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newt
(no͞ot, nyo͞ot)n.
Any of several small, often brightly colored, aquatic or semiaquatic salamanders of the family Salamandridae of North America and Eurasia that typically breed in water but spend part of their lives on land.
[Middle English neute, from a neute, alteration of an eute, variant of evete, from Old English efete.]
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newt
(njuːt)n
1. (Animals) any of various small semiaquatic urodele amphibians, such as Triturus vulgaris (common newt) of Europe, having a long slender body and tail and short feeble legs
2. (Animals) chiefly Brit any other urodele amphibian, including the salamanders
[C15: from a newt, a mistaken division of an ewt; ewt, from Old English eveta eft1]
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newt
(nut, nyut)n.
any of several brilliantly colored, semiaquatic salamanders of the worldwide family Salamandridae, esp. those of the genera Triturus and Notophthalmus.
[1375–1425; late Middle English newte, for ewte (the phrase an ewte being taken as a newte)]
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newt
(no͞ot) Any of several small salamanders that live both on land and in the water. The water-dwelling species have smooth skin, while the land-dwelling species have rough skin.
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Noun | 1. | newt - small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of North America and Europe and northern Asia family Salamandridae, Salamandridae - salamanders salamander - any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed common newt, Triturus vulgaris - small semiaquatic salamander Notophthalmus viridescens, red eft - red terrestrial form of a common North American newt Pacific newt - any of several rough-skinned newts found in western North America eft - a newt in its terrestrial stage of development |
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Translations
سَمَنْدَلُ الْـمَاءِسَمَنْدَل الماء: حَيوان بَرْمائي
čolekmlok
salamander
vesilisko
daždevnjak
tarajos gõte
kambsalamandra
イモリ
영원
tritonas
tritons
mlok
vattenödla
semendersu kelerisu kertenkelesi
con sa giông
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newt
[ˈnjuːt] n (= animal) → triton mNew Testament nthe New Testament → le Nouveau Testamentnew town n (British) → ville f nouvellenew wave
modif [cinema] → nouvelle vague; [music] → new wave
new wave music → la musique new waveNew World n
the New World → le Nouveau MondeNew Year n
new wave music → la musique new waveNew World n
the New World → le Nouveau MondeNew Year n
(= festival) → nouvel an m
Happy New Year! → Bonne année!
to wish sb a happy New Year → souhaiter la bonne année à qn
to celebrate New Year → fêter le nouvel an
the New Year → le nouvel an
He returned home each year to celebrate Christmas and the New Year with his family → Il revenait à la maison chaque année pour fêter Noël et le nouvel an en famille.
The restaurant was closed over the New Year → Le restaurant était fermé pour le nouvel an.
Happy New Year! → Bonne année!
to wish sb a happy New Year → souhaiter la bonne année à qn
to celebrate New Year → fêter le nouvel an
the New Year → le nouvel an
He returned home each year to celebrate Christmas and the New Year with his family → Il revenait à la maison chaque année pour fêter Noël et le nouvel an en famille.
The restaurant was closed over the New Year → Le restaurant était fermé pour le nouvel an.
(= next year) in the New Year → au début de l'année prochaineNew Year resolution New Year's resolution n → résolution f pour la nouvelle année
She made a New Year's resolution to get fit → Comme résolution pour la nouvelle année, elle avait décidé d'entretenir sa forme.New Year's n (US) (= day) → jour m de l'an (= eve) → Saint-Sylvestre fNew Year's Day n → jour m de l'an, premier m de l'an
I always spend New Year's Day with the family → Je passe toujours le jour de l'an or le premier de l'an en famille.
on New Year's Day → le jour de l'an, le premier de l'an
on New Year's Day in 2002 → le premier de l'an 2002New Year's Eve n → Saint-Sylvestre f
on New Year's Eve → le soir de la Saint-Sylvestre New Year's Eve partyNew Year's Eve party n → réveillon m de la Saint-SylvestreNew York [ˌnjuːˈjɔːrk] n → New YorkNew Yorker [ˌnjuːˈjɔːrkər] n → New-Yorkais(e) m/f
She made a New Year's resolution to get fit → Comme résolution pour la nouvelle année, elle avait décidé d'entretenir sa forme.New Year's n (US) (= day) → jour m de l'an (= eve) → Saint-Sylvestre fNew Year's Day n → jour m de l'an, premier m de l'an
I always spend New Year's Day with the family → Je passe toujours le jour de l'an or le premier de l'an en famille.
on New Year's Day → le jour de l'an, le premier de l'an
on New Year's Day in 2002 → le premier de l'an 2002New Year's Eve n → Saint-Sylvestre f
on New Year's Eve → le soir de la Saint-Sylvestre New Year's Eve partyNew Year's Eve party n → réveillon m de la Saint-SylvestreNew York [ˌnjuːˈjɔːrk] n → New YorkNew Yorker [ˌnjuːˈjɔːrkər] n → New-Yorkais(e) m/f
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newt
n → Wassermolch m; as pissed as a newt (Brit inf) → voll wie eine Strandhaubitze (inf), → stockbesoffen (inf)
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newt
(njuːt) noun a type of small animal which lives on land and in water.
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newt
→ سَمَنْدَلُ الْـمَاءِ mlok salamander Wassermolch τρίτων tritón vesilisko triton daždevnjak salamandra イモリ 영원 watersalamander salamander tryton salamandra, tritão тритон vattenödla สัตว์ประเภทจิ้งจกอาศัยได้ทั้งบนบกและในน้ำ su keleri con sa giông 蝾螈Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009