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DOVE

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dove¹ substantiv

1. (ornit.) porumbel (fam. Columbidae);

the dove of peace porumbelul păcii;

(as) gentle as a dove blând ca un porumbel;

(sl.) soiled dove prostituată, târfă.

2. (alintător) porumbel, porumbiţă.

dove² (amer. fam.) past de la dive.

 Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze: 

And close by them lay a lamb upon the floor, and behind them upon a perch sat a white dove with its head hidden beneath its wings.

(Fairy Tales, de The Brothers Grimm)

Then she thanked the moon, and went on till the night-wind blew; and she raised up her voice to it, and said, Thou blowest through every tree and under every leaf—hast thou not seen my white dove?

(Fairy Tales, de The Brothers Grimm)

And the little doves stooped their heads down and set to work, pick, pick, pick; and then the others began to pick, pick, pick: and among them all they soon picked out all the good grain, and put it into a dish but left the ashes.

(Fairy Tales, de The Brothers Grimm)

She lived three days more, and then died happily, and when she was buried, the two white doves which had brought her food to the tower, and were angels of heaven, followed her body and seated themselves on her grave.

(Fairy Tales, de The Brothers Grimm)

And they flew down into the ashes; and the little doves put their heads down and set to work, pick, pick, pick; and then the others began pick, pick, pick; and they put all the good grain into the dishes, and left all the ashes.

(Fairy Tales, de The Brothers Grimm)

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