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foal

foal

Meaning of foal

young horse

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British English/ˈfəʊl/
American English/ˈfoʊl/
Russian transcription[ʐɪrʲɪˈbʲonək]
foal
foal - жеребёнок
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foal with Russian translation

foal usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Новорождённый жеребёнок сделал первые шаги.

The newborn foal took its first steps.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Они назвали жеребёнка в честь кобылы.

They named the foal after the mare.

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foal synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between foal / colt / filly / weanling / yearling

🇬🇧English
foal

General term for a young horse of either sex, typically until weaning or the first year.

B1Often

The mare gave birth to a healthy foal this spring.

Мать родила здорового жеребёнка этой весной.

🇬🇧English

Specifically a young male horse (often used for a male foal or young horse).

B2Rarely

The colt was strong and curious, staying close to the mare.

Жеребёнок-мальчик был сильным и любопытным, держался рядом с кобылой.

🇬🇧English

Specifically a young female horse (a female foal or young mare not yet mature).

B2Rarely

The filly trotted happily after her mother.

Жеребёнок-девочка весело скакала за своей матерью.

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🇬🇧English
weanling

A foal that has recently been weaned from its mother; emphasizes the developmental stage rather than just 'young horse'.

B2Rarely

The weanling adapted quickly to solid feed after being separated from the mare.

Жеребёнок, отнятый от матери, быстро привык к твёрдому корму.

Y
🇬🇧English
yearling

A horse that is around one year old (twelve to twenty-four months depending on context); older than a typical foal.

B2Rarely

The yearling showed promise at the training paddock.

Однолетний жеребец показал перспективы на тренировочном поле.

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How to pronounce foal and what this word means

foal translation: жеребёнок. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce foal

/ˈfəʊl/

foal translation

жеребёнок

foal examples

The newborn foal took its first steps.

foal transcription

/ˈfəʊl/, /ˈfoʊl/

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foal meaning: what does it mean?

young horse

foal pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

foal is pronounced as /ˈfəʊl/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

foal definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

The newborn foal took its first steps. Translation: Новорождённый жеребёнок сделал первые шаги.

Is foal part of Farm Animals vocabulary?

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Is foal part of Living Beings vocabulary?

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