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feather

  • 1 feather

    ['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.) fjer
    2. verb
    (to line, cover or decorate with feathers: The eagle feathers its nest with down from its own breast.) fjerbeklæde
    - feathery
    - a feather in one's cap
    - feather one's own nest
    - feather one's nest
    * * *
    ['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.) fjer
    2. verb
    (to line, cover or decorate with feathers: The eagle feathers its nest with down from its own breast.) fjerbeklæde
    - feathery
    - a feather in one's cap
    - feather one's own nest
    - feather one's nest

    English-Danish dictionary > feather

  • 2 feather

    fjer {fk}

    English-Danish mini dictionary > feather

  • 3 feather one's (own) nest

    (to gain money for oneself or to make oneself rich while serving others in a position of trust: All the time he has been a member of that committee he has been feathering his own nest.) mele sin egen kage
    * * *
    (to gain money for oneself or to make oneself rich while serving others in a position of trust: All the time he has been a member of that committee he has been feathering his own nest.) mele sin egen kage

    English-Danish dictionary > feather one's (own) nest

  • 4 feather one's (own) nest

    (to gain money for oneself or to make oneself rich while serving others in a position of trust: All the time he has been a member of that committee he has been feathering his own nest.) mele sin egen kage
    * * *
    (to gain money for oneself or to make oneself rich while serving others in a position of trust: All the time he has been a member of that committee he has been feathering his own nest.) mele sin egen kage

    English-Danish dictionary > feather one's (own) nest

  • 5 a feather in one's cap

    (something one can be proud of: Winning the race was quite a feather in his cap.) en fjer i hatten
    * * *
    (something one can be proud of: Winning the race was quite a feather in his cap.) en fjer i hatten

    English-Danish dictionary > a feather in one's cap

  • 6 nest

    [nest] 1. noun
    (a structure or place in which birds (and some animals and insects) hatch or give birth to and look after their young: The swallows are building a nest under the roof of our house; a wasp's nest.) rede; -rede
    2. verb
    (to build a nest and live in it: A pair of robins are nesting in that bush.) bygge rede
    - nest-egg
    - feather one's own nest
    - feather one's nest
    * * *
    [nest] 1. noun
    (a structure or place in which birds (and some animals and insects) hatch or give birth to and look after their young: The swallows are building a nest under the roof of our house; a wasp's nest.) rede; -rede
    2. verb
    (to build a nest and live in it: A pair of robins are nesting in that bush.) bygge rede
    - nest-egg
    - feather one's own nest
    - feather one's nest

    English-Danish dictionary > nest

  • 7 quill

    [kwil]
    1) (a large feather, especially the feather of a goose, made into a pen.) fjerpen
    2) (one of the sharp spines of certain animals (eg the porcupine).) pig
    * * *
    [kwil]
    1) (a large feather, especially the feather of a goose, made into a pen.) fjerpen
    2) (one of the sharp spines of certain animals (eg the porcupine).) pig

    English-Danish dictionary > quill

  • 8 feathery

    1) (of, like, or covered in, a feather or feathers: a feathery hat.) fjeragtig
    2) (soft and light: a feathery touch.) fjerlet; blød; fin
    * * *
    1) (of, like, or covered in, a feather or feathers: a feathery hat.) fjeragtig
    2) (soft and light: a feathery touch.) fjerlet; blød; fin

    English-Danish dictionary > feathery

  • 9 fern

    [fə:n]
    (a kind of plant with no flowers and delicate feather-like leaves.) bregne
    * * *
    [fə:n]
    (a kind of plant with no flowers and delicate feather-like leaves.) bregne

    English-Danish dictionary > fern

  • 10 plume

    [plu:m]
    (a large decorative feather: She wore a plume in her hat.) fjer
    * * *
    [plu:m]
    (a large decorative feather: She wore a plume in her hat.) fjer

