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1 noun∎ it's 3 miles as the crow flies c'est à 3 miles à vol d'oiseau;(b) (sound of cock) chant m du coq, cocorico m∎ it's nothing to crow about il n'y a pas de quoi être fier;∎ to crow over sth se vanter de qch►► American Ornithology crow blackbird quiscale m;crow's feet (wrinkles) pattes fpl d'oie;Nautical crow's nest nid m de pie
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as the crow flies — adverb by the shortest and most direct route it s 10 miles as the crow flies * * * phrasal : in a straight line : by a direct course by rail today is 80 1/2 miles, whereas it is only 49 miles as the crow flies O.S.Nock * * * as the crow flies In… … Useful english dictionary
As the Crow Flies (novel) — This article is about the Jeffrey Archer novel. For other uses, see As the Crow Flies (disambiguation). As the Crow Flies … Wikipedia
as the crow flies — if the distance between two places is measured as the crow flies, it is measured as a straight line between the two places. How far is it from Cambridge to London? About 50 miles as the crow flies … New idioms dictionary
as the crow flies — the shortest distance between two places The farm is about ten miles northeast of town, as the crow flies … English idioms
as the crow flies — {adv. clause} By the most direct way; along a straight line between two places. * /It is seven miles to the next town as the crow flies, but it is ten miles by the road, which goes around the mountain./ … Dictionary of American idioms
as the crow flies — {adv. clause} By the most direct way; along a straight line between two places. * /It is seven miles to the next town as the crow flies, but it is ten miles by the road, which goes around the mountain./ … Dictionary of American idioms
as\ the\ crow\ flies — adv clause By the most direct way; along a straight line between two places. It is seven miles to the next town as the crow flies, but it is ten miles by the road, which goes around the mountain … Словарь американских идиом
as the crow flies — in a straight line We re only 10 miles away as the crow flies, but it s an hour s drive by road … English dictionary
as the crow files — This expression refers to distance measured in a straight line. It s two miles from here to the station as the crow flies, but of course it s much further by road … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
crow — [[t]kro͟ʊ[/t]] crows, crowing, crowed 1) N COUNT A crow is a large black bird which makes a loud, harsh noise. 2) VERB When a cock crows, it makes a loud sound, often early in the morning. The cock crows and the dawn chorus begins. 3) VERB… … English dictionary
crow — crow1 /kroh/, n. 1. any of several large oscine birds of the genus Corvus, of the family Corvidae, having a long, stout bill, lustrous black plumage, and a wedge shaped tail, as the common C. brachyrhynchos, of North America. 2. any of several… … Universalium