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bluebeard

/ˈbluː.bɪəd/

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noun

/ˈbluː.bɪəd/C1formal
  • ruИмя собственное, относящееся к чудовищному злодею из сказки, который женится на семи женщинах и убивает первых шесть за непослушание.

A proper noun referring to a monstrous villain from a fairy tale who marries seven women and kills the first six for disobedience.

uncountable · proper noun

  1. Fairytale VillainB2formal

    A monstrous character from a European folktale who marries a series of women and murders them for disobeying his orders, typically forbidding them to enter a secret room.

    ruСиняя Борода

    • In the story, Bluebeard gives his new wife a key to all the rooms but forbids her from entering one.
    • The tale of Bluebeard is a classic warning against curiosity and disobedience.
    • Bluebeard's wife discovers the bodies of his previous wives in the forbidden chamber.
Forms
  • bluebeards plural form
  • bluebeards' possessive plural form
  • bluebeard's possessive singular form