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flea

flea

Meaning of flea

living beings insects noun

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British English/fliː/
American English/ˈfliː/
Russian transcription[ˈbloxə]
flea
flea - блоха
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flea with Russian translation

flea usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Она нашла крошечную блоху, прятавшуюся в шерсти кошки.

She found a tiny flea hiding in the cat's fur.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Блоха прыгает на собаку.

A flea jumps on the dog.

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flea belongs to the topic "Insects". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

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Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between flea / tick / louse / bedbug

🇬🇧English
flea

General term for small jumping blood-sucking insects; covers several species.

B1Often

A flea jumped from the dog onto my pants.

Блоха прыгнула с собаки на мои штаны.

🇬🇧English

A tick is an arachnid (not an insect) that feeds on blood by attaching to the host; it does not jump like a flea.

B1Often

I found a tick on my hiking boot after the walk.

После прогулки я нашёл клеща на своей походной ботинке.

L
🇬🇧English
louse

A louse is a small wingless insect that lives on the host's body and does not jump; species are often host-specific.

B1Rarely

Head lice spread easily among schoolchildren.

Головные вши легко распространяются среди школьников.

🇬🇧English

A bedbug is a blood-sucking insect that lives in bedding or furniture and bites people at night; it does not jump like a flea.

B1Often

They discovered bedbugs in the old mattress.

Они обнаружили клопов в старом матрасе.

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How to pronounce flea and what this word means

flea translation: блоха. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce flea

/fliː/

flea translation

блоха

flea examples

She found a tiny flea hiding in the cat's fur.

flea transcription

/fliː/, /ˈfliː/

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flea meaning: what does it mean?

living beings insects noun

flea pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

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

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

She found a tiny flea hiding in the cat's fur. Translation: Она нашла крошечную блоху, прятавшуюся в шерсти кошки.

Is flea part of Insects vocabulary?

Yes, flea (блоха) can be learned in the Insects topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is flea part of Living Beings vocabulary?

Yes, flea (блоха) can be learned in the Living Beings topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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