ape

Menschenaffe

Ein mit Menschen verwandtes Tier ohne Schwanz, etwa ein Gorilla oder Schimpanse.

In einfachem Englisch: An animal like a gorilla or chimpanzee, related to humans and having no tail.

• The ape climbed a tree.
• Gorillas are large apes that live in Africa.
• Scientists study how apes communicate with each other.

Häufige Wendungen: great ape, ape species, ape habitat

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Extrem aufgeregt oder wild und unkontrolliert handelnd.

In einfachem Englisch: Extremely excited or acting in a wild, uncontrolled way.

• The crowd went ape.
• She was ape over her new bike.
• The fans went ape when their team scored.

So benutzt man es: go ape (The fans went ape when the singer appeared.); ape over something (They were ape over the new design.)

Synonyme: crazy, wild

Häufige Wendungen: go ape, ape over something