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catty
malevolent; bitchy; nasty; spiteful: She made a catty remark about her ex-husband’s new girlfriend.
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caddie – a person who carries a golf player’s clubs; a rigid wheeled device for moving heavy objects: a luggage caddie; to work as a caddie: I caddie at the country club golf course.
caddy – a container for holding or storing items such as pencils, silverware, food, etc.: a dessert caddy
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cat·ty 1
(kăt′ē)adj. cat·ti·er, cat·ti·est
1. Subtly cruel or malicious; spiteful: a catty remark.
2. Catlike; stealthy.
cat′ti·ly adv.
cat′ti·ness n.
cat·ty 2
also cat·tie (kăt′ē)n. pl. cat·ties
Any of various units of weight used in Southeast Asia, especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams (approximately 1.1 pounds).
[Malay kati.]
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catty
(ˈkætɪ) orcattish
adj, -tier or -tiest
1. informal spiteful: a catty remark.
2. of or resembling a cat
ˈcattily, ˈcattishly adv
ˈcattiness, ˈcattishness n
catty
(ˈkætɪ) orcattie
n, pl -ties
(Units) a unit of weight, used esp in E Asia, traditionally equal to about one and a half pounds but formalized as 0.5 kg in mainland China, 0.6 kg in Taiwan and Thailand, and about 0.605 kg in Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore. (Mandarin) Chinese name: jin
[C16: from Malay kati]
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cat•ty1
(ˈkæt i)adj. -ti•er, -ti•est.
1. slyly malicious; spiteful.
2. catlike; feline.
[1885–90]
cat′ti•ly, adv.
cat′ti•ness, n.
cat•ty2
(ˈkæt i)n., pl. -ties.
(in China and SE Asia) a weight equal to about 11⁄2 pounds (680 grams) avoirdupois.
[1545–55; < Malay kati]
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Noun 1. catty - any of various units of weight used in southeastern Asia (especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams)
Cathay, China, Communist China, mainland China, People's Republic of China, PRC, Red China - a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
weight unit, weight - a unit used to measure weight; "he placed two weights in the scale pan"
Adj. 1. catty - marked by or arising from malice; "a catty remark"
malicious - having the nature of or resulting from malice; "malicious gossip"; "took malicious pleasure in...watching me wince"- Rudyard Kipling
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catty
adjective spiteful, mean, malicious, malevolent, venomous, bitchy (informal), snide, rancorous, backbiting, shrewish, ill-natured She had to put up with catty remarks about her appearance.
kind, generous, pleasant, charitable, compassionate, benevolent, considerate
kind, generous, pleasant, charitable, compassionate, benevolent, considerate
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Translations
خَبيث، حَقود، ماكِر
falešnýzlomyslný
ondskabsfuldspydig
illkvittinn
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catty
[ˈkætɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (fam) → maligno/a, dispettoso/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
cat
(kӕt) noun1. a small, four-legged, fur-covered animal often kept as a pet. a Siamese cat. kat قِط котка gato kočka die Katze kat γάτα gato kass گربه kissa chat, chatte חתול बिल्ली mačka macska kucing köttur gatto 猫 고양이 katė, katinas kaķis kucing kat katt kot پیشو gato pisică кошка mačka maček, mačka mačka katt แมว kedi 貓 кіт, кішка بلی con mèo 猫
