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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.) pero2. verb(to line, cover or decorate with feathers: The eagle feathers its nest with down from its own breast.) vystlať perím- feathery
- a feather in one's cap
- feather one's own nest
- feather one's nest* * *• vetrit• vystužovacie rebro• stopa periskopu• sploštenie vesla• spojit• typ cloveka• hreben• biela škvrna (v oku)• chochol• rást ako pierko• rást ako perie• rozrastat sa vejárovite• rozpíjat sa• rozotriet (farbu)• ozdobit perím• ozdobit sa perím• pierko (za klobúkom)• pierkovitý kaz(v drahokam• ostrihat vlasy do straten• pierko• pero• opatrit operením• operit sa• opatrit perím• pernatá zver• perie• postrelit• malickost• natupírovat vlasy• nálada• nastavit lis• odstávajúce kadere• nicomnost• odstávajúci chumác vlasov -
2 feather-bed
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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.) vystlať si hniezdočko, nahrabať si (majetok) -
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.) vystlať si hniezdočko, nahrabať si (majetok) -
5 a feather in one's cap
(something one can be proud of: Winning the race was quite a feather in his cap.) veľké vyznamenanie -
6 birds of a feather
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7 ostrich-feather
• pštrosie pero -
8 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.) hniezdo2. verb(to build a nest and live in it: A pair of robins are nesting in that bush.) hniezdiť- nestling- nest-egg
- feather one's own nest
- feather one's nest* * *• útocište• vkladat• vložit• vit hniezdo• útulný kútik• vyberat hniezda• zahniezdit sa• zasunút• zasúvat• skrýša• súprava• usadit sa• garnitúra• hniezdocko• hniezdo• hniezdit• brloh• roj• robit hniezdo• pelech• mládatá• mat hniezdo -
9 quill
[kwil]1) (a large feather, especially the feather of a goose, made into a pen.) brko2) (one of the sharp spines of certain animals (eg the porcupine).) osteň* * *• brko -
10 fern
[fə:n](a kind of plant with no flowers and delicate feather-like leaves.) papraď* * *• paprad -
11 tickle
['tikl] 1. verb1) (to touch (sensitive parts of someone's skin) lightly, often making the person laugh: He tickled me / my feet with a feather.) štekliť2) ((of a part of the body) to feel as if it is being touched in this way: My nose tickles.) štekliť3) (to amuse: The funny story tickled him.) pobaviť2. noun1) (an act or feeling of tickling.) šteklenie2) (a feeling of irritation in the throat (making one cough).) dráždenie•- ticklish- be tickled pink* * *• zabávat• zabavit• šteklenie• svrbiet• šteklit• ulahodit• tešit -
12 feathery
1) (of, like, or covered in, a feather or feathers: a feathery hat.) ako pierko; operený2) (soft and light: a feathery touch.) ľahučký -
13 plume
[plu:m](a large decorative feather: She wore a plume in her hat.) pero
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
