whale

whale ¹  (hwl, wl)

n.

1. Any of various marine mammals of the order Cetacea, having the general shape of a fish with forelimbs modified to form flippers, a tail with horizontal flukes, and one or two blowholes for breathing, especially one of the very large species as distinguished from the smaller dolphins and porpoises.

2. Informal An impressive example: a whale of a story.

intr.v. whaled, whal·ing, whales

To engage in the hunting of whales.

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[Middle English, from Old English hwæl.]

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whale ²  (hwl, wl)

v. whaled, whal·ing, whales

v.tr.

To strike or hit repeatedly and forcefully; thrash.

v.intr.

To attack vehemently: The poet whaled away at the critics.

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[Origin unknown.]

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whale¹

n pl whales, whale

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of the larger cetacean mammals, excluding dolphins, porpoises, and narwhals. They have flippers, a streamlined body, and a horizontally flattened tail and breathe through a blowhole on the top of the head Related adj cetacean

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any cetacean mammal See also toothed whale, whalebone whale

3. (Group Games / Gambling, except Cards) Slang a gambler who has the capacity to win and lose large sums of money in a casino

a whale of a Informal an exceptionally large, fine, etc., example of a (person or thing) we had a whale of a time on holiday

[Old English hwæl; related to Old Saxon, Old High German hwal, Old Norse hvalr, Latin squalus seapig]

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whale²

vb

(tr) to beat or thrash soundly

[variant of wale¹]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	whale - a very large person; impressive in size or qualities hulk, giant, heavyweight large person - a person of greater than average size
	2.	whale - any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head cetacean, cetacean mammal, blower - large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals baleen whale, whalebone whale - whale with plates of whalebone along the upper jaw for filtering plankton from the water toothed whale - any of several whales having simple conical teeth and feeding on fish etc. Monodon monoceros, narwal, narwhal, narwhale - small Arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk spouter - a spouting whale
Verb	1.	whale - hunt for whales hunt, hunt down, track down, run - pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods"

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whale noun

Related words
adjective cetacean
male bull
female cow
young calf
collective nouns school, gam, run

Whales and dolphins

beluga, baleen whale, blue whale or sulphur-bottom, bottlenose dolphin, bowhead, dorado, Greenland whale, greyback or grey whale, humpback whale, killer whale, grampus, or orc, minke whale, narwhal, pilot whale, black whale, or blackfish, porpoise, right whale, rorqual, sei whale, sperm whale or cachalot, toothed whale, whalebone whale, white whale

Translations

whale [weɪl]

A. N (whales or whale (pl)) → ballena f
a whale of a difference → una enorme diferencia
to have a whale of a time → pasarlo bomba or (S. Cone) regio

B. CPD whale oil N → aceite m de ballena

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whale [ˈ^hweɪl] n

(= animal) → baleine f

to have a whale of a time (= to have a great time) → s'amuser comme un(e) fou* >(folle)

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whale

n

→ Wal m

(inf) a whale of (= exceedingly great, good etc) → ein(e) riesige(r, s); a whale of a difference → ein himmelweiter Unterschied; a whale of a party → eine Wahnsinnsparty (inf); to have a whale of a time → sich prima amüsieren

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whale:

whalebone

n → Fischbein nt

whale fishing

n → Wal(fisch)fang m

whaleman

n (US) → Walfänger m

whale oil

n → Walöl nt, → Tran m

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whale [weɪl] n (Zool) → balena
we had a whale of a time (fam) → ci siamo divertiti da matti

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whale [weɪl] n (Zool) → balena
we had a whale of a time (fam) → ci siamo divertiti da matti

