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camp 1

(kămp)
n.
1.
a. A place where tents, huts, or other temporary shelters are set up, as by soldiers, nomads, or travelers.
b. A cabin or shelter or group of such buildings: gathered branches and grasses for a makeshift camp; had a fishing camp in Vermont.
c. The people using such shelters: a howl that awakened the whole camp.
2.
a. A place in the country that offers simple group accommodations and organized recreation or instruction, as for vacationing children: a girls' summer camp; a tennis camp.
b. Sports A place where athletes engage in intensive training, especially preseason training.
c. The people attending the programs at such a place.
3. A prison camp or concentration camp.
4. Military service; army life.
5. A group of people who think alike or share a cause; side: The council members disagreed, falling into liberal and conservative camps.
v. camped, camp·ing, camps
v.intr.
1. To make or set up a camp.
2. To live in or as if in a camp; settle: We camped in the apartment until the furniture arrived.
v.tr.
To shelter or lodge in a camp; encamp: They camped themselves by a river.

[Early Modern English, from Middle French, probably from Italian or Spanish campo, both from Latin campus, field; see campus.]

camp 2

(kămp)
n.
Deliberate affectation or exaggeration of style, especially of popular or outdated style, for ironic or humorous effect: "Camp is popularity plus vulgarity plus innocence" (Indra Jahalani).
adj.
1. Showing or characterized by camp: played up the silliness of their roles for camp effect.
2. Given to or characterized by exaggerated, effeminate mannerisms.
v. camped, camp·ing, camps
v.intr.
1. To act in a histrionic or exaggerated manner.
2. To act in an exaggerated, effeminate manner.
v.tr.
To exaggerate or overdramatize: camped up the characters in the play.

[Origin unknown.]

camp′y adj.

cAMP

abbr.
cyclic AMP
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:camping - the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp]camping - the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp
inhabitancy, inhabitation, habitation - the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men); "he studied the creation and inhabitation and demise of the colony"
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Translations
تَخْييمتَخْيِيم
kempinkkempovánítáboření
campinglejrliv
telttailu
kampiranje
útilega
キャンプ生活
야영
táborenie
kamptabortaborjenje
camping
การไปค่าย
kamp yapmakamping
việc đi cắm trại

camping

[ˈkæmpɪŋ]
A. Ncámping m
B. CPD Camping gas® N (Brit) (= gas) → gas m butano (US) (= stove) → cámping gas ® m
camping ground N(terreno m de) cámping m
camping site N = camping ground camping van Ncaravana f, autocaravana f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

camping

[ˈkæmpɪŋ] ncamping m
to go camping → faire du camping
We went camping in Cornwall → Nous avons fait du camping en Cornouailles.camping gas n
(British) (= gas) → butane m
(US) (= stove) → camping-gaz® m invcamping ground camping site ncamping m, terrain m de camping camping stove nréchaud m de camping camp site ncamping m, terrain m de camping
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camping

nZelten nt, → Camping nt; no campingZelten verboten!

camping

in cpdsCamping- ;
camping gas
n (US) → Campinggas nt
camping ground
nZeltplatz m
camping site
nCampingplatz m, → Zeltplatz m
camping van
nWohnmobil nt
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camping

