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dumpy

dumpy

Meaning of dumpy

short and rather fat, with a rounded shape

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British English/ˈdʌmpi/
American English/ˈdʌmpi/
Russian transcription[kərʲɪˈnastɨj]
dumpy
dumpy - коренастый
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dumpy with Russian translation

dumpy usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Коренастая собака переваливаясь подошла к двери.

The dumpy dog waddled to the door.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Коренастый кот сидел на тёплом подоконнике.

The dumpy cat sat on the warm windowsill.

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dumpyкоренастый
choppedрубленый
cookedприготовленный
frozenзамороженный
rawсырой
saltyсолёный
slicedнарезанный ломтиками

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What's the difference between dumpy / stocky / squat / chunky

🇬🇧English
dumpy

коренастый — short and rather fat, with a rounded shape

C1Rarely

The dumpy dog waddled to the door.

Коренастая собака переваливаясь подошла к двери.

D
🇬🇧English
dumpy

short and rather fat; low and rounded in build

C2Very Often

The old dog was dumpy but strong.

Старая собака была коренастой, но сильной.

S
🇬🇧English
stocky

solidly built and sturdy, especially with a broad body

C2Often

He was a stocky man with broad shoulders.

Он был коренастым мужчиной с широкими плечами.

S
🇬🇧English
squat

short and broad in a way that looks low and heavy

C2Often

The squat building looked sturdy and plain.

Приземистое здание выглядело прочным и простым.

C
🇬🇧English
chunky

thick, solid, and somewhat heavy in shape

C2Very Often

She had a chunky build and short legs.

У неё была плотная фигура и короткие ноги.

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dumpy translation: коренастый. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce dumpy

/ˈdʌmpi/

dumpy translation

коренастый

dumpy examples

The dumpy dog waddled to the door.

dumpy transcription

/ˈdʌmpi/, /ˈdʌmpi/

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dumpy meaning: what does it mean?

short and rather fat, with a rounded shape

dumpy pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

dumpy is pronounced as /ˈdʌmpi/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

dumpy definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

The dumpy dog waddled to the door. Translation: Коренастая собака переваливаясь подошла к двери.

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