2. a large wild animal of the same family (eg tiger, lion etc). the big cats. kat الأسَد أو النَّمِر животно от семейство котки felino kočkovitá šelma die Raubkatze kattedyr αίλουρος felino kaslane گربه سان kissaeläin félin מִשפָּחַת הַחָתוּלִיים उसी प्रजाति के बड़े जंगली जानवर mačka macskaféle kucing besar dÿr af kattaætt felino 猫科の動物 고양이과 동물 kačių šeimos žinduolis kaķu dzimtas dzīvnieks keluarga kucing kat kattedyr wielki drapieżnik z rodziny kotów د پیشو په شان felino felină семейство кошачьих (mačkovitá) šelma mačka rod mačaka kattdjur แมวป่า kedigillerden vahşi hayvan 貓科 кішка بلی کے خاندان کا جنگلی جانور thú họ mèo 猫科
ˈcatty adjective spiteful, malicious. She's catty even about her best friend; catty remarks. katterig خَبيث، حَقود، ماكِر лукав maldoso zlomyslný; falešný boshaft spydig; ondskabsfuld κακεντρεχής, μοχθηρός malicioso pahatahtlik کینه توز؛ بداندیش häijy méchant מְרוָּשע मलिनहृदय pakostan, zloban alattomos jahat illkvittinn vendicativo 意地の悪い 교활한 klastingas, vylingas nenovīdīgs; ļauns menyakitkan hati kattig smålig, sjikanerende, sladderaktig złośliwy بخیل maldoso rău(tăcios) ехидный uštipačný, falošný, neúprimný zloben pakostan småelak, giftig ที่มีเจตนาร้าย sinsi, kinci, hain 惡毒的 хитрий, злий بلی کا سا ، گربہ صفت hằn học 恶毒的
ˈcatcall noun a shrill whistle showing disagreement or disapproval. the catcalls of the audience. uitjouery, gefluit صَفيرُ اسْتِهْجان освиркване vaia pískání das Auspfeifen piben; hujen αποδοκιμαστικό σφύριγμα silbido väljavilistamine شیشکی؛ صدای هو کردن epäsuosiollinen vihellys sifflet שׁרִיקַת בּוּז असंतोष या असहमति जताने के लिए सीटी बजाना podrugljivi povik kifütyülés suitan baul fischio やじ 야유 šaižus švilpimas svilpiens sorak ejekan afkeurend gejoel piping, pipekonsert gwizd ناوړه ښځه، خرابه ښځه vaia fluierătură освистывание piskot žvižg zvižduk protestvissling เสียงแสดงความไม่เห็นด้วยหรือไม่สนับสนุน ıslık, yuhalama 倒暍采的口哨聲或尖叫聲 освистування اونچی آواز کی سیٹی tiếng huýt sáo 不满的嘘声
ˈcatfish noun any of a family of scaleless fish with long feelers round the mouth. platkop, seebaber سَمَك السلَّور/ الصلَّور морски вълк bagre sumec, sumcovitá ryba der Wels malle; havkat γατόψαρο bagre säga گربه ماهی monni poisson-chat שְׂפָמנוּן अशल्क मछली som harcsa lele leirgedda; (steinbítur) pesce gatto なまず 메기 šamas, šamažuvių būrio žuvis zobaine ikan duri katvis steinbit zębacz پيشى كب (يو ډول ماهى دى چه دپيشو په شا ن بريتو نه لرى bagre pisică de mare сомовые sumcovitá ryba som som havskatt ปลาดุก kedi balığı 鯰魚 сом مچھلی کی ایک قسم cá trê 鲇鱼
ˈcatgut noun a kind of cord made from the intestines of sheep etc, used for violin strings etc. dermsnaar وَتَرٌ مَصْنوعٌ مِنَ الأمْعاء (материал за) струни corda de tripa struna (vyrobená ze střev) die Darmseite tarmstreng χορδή cuerda de tripa kätgut زه؛ رودۀ تابیده katgutti catgut חוּט דַק वायलिन की तांत डोरी ketgut, struna bélhúr katgut girni minugia, catgut 腸線 장선(腸腺) žarninė styga ketguts katgut catgut tarmstreng katgut, struna jelitowa پړى، رسۍ، واښ يا واښكى: پله(اعصاب)، ليك داره ټوټه يا ټوكر categute catgut кетгут struna (z ovčieho čreva na sláčikové nástroje) struna, katgut žica crevara katgut, tarmsträng เอ็นที่ทําจากไส้แกะใช้ในเครื่องดนตรีประเภทสาย kiriş 以羊腸做成的線或弦 струна بھیڑ کی آنتوں سے بنائی ہوئی ایک تار یا رسی dây đàn vi lông (羊)肠线
