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tail (teɪl Pronunciation for tail ) 

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noun

  1. Schwanz masculine noun
    1. [of comet] Schweif masculine noun
    2. [of shirt] Zipfel masculine noun
    3. [of coat] Schoß masculine noun
     ⇒ to turn tail die Flucht ergreifen ⇒ he was right on my tail er saß mir direkt im Nacken
  2. tails (plural) (on coin) Rück- or Zahlseite feminine noun
  3. tails plural (= jacket) Frack masculine noun

transitive verb

    1. person beschatten (informal)
    2. car etc folgen + dative

Similar Words

= extremity, appendage, brush, rear end, hindquarters, hind part, empennage
= train, end, trail, tailpiece
= shadow, detective, private eye, sleuth, private investigator
= close, end, conclusion, termination, tail end
= buttocks, behind, bottom, butt, bum, ass, rear, buns, arse, backside, rump, rear end, posterior, derrière, jacksy
= ponytail, braid, plait, tress, pigtail
= line, train, file, queue, tailback
= follow, track, shadow, trail, stalk, keep an eye on, dog the footsteps of

'tail' in Other Languages

  • Arabic: ذَيْلPronunciation for ذَيْل
  • Brazilian Portuguese: raboPronunciation for rabo
  • Chinese: 尾巴Pronunciation for 尾巴
  • Croatian: repPronunciation for rep
  • Czech: ocasPronunciation for ocas
  • Danish: halePronunciation for hale
  • Dutch: staartPronunciation for staart
  • European Spanish: raboPronunciation for rabo
  • Finnish: häntäPronunciation for häntä
  • French: queuePronunciation for queueanimal
  • German: SchwanzPronunciation for Schwanz Schwänze
  • Greek: ουράPronunciation for ουρά
  • Italian: codaPronunciation for coda
  • Japanese: 尾Pronunciation for 尾
  • Korean: 꼬리Pronunciation for 꼬리
  • Norwegian: halePronunciation for hale
  • Polish: ogonPronunciation for ogon
  • Portuguese: raboPronunciation for rabo
  • Romanian: coadă cozi
  • Russian: хвостPronunciation for хвост
  • Spanish: raboPronunciation for rabo
  • Swedish: svansPronunciation for svans
  • Thai: หางPronunciation for หาง
  • Turkish: kuyrukPronunciation for kuyrukhayvan vb
  • Ukrainian: хвіст
  • Vietnamese: cái đuôiPronunciation for cái đuôi
  • Brazilian Portuguese: seguir bem de perto
  • Chinese: 跟踪跟踪蹤
  • European Spanish: seguir
  • French: filer
  • German: folgen
  • Italian: pedinare
  • Japanese: 尾行する
  • Korean: 미행하다
  • Portuguese: seguir bem de perto
  • Spanish: seguir

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