The hungry lions were eagerly anticipating the arrival of the wildebeest on their annual migration to the green pastures of the Maasai Mara.
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Mara
//ˈmɑːɹə//
Synonyms for "mara" (16 found)
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Translations
41 translations across 20 languages.
Armenian
2 entries- ալք noun ((folklore) a nightmare; spectre or wraith-like creature)
- խիպիլիկ noun ((folklore) a nightmare; spectre or wraith-like creature)
Burmese
3 entries- မာရ်နတ် name (Buddhist demon)
- မာရ် noun (Buddhism: a malicious or evil spirit)
- မာရ်နတ် noun (Buddhism: a malicious or evil spirit)
Catalan
1 entries- mara noun (caviid rodent)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 天魔 name (Buddhist demon)
- 波旬 name (Buddhist demon)
- 魔羅 /魔罗 name (Buddhist demon)
- 天魔 noun (Buddhism: a malicious or evil spirit)
Danish
2 entries- mare noun ((folklore) a nightmare; spectre or wraith-like creature)
- mareridt noun ((folklore) a nightmare; spectre or wraith-like creature)
Finnish
1 entries- mara noun (caviid rodent)
German
3 entries- Alb noun ((folklore) a nightmare; spectre or wraith-like creature)
- Mahr noun ((folklore) a nightmare; spectre or wraith-like creature)
- Nachtmahr noun ((folklore) a nightmare; spectre or wraith-like creature)
Japanese
4 entries- 天魔 name (Buddhist demon)
- 波旬 name (Buddhist demon)
- 第六天魔王 name (Buddhist demon)
- 魔羅 name (Buddhist demon)
Khmer
2 entries- មារ name (Buddhist demon)
- មារ noun (Buddhism: a malicious or evil spirit)
Korean
2 entries- 마라 name (Buddhist demon)
- 천마 name (Buddhist demon)
Lao
2 entries- ມານ name (Buddhist demon)
- ມາຣະ name (Buddhist demon)
Mon
2 entries- မာ name (Buddhist demon)
- မိုပ်မာ name (Buddhist demon)
Portuguese
1 entries- mará noun (caviid rodent)
Russian
1 entries- ма́ра noun ((folklore) a nightmare; spectre or wraith-like creature)
Shan
1 entries- မႃႇၼၢတ်ႈ name (Buddhist demon)
Sinhalese
1 entries- මාරයා noun (Buddhism: a malicious or evil spirit)
Swedish
2 entries- mara noun ((folklore) a nightmare; spectre or wraith-like creature)
- mara noun (caviid rodent)
Thai
2 entries- มาร name (Buddhist demon)
- มาร noun (Buddhism: a malicious or evil spirit)
Vietnamese
1 entries- Thiên Ma name (Buddhist demon)
Vilamovian
1 entries- ołp noun ((folklore) a nightmare; spectre or wraith-like creature)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
She said to them, "Don't call me Naomi. Call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me. I went out full, and the Lord has brought me home again empty. Why do you call me Naomi, since the Lord has testified against me, and the Almighty has afflicted me?"
Source: tatoeba (7965392)
And they came into Mara, and they could not drink the waters of Mara because they were bitter: whereupon he gave a name also agreeable to the place, calling it Mara, that is, bitterness.
Source: tatoeba (8056654)
Mara Phone says its device is the first high specification, affordable smartphone made in Africa to compete in a market dominated by South Korean and Chinese brands.
Source: tatoeba (10839213)
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