ˌcat's-ˈeye noun a small, thick piece of glass fixed in the surface of a road to reflect light and guide drivers at night. katoë مِصْباحٌ كَهْرُبائي عَلى الطَّريق يُرسِلُ ضوئَه إلى السّيارات لأرْشادِ السّائِقين في الظَّلام светло-отразител olho de gato odrazové sklo, odrazka das Katzenauge katteøje γυαλί στην επιφάνεια του οδοστρώματος που αντανακλά τα φώτα των αυτοκινήτων, ματάκι της γάτας catadióptico helkur مهرۀ نصب شده در سطح جاده برای هدایت رانندگان در شب kissansilmä catadioptre עֵינֵי חָתוּל चालकों के मार्गदर्शन के लिए सड़क पर लगा शीशे का टुकड़ा mačka macskaszem mata kucing kattarauga catarifrangente 夜間反射道路標識 (도로의) 야간반사경 katės akis reflektors kaca yang bercahaya di permukaan jalan raya pada waktu malam katoog refleks światło odblaskowe اشاره ترافیک olho de gato ochi de pisică катафот odrazové sklo mačje oko mačje oko kattöga ชิ้นแก้วขนาดเล็กใช้สะท้อนแสงบนถนน kedigözü 道路反光燈 катафот, світлоповертач بلی آنکھ ، چشم گربہ hàng đinh phản chiếu trên xa lộ 道路反光路灯
ˈcatsuit noun a woman's close-fitting one-piece trouser suit. katpak بَنْطَلون نِسائي مَشْدود гащеризон macacão přiléhavý kalhotový oblek der Hosenanzug catsuit γυναικείο μονοκόμματο μπλουζάκι, κορμάκι prenda ajustada que cubre todo el cuerpo liibuv kombinesoon گن joustohaalari combinaison-pantalon בֶּגֶד-גוּף महिलाओं का चुस्त पायजामा ženski kombinezon macskanadrág celana kombinasi þéttsniðin buxnadragt calzamaglia 女性用運動着 (옷) 점프 슈트 aptemptas kombinezonas cieši piegulošs kombinezons celana kombinasi jumpsuit bodysuit, tettsittende buksedrakt kombinezon یوه دوله تکه ده macacão salopetă комбинезон в обтяжку (priliehavý) nohavicový kostým v celku ženski kombinezon triko overall, byxdress ชุดเสื้อกางเกงติดกันรัดรูป bedene sımsıkı oturan tek parçalı kadın giysisi 女用緊身衣 комбінезон عورتوں کا چست لباس áo khoác dài từ cổ tới chân (女式)紧身套服
ˈcattail noun a tall plant that grows in wet places, with flowers shaped like a cat's tail. katstert ذَيْلُ القِط хвощ espadana orobinec der Schilfkolben είδος υδρόβιου δέντρου tifácea, espadaña hundinui گیاه اکالیفا osmankäämi massette סוּג צֶמָח एक तरह का लंबा पौधा trska nádbuzogány gelagah dúnhamar tifa がま (식물) 부들 plačialapis švendras vilkvālīte gelagah lisdodde dunkjevle pałka szerokolistna يو ډول بوټی دي espadana papură рогоз pálka preslica rogoz kaveldun พืชชนิดหนึ่งโตในที่เปียกชื้นรูปร่างคล้ายหางแมว kedi kuyruğu 香蒲 рогіз ایک پودے کا نام cây đuôi mèo 香蒲
let the cat out of the bag to let a secret become known unintentionally. die aap uit die mou laat kom يُفْشي سِرّا بِدون قَصْد издавам тайна dar com a língua nos dentes vyžvanit tajemství die Katze aus dem Sack lassen slippe katten ud af sækken βγάζω στη φόρα, φανερώνω ακούσια ένα μυστικό irse de la lengua saladust kogemata välja rääkima بند را آب دادن möläyttää salaisuus vendre la mèche לְגָלוֹת אֶת הַסוֹד खुद से रहस्य उजागर होने देना tračerica elárulja a titkot membuka rahasia ljóstra upp leyndarmáli lasciarsi sfuggire un segreto 秘密をもらす 깜박 실수하여 비밀을 누설하다 prasitarti, išplepėti paslaptį izpļāpāties membuka rahsia een geheim verklappen slippe katten ut av sekken wygadać się بند ته اوبه اچول dar com a língua nos dentes a trăda un secret выболтать секрет vyzradiť tajomstvo izblebetati skrivnost otkriti tajnu prata bredvid mun, försäga sig เปิดเผยความลับโดยไม่ได้ตั้งใจ ağzından kaçırmak 說露嘴 проговоритися, розляпати راز کھلنے دینا để lộ bí mật 泄露秘密
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