lair

suomi-englanti sanakirja

lair englannista suomeksi

1. pesä

1. pesä

2. piilo, piilopaikka

2. Substantiivi

lair englanniksi

1. A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground.

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3. A shed or shelter for domestic animals.

4. A place inhabited by a criminal or criminals, a superhero or a supervillain; a refuge, retreat, haven or hideaway.

5. (RQ:Stoker Dracula)

6. (RQ:Lindsay Age of Consent)

7. A bed or resting place.

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9. A grave; a cemetery plot. (defdate)

10. 1821, John Galt, ''Annals of the parish, or, The chronicle of Dalmaling'', xlix (page 205 in the 1908 edition):

(..) but few knew the reason, and some thought it was because the deceased were strangers, and had no regular lair. I dressed the two bonny orphans in the best mourning at my own cost (..)

11. {{quote-text|en|year=1849|title=The Edinburgh topographical, traditional and antiquarian magazine|page=114

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14. A group where artists meet to discuss and practise seduction techniques.

15. To rest; to dwell.

16. To lay down.

17. To bury.

18. A bog; a mire.

19. To mire.

20. To become mired.

21. A person who dresses in a showy but tasteless manner and behaves in a vulgar and conceited way; a show-off.

22. (obsolete form of)

23. (quote-book)

24. lore

25. "Ower mony a fair-farrant an rare beuk o precious lair" (second line of "The Raven" translated into Scots).