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whale

n whale [weil]

a type of very large mammal that lives in the sea. walvis حوت кит velryba hval der Wal φάλαινα ballena vaal وال valas baleine לִוויָתָן समुद्र में रहने वाला अत्यंत विशाल स्तनधारी प्राणी, ह्वेल kit bálna paus hvalur balena 鯨 고래 banginis valis ikan paus walvis hval wieloryb baleia balenă кит veľryba kit kit val ปลาวาฬ balina 鯨 кит وہیل cá voi 鲸

n killer whale

a black and white whale. moordvis الحوت الأبيَض والأسْوَد косатка kosatka dræberhval der Killerwal όρκα, φάλαινα-δολοφόνος orca tapjavaal وال کشنده miekkavalas épaulard לִוויָתָן काला एवं सफेद ह्वेल kit ubojica kardszárnyú delfin ikan paus pembunuh balena しゃち 범고래 dalginis delfinas plēsoņdelfīns hitam dan putih ikan paus orka, zwaardwalvis spekkhogger orka косатка kosatka dravá kit orka kit ubica späckhuggare ปลาวาฬเพชรฆาต katil balina 逆戟鯨, 虎鯨，殺人鯨 дельфін-косатка ایک قسم کی کالی اور سفید وہیل cá heo 逆戟鲸,虎鲸

n / adj whalebone

(of) a light bendable substance got from the upper jaw of certain whales. walvisbeen مادَّة قَرْنِيَّه تَنْمو في الفَك عند الحيتان китова кост velrybí kostice barde das Fischbein μπανέλα barba de ballena vaalakius استخوان ارواره نهنگ valaanluu fanon de baleine עֶצֶם לִוויָתָן कुछ ह्वेल क ऊपरी जबड़े से मिलने वाला एक पदार्थ kitova kost halcsont tulang paus hvalskíði fanone, osso di balena 鯨のひげ 고래수염 banginio ūsas vaļa bārda tulang, insang paus balein hvalbarde fiszbin osso de baleia fanon; os de balenă китовый ус veľrybia kostica ribja kost kitova kost valbard วัตถุแข็งที่ได้จากปากของปลาวาฬบางชนิด balina, balena 鯨鬚 китовий вус وہیل کی ہڈی phiến sừng ở hàm cá voi 鲸骨须

whale oil

oil obtained from the fatty parts of a whale. walvisolie زَيْت الحوت китова мас velrybí tuk hvalolie der Walfischtran λάδι φάλαινας aceite de ballena traan روغن وال valaanrasva huile de baleine שֶׁמֶן לִוויָתָן ह्वेल का तेल kitovo ulje bálnazsír minyak ikan hvallÿsi olio di balena 鯨油 고래 기름 banginio taukai vaļa tauki minyak ikan paus walvistraan hvalolje tran óleo de baleia ulei de balenă ворвань veľrybí tuk kitovo olje kitovo ulje valolja น้ำมันที่ได้จากไขมันของปลาวาฬ balina yağı 鯨油 ворвань, китовий жир وہیل کا تیل dầu cá voi 鲸油

have a whale of a time

to enjoy oneself very much. geniet iets baie يَقْضي وَقتا مُمْتِعا جِدا изпитвам голямо удоволствие от báječně se bavit have det skægt sich köstlich amüsieren διασκεδάζω με την ψυχή μου pasarlo pipa, pasarlo en grande lõbutsema از یکی زیاد لذت بردن nauttia olostaan suunnattomasti s'amuser énormément תְבָלֵה הֵיטֵב खुब मजे लेना uživati kao nikad remekül szórakozik bersenang-senang skemmta sér konunglega (divertirsi molto) 楽しい思いをする 즐기다 linksmintis brīnišķīgi pavadīt laiku berseronok; bersuka ria zich vreselijk goed vermaken ha det kjempemoro wspaniale się bawić divertir-se muito a se amuza la culme замечательно провести время výborne sa zabávať blazno se zabavati uživati ha jättekul มีช่วงเวลาแห่งความตื่นเต้นยินดี çok eğlenmek 玩得非常愉快 чудово проводити час اپنے آپ میں مگن رہنا giải trí 玩得痛快

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whale → حوت velryba hval Wal φάλαινα ballena valas baleine kit balena クジラ 고래 walvis hval wieloryb baleia кит val ปลาวาฬ balina cá voi 鲸