RAVEN

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Traducere în limba română

raven¹ I. substantiv

(ornit.) corb (Corbus cornix).

raven¹ II. adjectiv

negru ca pana corbului.

raven² verb A. tranzitiv

1. a căuta (pradă); a se repezi asupra (cu gen.); a devora; a răpi, a fura, a prăda, a jefui.

raven² verb B. intranzitiv

1. a face ravagii, a trăi din prădăciuni, a umbla după pradă.

2. to raven after a umbla după (pradă);

to raven for a umbla lihnit după; a-i fi foame / poftă de;

to raven on a-şi face o pradă din.

Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze:

When the little girl heard this (for she stood behind the door all the time and listened), she ran forward, and in an instant all the ravens took their right form again; and all hugged and kissed each other, and went merrily home.

(Fairy Tales, de The Brothers Grimm)

Surely, said he, the whole seven must have forgotten themselves over some game of play; and when he had waited still longer and they yet did not come, he flew into a rage and wished them all turned into ravens.

(Fairy Tales, de The Brothers Grimm)

She grew impatient, and seeing the ravens flying round the castle, she opened the window, and said: “I wish you were a raven and would fly away, then I should have a little peace.”

(Fairy Tales, de The Brothers Grimm)

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