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dog
 (dôg, dŏg)n.
1. A domesticated carnivorous mammal (Canis familiaris syn. Canis lupus subsp. familiaris) occurring as a wide variety of breeds, many of which are traditionally used for hunting, herding, drawing sleds, and other tasks, and are kept as pets.
2. Any of various carnivorous mammals of the family Canidae, such as the dingo.
3. A male animal of the family Canidae, especially of a fox or a domesticated breed.
4. Any of various other animals, such as the prairie dog.
5. Informal
a. A person: You won, you lucky dog.
b. A person regarded as contemptible: You stole my watch, you dog.
6. Slang
a. A person regarded as unattractive or uninteresting.
b. Something of inferior or low quality: "The President had read the speech to some of his friends and they told him it was a dog" (John P. Roche).
c. An investment that produces a low return or a loss.
7. dogs Slang The feet.
8. See andiron.
9. Slang A hot dog; a wiener.
10. Any of various hooked or U-shaped metallic devices used for gripping or holding heavy objects.
11. Astronomy A sundog.
adv.
Totally; completely. Often used in combination: dog-tired.
tr.v. dogged, dog·ging, dogs
Idioms: 1. To track or trail persistently: "A stranger then is still dogging us" (Arthur Conan Doyle).
2. To hold or fasten with a mechanical device: "Watertight doors and hatches were dropped into place and dogged down to give the ship full watertight integrity" (Tom Clancy).
3.
a. To be persistently or inescapably associated with: Questions about his youthful indiscretions dogged him throughout his career.
b. To be recurrently or persistently in the mind; haunt: Despair dogged him in his final years.
dog it Slang
To fail to expend the effort needed to do or accomplish something.
go to the dogs
To go to ruin; degenerate.
put on the dog Informal
To make an ostentatious display of elegance, wealth, or culture.
[Middle English dogge, cur, ordinary dog (often as opposed to a hunting hound or other valuable dog), from Old English docga, dog, perhaps originally a diminutive or a hypocorism meaning "Darky, Dusky," from dox, dark, dusky (for the formation, compare Old English frox, frog, and frogga, frog, perhaps originally a diminutive).]
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dog
(dÉ’É¡)n
1. (Animals)
a. a domesticated canine mammal, Canis familiaris, occurring in many breeds that show a great variety in size and form
b. (as modifier): dog biscuit.
2. (Animals)
a. any other carnivore of the family Canidae, such as the dingo and coyote
b. (as modifier): the dog family. canine
3. (Zoology)
a. the male of animals of the dog family
b. (as modifier): a dog fox.
4. (modifier)
a. spurious, inferior, or useless: dog Latin.
b. (in combination): dogberry.
5. (Mechanical Engineering) a mechanical device for gripping or holding, esp one of the axial slots by which gear wheels or shafts are engaged to transmit torque
6. informal a fellow; chap: you lucky dog.
7. informal a man or boy regarded as unpleasant, contemptible, or wretched
8. informal US a male friend: used as a term of address
9. slang an unattractive or boring girl or woman
10. informal US and Canadian something unsatisfactory or inferior
11. (Furniture) short for firedog
13. a dog's chance no chance at all
14. a dog's dinner a dog's breakfast informal something that is messy or bungled
15. a dog's life a wretched existence
16. dog eat dog ruthless competition or self-interest
17. (Clothing & Fashion) like a dog's dinner informal dressed smartly or ostentatiously
18. put on the dog informal US and Canadian to behave or dress in an ostentatious or showy manner
vb (tr) , dogs, dogging or dogged
19. to pursue or follow after like a dog
20. to trouble; plague: to be dogged by ill health.
21. (Hunting) to chase with a dog or dogs
22. (Mechanical Engineering) to grip, hold, or secure by a mechanical device
adv
(usually in combination) thoroughly; utterly: dog-tired.
[Old English docga, of obscure origin]
ˈdogˌlike adj
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dog
(dɔg, dɒg)n., v. dogged, dog•ging. n.
1. a domesticated canid, Canis familiaris, bred in many varieties.
2. any carnivore of the dog family Canidae, characterized in the wild state by a long muzzle, erect ears, and a long bushy tail; canid.
3. the male of such an animal.
4. a despicable man or youth.
5. a fellow in general: a lucky dog.
