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n. vogel; kerel; meisje[ bə:d]1 vogel♦voorbeelden:bird of prey • roofvogelthey are birds of a feather 〈 voornamelijk pejoratief〉 • het is één pot nat, ze hebben veel gemeenkill two birds with one stone • twee vliegen in één klap slaanthe bird is/has flown • de vogel is gevlogen〈 informeel〉 give someone the bird • iemand uitfluiten/uitjouwen〈 informeel〉 (strictly) for the birds • lullig, onbenulliglike a bird • gezwind, vlotjes〈 spreekwoord〉 a bird in the hand (is worth two in the bush) • beter één vogel in de hand dan tien in de lucht〈 spreekwoord〉 birds of a feather flock together • waar duiven zijn, daar vliegen altijd duiven toe; gelijk zoekt zijn gelijk
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birds of passage — birds which migrate, birds which travel with the seasons … English contemporary dictionary
Passage — Pas sage, n. [F. passage. See {Pass}, v. i.] 1. The act of passing; transit from one place to another; movement from point to point; a going by, over, across, or through; as, the passage of a man or a carriage; the passage of a ship or a bird;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Passage hawk — Passage Pas sage, n. [F. passage. See {Pass}, v. i.] 1. The act of passing; transit from one place to another; movement from point to point; a going by, over, across, or through; as, the passage of a man or a carriage; the passage of a ship or a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Passage money — Passage Pas sage, n. [F. passage. See {Pass}, v. i.] 1. The act of passing; transit from one place to another; movement from point to point; a going by, over, across, or through; as, the passage of a man or a carriage; the passage of a ship or a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
passage — [pas′ij] n. [OFr < passer: see PASS2 & AGE] 1. the act of passing; specif., a) movement from one place to another; migration [birds of passage] b) change or progress from one process or condition to another; transition c) … English World dictionary
Birds of Ashmore Reef — The Birds of Ashmore Reef comprise three main groups: # Seabirds, including at least five species of breeding terns, with several other seabirds, including petrels, recorded in the surrounding waters # Migratory shorebirds en route from northern… … Wikipedia
Birds of the Danube Delta — Following an almost two decade (1951 1970) research of the Danube Delta territory, 274 bird species were identified of which 176 were brooding (sedentary and migratory) and 98 non brooding ones (winter, passage, erratic, and accidental… … Wikipedia
In passage — Passage Pas sage, n. [F. passage. See {Pass}, v. i.] 1. The act of passing; transit from one place to another; movement from point to point; a going by, over, across, or through; as, the passage of a man or a carriage; the passage of a ship or a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Middle passage — Passage Pas sage, n. [F. passage. See {Pass}, v. i.] 1. The act of passing; transit from one place to another; movement from point to point; a going by, over, across, or through; as, the passage of a man or a carriage; the passage of a ship or a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Northeast passage — Passage Pas sage, n. [F. passage. See {Pass}, v. i.] 1. The act of passing; transit from one place to another; movement from point to point; a going by, over, across, or through; as, the passage of a man or a carriage; the passage of a ship or a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Northwest passage — Passage Pas sage, n. [F. passage. See {Pass}, v. i.] 1. The act of passing; transit from one place to another; movement from point to point; a going by, over, across, or through; as, the passage of a man or a carriage; the passage of a ship or a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English