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41 blackbird
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42 budgerigar
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43 cage
[keɪdʒ] 1. nklatka f2. vtzamykać (zamknąć perf) w klatce* * *[kei‹] 1. noun1) (a box of wood, wire etc for holding birds or animals: The lion has escaped from its cage; a bird-cage.) klatka2) (a lift in a mine.) winda2. verb(to put in a cage: Some people think that it is cruel to cage wild animals.) umieszczać w klatce- cagebird -
44 canary
[kə'nɛərɪ]nkanarek m* * *[kə'neəri]plural - canaries; noun(a type of small, yellow, singing bird, kept as a pet.) kanarek -
45 chick
[tʃɪk]n* * *[ ik](a baby bird: One of the chicks fell out of the blackbird's nest.) pisklę -
46 chicken
['tʃɪkɪn] 1. n 2. vtPhrasal Verbs:* * *[' ikin]1) (a young bird, especially a young hen: She keeps chickens.) kurczak2) (its flesh used as food: a plate of fried chicken.) kurczak3) ((slang.) a coward.) tchórz•- chicken-pox
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47 crane
[kreɪn] 1. n 2. vt3. vito crane one's neck — wyciągać (wyciągnąć perf) szyję
* * *[krein] 1. noun(a machine with a long arm and a chain, for raising heavy weights.) żuraw2. verb(to stretch out (the neck, to see round or over something): He craned his neck in order to see round the corner.) wyciągać -
48 crop
[krɔp] 1. n( plant) roślina f uprawna; ( harvest) zbiór m, plon m; ( amount produced) produkcja f; (also: riding crop) szpicruta f ( zakończona pętelką); ( of bird) wole nt2. vtPhrasal Verbs:- crop up* * *[krop] 1. noun1) (a plant which is farmed and harvested: a fine crop of rice; We grow a variety of crops, including cabbages, wheat and barley.) uprawa, plon2) (a short whip used when horse-riding.) palcat3) (a (short) haircut: a crop of red hair.) fryzura4) ((of certain birds) the first stomach, which hangs like a bag from the neck.) wole2. verb(to cut or nibble short: The sheep crop the grass.) przycinać, skubać- crop up -
49 cry
[kraɪ] 1. viPhrasal Verbs:- cry off2. nto cry for help — wołać (zawołać perf) o pomoc
this is a far cry from … ( fig) — daleko temu do +gen
* * *1. verb1) (to let tears come from the eyes; to weep: She cried when she heard of the old man's death.) płakać2) ((often with out) to shout out (a loud sound): She cried out for help.) krzyczeć2. noun1) (a shout: a cry of triumph.) okrzyk2) (a time of weeping: The baby had a little cry before he went to sleep.) płacz3) (the sound made by some animals: the cry of a wolf.) nawoływanie, zew•- cry off -
50 cuckoo
['kukuː]nkukułka f* * *['kuku:]plural - cuckoos; noun(a bird, named after its call, which lays eggs in the nests of other birds.) kukułka -
51 duck
[dʌk] 1. nkaczka f2. vi(also: duck down) uchylać się (uchylić się perf)3. vtuchylać się (uchylić się perf) przed +instr* * *I verb1) (to push briefly under water: They splashed about, ducking each other in the pool.) wpychać pod wodę, `przytapiać`2) (to lower the head suddenly as if to avoid a blow: He ducked as the ball came at him.) zrobić unikII plurals - ducks, duck; noun1) (a kind of wild or domesticated water-bird with short legs and a broad flat beak.) kaczka2) (a female duck. See also drake.) kaczka3) (in cricket, a score of nil by a batsman: He was out for a duck.)•- duckling -
52 eagle
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53 emu
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54 extent
[ɪks'tɛnt]n(of area, land) rozmiary pl; ( of problem) zakres m, zasięg m; (of damage, loss) stopień m, rozmiary plto some extent, to a certain extent — do pewnego stopnia, w pewnej mierze
to a large extent — w dużym stopniu, w dużej mierze
to the extent of … — aż po +acc
to such an extent that … — do tego stopnia, że …
* * *[-t]1) (the area or length to which something extends: The bird's wings measured 20 centimetres at their fullest extent; The garden is nearly a kilometre in extent; A vast extent of grassland.) rozmiar, zasięg, rozciągłość2) (amount; degree: What is the extent of the damage?; To what extent can we trust him?) rozmiar, stopień• -
55 falcon
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56 feather
['fɛðə(r)] 1. npióro nt2. cpdmattress, pillow puchowy3. vtto feather one's nest ( fig) — nabijać (nabić perf) kabzę
* * *['feðə] 1. noun(one of the things that grow from a bird's skin that form the covering of its body: They cleaned the oil off the seagull's feathers.) pióro2. verb(to line, cover or decorate with feathers: The eagle feathers its nest with down from its own breast.) mościć- feathery
- a feather in one's cap
- feather one's own nest
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57 finch
[fin ](one of several kinds of small bird: a greenfinch.) zięba -
58 flamingo
[flə'mɪŋgəu]nflaming m* * *[flə'miŋɡəu]plural - flamingo(e)s; noun(a type of long-legged wading bird, pink or bright red in colour.) flaming -
59 flap
[flæp] 1. n 2. vtmachać (machnąć perf) +instr3. vito get in a flap (about sth) ( inf) — wpaść ( perf) w panikę (z powodu czegoś)
* * *[flæp] 1. noun1) (anything broad or wide that hangs loosely: a flap of canvas.) klap(k)a, brzeg2) (the sound made when such a thing moves: We could hear the flap of the flag blowing in the wind.) łopot, trzepotanie3) (great confusion or panic: They are all in a terrible flap.) poruszenie, zamieszanie2. verb1) (to (make something) move with the sound of a flap: the leaves were flapping in the breeze; The bird flapped its wings.) łopotać, trzepotać2) (to become confused; to get into a panic: There is no need to flap.) tracić panowanie, panikować -
60 fledg(e)ling
['fle‹liŋ](a young bird ready to fly.) żółtodziób
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