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howler in Russian

howler in Russian is вопиющая ошибка — howler means that which howls, especially an animal such as a wolf or a howler monkey.

howler in Russian

вопиющая ошибка
noun
Pronounced: vopiyushchaya oshibka
(slang) A painfully obvious mistake.

What does "howler" mean?

  1. noun That which howls, especially an animal such as a wolf or a howler monkey.
  2. noun Someone paid to wail and cry out at a funeral as a sign of mourning.
  3. noun (informal) A silly and very obvious mistake.
    "I should like to thank Jianmei Piao of the Stanford University Libraries for reading the entire translation and checking it against the Chinese. Jianmei caught some howlers for which I am very grateful."
  4. noun (informal) A joke that is extremely funny.
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howler in a sentence

  • I should like to thank Jianmei Piao of the Stanford University Libraries for reading the entire translation and checking it against the Chinese. Jianmei caught some howlers for which I am very grateful.

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What is "howler" in Russian?
"howler" in Russian is вопиющая ошибка. howler means: That which howls, especially an animal such as a wolf or a howler monkey.
How do you pronounce вопиющая ошибка?
"howler" in Russian is вопиющая ошибка, pronounced "vopiyushchaya oshibka".
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