[ˈkæmpɪŋ] ncampeggio
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camp

(kӕmp) noun
1. a piece of ground with tents pitched on it. kamp مُخَيَّم، مَضْرِبُ خِيام бивак acampamento tábořiště das Lager (telt-)lejr κατασκήνωση campamento laagriplats اردوگاه صحرایی leiri camp מחנה पड़ाव logor, tabor tábor perkemahan (tjald)búðir accampamento, campeggio 野営地 야영지 stovyklavietė nometne kem kamp leir obóz camp [n] كمپ (كامپ)، هغه ځاى چه خېمې مو قتا پرود رولى شى: دعسكرو يا پونده وواو يا مېله كونكو داستو ګنې مو قتى ځاى، لښكر ګاه acampamento camping лагерь táborisko tabor kamp läger[plats] พื้นที่ตั้งเต็นท์หรือกระโจม kamp 營帳 табір, кемпінг قطعئہ زمین جہاں پر خیمے لگے ہوئے ہوں chỗ cắm trại 营地
2. a collection of buildings, huts or tents in which people stay temporarily for a certain purpose. a holiday camp. kamp مُحَيَّم (للسَّكَن المؤَقَّت) лагер campo tábor, kemp das Lager (ferie-)lejr κατασκήνη, κάμπιγκ campamento, campamento de verano laager کمپ leiripaikka camp מחנה किसी खास मकसद से खेमों इत्यादि का अस्थायी झुंड logor, kamp kemping kamp (sumar)búðir accampamento キャンプ場 캠프시설 stovykla nometne; telšu pilsē- tiņa khemah kamp leir obóz کمپ campo tabără база отдыха tábor tabor, kamp kamp koloni, läger ค่ายพัก kamp 營地 стоянка جھونپڑوں ، خیموں کا مجموعہ ، عارضی پڑاؤ trại 设营地
3. a military station, barracks etc. kamp مُعِسْكَلر، مُخَيَّم عَسْكَري воен. лагер acampamento kemp das Lager (militær-)lejr στρατόπεδο campamento militar laager پادگان sotilastukikohta camp מָחֲנֶה צְבָאִי एक सैन्य केन्द्र, बैरक tabor tábor barak herbúðir campo 駐留地 막사 stovykla nometne markas legerplaats militærleir obóz باركونه (دلښكرو استوګنځى). تېره سرد كب acampamento cam­pa­ment лагерь tábor tabor, vojašnica bivak militärläger ค่ายทหาร ordugâh 兵營 гарнізон چھاؤنی doanh trại 兵营
4. a party or side. They belong to different political camps. kamp حِزْب пол. лагер campo kemp das Lager lejr παράταξη bando leer گروه؛ فرقه leiri camp מחנה दल या पक्ष sljedbenik „tábor" kubu herbúðir partito 陣営 동지 grupuotė nometne; grupējums kumpulan kamp leir, fløy obóz لښکر،فرقی campo tabără лагерь tábor tabor lager läger, sida พรรค topluluk, grup 陣營 табір جماعت ، جانب phe phái 阵营
verb
(also go camping) to set up, and live in, a tent / tents. We camped on the beach; We go camping every year. kampeer يُخَيِّم، يَسْكُنُ خَيْمَةً، يُقيمُ خًيْمَةً лагерувам acampar kempovat kampieren slå lejr; campere κατασκηνώνω acampar telkima اردو زدن telttailla camper לְהָקִים מָחֲנֶה पड़ाव डालना logorovanje, kampiranje táboroz, kempingezik berkemah tjalda, liggja úti accamparsi キャンプする 야영하다 įsikurti stovykloje, stovyklauti dzīvot nometnē berkhemah kamperen slå leir, kampere, campe mieszkać pod namiotem كمپ جوړول،خيمه وهل acampar a campa разбивать лагерь táboriť taboriti kampovati campa ตั้งเต็นท์ kamp yapmak; kampa gitmek 露營 розташовуватися табором خیموں میں رہنا đi cắm trại 露营
ˈcamper noun
1. a person who goes camping. kampeerder مُخَيِّمٌ، مُقيمٌ في مُخَيَّم лагеруващ campista táborník der/die Camper(in) campist κατασκηνωτής campista telkija اردوزیستگر telttailija campeur/-euse מַחֲנַאי पड़ाव डालने वाला व्यक्ति kamper kempingező pekemah maður í útilegu campeggiatore キャンプする人 캠프하는 사람 stovyklautojas tūrists (kas dzīvo nometnē/telšu pilsētiņā) orang yang berkhemah kampeerder campingturist turysta podróżujący z namiotem كمپ ته تلل campista persoană care face camping турист táborník, -čka tabornik kamper campare ผู้ที่ตั้งแคมป์ kampçı 露營者 той, хто живе у кемпінгу خیموں میں رہنے والا شخص người cắm trại 野营者
