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Dolphins are one of the most intelligentintelligent (adj)Having or showing a high ability to learn, understand, and think.≈ Synonym: smart🇺🇿UZ: aqlli, zehnli🇷🇺RU: умный animals in the sea. They are mammalsmammal (noun)Animals that breathe air and feed their babies with milk.≈ Synonym: warm-blooded animals🇺🇿UZ: sut emizuvchilar🇷🇺RU: млекопитающие, which means they need to come to the surfacesurface (noun)The top layer of water or the outside part of something.≈ Synonym: top layer🇺🇿UZ: sirt, yuza🇷🇺RU: поверхность to breathebreathe (verb)To take air into the lungs and let it out.≈ Synonym: inhale🇺🇿UZ: nafas olmoq🇷🇺RU: дышать air. Dolphins usually live in groups called podspod (noun)Groups of dolphins or whales that live and travel together.≈ Synonym: groups🇺🇿UZ: delfinlar to'dasi🇷🇺RU: стая (дельфинов). These pods can have just a few dolphins or even hundreds of them, depending ondepend onChanging or being decided according to a particular fact or situation.≈ Synonym: based on🇺🇿UZ: bog'liq holda🇷🇺RU: в зависимости от where they live and how much food is in the area.
One thing that makes dolphins so interesting is how they communicatecommunicate (verb)To share information, thoughts, or feelings with others.≈ Synonym: interact🇺🇿UZ: muloqot qilmoq🇷🇺RU: общаться. They use a mix of sounds, such as clicks and whistleswhistle (noun)High, clear sounds made by forcing air through a small opening.≈ Synonym: high-pitched sounds🇺🇿UZ: hushtaklar🇷🇺RU: свист, as well as body movementsmovement (noun)Actions or changes in the position of the body.≈ Synonym: gestures🇺🇿UZ: harakatlar🇷🇺RU: движения to talk to each other. For example, a dolphin might make a loudloud (adj)Producing a lot of sound; not quiet.≈ Synonym: noisy🇺🇿UZ: baland (ovozda)🇷🇺RU: громкий noisenoise (noun)A sound, especially one that is loud or unpleasant.≈ Synonym: sound🇺🇿UZ: shovqin, tovush🇷🇺RU: шум to warnwarn (verb)To tell someone about a possible danger before it happens.≈ Synonym: alert🇺🇿UZ: ogohlantirmoq🇷🇺RU: предупреждать others about dangerdanger (noun)The possibility of harm or injury.≈ Synonym: risk🇺🇿UZ: xavf🇷🇺RU: опасность. Another dolphin might jump out of the water to show where fish can be found. Scientistsscientist (noun)People who study and do research in science.≈ Synonym: researchers🇺🇿UZ: olimlar🇷🇺RU: учёные who study dolphins believe that these animals have their own language that is very complexcomplex (adj)Having many different parts and being difficult to understand.≈ Synonym: complicated🇺🇿UZ: murakkab🇷🇺RU: сложный.
Dolphins are also known forknown forFamous or recognized because of a particular quality or action.≈ Synonym: famous for🇺🇿UZ: ...bilan mashhur🇷🇺RU: известен чем-либо helping other animals and even people. There are many stories about dolphins savingsave (verb)Rescuing someone from danger or harm.≈ Synonym: rescuing🇺🇿UZ: qutqarish🇷🇺RU: спасение people who are lost in the sea. In some cases, dolphins have guidedguide (verb)Led or showed someone the way to a place.≈ Synonym: led🇺🇿UZ: yo'l ko'rsatdi, boshladi🇷🇺RU: направил swimmersswimmer (noun)People who are swimming or who swim.≈ Synonym: bathers🇺🇿UZ: suzuvchilar🇷🇺RU: пловцы back to shoreshore (noun)The land along the edge of the sea or a lake.≈ Synonym: coast🇺🇿UZ: qirg'oq, sohil🇷🇺RU: берег. In other cases, they have protectedprotect (verb)Kept someone or something safe from harm.≈ Synonym: defended🇺🇿UZ: himoya qildi🇷🇺RU: защитил people from sharksshark (noun)Large fish with sharp teeth that live in the sea.≈ Synonym: predator fish🇺🇿UZ: akulalar🇷🇺RU: акулы.
Sadly, dolphins face many dangers today. Pollutionpollution (noun)Harmful substances that damage the air, water, or land.≈ Synonym: contamination🇺🇿UZ: ifloslanish🇷🇺RU: загрязнение in the oceans can make them sick. Fishing netsfishing netNets used by people to catch fish in the water.≈ Synonym: nets🇺🇿UZ: baliq ovlash to'ri🇷🇺RU: рыболовные сети are another danger, as dolphins can get caughtcatch (verb)Became trapped inside something and unable to get out.≈ Synonym: trapped🇺🇿UZ: chirmashib qoldi🇷🇺RU: попался, застрял in them and drowndrown (verb)To die because of being underwater and unable to breathe.≈ Synonym: suffocate in water🇺🇿UZ: cho'kib o'lmoq🇷🇺RU: утонуть. Because of this, many organisationsorganisation (noun)Groups of people who work together for a particular purpose.≈ Synonym: organizations🇺🇿UZ: tashkilotlar🇷🇺RU: организации work hard to protect dolphins and keep the oceans clean and safe.
People around the world love dolphins because of their friendly nature, clevernessclever (noun)The quality of being intelligent or quick to understand things.≈ Synonym: intelligence🇺🇿UZ: aqllilik, zukkolik🇷🇺RU: сообразительность, and the way they seem to care about others. They are a symbolsymbol (noun)Something that represents or stands for an idea or quality.≈ Synonym: emblem🇺🇿UZ: ramz, timsol🇷🇺RU: символ of the beauty and wonderwonder (noun)A feeling of surprise and admiration caused by something amazing.≈ Synonym: amazement🇺🇿UZ: hayrat, mo'jiza🇷🇺RU: чудо, восхищение of the ocean.