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1 perch
1 noun∎ the bird flew from its perch on the roof l'oiseau s'envola du toit où il était perché∎ to knock sb off his/her perch (depose) détrôner qn□ ; (force to abandon pretensions) rabattre son caquet à qn;(c) (linear or square measure) ≃ perche f(d) Ichthyology perche f(bird, person) se percher;∎ he perched on the edge of the table il se percha ou se jucha sur le bord de la table(person, object) percher, jucher;∎ she was perched on a stool/on the arm of the chair elle était juchée sur un tabouret/sur le bras du fauteuil;∎ castle perched on a hill château perché sur (le sommet d')une colline;∎ with his glasses perched on the end of his nose avec ses lunettes perchées sur le bout du nez
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