Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Wolf"
The meaning of "Wolf" in various phrases and sentences
Q:
What does keep the wolf at bay mean?
A:
To ward off danger.
'at bay' means to confront your foe and keep him cornered so you can be safe.
'keep the wolf at bay' can often refer to financial struggles.
'at bay' means to confront your foe and keep him cornered so you can be safe.
'keep the wolf at bay' can often refer to financial struggles.
Q:
What does to keep the wolves at bay mean?
A:
means that you make enough money to not go hungry or to not spend to much preventing debts
Q:
What does you are a wolf in sheep’s clothing. mean?
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Q:
What does to wolf down mean?
A:
to eat something quickly or shove it down your throat hope that didn't sound weird
Q:
What does he's a wolf in sheep's clothing. ??? idioms mean?
A:
he acts like he's a good guy, but in fact, he's up to no good... it's from a fairy tale where a wolf got into a sheep's house by dressing himself as a sheep so the sheep would trust him, but then when he got in, he ate all the sheep!
Synonyms of "Wolf" and their differences
Q:
What is the difference between He was eating like a wolf and He ate like a wolf ?
A:
So both of these examples are similes; they compare 2 things using the word "like" or "as". However, the word eating is present tense. So you would be describing an action that is currently happening. When using the word "ate" the action has already happened/passed.
you used a present tense word with a past tense. you said "he WAS eating". WAS is a past tense word. So in those examples, you are just saying the same thing really.
so you could say "Earlier I HAD dinner with quwibi. I think he WAS hungry because he ATE like a wolf." You use ate because you previously had dinner, you aren't currently eating.
To make a sentence and describe an action that is currently happening/on-going you could say "look at quwibi over there , he IS eating like a wolf." that is because you would be eating while they are talking about you.
sorry for the complexity it you don't quite understand.
you used a present tense word with a past tense. you said "he WAS eating". WAS is a past tense word. So in those examples, you are just saying the same thing really.
so you could say "Earlier I HAD dinner with quwibi. I think he WAS hungry because he ATE like a wolf." You use ate because you previously had dinner, you aren't currently eating.
To make a sentence and describe an action that is currently happening/on-going you could say "look at quwibi over there , he IS eating like a wolf." that is because you would be eating while they are talking about you.
sorry for the complexity it you don't quite understand.
Q:
What is the difference between wolves and wolfs ?
A:
@julietherobot Thank you!!
Q:
What is the difference between wolves and wolf ?
A:
wolves = 複数刑です
Q:
What is the difference between as hungry as wolf and hungry like a wolf ?
A:
There is no difference.
Translations of "Wolf"
Q:
How do you say this in English (UK)? If I were the wolf in the middle of these animals,
how do you describe the position of the cat or the sheep...?
The cat is in front of me and diagonally left?
The sheep is behind me and 2 rows back diagonally right??
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🦓🐺🐩
🦁🐯🦝
🐖🐄🐑
how do you describe the position of the cat or the sheep...?
The cat is in front of me and diagonally left?
The sheep is behind me and 2 rows back diagonally right??
😼🙈🐮
🦓🐺🐩
🦁🐯🦝
🐖🐄🐑
A:
the cat is to my front left (on the diagonal) and the sheep is two rows back, and one spot over to the right from my position
Q:
How do you say this in English (US)? wolf
A:
Wolf
Q:
How do you say this in English (US)? wolf and wolves be different
A:
"Wolf" and "wolves" are different.
Wolf = singular
Wolves = plural
0 wolves
1 wolf
2 wolves
3 wolves
4 wolves
and so on...
Wolf = singular
Wolves = plural
0 wolves
1 wolf
2 wolves
3 wolves
4 wolves
and so on...
Q:
How do you say this in English (US)? //What does "this is what she cries wolf about" mean?
A:
"to cry wolf" is an English expression from a children's story The Boy Who Cried Wolf". The story is about a shepherd boy who is watching his sheep and cries "Wolf! Wolf" so his friends run over to try to help him save the sheep. But the boy was only joking and laughs at them for running over. He does the same thing two more times. Then a wolf really does come and starts eating his sheep. He yells "Wolf! Wolf!" but his friends don't come to help because he had lied the previous times and they don't believe him.
Q:
How do you say this in English (UK)? wolf
A:
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Other questions about "Wolf"
Q:
He used to be very lousy because he was raised up by wolfs and it was not common for him to wash his body with soup. Does this sound natural?
A:
...because he was raised by wolves, and it was not common for him to wash his body with soap.
Q:
Please show me how to pronounce wolves.
A:
And here is "wolf" (singular) and "wolves" (plural)
Q:
Please show me how to pronounce wolf / wolves.
A:
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Q:
Please show me how to pronounce wolf,wow.
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Q:
"I think that wolves howl when the moon is full." Does this sound natural?
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