2. (especially American) a motor-caravan. kampeerwa سَيّارةٌ مَقْطورَةٌ للتَّخييم каравана trailer kempinkový vůz der Camper autocamper τροχόσπιτο caravana autoelamu خودروی دارای تخت و تجهیزات برای اردو asuntoauto caravane קָרָאווַן मोटरों का कारवां kamp-vozilo lakóautó karavan hjólhÿsi camper キャンピングカー (캠프용) 이동식 주택 transportabilus stovyklautojų namelis dzīvošanai piemērota autopiekabe caravan bermotor kampeerauto campingbil, bobil przyczepa kempingowa كاروان caravana (auto­­turism cu) rulotă жилой автофургон karavan stanovanjska prikolica kamp prikolica husbil กองคาราวาน karavan (美式說法)露營車 жилий автофургон موٹروں کا قافلہ xe lưu động 野营用车辆
ˈcamping noun
kampeerdery تَخْييم лагеруване camping táboření, kempink das Camping lejrliv; camping κατασκήνωση camping telkimine اردو telttailu camping מחנאות पड़ाव डालना kampiranje kemping berkemah útilega campeggio, camping キャンプすること 캠핑 stovyklavimas dzīvošana nometnē; kempings perkhemahan het kamperen camping, leirliv uczestnictwo w obozie اردو campismo camping кемпинг táborenie taborjenje, kampiranje kampovanje camping, lägerliv การตั้งแคมป์ kamp yapma 露營 кемпінг خیمے لگانا sự cắm trại 野营
camp bed (American cot)
a light folding bed (not only for camping). The visitor will have to sleep on a camp bed. kampbed, veldbed سَريرُ سَفَر (يُطوى ويُنقل) походно легло cama de campanha skládací lehátko das Feldbett feltseng ράντζο cama plegable välivoodi تخت سبک و تاشو telttavuode lit de camp מִיטַת מָחֲנֶה सफरी पलंग poljski krevet kempingágy pelbed tjald-/ferðabeddi letto da campo キャンプ用寝台 (캠핑용) 접이식 침대 sulankstomoji lovelė saliekamā gulta katil khemah veldbed feltseng łóżko rozkładane بستره cama de campanha pat pliant раскладушка skladacie ležadlo zložljiva postelja poljski krevet tältsäng เตียงผ้าใบ kamp yatağı, portatif yatak 行軍床 похідне складане ліжко سفری بستر giường gấp 行军床
camp-fire noun
the fire on which campers cook, and round which they sit in the evening etc. kampvuur نارُ المخيّـم лагерен огън fogueira táborák das Lagerfeuer lejrbål υπαίθρια φωτιά hoguera lõkketuli آتشی که اردونشینان درست می کنند leirinuotio feu de camp מדורה अलाव logorska vatra tábortűz api unggun varðeldur fuoco di bivacco キャンプファイアー 모닥불 stovyklos laužas nometnes ugunskurs api khemah kampvuur bål ognisko اور fogueira foc de tabără костёр táborák taborni ogenj logorska vatra lägereld กองไฟที่ก่อขึ้นกลางแจ้งโดยผู้ตั้งแคมป์ kamp ateşi 營火 вогнище خیموں میں رہنے والوں کی جلائی ہوئی آگ lửa trại 营火
ˈcampsite noun
a piece of land on which tents may be pitched. kampterrein مَوْقِعُ المخيّـم място за лагер área de camping tábořiště, kemp der Lagerplatz lejrplads; campingplads χώρος κατασκήνωσης camping, campamento laagriplats محوطۀ اردوگاه موقت leirintäalue terrain de camping מחנה पड़ाव डालने की जगह logorište kemping bumi perkemahan tjaldstæði posto tenda/roulotte キャンプ場 야영지 stovyklavietė nometnes vieta kawasan perkhemahan kampeerterrein leir-/teltplass kemping قرارګاه parque de campismo teren pentru camping место разбивки лагеря kemp prostor za taborjenje kamp campingplats ที่สําหรับตั้งแคมป์ kamp yeri 露營地 місце для кемпінгу خیموں کے لگانے کی جگہ nơi cắm trại 野营地
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camping

تَخْيِيم kempování camping Camping κάμπινγκ camping telttailu camping kampiranje campeggio キャンプ生活 야영 camping camping biwakowanie camping , campismo проживание в палатке camping การไปค่าย kamping việc đi cắm trại 露营
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
Camping
→ Kempování
Camping
→ Leirintä
→ Kampiranje
Campeggio
→ キャンプ
→ 야영
Kamperen
Camping
Acampar
→ การตั้งแคมป์
Kamping
→ Cắm trại
宿营
Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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