    English-Danish dictionary > plume

  • 11 tickle

    ['tikl] 1. verb
    1) (to touch (sensitive parts of someone's skin) lightly, often making the person laugh: He tickled me / my feet with a feather.) kilde
    2) ((of a part of the body) to feel as if it is being touched in this way: My nose tickles.) kilde
    3) (to amuse: The funny story tickled him.) more
    2. noun
    1) (an act or feeling of tickling.) kilden
    2) (a feeling of irritation in the throat (making one cough).) kilden
    •
    - be tickled pink
    * * *
    ['tikl] 1. verb
    1) (to touch (sensitive parts of someone's skin) lightly, often making the person laugh: He tickled me / my feet with a feather.) kilde
    2) ((of a part of the body) to feel as if it is being touched in this way: My nose tickles.) kilde
    3) (to amuse: The funny story tickled him.) more
    2. noun
    1) (an act or feeling of tickling.) kilden
    2) (a feeling of irritation in the throat (making one cough).) kilden
    •
    - be tickled pink

    English-Danish dictionary > tickle

См. также в других словарях:

  • Feather — Feath er (f[e^][th] [ e]r), n. [OE. fether, AS. fe[eth]er; akin to D. veder, OHG. fedara, G. feder, Icel. fj[ o][eth]r, Sw. fj[ a]der, Dan. fj[ae]der, Gr. ptero n wing, feather, pe tesqai to fly, Skr. pattra wing, feather, pat to fly, and prob.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • feather — [feth′ər] n. [ME fether < OE; akin to Ger feder < IE base * pet , to fall, fly > Gr pteron, wing, piptein, L petere, to fall, Sans pátati, (he) flies] 1. Zool. any of the growths covering the body of a bird or making up a large part of… …   English World dictionary

  • Feather — Feath er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Feathered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Feathering.}] 1. To furnish with a feather or feathers, as an arrow or a cap. [1913 Webster] An eagle had the ill hap to be struck with an arrow feathered from her own wing. L Estrange.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • feather — ► NOUN ▪ any of the flat appendages growing from a bird s skin, consisting of a partly hollow horny shaft fringed with vanes of barbs. ► VERB 1) rotate the blades of (a propeller) to lessen the air or water resistance. 2) (feathered) covered or… …   English terms dictionary

  • Feather — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Leonard Feather (1914–1994), britischer Jazzautor, musiker und produzent Lorraine Feather (* 1948), US amerikanische Jazzsängerin und Songwriterin Tiny Feather (1902–1975), US amerikanischer American… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Feather — Feath er, v. i. 1. To grow or form feathers; to become feathered; often with out; as, the birds are feathering out. [1913 Webster] 2. To curdle when poured into another liquid, and float about in little flakes or feathers; as, the cream feathers …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • feather — [n] tuft of bird; plumage calamus, crest, down, fin, fluff, fringe, penna, pinion, pinna, plume, plumule, pompon, quill, shaft, spike, wing; concept 399 …   New thesaurus

  • Feather — For other uses, see Feather (disambiguation). Feather variations Feathers are one of the epidermal growths that form the distinctive outer covering, or plumage, on birds and some theropod dinosaurs. They are considered the most complex… …   Wikipedia

  • feather — featherless, adj. featherlessness, n. featherlike, adj. /fedh euhr/, n. 1. one of the horny structures forming the principal covering of birds, consisting typically of a hard, tubular portion attached to the body and tapering into a thinner,… …   Universalium

  • feather — /ˈfɛðə / (say fedhuh) noun 1. one of the epidermal appendages which together constitute the plumage of birds, being typically made up of a hard, tubelike portion (the quill) attached to the body of the bird, which passes into a thinner, stemlike… …  

  • feather — {{11}}feather (n.) O.E. feðer feather, in plural, wings, from P.Gmc. *fethro (Cf. O.S. fethara, O.N. fioþr, Swed. fjäder, M.Du. vedere, Du. veder, O.H.G. fedara, Ger. Feder), from PIE *petra , zero degree *ptera wing …   Etymology dictionary

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