Warhorses Meaning in English

word · lemma: warhorse

US

ˈwɔrˌhɔrsɪz

WAR-hor-siz

UK

wˈɔːhɔːsɪz

WAW-haw-siz

التعريف

'Warhorses' are horses used in battle, or people, things, or songs that have a lot of experience and have been used many times, especially in a figurative sense.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Warhorses' is formal when referring to horses in battle, but figuratively, it means a veteran, an experienced person, or something (like a song or show) performed many times. Common collocations: 'political warhorse', 'Broadway warhorse'. Don't confuse with 'workhorse' (something reliable for tasks).

• Spanish: caballos de guerra - veteranos (figurado)
• Portuguese (BR): cavalos de guerra - veteranos (figurado)
• Portuguese (PT): cavalos de guerra - veteranos (figurado)
• Chinese (Simplified): 战马 - 老将（比喻）
• Chinese (Traditional): 戰馬 - 老將（比喻）
• Hindi: युद्ध के घोड़े - अनुभवी व्यक्ति (रूपक)
• Arabic: خيول الحرب - المحاربون القدامى (مجازي)
• Bengali: যুদ্ধঘোড়া - অভিজ্ঞ প্রবীণ (ব্যক্তি/বস্তু/গান)
• Russian: боевой конь - старый боец (переносное значение)
• Japanese: 軍馬 - ベテラン（比喩的）
• Vietnamese: ngựa chiến - lão làng (nghĩa bóng)
• Korean: 전쟁마 - 베테랑 (비유적)
• Turkish: savaş atı - tecrübeli kişi (mecazi)
• Urdu: جنگی گھوڑا - پُرانا تجربہ کار (مجازی)
• Indonesian: kuda perang - veteran (kiasan)

جمل نموذجية

The knights rode their warhorses into battle.

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Old songs can become warhorses after being played for years.

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The two generals were both respected warhorses.

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That actor is a real Broadway warhorse; he’s been in the same show for decades.

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Some political warhorses never really retire, they just keep coming back.

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This speech is one of his old warhorses—he’s given it so many times before.

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