excrete, eliminate, pass - eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone"

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cat

noun feline, pussy (informal), moggy (slang), puss (informal), tabby Cats are renowned for their curiosity.

Related words
adjective feline
male tom
female tabby
young kitten
collective noun clowder
like ailurophilia
enthusiast ailurophile
fear ailurophobia

Quotations
"Cats seem to go on the principle that it never does any harm to ask for what you want" [Joseph Wood Krutch The Twelve Seasons]
"When I play with my cat, who knows whether she isn't amusing herself with me more than I am with her?" [Montaigne Essais]

Proverbs
"When the cat's away, the mice will play"
"The cat would eat fish, but would not wet her feet"
"All cats are grey in the dark"

Breeds of cat

Abyssinian, Angora, Bengal leopard, Burmese, colourpoint or (U.S.) Himalayan, Havana, Maine coon, Manx, Persian, ragdoll, Rex, Russian blue, Siamese, tabby, tortoiseshell, Turkish

Translations

CAT [ˈkæt]

A. N ABBR

1. =computer-aided teaching

2. =computerized axial tomography → TAC m or f

3. =computer-assisted translation → TAO f

4. =College of Advanced Technology

B. CPD CAT scan N → escáner m TAC
to have a CAT scan: I'm going to have a CAT scan → me van a hacer un(escáner)TAC

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cat [kæt]

A. N

1. (domestic) → gato/a m/f; (= lion etc) → felino/a m/f
to put or set the cat among the pigeons that's put or set the cat among the pigeons! → ¡eso ha puesto a los perros en danza!, ¡ya se armó la gorda!
something the cat has brought or dragged in he looked like something the cat had brought or dragged in → estaba hecho un desastre
look what the cat brought or dragged in! (expressing dislike) → ¡vaya facha or pinta que traes!; (as greeting) → ¡anda, mira quién viene por aquí!
to let the cat out of the bag → irse de la lengua
the cat's out of the bag → se ha descubierto todo el pastel
to be like a cat on hot bricks or on a hot tin roof → estar sobre ascuas
to look like the cat that ate the canary or > that got the cream (Brit) → estar más ancho que largo, no caber en sí de satisfacción
to fight like cat and dog → llevarse como el perro y el gato
to play a game of cat and mouse or a cat-and-mouse game with sb → jugar al gato y ratón con algn
not to have a cat in hell's chance → no tener la más mínima posibilidad
to see which way the cat jumps → esperar a ver de qué lado caen las peras
the cat's pyjamas or whiskers he thinks he's the cat's pyjamas or whiskers → se cree la mar de listo
there isn't room to swing a cat → aquí no cabe un alfiler
(has the) cat got your tongue? → ¿te ha comido la lengua el gato?
when the cat's away, the mice will play → cuando el gato no está, bailan los ratones
cats have nine lives → los gatos tienen siete vidas
see also curiosity, fat C
see also rain C
see also skin B1
see also scald

2. (US) (= person) → tío/a m/f, tipo/a m/f
he's a real cool cat → es un tío la mar de chulo

3. (archaic) (= cat-o'-nine-tails) → azote m

4. (= catalytic converter) → catalizador m

B. CPD cat basket N (for carrying) → cesto m para llevar al gato; (for sleeping) → cesto m del gato
cat burglar N → (ladrón/ona m/f) balconero/a m/f
cat's cradle N → (juego m de la) cuna f
cat flap N → gatera f
cat food N → comida f para gatos
cat litter N → arena f higiénica(para gatos)
cat's whisker N (Rad) → cable m antena

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cat [ˈkæt] n

(domestic) → chat m
Have you got a cat? → Est-ce que tu as un chat?
to let the cat out of the bag → vendre la mèche
curiosity killed the cat → la curiosité est toujours punie
to look like sth the cat dragged in, to look like sth the cat brought in → être dans un état lamentable
to play cat and mouse with sb, to play a game of cat and mouse with sb → jouer au chat et à la souris avec qn
to put the cat among the pigeons, to set the cat among the pigeons (British) → jeter un pavé dans la mare
there's no room to swing a cat → on ne peut pas se tourner

