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1 bird
bə:d(a two-legged feathered creature, with a beak and two wings, with which most can fly: Kiwis and ostriches are birds which cannot fly.) fuglfugl--------jente--------pikesubst. \/bɜːd\/1) fugl2) ( jakt) fugl, vilt3) ( hverdagslig) (pussig) type, fyr, raring• she was a queer bird, they thought4) ( slang) jente, berte, ung dame, smårips5) ( slang) kjæreste, dame6) ( badminton) fjærball7) ( skyting) leirdue8) (britisk, slang) fengsela bird in the bush en eventualiteta bird in the hand et faktum, en realiteta bird in the hand is worth two in the bush en fugl i hånden er bedre enn ti på taketa little bird told me eller a little bird has it en liten fugl sang, ryktet forteller atbirds of a feather (folk) av samme ullabirds of a feather flock together like barn leker best, krake søker makebirds were tilting on the boughs ha slagsidedo bird sitte inne, soneearly bird morgenfuglgive somebody the bird ( slang) pipe ut noen avspise noen, gi noen sparkenhun ble pepet ut \/ hun fikk sparkenkill two birds with one stone slå to fluer i en smekkold bird gammel revpull the birds ha draget på damenestrictly for the birds helt uinteressant, for spesielt interessertethe bird is\/has flown (hverdagslig, også overført) fuglen har fløyetthe birds and the bees ( hverdagslig) blomster og bier ( overført) blomster og bier, hvordan barn blir tilthe early bird catches\/gets the worm morgenstund har gull i munn -
2 humming-bird
noun (a small brightly-coloured American bird which makes a humming sound with its wings.) kolibri -
3 mynah
(a small tropical bird that can mimic human speech.)subst. \/ˈmaɪnə\/ eller mynah bird eller mina( en av flere fuglearter i familien Sturnidae)forklaring: asiatisk stær, forklaring: australsk stærhill mynah eller southern grackle beostær -
4 waterfowl
noun or noun plural (a bird or birds which live on or beside water.) fugl(er) i ferskvannsubst. \/ˈwɔːtəfaʊl\/( zoologi) vannfugl(er), sjøfugl(er) -
5 blackbird
noun (a dark-coloured bird of the thrush family.) svarttrostsubst. \/ˈblækbɜːd\/( fuglearten Turdus merula) svarttrost -
6 falcon
(a kind of bird of prey sometimes used for hunting.) falkfalksubst. \/ˈfɔːlkən\/, \/ˈfɒlkən\/, \/ˈfɔːkən\/( zoologi) falk -
7 gull
((often seagull) a type of web-footed sea bird, usually black and white or grey and white.) måkemåkeIsubst. \/ɡʌl\/( fugl i familien Laridae, særlig tilhørende slekten Larus) måkeIIsubst. \/ɡʌl\/( gammeldags) dumrian, tosk, fjols, godfjottIIIverb \/ɡʌl\/( gammeldags) lure, narre, jukse, bedra -
8 kingfisher
noun (a type of bird with brilliant blue feathers which feeds on fish.) isfuglsubst. \/ˈkɪŋˌfɪʃə\/( fugl i familien Alcedinidae) isfuglriver kingfisher ( fuglearten Alcedo atthis)isfugl -
9 magpie
(a black-and-white bird of the crow family, known for its habit of collecting shiny objects.) skjæreskjæresubst. \/ˈmæɡpaɪ\/2) ( fugl i familien Corvidae) kråke3) (austr., også bell magpie, fugl i familien Cracticidae) kråkevarsler4) pratmaker, skravlebøtte5) person som samler på ting6) (militærvesen, slang) toeren (nest ytterste felt på skyteskive) -
10 migrant
noun (a person, bird or animal that migrates or has migrated: The swallow is a summer migrant to Britain; ( also adjective) migrant workers.) (om-/ut-/inn)vandrer; trekkfugl; gjestearbeidertrekkfuglIsubst. \/ˈmaɪɡr(ə)nt\/ eller migrator1) omstreifer, person som flytter fra sted til sted2) trekkfugl3) ( særlig om fisk) vandredyrmigrant worker gjestearbeiderIIadj. \/ˈmaɪɡr(ə)nt\/1) omvandrende, omstreifende2) ( om fugl) som trekker3) (om dyr, særlig fisk) som vandrer -
11 nightingale
(a type of small bird with a beautiful song.) nattergalnattergalsubst. \/ˈnaɪtɪŋɡeɪl\/1) ( hverdagslig) nattergal2) ( fuglearten Luscinia megarhynchos) sørnattergal -
12 owl
(a type of bird that flies at night and feeds on small birds and animals.) ugleuglesubst. \/aʊl\/ ( zoologi)1) ugle2) (overført, om person, også night owl)nattugle, nattmenneske, natteravn3) (overført, slang) dumrian tobe a lark or an owl se ➢ lark, 1carry owls to Athens gi bakerens barn brøddrunk as an owl full som en alkesolemn as an owl gravalvorlig -
13 ptarmigan
(a type of bird usually found in cold northern regions.) (fjell)rypefjellrypesubst. \/ˈtɑːmɪɡən\/1) ( fugl i slekten Lagopus) rype -
14 sitting
noun (a period of continuous action, meeting etc: I read the whole book at one sitting; The committee were prepared for a lengthy sitting.) i ett strekk; møte, samlingsesjonIsubst. \/ˈsɪtɪŋ\/1) sitting (det å sitte)2) ( kunst) posering3) ( politikk) møte, samling4) forklaring: tid som tilbringes med en aktivitet5) (i kirke, teater e.l.) sitteplass, benkeplass6) ( zoologi) ruging, rugetid, liggetid7) ( om egg) kullat one sitting i ett strekk, på en gangIIadj. \/ˈsɪtɪŋ\/1) ( også overført) sittende, nåværende2) ( zoologi) rugende3) ( om mål) som er lett å treffe4) ( jakt) sittende (som ikke løper eller flyr)sitting hen rugehøne, liggehøne -
15 songbird
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16 starling
(a type of small bird with glossy dark feathers.) stærstærIsubst. \/ˈstɑːlɪŋ\/( fugl i familien Sturnidae, særlig arten Sturnus vulgaris) stærIIsubst. \/ˈstɑːlɪŋ\/1) ( teknikk) pæleverk (bygd ovenfor bro for å stoppe flytende søppel e.l.)2) avviser, fender -
17 vulture
(a type of large bird of prey feeding chiefly on dead bodies.) gribbgribbsubst. \/ˈvʌltʃə\/1) (fugl i ordenen vestgribber, Cathartiformes) vestgribb, kondor2) (en av flere fuglearter i haukefamilien, Accipitridae) østgribb, gribb3) ( overført) gribb, sjakal, åtselseter -
18 wader
noun (any of several types of bird that wade in search of food.) vadefuglvadefuglsubst. \/ˈweɪdə\/1) en som vader, en som vasser2) ( fugl i underordenen Charadrii) vadefugl -
19 warbler
noun (any of several kinds of small singing bird.) sangfugl, sangersubst. \/ˈwɔːblə\/1) ( fugl i familien Sylviidae) sanger2) (amer., amerikansk fugl i familien Parulidae)skogsanger, parula3) (austr., australsk fugl i familien Acanthizidae)tornsmetter4) ( også overført) sangfugl5) ( radioteknikk) dreiekondensator, forklaring: anordning for å variere frekvensen i elektriske svingkretser -
20 watcher
noun iakttakersubst. \/ˈwɒtʃə\/1) observatør, iakttaker, titter, kikker2) vakt, vokter3) person som våker, våkekone (historisk)
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