buffalo
gb/bˈʌfəloʊ/ us/bˈʌfəloʊ/
A2
ఆంగ్లం
~ 4100
bivaly, bölény, összezavar, félrevezet, megfélemlít
నామవాచకం
A2
1
వాడుక నమూనా:
a [adjective] buffalo
We saw a herd of buffalo grazing in the field.
Láttunk egy bivalycsordát legelni a mezőn.
The African buffalo is known for its strength.
Az afrikai bivaly az erejéről ismert.
Buffalo can be dangerous if provoked.
The farmer raises water buffalo for milk.
American buffalo once roamed the plains in huge numbers.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
The buffalo is a very big animal.
A bivaly nagyon nagy állat.
Many buffalo live in Africa.
Sok bivaly él Afrikában.
I saw a buffalo at the zoo.
Buffalo have two horns.
The buffalo eats grass.
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'buffalo' with 'bison', but 'buffalo' can refer to several species, not only the American bison.
అర్థం
Large wild or farmed bovine
పదకలయికలు
wild buffalo
|water buffalo
|herd of buffalo
|buffalo meat
పర్యాయపదాలు
bison (Refers specifically to the American species, not all buffalo.)
|
ox (Domesticated bovine used for work, smaller than most buffalo.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
calf (A young bovine animal, opposite in age and size.)
విషయాలు
animals
|nature
|farming
|core_vocabulary
నిర్వచనం
A very big cow-like animal with horns that lives in the wild or on farms.
A large, heavy animal of the cattle family with horns, found in the wild or kept on farms, including species such as the African buffalo and the American bison.
క్రియ
B2
INFORMAL
2
వాడుక నమూనా:
to buffalo [someone]
The salesman tried to buffalo me into buying the car.
Az eladó megpróbált összezavarni és rávenni, hogy megvegyem az autót.
She was completely buffaloed by the complicated instructions.
A bonyolult utasítások teljesen összezavarták.
Don’t let them buffalo you during negotiations.
He tried to buffalo his way through the interview.
They were buffaloed by his sudden change of behavior.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
The teacher's question buffaloed me.
A tanár kérdése összezavart.
He tried to buffalo me with big words.
Bonyolult szavakkal próbált összezavarni.
I was buffaloed by the hard test.
They tried to buffalo her into signing the paper.
She was buffaloed by the strange rules.
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may think 'buffalo' here means 'attack', but in this informal sense it means to confuse or mislead.
అర్థం
To confuse or trick someone
పదకలయికలు
completely buffalo
|try to buffalo
|buffalo into doing
పర్యాయపదాలు
baffle (Focuses more on causing confusion without deception.)
|
hoodwink (Focuses more on tricking through deception.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
clarify (To make something clear and easy to understand.)
విషయాలు
communication
|emotions
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
నిర్వచనం
To make someone feel confused or tricked so they do not know what to do.
To bewilder, mislead, or intimidate someone so they are unsure of what to do.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
buffalo
IPA
GB/bˈʌfəloʊ/
US/bˈʌfəloʊ/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
buf - falo (2 అక్షరఖండాలు)
Stress on 1st syllable (buf)
పద రూపాలు
Noun
- Base: buffalo
- Plural: buffalo, buffaloes, buffalos
సంబంధిత పదాలు
Forms
buffaloes
noun
buffalos
noun
Related words
bison
noun
పదప్రయోగాలు
Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo
1/bˈʌfəloʊ bˈʌfəloʊ bˈʌfəloʊ bˈʌfəloʊ bˈʌfəloʊ bˈʌfəloʊ bˈʌfəloʊ bˈʌfəloʊ/
fixed phrase
Famous homonym grammar example
A well-known sentence that repeats the word 'buffalo' to show how grammar can work with homonyms and proper nouns.
ఉదాహరణలు
- The sentence 'Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo' is often used in linguistics classes to illustrate how homonyms and grammar interact.
- People are surprised that 'Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo' is grammatically correct.