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21 хищный птица
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22 без пяти минут
( кто)разг.on the verge of becoming smth.; within a stone's throw of being smth.; the next thing to smth.; almost a full-fledged specialist- Ну, а ты как прыгаешь? - Женя лениво сообщил, что он без пяти минут врач. (Ю. Герман, Дело, которому ты служишь) — 'Well, and how are tricks with you?' Indolently, Yevgeny replied that he was almost a full-fledged doctor.
Семнадцатилетние пареньки, без пяти минут техники, мы всё же мало что умели делать полезного и практического для того, чтобы завод обрадовался нам и принял нас как нужных и равных. (В. Солоухин, Мошенники) — At that time, although we were within a stone's throw of being graduate technicians and had already reached the ripe age of seventeen, our skills and abilities were such that the plant had little cause to receive us with open arms.
- Люба, тебя к телефону! И скажи матери, что её зять без пяти минут лауреат! (В. Белов, Всё впереди) — 'Liuba, it's for you! And tell your mother that her son-in-law is practically a State Prize winner.'
Валерия - дама учёная, без пяти минут профессор, а у него, кроме собственных рук, никаких научно-технических аргументов. (С. Абрамов, Требуется чудо) — Valeria was a learned lady, on the verge of becoming a professor, whereas he, except for his own hands, had no scientific or technical arguments to put forward.
Если не считать, что он аферист, а она ограниченная девчонка с наклонностями хищницы, то они без пяти минут Ромео и Джульетта. (В. Черняк, Час пробил) — If it weren't for the fact that he was a shady dealer and she a small-minded girl with the tendencies of a bird of prey, they would be the next thing to Romeo and Juliet.
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23 птица
ж.birdводоплавающие птицы — waterfowl sg.
перелётная птица — migrant bird; bird of passage (тж. перен.)
домашняя птица собир. — poultry
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24 птица
ж.пе́вчая пти́ца — songbird
водопла́вающие пти́цы — waterfowl sg
перелётная пти́ца — migrant bird; bird of passage
боло́тная пти́ца — wader ['weɪ-]
хи́щные пти́цы — birds of prey
дома́шняя пти́ца собир. — poultry ['pəʊ-]
••ва́жная пти́ца, пти́ца высо́кого полёта — big shot, bigwig
пти́ца ни́зкого полёта — small fry, small potatoes pl
во́льная пти́ца — см. вольный
си́няя пти́ца — the blue bird of happiness
пти́цы одного́ полёта — birds of a feather ['fe-]
видна́ пти́ца по полёту погов. — ≈ a bird may be known by its song
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25 охота в воздухе
catching prey on the wingLarge moving insects spotted up to 30 m away, and caught in bill after shallow direct glide, sometimes with outstretched neck, which may terminate in brief hover before bird drops into vegetation; also drops straight onto prey below perch .Flying insects taken in rapid, sometimes lengthy, pursuit flight which may start with vertical climb of c. 30 m, prey then deflected off course and seized in quick lunge (рывок) .In deserts, this mode of hunting is most often used by wheatears in periods when termites swarm and these rather large insects abandon their nest en masse and fly in different directions with their weak and unsteady flight. .способы охота в воздухе - foraging method, foraging mode, foraging tacticsThe feeding mechanism of each species are designated to enable it to feed in the most profitable manner, without undue waste of energy in handling the food, or ingesting food that is not worthwhile .Русско-английский словарь по этологии (поведению животных) > охота в воздухе
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26 кормовое поведение
feeding behaviourсм. запасаниесм. кормодобываниеобъедание побегов, листьев - browsingWheatears regurgitate indigestible fragments of the swallowed food in the form of a compact pellet .поедание добычи - ingesting, eatingA wheatear eats large prey piecemeal; it will roll and drag the captured invertebrate for several minutes on the ground, tearing off one edible part after another. Large beetles, such as representatives of the Tenebrionidae up to 15 mm long, can be swallowed whole by bird after the prey has been dragged against the ground and mashed with the bill for some time .Русско-английский словарь по этологии (поведению животных) > кормовое поведение
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27 подкарауливание
sit-and-wait strategyMust prey located by bird from exposed, though usually low, perch using sit-and-wait strategy .The wheatear looks for invertebrates while perched on a rock, large boulder, shrub or plant stem. When an insect is spotted crawling over the ground, the bird impetuously flies towards it, sometimes covering a distance of up to 10 m .Русско-английский словарь по этологии (поведению животных) > подкарауливание
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28 птицы
f , birds (Aves); fowl (редк.)выводковые птицы - nidifugous birds, praecoceдомашние птицы - poultry, fowl, barnyard fowlохотничье-промысловвые птицы, охотничьи птицы - game birdsпевчие птицы - perching birds, song birds, songsters, singing birdsперелетные птицы - migratory birds, birds of passageРусско-английский словарь по этологии (поведению животных) > птицы
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29 склёвывание с травы, веток и листьев
ground sallying, foliage sallyingAter watching for prey while sitting on the ground under a bush, the bird moves into its crown and clambers around there, picking up insects among the branches. In Arabia, these birds` usually employ this hunting tactic in periods of cold and windy weather .Русско-английский словарь по этологии (поведению животных) > склёвывание с травы, веток и листьев
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30 отставлять крылья
extend wingsThis behavior ranges from stationary half-extended wings, through flashing half-extended wings, to the wings being extended so far that their tips are in front of the birds beak and may touch the ground. While in the latter position, the predator bird may jerk its entire body toward the prey while keeping its feet stationary .Русско-английский словарь по этологии (поведению животных) > отставлять крылья
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