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Dictionary: lair   (lâr) pronunciation
n.
  1. The den or dwelling of a wild animal.
  2. A den or hideaway.
  3. Obsolete. A resting place; a couch.

[Middle English, from Old English leger.]


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noun

  1. A place used as an animal's dwelling: burrow, den, hole. See protection/exposure.
  2. A hiding place: covert, den, hideaway, hide-out. See place, show/hide.

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IN BRIEF: The den of a wild animal.

pronunciation Rouse the lion from his lair. — Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832)

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - udhaler

2.
n. - leje, hule, tilflugtssted
v. intr. - lægge sig, have sit leje, have sin hule, lave et leje til, tjene som hule for

Nederlands (Dutch)
hol, leger, plaats waar dier slaapt, veeloods, fat, in hol/leger zetten/ rusten, zich als een fat kleden/gedragen

Français (French)
1.
n. - repaire, terrier

2.
n. - (GB, dial) boue, fange, bourbier
v. intr. - s'enfoncer/enfoncer dans la boue ou le bourbier

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - (Slang) Geck, (Sl) Dandy

2.
n. - Lager, Unterschlupf, Versteck, Viehunterstand
v. - sich lagern, lagern, ruhen, in eine Hürde bringen, als Lager dienen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - φωλιά (αγριμιού), άντρο, λημέρι

Italiano (Italian)
covo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - toca (f), covil (m)

Русский (Russian)
логово, загон для скота, лежать в берлоге

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - dandy

2.
n. - guarida, madriguera
v. intr. - refugiarse, guarecerse

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - läger, lya, kula, håla, ide, bädd, tillflyktsort, gömställe, tillhåll

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
窝, 穴, 秘密藏身处, 躲藏处

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 窩, 穴, 秘密藏身處, 躲藏處

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 지주, 화려하게 모양을 낸 남자

2.
n. - 굴, 야수의 잠자리, 은신처
v. intr. - 굴에 넣다, 굴에서 자다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 巣, 休み場所

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) سرير, عرين, ملجأ, مخبأ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מקום-מיסתור (של אדם)‬
n. - ‮מאורת חיה, גדרת-בקר‬
v. intr. - ‮נכנס למאורה או לגדרה או נח בה‬


 
 
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