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Cat's-paw
Translation of "cat's-paw" into Russian
cat-paw
Noun
cat-paw
cat-paws pl
кошачья лапа
The kitten extended a tiny cat-paw and batted at the string.
Котёнок протянул крошечную кошачью лапу и ударил по верёвочке.
He was merely a cat-paw for the corrupt politician.
Он был всего лишь марионеткой в руках коррумпированного политика.
кошачья лапка
спец., морское/метео: лёгкий порыв ветра; также название узла The sailor watched the cat-paws dancing across the bay.
Моряк наблюдал, как по заливу пляшут «кошачьи лапки».
cat-paw
Verb
cat-paw
cat-paws
cat-pawed Past Simple / Past Participle
cat-pawing Gerund
потрогать лапкой
букв. легонько коснуться, словно кошачьей лапкой The toddler cat-pawed at his mother's necklace.
Малыш потрогал мамино ожерелье, словно лапкой.
Additional translations
использовать кого-либо как марионетку
cat-paw
Adjective
cat-paw
Attributive use of the noun (e.g., "a cat-paw breeze").
Additional translations
кошачьелапочный
редко; атрибут. о внезапном лёгком порыве ветра Definitions
cat's-paw
Noun
A person who is used by another to carry out an unpleasant or dangerous task.
He was merely a cat's-paw in the scheme, unaware of the true intentions behind his actions.
A light breeze that ruffles the surface of the water.
The sailors watched the cat's-paw move across the lake, signaling a change in the wind.
A knot used in rope work to attach a hook to a rope.
The sailor expertly tied a cat's-paw to secure the load to the crane.
A small curved pry bar used by carpenters to extract nails.
He pulled the bent nail out with a cat's-paw.
cat's-paw
Adjective
Attributive: relating to or characteristic of a light, patchy breeze that ripples the surface of water.
A cat's-paw breeze rippled the surface of the bay.