SHARK

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Traducere în limba română

shark I. substantiv

1. (iht.) rechin (ordinul Selachoidei);

hammer-headed peştele ciocan (Zygaena malleus).

2. (fig.) rechin, persoană rapace; hoţ, escroc, şarlatan.

3. (amer. sl.) cunoscător, expert.

shark II. verb A. tranzitiv

1. (înv.) a fura, a escroca. a obţine prin mijloace hoţeşti.

2. a devora, a înfuleca.

shark II. verb B. intranzitiv

1. a face escrocherii;

he sharks for a living face (fel de fel de) escrocherii ca să aibă cu ce trăi.

2. to shark on / upon a escroca, a înşela, a stoarce de bani (pe cineva), a suge (pe cineva).

Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze:

As one is afraid of a snake, or a tiger, or a shark?

(The Sea-Wolf, de Jack London)

"Well, them wolves is land sharks. They know their business better'n we do, an' they ain't a-holdin' our trail this way for their health. They're goin' to get us. They're sure goin' to get us, Henry."

(White Fang, de Jack London)

When Mugridge was directly beneath us, the stern descended the slope of a passing wave, thus giving the advantage to the shark.

(The Sea-Wolf, de Jack London)

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