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Meanings of
whale
in English
Portuguese
cetáceo
Catalan
gegant
Spanish
gigante
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A very large person; impressive in size or qualities.
giant
heavyweight
hulk
Portuguese
cetáceo
Usage of
whale
in English
1
Mass
whale
strandings have occurred throughout recorded modern history, and likely earlier.
2
It also called for a ban on hunting of threatened
whale
species.
3
Dimon fought through the London
whale
fiasco and a personal health setback.
4
You've done a
whale
of a good job; you've learned like magic.
5
The
whale
-
boat
with passengers for the shore; Wild at the steering oar
6
Environmentalists have said the South Atlantic is crucial to preserving
whale
diversity.
7
The sighting last year was the first of the
whale
outside Australia.
8
For years and years they never saw a
whale
in the Strait.
9
Novel one arrived: Having
whale
of a time, still little money left.
10
Mortality from hunting, however, may be the least of the
whale
's
worries.
11
It made him feel young and unimportant, a fish inside a
whale
.
12
Everything from Minke
whale
to sea urchins passes across its slippery floors.
13
Naturalists understood the relevance of these features to
whale
evolution long ago.
14
While departing the scene, the
whale
could be seen breaching, he said.
15
But then no amount of experience would have prevented the
whale
attack.
16
The multiplication of finger joints in the
whale
is a striking feature.
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whale
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
blue whale
dead whale
white whale
right whale
beach whale
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Translations for
whale
Portuguese
cetáceo
gigante
baleias
Catalan
gegant
Spanish
gigante
Whale
through the time
Whale
across language varieties
New Zealand
Common
South Africa
Common
Australia
Common
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