bloodhound

Significado (Inglés)

1. A large scenthound famed for its ability to follow a scent many days old, over vast distances. This dog is often used as a police dog to track missing people, fleeing suspects, or escaped prisoners.
2. (figuratively, informal) A detective or other person skilled at finding people or clues.
3. (archaic) A bloodthirsty person.

Conceptos

sabueso

perro de San Huberto

Sinónimos

sleuthhound

hound

greyhound

harrier

pointer

police dog

policeman

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setter

sleuth-hound

tracker dog

detective

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deer-hound

foxhound

Traducciones

segugio

limier

λαγωνικό

Schweißhund

Bluthund

Bloodhound

détective

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κυνηγετικός σκύλος

Schweisshündin

Detektiv

Schweisshund

Bluthündin

Schweißhündin

Schnüfflerin

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈblʌd.haʊnd/

Etimología (Inglés)

Heredado de inglés medio: blodhound

Cognado con neerlandés: bloedhond

Cognado con Middle Low German: blōthunt

Cognado con alemán: Bluthund

Cognado con danés: blodhund

Cognado con sueco: blodhund

In summary

Inherited from Middle English blodhound, blodhond; equivalent to blood + hound. Cognate with Dutch bloedhond (“bloodhound”), Middle Low German blōthunt (“bloodhound”), German Bluthund (“bloodhound”), Danish blodhund (“bloodhound”), Swedish blodhund (“bloodhound”). The detective sense follows from the dog's ability to follow a trail.