6. dogs, Slang. feet.
7. Slang.
a. something worthless or of extremely poor quality.
b. an utter failure; flop.
8. Slang. an unattractive person.
9. Slang. hot dog.
10. (cap.) either of two constellations, Canis Major or Canis Minor.
11.
v.t. a. any of various mechanical devices, as for gripping or holding something.
b. a projection on a moving part for moving steadily or for tripping another part with which it engages.
12. to follow or track like a dog, esp. with hostile intent; hound.
13. to drive or chase with a dog or dogs.
Idioms: 1. dog it, Informal. to do something perfunctorily or not at all.
2. go to the dogs, to deteriorate; degenerate.
3. put on the dog, Informal. to assume an attitude of wealth or importance.
[before 1050; Middle English dogge, Old English docga]
dog′like`, adj.
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dog
(dôg)1. Any of various meat-eating mammals having a long muzzle and, in nearly all species, a four-toed foot. Many species hunt in packs that have complex social structures. Dogs include the wolf, fox, jackal, and dingo.
2. The domesticated dog, kept as a pet or work animal since ancient times and probably descended from the wolf. Domesticated dogs are bred in many varieties, though they all belong to the same species.
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dog
Past participle: dogged
Gerund: dogging
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| Noun | 1. |  dog - a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds; "the dog barked all night"domestic animal, domesticated animal - any of various animals that have been tamed and made fit for a human environment puppy - a young dog Canis, genus Canis - type genus of the Canidae: domestic and wild dogs; wolves; jackals lapdog - a dog small and tame enough to be held in the lap hunting dog - a dog used in hunting game working dog - any of several breeds of usually large powerful dogs bred to work as draft animals and guard and guide dogs carriage dog, coach dog, dalmatian - a large breed having a smooth white coat with black or brown spots; originated in Dalmatia basenji - small smooth-haired breed of African origin having a tightly curled tail and the inability to bark pug, pug-dog - small compact smooth-coated breed of Asiatic origin having a tightly curled tail and broad flat wrinkled muzzle Leonberg - a large dog (usually with a golden coat) produced by crossing a St Bernard and a Newfoundland Newfoundland, Newfoundland dog - a breed of very large heavy dogs with a thick coarse usually black coat; highly intelligent dogs and vigorous swimmers; developed in Newfoundland Great Pyrenees - bred of large heavy-coated white dogs resembling the Newfoundland spitz - any of various stocky heavy-coated breeds of dogs native to northern regions having pointed muzzles and erect ears with a curled furry tail Belgian griffon, Brussels griffon, griffon - breed of various very small compact wiry-coated dogs of Belgian origin having a short bearded muzzle corgi, Welsh corgi - either of two Welsh breeds of long-bodied short-legged dogs with erect ears and a fox-like head poodle, poodle dog - an intelligent dog with a heavy curly solid-colored coat that is usually clipped; an old breed sometimes trained as sporting dogs or as performing dogs Mexican hairless - any of an old breed of small nearly hairless dogs of Mexico flag - a conspicuously marked or shaped tail pack - a group of hunting animals |
| 2. | dog - a dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman; "she got a reputation as a frump"; "she's a real dog" disagreeable woman, unpleasant woman - a woman who is an unpleasant person | |
| 3. | dog - informal term for a man; "you lucky dog" | |
| 4. |  dog - someone who is morally reprehensible; "you dirty dog"perisher - bounder | |
| 5. |  dog - a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread rollsausage - highly seasoned minced meat stuffed in casings Vienna sausage - short slender frankfurter usually with ends cut off | |
| 6. |  dog - a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward | |
| 7. |  dog - metal supports for logs in a fireplace; "the andirons were too hot to touch"support - any device that bears the weight of another thing; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf" | |
| Verb | 1. |  dog - go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit"tree - chase an animal up a tree; "the hunters treed the bear with dogs and killed it"; "her dog likes to tree squirrels" pursue, follow - follow in or as if in pursuit; "The police car pursued the suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life" quest - search the trail of (game); "The dog went off and quested" hound, hunt, trace - pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him" run down - pursue until captured; "They ran down the fugitive" |
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dog
noun
verb
dog's dinner mess, state, disorder, confusion, chaos, turmoil, litter, clutter, shambles, disarray, jumble, botch, hash, cock-up (Brit. slang), balls-up (taboo slang), fuck-up (offensive taboo slang), mishmash, disorganization, hotchpotch, bodge (informal), hodgepodge (U.S.), untidiness, pig's breakfast (informal) A worse dog's dinner it would be hard to imagine.
dog-eat-dog ruthless, fierce, vicious, ferocious, cut-throat, with no holds barred TV is a dog-eat-dog business.
go to the dogs (Informal) deteriorate, degenerate, be in decline, go downhill (informal), go down the drain, go to pot, go to ruin The country is going to the dogs.
