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A perversely bad, cruel, or wicked person: archfiend, devil, fiend, ghoul, monster, ogre, tiger, vampire. See kind/cruel.

n

Definition: animal
Antonyms: man, plant

IN BRIEF: An animal other than a human, especially a large four-footed mammal.

He that will not be merciful to his beast is a beast himself. — Thomas Fuller, (1608-1661), English clergyman, antiquarian, wit, historian.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - bæst, vilddyr

idioms:

• beast of burden    landdyr, trældyr
• beast of prey    rovdyr
• no use to man or beast    uden nytte for folk eller fæ

Nederlands (Dutch)
beest, dier, lomperik van geen enkel nut

Français (French)
n. - bête, animal, brute (péj), vache (fam), chameau (fam), (Agric) bétail, bestiaux (npl)

idioms:

• beast of burden    bête de somme
• beast of prey    prédateur
• no use to man or beast    ne sert à rien, inutilisable

Deutsch (German)
n. - Tier, Bestie

idioms:

• beast of burden    Lasttier
• beast of prey    Raubtier
• no use to man or beast    völlig nutzlos

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - θηρίο, κτήνος, ζώο, τετράποδο, κτηνάνθρωπος, παλιάνθρωπος

idioms:

• beast of burden    υποζύγιο
• beast of prey    αρπακτικό ζώο
• no use to man or beast    καμίας απολύτως χρησιμότητας

Italiano (Italian)
bestia, bruto

idioms:

• beast of burden    bestia da soma
• beast of prey    predatore
• no use to man or beast    completamente inutile

Português (Portuguese)
n. - besta (f), quadrúpede (m)

idioms:

• beast of burden    besta (f) de carga
• beast of prey    predador (m)
• no use to man or beast    sem utilidade

Русский (Russian)
зверь

idioms:

• beast of burden    вьючное животное
• beast of prey    хищное животное
• no use to man or beast    совершенно негодный

Español (Spanish)
n. - bestia, animal, bruto

idioms:

• beast of burden    bestia de carga
• beast of prey    fiera, depredador
• no use to man or beast    alguien o algo inútil

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - djur, best, kräk, svin

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
兽, 野兽, 粗暴的人, 畜生, 动物, 兽性

idioms:

• beast of burden    驮兽
• beast of prey    食肉兽
• no use to man or beast    对人畜无用, 全然无用

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 獸, 野獸, 粗暴的人, 畜生, 動物, 獸性

idioms:

• beast of burden    馱獸
• beast of prey    食肉獸
• no use to man or beast    對人畜無用, 全然無用

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 짐승, 비인간

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 獣, 動物, 家畜, 人でなし

idioms:

• beast of burden    荷物運搬用の動物
• beast of prey    猛獣

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حيوان, وحش لا فائدة منه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חיה, בהמה, אדם אכזרי‬

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