11:03 Aug 14, 2011 |
English to Albanian translations [PRO] Zoology / I'm trying to learn Albanian on my own how do you say Killer whale or orca | ||||
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5 | balenë vrasëse |
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5 | Balenë vrastare / orkë |
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5 | Delfin i egër or orkë |
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balenë vrasëse Explanation: Or even "orka" sometimes. |
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Balenë vrastare / orkë Explanation: "Balenë vrastare" is the Albanian version of Killer-whale. We use orkë as well but the first option, "Balenë vrastare" has more common use. See the following links. http://www.dictionarist.com/balenë vrastare http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definitions/killer... |
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Delfin i egër or orkë Explanation: Official dictionaries of Italian, German and English to Albanian define Killer whale as delfin i egër (literally: wild dolphin) or orkë. If it was me, I would prefer the first. Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://books.google.com/books?id=ChgMPVGdPlwC&pg=PA1712&lpg=... Reference: http://de.thefreedictionary.com/Schwertwal |
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