Quotations
"Love me, love my dog" [St. Bernard]
"The more one gets to know of men, the more one values dogs" [A. Toussenel]
"Dogs live with man as courtiers round a monarch, steeped in the flattery of his notice and enriched with sinecures" [Robert Louis Stevenson The Character of Dogs]
"The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too" [Samuel Butler Notebooks]
"Love me, love my dog" [St. Bernard]
"The more one gets to know of men, the more one values dogs" [A. Toussenel]
"Dogs live with man as courtiers round a monarch, steeped in the flattery of his notice and enriched with sinecures" [Robert Louis Stevenson The Character of Dogs]
"The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too" [Samuel Butler Notebooks]
Proverbs
"Every dog has its day"
"Why keep a dog and bark yourself?"
"If you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fleas"
"A live dog is better than a dead lion"
"Let sleeping dogs lie"
"Every dog has its day"
"Why keep a dog and bark yourself?"
"If you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fleas"
"A live dog is better than a dead lion"
"Let sleeping dogs lie"
Breeds of dog
affenpinscher, Afghan hound, Airedale terrier, Akita, Alaskan malamute, Alpine spaniel, Alsatian or German shepherd, Australian terrier, barb (Austral.), basenji, basset hound, beagle, bearded collie, Bedlington terrier, Belvoir hound, Bichon Frise, Blenheim spaniel, bloodhound, sleuthhound, or sleuth, blue Gascon hound, Border collie, Border terrier, borzoi or Russian wolfhound, Boston terrier or bull terrier, bouvier, boxer, briard, Bruxellois, bulldog, bull mastiff, bull terrier, cairn terrier or cairn, chihuahua, chow-chow or chow, clumber spaniel, cocker spaniel, collie, corgi or Welsh corgi, Cuban bloodhound, dachshund, Dalmatian or (formerly) carriage dog or coach dog, Dandie Dinmont (terrier), deerhound, Doberman pinscher or Doberman, Egyptian basset, elkhound or Norwegian elkhound, English setter, Eskimo dog, field spaniel, foxhound, fox terrier, French bulldog, golden retriever, Gordon setter, Great Dane, greyhound, griffon, harrier, Highland terrier, husky, Irish setter or red setter, Irish terrier, Irish water spaniel, Irish wolfhound, Italian greyhound, Jack Russell (terrier), Japanese spaniel, Japanese tosa, keeshond, kelpie, Kerry blue terrier, King Charles spaniel, komondor, Labrador retriever, Labrador, or lab, Lakeland terrier, Lhasa apso, malamute or malemute, Maltese, Manchester terrier or black-and-tan terrier, mastiff, Mexican hairless, Newfoundland, Norfolk springer spaniel, Norfolk terrier, Norwich terrier, Old English sheepdog, otterhound, papillon, Pekingese, pit bull terrier or American pit bull terrier, pointer, Pomeranian, poodle, pug, puli, Pyrenean mountain dog, raccoon dog or coonhound, retriever, Rhodesian ridgeback, Rottweiler, rough collie, Saint Bernard or St. Bernard, Saluki or Persian greyhound, Samoyed, schipperke, schnauzer, Scottish, Scotch, or (formerly) Aberdeen terrier or Scottie, Sealyham terrier, setter, Shetland sheepdog or sheltie, shih-tzu, Skye terrier, spaniel, spitz, springer spaniel, Staffordshire bull terrier, staghound, Sussex spaniel, talbot, terrier, vizsla, water spaniel, Weimaraner, Welsh terrier, West Highland white terrier, whippet, wire-haired terrier, wolfhound, Yorkshire terrierCollins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
dog
verb1. To keep (another) under surveillance by moving along behind:
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Translations
كَلْبيَتَتَبَّعذَكَر
pessamecsledovatfena
hundhunde-forfølge
hundinohundovirhundo
koer
koira
pas
kutyaeb
anjing
hundurhunda-hundelta; elta á röndum
犬雄犬牡犬
개
canis
šuoužsispyrimasapykaklaitėatkakliaiatkaklumas
sunstÄ“viņšvajÄtsekot pa pÄ“dÄm
câini
pessuka
pespsica
hund
สุนัข
пеÑÑобака
con chó
