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1 perch
pə: 1. noun1) (a branch etc on which a bird sits or stands: The pigeon would not fly down from its perch.) sittepinne, grein2) (any high seat or position: He looked down from his perch on the roof.) høyt sted2. verb1) ((of birds) to go to (a perch); to sit or stand on (a perch): The bird flew up and perched on the highest branch of the tree.) sette seg/sitte på en pinne2) (to put, or be, in a high seat or position: He perched the child on his shoulder; They perched on the fence.) sette/sitte høyt oppeIsubst. (fle rch eller noen gangerperches) \/pɜːtʃ\/( fisk i familien Percidae, særlig arten Perca fluviatilis) abborIIsubst. \/pɜːtʃ\/1) gren, sittepinne (for høns e.l.)2) ( overført) sikker posisjon, høyt sted3) ( sjøfart) stake, merke4) vognstang5) lite, opphøyd førersete6) ( mål) perch (lengdemål: 5,5 yards = 5,029 m, arealmål: 1\/160 acre = 25,290 m2)come off your perch! ( hverdagslig) kom ned på jorden!knock someone off one's perch ( hverdagslig) vippe noen av pinnenIIIverb \/pɜːtʃ\/1) (fly opp og) sette seg, vagle seg, slå seg ned, sitte2) klenge seg fast, (sitte og) balansere3) sette seg (opp), plassere (på pinne eller høy plass)
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