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Significats de esquimau en anglès

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A member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the Algonquians called them Eskimo (`eaters of raw flesh') but they call themselves the Inuit (`the people')

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        Ús de esquimau en anglès
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        And that was true, for Nan was dressed like a little Esquimau.
        Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp; Or, The Old Lumberman's Secret
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        One would think he was a Turk, an Esquimau, or a cannibal.
        Penelope's Experiences in Scotland / Being Extracts from the Com...
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        As the arrow leaps from the bow the Esquimau sprang forward in pursuit.
        Ungava
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        As it rose, the Esquimau threw up his arm and poised the harpoon.
        Ungava
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        Next, perhaps, he appeared in Greenland, blubbering with an Esquimau heiress.
        Tales of Aztlan; The Romance of a Hero of Our Late Spanish-Ameri...
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        I can now eat almost anything an Esquimau can, and almost as much.
        Schwatka's Search: Sledging in the Arctic in Quest of the Frankl...
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        The natives of the interior are of two races, the Indian and the Esquimau.
        Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled / A Narrative of Winter Trave...
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        The snow-bound in their Arctic hulk are glad to see even a wandering Esquimau.
        The Complete Writings of Charles Dudley Warner — Volume 1
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        He adds: The weather this morning is cold enough for an Esquimau purgatory-terrible.
        Authors and Friends
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        He has never seen an Esquimau who lived in one.
        The new yorker
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        The Indian is reserved and taciturn, while the Esquimau is candid, frank, and communicative.
        Ungava
        12
        I'll wrap her up in furs like an Esquimau.
        Nature's Serial Story
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        This was a fortunate supply to the Esquimau, whose powers of endurance were fast failing.
        Ungava
        14
        In a day or two Christiansen, an Esquimau, died.
        American Merchant Ships and Sailors
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        The Esquimau feels intuitively that bear's grease and blubber are the dishes for his table.
        Higher Lessons in English: A work on English grammar and composi...
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        The distinctive Esquimau kettle (oo-quee'-sik) is made of soapstone and is flat bottomed.
        Schwatka's Search: Sledging in the Arctic in Quest of the Frankl...
        Translations for esquimau
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        Esquimau a través del temps