dog
[dɒ>g]A. N
1. (Zool) → perro/a m/f
dog eat dog it's dog eat dog in this place → aquà se despedazan unos a otros
to go to the dogs [person] → echarse a perder; [nation, country] → ir a la ruina
dog's breakfast → revoltijo m
to have a dog's chance he hasn't a dog's chance → no tiene la más remota posibilidad
it's a dog's life → es una vida de perros
to be dressed up like a dog's dinner → ir hecho un adefesio
to be a dog in the manger [person] → ser como el perro del hortelano
to put on the dog (US) → vestirse de punta en blanco
to be top dog → ser el gallo del lugar, triunfar
the dog's bollocks (Brit) → la hostia
every dog has its day → a cada cerdo le llega su San MartÃn
let sleeping dogs lie → más vale no meneallo
dog eat dog it's dog eat dog in this place → aquà se despedazan unos a otros
to go to the dogs [person] → echarse a perder; [nation, country] → ir a la ruina
dog's breakfast → revoltijo m
to have a dog's chance he hasn't a dog's chance → no tiene la más remota posibilidad
it's a dog's life → es una vida de perros
to be dressed up like a dog's dinner → ir hecho un adefesio
to be a dog in the manger [person] → ser como el perro del hortelano
to put on the dog (US) → vestirse de punta en blanco
to be top dog → ser el gallo del lugar, triunfar
the dog's bollocks (Brit) → la hostia
every dog has its day → a cada cerdo le llega su San MartÃn
let sleeping dogs lie → más vale no meneallo
2. (= male) (fox) → macho m
4. (= unattractive girl) → callo m (malayo)
5. (= person) dirty dog → tÃo m guarro, tipo m asqueroso
you lucky dog! → ¡qué suerte tienes!
he's a lucky dog → es un tÃo suertudo
there's life in the old dog yet → (al abuelo) aún le queda cuerda para rato
you lucky dog! → ¡qué suerte tienes!
he's a lucky dog → es un tÃo suertudo
there's life in the old dog yet → (al abuelo) aún le queda cuerda para rato
7. (Brit) (= telephone) → teléfono m
B. VT (= follow closely) → seguir (de cerca)
he dogs my footsteps → me sigue los pasos
he was dogged by ill luck → le perseguÃa la mala suerte
he dogs my footsteps → me sigue los pasos
he was dogged by ill luck → le perseguÃa la mala suerte
C. CPD dog basket N → cesto m del perro
dog biscuit N → galleta f de perro
dog breeder N → criador(a) m/f de perros
dog collar N → collar m de perro (Rel) (hum) → gola f, alzacuello(s) m inv
dog days NPL → canÃcula f
dog fancier N (= connoisseur) → entendido/a m/f en perros; (= breeder) → criador(a) m/f de perros
dog food N → comida f para perros
dog fox N → zorro m macho
dog guard N (Aut) → reja f separadora
dog handler N (Police) → adiestrador(a) m/f de perros
dog Latin N → latÃn m macarrónico
dog licence N → permiso m para perros
dog paddle N → braza f de perro (forma de nadar)
see also dog-paddle dog rose N → escaramujo m, rosal m silvestre
dog show N → exposición f canina
Dog Star N → Sirio m
dog tag N (US) (Mil) → placa f de identificación
dog track N (Sport) → canódromo m
dog biscuit N → galleta f de perro
dog breeder N → criador(a) m/f de perros
dog collar N → collar m de perro (Rel) (hum) → gola f, alzacuello(s) m inv
dog days NPL → canÃcula f
dog fancier N (= connoisseur) → entendido/a m/f en perros; (= breeder) → criador(a) m/f de perros
dog food N → comida f para perros
dog fox N → zorro m macho
dog guard N (Aut) → reja f separadora
dog handler N (Police) → adiestrador(a) m/f de perros
dog Latin N → latÃn m macarrónico
dog licence N → permiso m para perros
dog paddle N → braza f de perro (forma de nadar)
see also dog-paddle dog rose N → escaramujo m, rosal m silvestre
dog show N → exposición f canina
Dog Star N → Sirio m
dog tag N (US) (Mil) → placa f de identificación
dog track N (Sport) → canódromo m
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dog
[ˈdɒg] n
(male or female) → chien(ne) m/f
Have you got a dog? → Est-ce que tu as un chien?
