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tail: I. noun II. transitive verb
tail back: intransitive verb
tail off: intransitive verb
tail end: noun
tail wind: noun

I . tail [teɪl] N

1. tail a. AVIAT (posterior extension):

tail

2. tail (rear):

tail

за́дняя часть f

tail

за́дний коне́ц m

3. tail pl inf (tail coat):

tail

4. tail (side of a coin):

tail

обра́тная сторона́ f моне́ты

5. tail inf (buttocks):

tail

зад m

6. tail inf (spy):

tail

„хвост” m

tail

Phrases:

it's a case of the tail wagging the dog

яйцо́ у́чит ку́рицу

to not be able to make head or tail of sth

не разобра́ться в чём-ли́бо

heads I win, tails you lose

ты прои́грываешь в любо́м слу́чае

II . tail [teɪl] VB trans

tail

пресле́довать

tail

сле́довать по пята́м

tail back VB intr Brit

tail back

растя́гиваться

tail back

образо́вывать коло́нну (о тра́нспорте)

tail off VB intr

tail off

убыва́ть

tail off

затиха́ть

tail off sound

замолка́ть

tail end N

tail end

tail end

tail wind N

tail wind

попу́тный ве́тер m

Usage examples with tail

to chase one's tail

расхлёбывать ка́шу

nose to tail AUTO

друг за дру́гом (в автоколо́нне)

to top and tail sth

среза́ть черено́к и хво́стик у чего́-ли́бо

to turn tail and run

дать хо́ду

with a wag of his tail

виля́ть хвосто́м

in two shakes of a duck's tail

в мгнове́ние о́ка

it's a case of the tail wagging the dog

яйцо́ у́чит ку́рицу

to not be able to make head (n)or tail of sth

ничего́ не понима́ть в чём-ли́бо

to not be able to make head or tail of sth

не разобра́ться в чём-ли́бо

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They have a short dark bill, short wings and a moderately long tail. en.wikipedia.org

It had the standard fixed main wheel and tail-skid undercarriage of its day. en.wikipedia.org

The body is decorated with dark spots, with a pale underside and a ringed tail. en.wikipedia.org

Its large eyes and very long tail suggest that it may have been nocturnal and arboreal. en.wikipedia.org

A slow speed-chase follows involving the male flying around the female exposing his expanded under tail coverts to her. en.wikipedia.org

This species has an average total length (including tail) of 1.11.8m ft. en.wikipedia.org

The tail is brown at the base and white past the sting. en.wikipedia.org

This high number made its tail the longest relative to body length of any theropod. en.wikipedia.org

The fuselage reduced in height to the tail, where a broad chord, triangular fin carried a straight edged rudder that extended to the keel. en.wikipedia.org

Vertical and horizontal tail surfaces are trapezoidal, with a swept fin. en.wikipedia.org

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