donkey

[US]/ˈdɒŋki/
[UK]/ˈdɑːŋki/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.a domesticated hoofed mammal of the horse family with long ears and a braying call
Word Forms
Pluraldonkeys

Phrases & Collocations

donkey ears

æseløre

donkey cart

æselvogn

donkey ride

æseltur

donkey sanctuary

æselsanctum

donkey milk

æsemælk

donkey show

æseshow

donkey behavior

æseladfærd

Example Sentences

stubborn as a donkey

stædig som en æsel

work like a donkey

arbejde som en æsel

Real-world Examples

And who's the funky-looking donkey over there?

Hvem er det der er det sjove esel over der?

Source: Frozen Selection

They walked a donkey around the parliament building.

De gik med et æsel rundt om parlamentets bygning.

Source: Global Slow English

He could ride a donkey in his sleep.

Han kunne ride på et æsel i sin søvn.

Source: American Elementary School English 5

And in this field there lived a donkey.

Og i denne mark boede der et æsel.

Source: Travel to the Earth's interior

There children ride horses and donkeys and watch monkeys.

Der er børn, der rider på heste og æsler og ser på aber.

Source: Recitation for Kings Volume 1 (All 100 Lessons)

Tourists here come to see the donkeys -- and the Old West outlaws.

Turister kommer her for at se æslerne -- og de gamle vestlige lovløse.

Source: U.S. Route 66

That's not a donkey. - Look at the ears.

Det er ikke et æsel. - Kig på ørerne.

Source: Modern Family - Season 04

Ms Saltzman says he rode a donkey on the steepest parts.

Ms Saltzman siger, at han red på et æsel på de stejleste dele.

Source: The Economist - Arts

A man is loading a bundle of salt onto his Donkey.

En mand læsser en bundt salt på sit æsel.

Source: Aesop's Fables for Children

I can also say 'Hey, maybe I don't want a donkey'.

Jeg kan også sige 'Hey, måske vil jeg ikke have et æsel'.

Source: Engvid Super Teacher Ronnie - Vocabulary

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