(= big cat) → félin m

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CAT

(Aviat) abbr of clear air turbulence → Turbulenzen pl → bei klarer Sicht

(Sch) abbr of computer-assistedor-aided testing → computergestützte Tests pl

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cat:

catbird

n (US) → amerikanische Spottdrossel

cat burglar

n → Fassadenkletterer m

catcall (Theat)

n cats pl → Pfiffe und Buhrufe pl

vi → pfeifen

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cat:

cat fight

n (esp US inf, between women) → Gezänk nt, → Gezerfe nt

catfish

n → Wels m, → Katzenfisch m

cat flap

n → Katzenklappe f

catgut

n → Katgut nt

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cat:

catkin

n (Bot) → Kätzchen nt

catlick

n (inf) → Katzenwäsche f

catlike

adj → katzenhaft, katzengleich

cat litter

n → Katzenstreu f

catmint

n → Katzenminze f

catnap

n to have a cat → ein Nickerchen nt → machen (inf)

vi → dösen

catnip

n → Katzenminze f

cat-o’-nine-tails

n → neunschwänzige Katze

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cat¹

n

→ Katze f; (= tiger etc) → (Raub)katze f; the (big) cats → die großen Katzen; to let the cat out of the bag → die Katze aus dem Sack lassen; they fight like cat and dog → die sind or die vertragen sich wie Hund und Katze; to play a cat-and-mouse game with somebody → mit jdm Katz und Maus spielen; there isn’t room to swing a cat (inf) → man kann sich nicht rühren(, so eng ist es); a cat may look at a king (prov) → es wird doch noch erlaubt sein zu gucken!; to be like a cat on hot bricks, to be like a cat on a hot tin roof → wie auf glühenden Kohlen sitzen; to look like the cat that got the cream → sich freuen wie ein Schneekönig (inf); that’s put the cat among the pigeons! → da hast du etc aber was (Schönes) angerichtet!; he thinks he’s the cat’s whiskers (Brit inf) or the cat’s meow (US inf) → er hält sich für wer weiß was; he doesn’t have a cat in hell’s chance of winning → er hat nicht die geringste Chance zu gewinnen; when or while the cat’s away the mice will play (Prov) → wenn die Katze aus dem Haus ist, tanzen die Mäuse (Prov); has the cat got your tongue? (inf) → du hast wohl die Sprache verloren?

(inf, = woman) → Katze f

(= whip) → (neunschwänzige) Katze

(dated US sl) → Typ m (inf)

(inf: = caterpillar tractor) → Raupe f

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cat²

n (Aut inf) abbr of catalytic converter → Kat m

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CAT [kæt] n abbr =computerized axial tomography → TAC f inv =tomografia assiale computerizzata
CAT scanner → scanner m inv per TAC

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cat [kæt] n → gatto/a; (species) → felino/a
that's put the cat among the pigeons! → ha suscitato un vespaio!
that's let the cat out of the bag → questo non è più un segreto
like a cat on hot bricks → sulle spine, sui carboni ardenti, come un'anima in pena
to fight like cat and dog → essere come cane e gatto
when the cat's away the mice will play → quando il gatto non c'è i topi ballano

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cat

n cat [kӕt]

1 a small, four-legged, fur-covered animal often kept as a pet a Siamese cat. kat قِط котка kočka kat die Katze γάτα gato kass گربه kissa chat, chatte חָתוּל बिल्ली mačka macska kucing köttur gatto 猫 고양이 katė, katinas kaķis kucing kat katt kot gato pi­sică кошка mačka maček, mačka mačka katt แมว kedi 貓 кіт, кішка بلی con mèo 猫

2 a large wild animal of the same family (eg tiger, lion etc) the big cats. kat الأسَد أو النَّمِر животно от семейство котки kočkovitá šelma kattedyr die Raubkatze αίλουρος felino kaslane گربه سان kissaeläin félin מִשפָּחַת הַחָתוּלִיים उसी प्रजाति के बड़े जंगली जानवर mačka macskaféle kucing besar dÿr af kattaætt felino 猫科の動物 고양이과 동물 kačių šeimos žinduolis kaķu dzimtas dzīvnieks keluarga kucing kat kattedyr wielki drapieżnik z rodziny kotów felino felină семейство кошачьих (mačkovitá) šelma mačka rod mačaka kattdjur แมวป่า kedigillerden vahşi hayvan 貓科 кішка بلی کے خاندان کا جنگلی جانور thú họ mèo 猫科

