-
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.) ave, pájarobird n pájaro / avetr[bɜːd]\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLa bird in the hand is worth two in the bush más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volandoto kill two birds with one stone matar dos pájaros de un tiroa little bird told me me lo ha dicho un pajaritobirds of a feather flock together Dios los cría y ellos se juntanto do bird slang estar en chironato get the bird ser rechazado,-abird of ill-omen pájaro de mal agüerobird of paradise ave nombre femenino del paraísobird of passage ave nombre femenino de pasobird's nest nido de pájarobird's nest soup sopa de nido de golondrinathe birds and the bees euphemistic use la sexualidadbird ['bərd] n: pájaro m (pequeño), ave f (grande)n.• ave s.f.• pájara s.f.• pájaro s.m.bɜːrd, bɜːdthe bird has flown — (set phrase) el pájaro ha volado
the birds and the bees: he told us about the birds and the bees nos contó de dónde venían los niños; to be (strictly) for the birds (colloq) no valer* nada; to kill two birds with one stone matar dos pájaros de un tiro; birds of a feather flock together Dios los cría y ellos se juntan; they're birds of a feather son tal para cual; a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando; it's the early bird that catches the worm — a quien madruga Dios lo ayuda
2)a) ( person)b) ( woman) (BrE sl) chica f[bɜːd]1. Nbird of ill omen — liter pájaro m de mal agüero
a little bird told me * — hum me lo dijo un pajarito
the bird has flown — (fig) el pájaro ha volado
- kill two birds with one stone- be strictly for the birdsearly 3.2) (Brit)(Theat) *- get the bird- give sb the bird3) (Brit) * (=girl) chica f, pollita f, niña f (LAm); (=girlfriend) chica f, amiguita f4) * (=fellow) tipo * m, tío m (Sp) *5) ** (=imprisonment)2.CPDbird brain * N — casquivano(-a) m / f
bird dog N — (US) perro m de caza
bird fancier N — criador(a) m / f de pájaros
bird feeder N — comedero m para pájaros
bird nesting N —
bird of paradise N — ave f del paraíso
bird of passage N — ave f de paso
bird of prey N — ave f de rapiña
bird sanctuary N — reserva f de pájaros
bird's nest N — nido m de pájaro
bird table N — mesita de jardín para poner comida a los pájaros
* * *[bɜːrd, bɜːd]the bird has flown — (set phrase) el pájaro ha volado
the birds and the bees: he told us about the birds and the bees nos contó de dónde venían los niños; to be (strictly) for the birds (colloq) no valer* nada; to kill two birds with one stone matar dos pájaros de un tiro; birds of a feather flock together Dios los cría y ellos se juntan; they're birds of a feather son tal para cual; a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando; it's the early bird that catches the worm — a quien madruga Dios lo ayuda
2)a) ( person)b) ( woman) (BrE sl) chica f
См. также в других словарях:
odd bird — AND strange bird n. a strange or eccentric person. □ Mr. Wilson certainly is an odd bird. □ What a strange bird you are … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Bird in Space — in the New National Gallery in Berlin, Germany Bird in Space (L Oiseau dans l espace) is a series of sculptures by Constantin Brâncuşi, a Romanian sculptor. The original work was created in 1923. It was sold in 2005 for $27.5 million, at the time … Wikipedia
odd — / oddball [adj1] unusual, abnormal atypical, avant garde, bizarre, character, crazy, curious, deviant, different, eccentric, erratic, exceptional, extraordinary, fantastic, flaky*, freak*, freakish*, freaky*, funny, idiosyncratic, irregular,… … New thesaurus
bird — I. /bɜd / (say berd) noun 1. any of the Aves, a class of warm blooded vertebrates having a body more or less completely covered with feathers, and the forelimbs so modified as to form wings by means of which most species fly. 2. Sport a. a game… …
bird — [[t]bɜrd[/t]] n. 1) any warm blooded, egg laying vertebrate of the class Aves, having feathers, forelimbs modified into wings, scaly legs, and a beak 2) a fowl or game bird 3) spo clay pigeon 4) spo a shuttlecock 5) sts Slang. a person, esp. one… … From formal English to slang
Odd Fellows Hall (Santa Ana, California) — Odd Fellows Hall U.S. National Register of Historic Places … Wikipedia
Odd Man Out — For other uses, see Odd Man Out (disambiguation). Odd Man Out Odd Man Out movie poster Directed by Carol Reed … Wikipedia
odd fish — noun someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group • Syn: ↑kook, ↑odd fellow, ↑queer bird, ↑queer duck, ↑odd man out • Derivationally related forms: ↑kooky (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
odd man out — noun someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group • Syn: ↑kook, ↑odd fellow, ↑odd fish, ↑queer bird, ↑queer duck • Derivationally related forms: ↑kooky (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
bird — 1. n. a woman; a girl. □ I like the bird you were with last night. □ What a bird! I want one. 2. n. a derisive noise made with the lips; a raspberry. □ The third time he fumbled, he was greeted by two thousand mouths making the bird … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
odd and curious — adjective a) On the Isle of Man, the common or general man. For the odd and curious of us, to fly like a bird is a not an easy thing. b) A way to designate special coins, namely coins that are both odd and … Wiktionary