a dog's dinner, a dog's breakfast (British) (= mess) → le foutoir
to be a dog's dinner → être le foutoir
dog eat dog
It's dog eat dog in this profession → C'est une profession où la concurrence est féroce.
the dog-eat-dog world of film → l'univers impitoyable du cinéma
to let sleeping dogs lie → ne pas réveiller le chat qui dort
to go to the dogs (= go downhill) [nation] → aller à vau-l'eau
Have you got a dog? → Est-ce que tu as un chien?
a dog's dinner, a dog's breakfast (British) (= mess) → le foutoir
to be a dog's dinner → être le foutoir
dog eat dog
It's dog eat dog in this profession → C'est une profession où la concurrence est féroce.
the dog-eat-dog world of film → l'univers impitoyable du cinéma
to let sleeping dogs lie → ne pas réveiller le chat qui dort
to go to the dogs (= go downhill) [nation] → aller à vau-l'eau
(= male dog) → mâle m
modif [hairs, bite, lead, lover, owner, walker, trainer, show] → de chien
vt
(= beset) [problem, bad luck, injury] → poursuivre, harceler
(= follow closely) → suivre de près
to dog sb's footsteps → ne pas lâcher qn d'une semelledog basket n → panier m pour chiendog biscuit n → biscuit m pour chiendog breeder n → éleveur/euse m/f de chiensdog collar n
to dog sb's footsteps → ne pas lâcher qn d'une semelledog basket n → panier m pour chiendog biscuit n → biscuit m pour chiendog breeder n → éleveur/euse m/f de chiensdog collar n
(= clerical collar) → faux col m d'ecclésiastique
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dog
n
(fig) it’s a dog’s life → es ist ein Hundeleben; to go to the dogs (person, business, district, institution) → vor die Hunde gehen (inf); give a dog a bad name (and hang him) → wer einmal ins Gerede or in Verruf kommt(, dem hängt das sein Leben lang an); dog in the manger (Brit) → Spielverderber(in) m(f); dog-in-the-manger attitude (Brit) → missgünstige Einstellung; every dog has his day → jeder hat einmal Glück im Leben; it’s (a case of) dog eat dog → es ist ein Kampf aller gegen alle; dog-eat-dog society → Ellenbogengesellschaft f; you can’t teach an old dog new tricks → der Mensch ist ein Gewohnheitstier; let sleeping dogs lie → schlafende Hunde soll man nicht wecken; to put on the dog (dated US inf) → auf fein machen (inf); dog’s dinner or breakfast (inf) → Schlamassel m (inf); he made a complete dog’s breakfast of it (inf) → er hat dabei totalen Mist gebaut (inf); to work like a dog (inf) → wie ein Pferd arbeiten (inf)
(= male fox, wolf) → Rüde m
(inf: = man) lucky dog → Glückspilz m; dirty dog → gemeiner Hund; sly dog → gerissener Hund (inf); there’s life in the old dog yet → noch kann man ihn nicht zum alten Eisen werfen; Tom Jones, you old dog! → Tom Jones, du alter Schwerenöter! ? top dog
(Tech, = clamp) → Klammer f
(US, inf, = failure) → Pleite f (inf)
(inf) (= unattractive woman) → Schreckschraube f (inf); (= tart) → Schlampe f (inf), → Flittchen nt (inf); (= unfaithful man) → Schwein nt (inf)
vt
dog
:dog basket
n → Hundekorb m
dog biscuit
n → Hundekuchen m
dog breeder
n → Hundezüchter(in) m(f)
dog breeding
n → Hundezucht f
dogcart
n → Dogcart m
dog-cheap
adj, adv (inf) → spottbillig (inf)
dog collar
n (lit) → Hundehalsband nt; (vicar’s) → Kollar nt
dog days
pl → Hundstage pl
dog-eared
adj → mit Eselsohren
dog-end
n (inf) → Kippe f (inf)
dog fancier
dogfight
n (Aviat) → Luftkampf m
dogfish
n → Hundshai m
dog food
n → Hundefutter nt
dog fox
n → Fuchsrüde m
dog
:dog handler
n → Hundeführer(in) m(f)
doghouse
n → Hundehütte f; he’s in the dog (inf) → er ist in Ungnade; (with wife) → bei ihm hängt der Haussegen schief
