whale

Wal

Ein sehr großes Meerestier, das Luft atmet und seine Jungen mit Milch ernährt.

In einfachem Englisch: A very large animal that lives in the sea, breathes air, and feeds its young with milk.

• We saw a whale from the boat.
• Whales come to the surface to breathe.
• A blue whale can grow very large.

Häufige Wendungen: blue whale, humpback whale, whale watching

Wal, Walart

Ein Tier aus der Gruppe der Meeressäuger, zu der große Wale, Delfine und Schweinswale gehören.

In einfachem Englisch: Any animal in the sea mammal group that includes large whales, dolphins, and porpoises.

• In this classification, a dolphin is a whale.
• Toothed whales include porpoises and dolphins.
• Scientists group these whale species by their ancestry.

Synonyme: cetacean

Häufige Wendungen: toothed whale, whale species, whale family

Wale jagen

Wale jagen, um ihr Öl, Fleisch oder andere Produkte zu gewinnen.

In einfachem Englisch: To hunt large sea mammals for their oil, meat, or other products.

• The crew whaled in northern waters.
• Those ships used to whale for oil.
• They no longer whale commercially.

Häufige Wendungen: whale commercially, whale offshore, whale for oil

verprügeln, draufschlagen

Jemanden oder etwas wiederholt hart schlagen.

In einfachem Englisch: To hit someone or something hard many times.

• He whaled on the bag.
• The attacker whaled on him with both fists.
• She was whaling on the stuck door with a hammer.

So benutzt man es: whale on someone/something (He began to whale on the punching bag.)

Synonyme: beat, pound, thrash

Häufige Wendungen: whale on someone, whale on something