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Meanings of donkey in inglês
Domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass; patient but stubborn.
Synonyms
Examples for "asses"
Examples for "asses"
1
They had no horses; their baggage came on the backs of asses.
2
About two miles from this town some of the asses fell down.
3
For the same reason respect asses and sheep and trees and stones.
4
Bought corn for the asses, and plenty of fowls for the sick.
5
The bill for the services of a girl amounted to 8 asses.
Usage of donkey in inglês
1
Artois struck the donkey and made it trot on in the dust.
2
The donkey, as the biggest, went to the window and looked in.
3
But Mr. Jiffin is not the only great donkey in the world.
4
That works all right in the picture: it starts this donkey kicking.
5
So Valeria was the name of the heroine of the donkey episode.
6
On reaching the middle of the stream, the donkey stumbled and fell.
7
You shall have the finest donkey to ride that is in Unyanyembe.
8
I bought it from a donkey-boy in Cairo for about thirty shillings.
9
So the donkey, the dog, and the cat all walked on together.
10
And the donkey is really as different as is the Eastern civilisation.
11
The sudden appearance of this unlooked-for apparition acted strongly upon the donkey.
12
In one corner was a donkey tied up, belonging to the Bohemian.
13
Poor, old Wenham drove up in his donkey-chair from the west lodge.
14
So the miller made his son ride on the donkey behind him.
15
At the beginning of the first hill, however, the donkey stopped dead.
16
He had seen the death of the donkey-boys, and she had not.
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Translations for donkey
Donkey through the time
Donkey across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common