monkey

ˈmʌŋki
monkey: small to medium-sized primate with a tail
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Translation of monkey into German,

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Noun

1.

animal

small to medium-sized primate with a tail
  • The monkey swung from branch to branch effortlessly..Der Affe schwang mühelos von Ast zu Ast
2.

behavior

mischievous or playful child
  • Stop being such a monkey and sit down.Hör auf, so ein Lausbub zu sein, und setz dich hin.

Verb

intr.
1.

idling

US
engage in random or idle activities
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  • They spent the afternoon monkeying around the park.Sie trieben sich den Nachmittag im Park herum.
2.

meddling

meddle or tamper with something carelessly
  • He likes to monkey with the car engine.Er pfuscht gerne am Motor des Autos herum.
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Expressions with monkey: examples in English and translations in German

herumtollen
herumalbern
The kids love to monkey about in the garden.
herumalbern
herumblödeln
The kids monkey around in the backyard every afternoon.
Unfug
Schabernack
The kids were up to some monkey business in the backyard.
Smoking
He looked sharp in his monkey suit at the gala.
frecher Fratz
Frechdachs
Look at that cheeky monkey climbing the tree!
jemanden zum Narren machen
He made a monkey out of me in front of everyone.

Images of monkey

  • monkey: small to medium-sized primate with a tail
    (animal) Affe
  • monkey: weight used in a pile driver
    (construction) Fallgewicht

Synonyms and analogies of monkey in English

Examples of monkey in a sentence

  • The zoo has a new baby monkey in the primate exhibit.
  • That little monkey just hid my keys.
  • He's a monkey when it comes to pranks.
  • She won a monkey in the lottery.
  • They bet a monkey on the horse race.
  • He's been battling his monkey for years.

Translations of "monkey" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
derAffenm.

Gambling has been a monkey on his back since his early twenties.

Spielsucht ist seit seinen frühen Zwanzigern ein Affe auf seinem Rücken.

dasÄffchennn.

Not even your anklet can carry you that high, monkey.

Nicht einmal deine Fußkette trägt dich so hoch, Äffchen.

derFratznm.

That cheeky monkey always has a mischievous grin on his face.

Dieser freche Fratz hat immer ein schelmisches Grinsen im Gesicht.

dieÄffinnf.

Seeing the aged monkey, he prepared to shoot her, but her sons offered their lives in her stead.

Als er die alte Äffin sah machte er seinen Bogen bereit um sie zu erschießen, aber die beiden Affensöhne boten ihr eigenes Leben an um ihre Mutter zu retten.

Verb
herumhantierenv.

The kids will monkey with their toys, making a big mess everywhere.

Die Kinder werden mit ihrem Spielzeug herumhantieren und überall ein großes Durcheinander anrichten.

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monkey: Examples and translations in context

A monkey scratched its head with its flexible back foot.

Ein Affe kratzte sich mit seiner flexiblen Hinterpfote am Kopf.

With its jumping antics, the monkey entertained all the visitors at the zoo.

Mit seinen ausgelassenen Kapriolen unterhielt der Affe alle Besucher im Zoo.

The documentary highlighted the relationship between a suckling monkey and its mother.

Die Dokumentation beleuchtete die Beziehung zwischen einem säugenden Affen und seiner Mutter.

She finally shook the monkey on her back and stopped using heroin.

Sie hat den Affen auf ihrem Rücken endlich abgeschüttelt und mit Heroin aufgehört.

His friends staged an intervention to tackle the monkey on his back.

Seine Freunde organisierten ein Intervention, um den Affen auf seinem Rücken anzugehen.

A little monkey is crouching down the hoop's left side.

Ein kleiner Affe hockt sich auf der linken Seite des Reifens.

A monkey is a symbol of health, stamina and curiosity.

Ein Affe ist ein Symbol für Gesundheit, Ausdauer und Neugier.

Please don't tell me you're living with a monkey.

Bitte sage mir, du lebst nicht mit einem Affen zusammen.

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