adj catty

spiteful, malicious She's catty even about her best friend; catty remarks. katterig خَبيث، حَقود، ماكِر лукав zlomyslný; falešný spydig; ondskabsfuld boshaft κακεντρεχής, μοχθηρός malicioso pahatahtlik کینه توز؛ بداندیش pahansuopa méchant מְרוָּשע मलिनहृदय pakostan, zloban alattomos jahat illkvittinn vendicativo 意地の悪い 교활한 klastingas, vylingas nenovīdīgs; ļauns menyakitkan hati kattig smålig, sjikanerende, sladderaktig złośliwy maldoso rău(tăcios) ехидный uštipačný, falošný, neúprimný zloben pakostan småelak, giftig ที่มีเจตนาร้าย sinsi, kinci, hain 惡毒的 хитрий, злий بلی کا سا ، گربہ صفت hằn học 恶毒的

n catcall

a shrill whistle showing disagreement or disapproval the catcalls of the audience. uitjouery, gefluit صَفيرُ اسْتِهْجان освиркване pískání piben; hujen das Auspfeifen αποδοκιμαστικό σφύριγμα silbido väljavilistamine شیشکی؛ صدای هو کردن vihellyskonsertti sifflet שׁרִיקַת בּוּז असंतोष या असहमति जताने के लिए सीटी बजाना podrugljivi povik kifütyülés suitan baul fischio やじ 야유 šaižus švilpimas svilpiens sorak ejekan afkeurend gejoel piping, pipekonsert gwizd vaia fluierătură освистывание piskot žvižg zvižduk protestvissling เสียงแสดงความไม่เห็นด้วยหรือไม่สนับสนุน ıslık, yuhalama 倒暍采的口哨聲或尖叫聲 освистування اونچی آواز کی سیٹی tiếng huýt sáo 不赞成的嘘声

n catfish

any of a family of scaleless fish with long feelers round the mouth. platkop, seebaber سَمَك السلَّور/ الصلَّور морски вълк sumec, sumcovitá ryba malle; havkat der Wels γατόψαρο bagre säga گربه ماهی monni poisson-chat שְׂפָמנוּן अशल्क मछली som harcsa lele leirgedda; (steinbítur) pesce gatto なまず 메기 šamas, šamažuvių būrio žuvis zobaine ikan duri katvis steinbit zębacz bagre pisică de mare сомовые sumcovitá ryba som som havskatt ปลาดุก kedi balığı 鯰魚 сом مچھلی کی ایک قسم cá trê 鲇鱼

n catgut

a kind of cord made from the intestines of sheep etc, used for violin strings etc. dermsnaar وَتَرٌ مَصْنوعٌ مِنَ الأمْعاء (материал за) струни struna (vyrobená ze střev) tarmstreng die Darmseite χορδή cuerda de tripa kätgut زه؛ رودۀ تابیده suolilanka, katgutti catgut חוּט דַק वायलिन की तांत डोरी ketgut, struna bélhúr katgut girni minugia, catgut 腸線 장선(腸腺) žarninė styga ketguts katgut catgut tarmstreng katgut, struna jelitowa categute catgut кетгут struna (z ovčieho čreva na sláčikové nástroje) struna, katgut žica crevara katgut, tarmsträng เอ็นที่ทำจากไส้แกะใช้ในเครื่องดนตรีประเภทสาย kiriş 以羊腸做成的線或弦 струна بھیڑ کی آنتوں سے بنائی ہوئی ایک تار یا رسی dây đàn vi lông (羊)肠线