dog iron
n → Kaminbock m
dog Latin
n → Küchenlatein nt
doglead
n → Hundeleine f
dog licence, (US) dog license
doglike
dog
:dog paddle
n = doggy paddle
dog rose
n → Hundsrose f
dog
:dog show
n → Hundeausstellung f
dogsled
n → Hundeschlitten m
Dog Star
n → Hundsstern m, → Sirius m
dog’s-tooth check, dog-tooth check
n → Hahnentrittmuster nt
dog tag
n (US Mil inf) → Erkennungsmarke f, → Hundemarke f (inf)
dog-tired
adj → hundemüde
dogtooth
n (Archit) → Hundszahn m
dog track
n → Hunderennbahn f
dogtrot
n → gemächlicher or leichter Trott
dogwatch
n (Naut) → Hundewache f
dogwood
n → Hartriegel m, → Hornstrauch m
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dog
[dɒg]1. n (male) → cane m; (female) → cagna; (male fox, wolf) → maschio
he's a lucky dog (fam) → è nato con la camicia
every dog has its day → ognuno ha il suo momento di gloria
he's a dog in the manger non lascia che gli altri si godano ciò che lui non può godersi
to go to the dogs (person) → lasciarsi andare, ridursi male (nation) → andare in malora
it's a dog's life! → che vita da cani!
he hasn't a dog's chance → non ha la benché minima probabilità (di successo)
he's a lucky dog (fam) → è nato con la camicia
every dog has its day → ognuno ha il suo momento di gloria
he's a dog in the manger non lascia che gli altri si godano ciò che lui non può godersi
to go to the dogs (person) → lasciarsi andare, ridursi male (nation) → andare in malora
it's a dog's life! → che vita da cani!
he hasn't a dog's chance → non ha la benché minima probabilità (di successo)
2. vt (follow closely) → pedinare (fig) (subj, problems, injuries) → perseguitare
dogged by ill luck → perseguitato/a dalla scalogna
he dogs my footsteps → mi sta alle costole, mi sta alle calcagna
dogged by ill luck → perseguitato/a dalla scalogna
he dogs my footsteps → mi sta alle costole, mi sta alle calcagna
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
dog
(dog) noun a domestic, meat-eating animal related to the wolf and fox.
adjective (usually of members of the dog family) male. a dog-fox.
verb – past tense, past participle dogged – to follow closely as a dog does. She dogged his footsteps.
dogged (ˈdogid) adjective keeping on at what one is doing in a determined and persistent manner. his dogged perseverance.
ˈdoggedly (-gid-) adverbHe went doggedly on with his work despite the interruptions.
ˈdoggedness (-gid-) nounˈdog-biscuit noun
a small hard biscuit fed to dogs.
ˈdog collar1. a stiff round collar worn by a clergyman.
2. a collar around a dog's neck.
ˈdog-eared adjective (of a book) having the pages turned down at the corner. dog-eared volumes; Several pages were dog-eared.
ˌdog-ˈtired adjective very tired. I'm dog-tired this morning after sitting up all night in the train.
a dog's life a wretched existence. He leads a dog's life.
go to the dogs to be ruined, especially to ruin oneself.
in the doghouse in disgrace. He forgot his wife's birthday, so he's in the doghouse.
not a dog's chance no chance at all. He hasn't a dog's chance of getting a ticket.
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dog
→ كَلْب pes hund Hund σκÏλος perro koira chien pas cane 犬 ê°œ hond hund pies cachorro, cão Ñобака hund สุนัข köpek con chó ç‹—Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
dog
n. perro-a;
___ bite → mordida de ___.
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dog
n perro; guide —, seeing eye — perro guíaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.