sheep

sheep
[ʃi:p] n (pl без измен.)
1. 1) зоол. овца (Ovis)

bighorn sheep - снежный баран (Ovis canadensis)

Pamir sheep - памирский архар (Ovis ammon polii)

2) с.-х. овца, баран

sheep in fleece - неостриженная овца

sheep in lamb - суягная овца

breeding [dairy, mutton] sheep - племенная [молочная, мясная] овца

entire male sheep - некастрированный баран

flock of sheep - стадо /отара/ овец

stray sheep - овца, отбившаяся от стада /от отары/

2. 1) робкий, застенчивый человек
2) ограниченный, безвольный человек

to follow like sheep - идти (за кем-л.) как баран; слепо повиноваться

3. шотл. унив. жарг. второкурсник
4. выделанная баранья кожа; овчина
5. церк. паства

lost sheep - а) библ. заблудшая овца; б) грешник; to separate the sheep from the goats - отделить овец от козлищ /праведников от грешников/

♢ wolf in sheep's clothing - волк в овечьей шкуре

a sheep among wolves - овечка среди волков

as a sheep among the shearers - ≅ как овца, отдающая себя на заклание

a scabbed sheep will mar the flock - паршивая овца всё стадо портит

sheep that have no shepherd, sheep without a shepherd - беспомощная /беспорядочная/ толпа; ≅ паства без пастуха

black sheep - паршивая овца

there is a black sheep in every flock - посл. ≅ в семье не без урода

as well be hanged /hung/ for a sheep as (for) a lamb - посл. ≅ семь бед - один ответ; двум смертям не бывать, одной не миновать


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  • Sheep — Sheep, n. sing. & pl. [OE. shep, scheep, AS. sc?p, sce[ a]p; akin to OFries. sk?p, LG. & D. schaap, G. schaf, OHG. sc[=a]f, Skr. ch[=a]ga. [root]295. Cf. {Sheepherd}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of ruminants of the genus {Ovis},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sheep — W3S2 [ʃi:p] n plural sheep [: Old English; Origin: sceap] 1.) a farm animal that is kept for its wool and its meat ▪ Sheep were grazing on the hillside. ▪ a sheep farmer flock of sheep (=a group of sheep) →↑lamb1 …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • sheep — sheep·berry; sheep; sheep·cote; sheep·faced; sheep·ish; sheep·less; sheep·man; sheep·cot; sheep·faced·ly; sheep·faced·ness; sheep·ish·ly; sheep·ish·ness; …   English syllables

  • sheep — [ ʃip ] (plural sheep) noun count ** 1. ) an animal kept by farmers for its wool or meat. The male sheep is called a ram and the female is a ewe. A young sheep is called a lamb. Meat from a young sheep is called lamb and from an older sheep is… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • sheep — [shēp] n. pl. sheep [ME schep < OE sceap, scæp, akin to Ger schaf: known only in WGmc] 1. any of a wide variety of bovid ruminants, with horns in both sexes; esp., the domesticated sheep (Ovis aries), having heavy wool, edible flesh called… …   English World dictionary

  • Sheep — Chanson par Pink Floyd extrait de l’album Animals Pays  Royaume Uni Sortie …   Wikipédia en Français

  • sheep — (n.) O.E. sceap, scep, from W.Gmc. *skæpan (Cf. O.S. scap, O.Fris. skep, M.L.G. schap, M.Du. scaep, Du. schaap, O.H.G. scaf, Ger. Schaf), of unknown origin. Not found in Scandinavian or Gothic, and with no known cognates outside Germanic. The… …   Etymology dictionary

  • sheep|y — «SHEE pee», adjective, sheep|i|er, sheep|i|est. characteristic of or resembling sheep; sheeplike; sheepish: »He called the social English the most sheepy of sheep (Geo …   Useful english dictionary

  • sheep — ► NOUN (pl. same) 1) a domesticated ruminant mammal with a thick woolly coat, kept in flocks for its wool or meat. 2) a person who is too easily influenced or led. 3) a member of a minister s congregation. ● make sheep s eyes at Cf. ↑make sheep s …   English terms dictionary

  • Sheep —    SHEEP, an isle, in the parish of Southend, county of Argyll. This is a small island, lying southward of the peninsula of Cantyre, and close to the island of Sanda. It is well calculated for the pasturage of a small number of sheep, from which… …   A Topographical dictionary of Scotland

  • SHEEP —    Sheep and goats, which had been reared since the Neolithic in central Italy, continued to form an important component of the agricultural system together with cattle and pigs …   Historical Dictionary of the Etruscans


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