n cat's-ˈeye

a small, thick piece of glass fixed in the surface of a road to reflect light and guide drivers at night. katoë مِصْباحٌ كَهْرُبائي عَلى الطَّريق يُرسِلُ ضوئَه إلى السّيارات لأرْشادِ السّائِقين في الظَّلام светло-отразител odrazové sklo, odrazka katteøje das Katzenauge γυαλί στην επιφάνεια του οδοστρώματος που αντανακλά τα φώτα των αυτοκινήτων, ματάκι της γάτας catadióptico helkur مهرۀ نصب شده در سطح جاده برای هدایت رانندگان در شب heijastin catadioptre עֵינֵי חָתוּל चालकों के मार्गदर्शन के लिए सड़क पर लगा शीशे का टुकड़ा mačka macskaszem mata kucing kattarauga catarifrangente 夜間反射道路標識 (도로의) 야간반사경 katės akis reflektors kaca yang bercahaya di permukaan jalan raya pada waktu malam katoog refleks światło odblaskowe olho de gato ochi de pisică катафот odrazové sklo mačje oko mačje oko kattöga ชิ้นแก้วขนาดเล็กใช้สะท้อนแสงบนถนน kedigözü 道路反光燈 катафот, світлоповертач بلی آنکھ ، چشم گربہ hàng đinh phản chiếu trên xa lộ `猫眼`反光路灯

n catsuit

a woman's close-fitting one-piece trouser suit. katpak بَنْطَلون نِسائي مَشْدود гащеризон přiléhavý kalhotový oblek catsuit der Hosenanzug γυναικείο μονοκόμματο μπλουζάκι, κορμάκι prenda ajustada que cubre todo el cuerpo liibuv kombinesoon گن joustohaalari combinaison-pantalon בֶּגֶד-גוּף महिलाओं का चुस्त पायजामा ženski kombinezon macskanadrág celana kombinasi þéttsniðin buxnadragt calzamaglia 女性用運動着 (옷) 점프 슈트 aptemptas kombinezonas cieši piegulošs kombinezons celana kombinasi jumpsuit bodysuit, tettsittende buksedrakt kombinezon macacão salopetă комбинезон в обтяжку (priliehavý) nohavicový kostým v celku ženski kombinezon triko overall, byxdress ชุดเสื้อกางเกงติดกันรัดรูป bedene sımsıkı oturan tek parçalı kadın giysisi 女用緊身衣 комбінезон عورتوں کا چست لباس áo khoác dài từ cổ tới chân （女式）紧身套服

n cattail

a tall plant that grows in wet places, with flowers shaped like a cat's tail. katstert ذَيْلُ القِط хвощ orobinec der Schilfkolben είδος υδρόβιου δέντρου tifácea, espadaña hundinui گیاه اکالیفا osmankäämi massette סוּג צֶמָח एक तरह का लंबा पौधा trska nádbuzogány gelagah dúnhamar tifa がま (식물) 부들 plačialapis švendras vilkvālīte gelagah lisdodde dunkjevle pałka szerokolistna espadana pa­pură рогоз pálka preslica rogoz kaveldun พืชชนิดหนึ่งโตในที่เปียกชื้นรูปร่างคล้ายหางแมว kedi kuyruğu 香蒲 рогіз ایک پودے کا نام cây đuôi mèo 香蒲属植物

let the cat out of the bag

to let a secret become known unintentionally. die aap uit die mou laat kom يُفْشي سِرّا بِدون قَصْد издавам тайна vyžvanit tajemství slippe katten ud af sækken die Katze aus dem Sack lassen βγάζω στη φόρα, φανερώνω ακούσια ένα μυστικό irse de la lengua saladust kogemata välja rääkima بند را آب دادن lipsauttaa salaisuus vendre la mèche לְגָלוֹת אֶת הַסוֹד खुद से रहस्य उजागर होने देना tračerica elárulja a titkot membuka rahasia ljóstra upp leyndarmáli lasciarsi sfuggire un segreto 秘密をもらす 깜박 실수하여 비밀을 누설하다 prasitarti, išplepėti paslaptį izpļāpāties membuka rahsia een geheim verklappen slippe katten ut av sekken wygadać się dar com a língua nos dentes a trăda un secret выболтать секрет vyzradiť tajomstvo izblebetati skrivnost otkriti tajnu prata bredvid mun, försäga sig เปิดเผยความลับโดยไม่ได้ตั้งใจ ağzından kaçırmak 說露嘴 проговоритися, розляпати راز کھلنے دینا để lộ bí mật 泄露秘密

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CAT → قطة kočka kat Katze γάτα gato kissa chat mačka gatto 猫 고양이 kat katt kot gato кот katt แมว kedi con mèo 猫