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Dictionary: preg·nant1   (prĕg'nənt) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Carrying developing offspring within the body.
    1. Weighty or significant; full of meaning: a conversation occasionally punctuated by pregnant pauses.
    2. Of great or potentially great import, implication, or moment: "It was a politically pregnant time in Poland" (New York).
  2. Filled or fraught; replete: "This was, from the Party's point of view, both deplorable in itself and pregnant with danger for the future" (Robert Conquest).
  3. Having a profusion of ideas; creative or inventive.
  4. Producing results; fruitful: a pregnant decision.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin praegnāns, praegnant-, variant of praegnās.]

pregnantly preg'nant·ly adv.

preg·nant2 (prĕg'nənt) pronunciation
adj. Archaic
Convincing; cogent. Used of an argument or a proof.

[Middle English, probably from Old French preignant, present participle of prembre, to press, from Latin premere.]


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adjective

  1. Carrying a developing fetus within the uterus: big, enceinte, expectant, expecting, gravid, parturient. Slang gone. Archaic great. Idioms: in a family way, with child. See reproduction/barrenness.
  2. Conveying hidden or unexpressed meaning: meaningful, significant, suggestive. See meaning.

Antonyms: pregnant
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adj

Definition: significant, meaningful
Antonyms: insignificant, trivial, unmeaningful


Veterinary Dictionary: pregnant
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Having one or more developing embryo or fetus within the uterus; gravid; in calf, in lamb, in pig, in foal, in pup.

  • p. mare serum gonadotropin (PMSG) — originates in the endometrial cups and present in the blood during the period 40 to 140 days of pregnancy. Used pharmaceutically to stimulate growth of follicles in inactive ovaries in adult animals, and in combination with prostaglandin to induce superovulation in cows which are acting as donors for embryo transfers. Now called equine chorionic gonadotropin (eCG).
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Having unborn young growing within the body. Also: Full of meaning.

pronunciation There was a pregnant pause after the surprising facts about the case were announced.

Dream Symbol: Pregnant
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It is quite normal for someone who is pregnant, concerned about being pregnant, or wishing she could become pregnant to dream about it. Pregnancy can also be a metaphor for being "pregnant" with a new idea, and dreaming about being pregnant could symbolize the development of a new aspect of one's personality. (See also Baby; Embryo; Miscarriage).


Translations: Pregnant
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Dansk (Danish)
1.
adj. - opfindsom, vægtig, indholdsmættet

idioms:

  • pregnant pause    ildevarslende pause
  • pregnant silence    ildevarslende tavshed

2.
adj. - slående

Nederlands (Dutch)
zwanger, veelbetekenend, vol van, vruchtbaar

Français (French)
1.
adj. - (Méd) enceinte, pleine (animal), (fig) éloquent

idioms:

  • pregnant pause    silence éloquent
  • pregnant silence    silence éloquent

2.
adj. - (fig) convaincant, probant

Deutsch (German)
1.
adj. - schwanger

idioms:

  • pregnant pause    bedeutungsschwere Stille
  • pregnant silence    bedeutungsschwere Stille

2.
adj. - trächtig, bedeutungsschwer

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - έγκυος, κυοφορούσα, γκαστρωμένη, (μτφ.) γόνιμος, μεστός (νοημάτων)

idioms:

  • pregnant pause    παύση γεμάτη νόημα
  • pregnant silence    σιωπή γεμάτη νόημα

Italiano (Italian)
incinta, gravida, significativo, pregnante, importante, pieno, profondo, suggestivo

idioms:

  • pregnant pause/silence    silenzio gravido

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - grávida

idioms:

  • pregnant pause/silence    silêncio apreensivo

Русский (Russian)
беременная, исполненный смысла

idioms:

  • pregnant pause/silence    многозначительная пауза/молчание

Español (Spanish)
1.
adj. - embarazada, encinta, cargado, preñado

idioms:

  • pregnant pause    una pausa muy significativa
  • pregnant silence    un silencio muy significativo

2.
adj. - convincente

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - gravid, rik på, innehållsdiger, betydelsefull, laddad, uppfinningsrik

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 怀孕的, 怀胎的

idioms:

  • pregnant pause    意味深长的停顿或沉默

2. 充满的, 富有的, 意味深长的, 含蓄的, 富于想象力的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
adj. - 充滿的, 富有的, 意味深長的, 含蓄的, 富於想象力的

2.
adj. - 懷孕的, 懷胎的

idioms:

  • pregnant pause    意味深長的停頓或沉默

한국어 (Korean)
1.
adj. - 임신한

2.
adj. - 의미심장한, 함축성 있는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 妊娠している, 含みのある, 満ちた, はらんだ, 示唆的な

idioms:

  • pregnant pause/silence    沈黙

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) حامل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮בהיריון, מעוברת, הרה‬
adj. - ‮רב-משמעות, משכנע, פורה (מוח), שופע, משמש כטיעון בר-תוקף או כהוכחה‬


 
 
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