male
adjective/meɪl/
Слово англійською: male
Переклад male українською: чоловічий
Детальний опис
- being a man or boy
- a male friend/colleague/partner
- a male nurse/model/dancer
- All the participants were male, aged between 25 and 30.
- The workforce is predominantly male.
- There are three lead male characters in the film.
- Female students asked more questions than their male counterparts.
Homophones mail | malemail male/meɪl/- mail noun
- I think the card got lost in the mail.
- mail verb
- I'll mail you a formal invitation.
- male adjective
- The male characters in the novel are all well drawn.
- male noun
- The strongest male will become the leader of the pack.
(abbreviation m)
belonging to the sex that does not lay eggs or give birth to babies- a male bird
- male hormones/fertility/sexuality
- male attitudes to women
- traditionally male interests
- The club is an exclusively male preserve.
- (British English) a male voice choir
- Live oaks produce male flowers called catkins.
- Pollen has not been investigated, as male flowers were not available.
- male connectors/adapters
- A male connector and a female connector plug into each other.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French masle, from Latin masculus, from mas ‘a male’.