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Nimrod
UK
/ˈnɪm.rɒd/
US
/ˈnɪm.rɑːd/
Translation of "nimrod" into Russian
Nimrod
Nounnimrod
nimrod
nimrods pl
Nimrod was a mighty hunter before the Lord.
Нимрод был могучим охотником перед Господом.
Definitions
Nimrod
Noun
A skillful hunter.
He was known as a nimrod among his peers, always returning with the best game.
A person regarded as silly or foolish (informal, often used humorously).
After his clumsy attempt to fix the sink, his friends jokingly called him a nimrod.
Nimrod
Adjective
Attributive: relating to or named after the biblical figure Nimrod or things bearing that name.
A Nimrod patrol plane was dispatched to the area.
Nimrod
Proper noun
A biblical figure, the great-grandson of Noah, celebrated as a mighty hunter and king.
Nimrod is mentioned in Genesis as a mighty hunter before the Lord.
(By extension) The name of various military aircraft, missiles, operations, and geographic locations.
The RAF's Nimrod entered service in the late 1960s.
Idioms and phrases
act like a nimrod
Don't act like a nimrod during the meeting.
вести себя как болван
Не веди себя как болван на собрании.
be called a nimrod
He was embarrassed to be called a nimrod by his friends.
быть названным болваном
Ему было неловко, когда друзья назвали его болваном.
such a nimrod
Why are you being such a nimrod today?
такой болван
Почему ты сегодня такой болван?
prove (someone) is a nimrod
Failing the simplest test proved he was a nimrod.
доказать, что (кто-то) болван
Провалив самый простой тест, он доказал, что болван.
call (someone) a nimrod
Please don't call your brother a nimrod.
назвать (кого-то) болваном
Пожалуйста, не называй брата болваном.