Daggers Meaning in English
word · lemma: dagger
التعريف
Short, pointed knives used as weapons. Sometimes used in phrases to describe intense anger or hostility, such as 'look daggers at' someone.
الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة
Literal for medieval weapons or fantasy; figurative in 'look daggers at' means glaring with anger. Rare in everyday conversation outside these contexts. Used as a plural almost always—'a dagger' is singular.
Spanish: dagasPortuguese (BR): adagasPortuguese (PT): adagasChinese (Simplified): 匕首Chinese (Traditional): 匕首Hindi: कटारेंArabic: خناجرBengali: ড্যাগার - ছুরি (ক্ষুদ্র, ধারালো অস্ত্র)Russian: кинжалыJapanese: ダガー - 短剣Vietnamese: dao gămKorean: 단검Turkish: hançerlerUrdu: خنجرIndonesian: belati
جمل نموذجية
He collected daggers from different countries.
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The knights fought with swords and daggers.
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She shot him a look that could throw daggers.
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During the meeting, they exchanged daggers with their eyes.
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His words were sharp, each one like a row of daggers.
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The museum displays several ancient daggers.
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