penguin

[US]/ˈpeŋɡwɪn/
[UK]/ˈpeŋɡwɪn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. fugl fundet i den sydlige halvkugle, kendt for sit sort-hvide fjerdragt og manglende evne til at flyve
Word Forms
Pluralpenguins

Phrases & Collocations

king penguin

dronningsepinguin

emperor penguin

kejserpingvin

Example Sentences

The penguin is a flightless bird.

Pingvinen er en flyveudygtig fugl.

emperor penguins are winter breeders.

kejserpingviner er vinterynglende.

There was this running gag about a penguin (= they kept telling penguin jokes).

Der var en tilbagevendende joke om en pingvin (= de fortalte konstant pingvin-jokes).

Why can penguins live in cold environment?

Hvorfor kan pingviner leve i et koldt miljø?

our penguins were hatched and hand-reared here.

vores pingviner blev klækket og opdrættet her.

Whales, seals, penguins, and turtles have flippers.

Hvaler, sæler, pingviner og skildpadder har finner.

Slowly geostrophy, it go beyond the limit , says to the penguin: Be fond of cooling down really!

Langsomt geostropi, det overskrider grænsen, siger til pingvinen: Vær glad for virkelig at køle ned!

Safe for the moment from predaceous leopard seals, chinstrap penguins are the second most abundant species in Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic.

Sikker for øjeblikket fra prædatorkatte, er chinstrap-pingviner den næsthyppigste art i Antarktis og sub-Antarktis.

But there is something of the penguin about this freethinking statistician, who combines upper-crust vowels with the awkward charm of Griff Rhys-Jones.

Men der er noget ved denne frie tænker-statistikker, der minder om en pingvin, som kombinerer overklasse-vokaler med den akavede charme fra Griff Rhys-Jones.

Real-world Examples

This species of penguins, African penguins are endangered in the wild.

Denne art af pingviner, afrikanske pingviner, er truet i naturen.

Source: VOA Daily Standard August 2018 Collection

And the flipper of a penguin for swimming.

Og en pingvins finne til at svømme.

Source: Interpretation of Dinosaurs (Audio Version)

Oh. Let me drop down! I'll grab the penguins!

Åh. Lad mig falde ned! Jeg henter pingvinerne!

Source: Universal Dialogue for Children's Animation

It's a scary penguin you've never seen before!

Det er en skræmmende pingvin, du aldrig har set før!

Source: Little Bear Charlie

It was time to save the penguins.

Det var tid til at redde pingvinerne.

Source: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press Junior Middle School English

Joey, there is a reason that Emma loves that stupid penguin so much!

Joey, der er en grund til, at Emma elsker den dumme pingvin så meget!

Source: Friends Season 9

For 10 to 10 today, penguins versus dinosaurs, or at least penguins observing dinosaurs.

I dag, 10 til 10, pingviner mod dinosaurer, eller i hvert fald pingviner, der observerer dinosaurer.

Source: CNN 10 Summer Special

Because Antarctica is a terrible place to live if you aren't a penguin.

Fordi Antarktis er et frygteligt sted at bo, hvis du ikke er en pingvin.

Source: Economic Crash Course

The sweaters keep the penguins warm.

Sweaterne holder pingvinerne varme.

Source: Airborne English: Everyone speaks English.

Penguins are sensitive indicators of changes in marine ecosystems.

Pingviner er følsomme indikatorer for ændringer i marine økosystemer.

Source: Past exam papers for the English CET-6 reading section.

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