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1 bird
[bɜːd]n1) птахbird of passage — перелі́тний птах
bird of prey — хи́жий птах
2) розм. люди́на, хло́пець; суб'є́ктa gay [queer] bird — веселу́н
••a bird in the bush — щось нереа́льне
a bird in the hand — щось реа́льне
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush присл. — кра́ще сини́ця в жме́ні, ніж жураве́ль у не́бі
birds of a feather flock together присл. — свій свояка́ вгада́є зда́лека
to do smth. like a bird — роби́ти щось охо́че
to get the bird — бу́ти зві́льненим; театр. бу́ти осви́станим
a little bird told me — чу́тка йде по всьо́му сві́ту
to kill two birds with one stone — уби́ти одни́м по́стрілом двох зайці́в
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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