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41 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.) φωλιά2. verb(to build a nest and live in it: A pair of robins are nesting in that bush.) φωλιάζω- nestling- nest-egg
- feather one's own nest
- feather one's nest -
42 ornithology
[o:ni'Ɵolə‹i](the scientific study of birds and their behaviour: He is interested in ornithology.) ορνιθολογία- ornithologist -
43 owl
(a type of bird that flies at night and feeds on small birds and animals.) κουκουβάγια -
44 perch
[pə: ] 1. noun1) (a branch etc on which a bird sits or stands: The pigeon would not fly down from its perch.) κούρνια2) (any high seat or position: He looked down from his perch on the roof.) θρονί,βίγλα2. verb1) ((of birds) to go to (a perch); to sit or stand on (a perch): The bird flew up and perched on the highest branch of the tree.) κουρνιάζω2) (to put, or be, in a high seat or position: He perched the child on his shoulder; They perched on the fence.) στήνω/σκαρφαλώνω(σε ψηλό μέρος) -
45 phobia
['fəubiə](an intense fear or hatred of something: She has a phobia about birds.) φοβία -
46 plumage
['plu:mi‹](the feathers of a bird or birds: The peacock has (a) brilliant plumage.) φτερά,φτέρωμα -
47 poultry
['pəultri](farmyard birds, eg hens, ducks, geese, turkeys: They keep poultry.) πουλερικά -
48 preen
[pri:n]1) ((of birds) to arrange (the feathers): The sea-gulls were preening themselves / their feathers.) σιάζω τα φτερά μου2) (used unkindly, meaning to attend to one's appearance: The woman was preening herself in front of the mirror.) (αυτοπαθές)στολίζομαι,καμαρώνομαι -
49 preserve
[pri'zə:v] 1. verb1) (to keep safe from harm: (May) Heaven preserve us from danger!) προφυλάσσω,φυλάγω2) (to keep in existence: They have managed to preserve many old documents.) διασώζω,προστατεύω3) (to treat (food), eg by cooking it with sugar, so that it will not go bad: What is the best method of preserving raspberries?) συντηρώ,διατηρώ2. noun1) (an activity, kind of work etc in which only certain people are allowed to take part.) επικράτεια2) (a place where game animals, birds etc are protected: a game preserve.) περιοχή προστασίας θηραμάτων3) (jam: blackberry jam and other preserves.) μαρμελάδα•- preservative -
50 prey on
(to attack as prey: Hawks prey upon smaller birds.) κυνηγώ, πιάνω και τρώω/ λυμαίνομαι/ βασανίζω -
51 protected
adjective ((of certain animals or birds) protected by law from being shot etc.) προστατευόμενος -
52 retrieve
[rə'tri:v]1) (to get back (something which was lost etc): My hat blew away, but I managed to retrieve it; Our team retrieved its lead in the second half.) επανακτώ2) ((of usually trained dogs) to search for and bring back (birds or animals that have been shot by a hunter).) φέρνω (θήραμα)•- retriever -
53 retriever
noun (a breed of dog trained to find and bring back birds and animals that have been shot.) κυνηγόσκυλο -
54 rise
1. past tense - rose; verb1) (to become greater, larger, higher etc; to increase: Food prices are still rising; His temperature rose; If the river rises much more, there will be a flood; Her voice rose to a scream; Bread rises when it is baked; His spirits rose at the good news.) ανεβαίνω, αυξάνομαι, υψώνομαι2) (to move upwards: Smoke was rising from the chimney; The birds rose into the air; The curtain rose to reveal an empty stage.) υψώνομαι3) (to get up from bed: He rises every morning at six o'clock.) σηκώνομαι4) (to stand up: The children all rose when the headmaster came in.) σηκώνομαι όρθιος5) ((of the sun etc) to appear above the horizon: The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.) ανατέλλω6) (to slope upwards: Hills rose in the distance; The ground rises at this point.) υψώνομαι7) (to rebel: The people rose (up) in revolt against the dictator.) εξεγείρομαι8) (to move to a higher rank, a more important position etc: He rose to the rank of colonel.) ανέρχομαι9) ((of a river) to begin or appear: The Rhône rises in the Alps.) πηγάζω10) ((of wind) to begin; to become stronger: Don't go out in the boat - the wind has risen.) σηκώνομαι11) (to be built: Office blocks are rising all over the town.) ορθώνομαι12) (to come back to life: Jesus has risen.) ανασταίνομαι2. noun1) ((the) act of rising: He had a rapid rise to fame; a rise in prices.) ανύψωση, αύξηση2) (an increase in salary or wages: She asked her boss for a rise.) αύξηση3) (a slope or hill: The house is just beyond the next rise.) ύψωμα4) (the beginning and early development of something: the rise of the Roman Empire.) άνοδος, ανάπτυξη, ακμή•- rising3. adjectivethe rising sun; rising prices; the rising generation; a rising young politician.) ανατέλλων/ ανερχόμενος/ αυξανόμενος- early- late riser
- give rise to
- rise to the occasion -
55 roost
[ru:st] 1. noun(a branch etc on which a bird rests at night.) κούρνια2. verb((of birds) to sit or sleep on a roost.) κουρνιάζω- rooster- rule the roost -
56 scare away/off
(to make go away or stay away because of fear: The birds were scared away by the dog.) διώχνω -
57 scarecrow
noun (a figure set up eg in a field, to scare away birds and stop them eating the seeds etc.) σκιάχτρο -
58 scatter
['skætə]1) (to (make) go or rush in different directions: The sudden noise scattered the birds; The crowds scattered when the bomb exploded.) σκορπίζω2) (to throw loosely in different directions: The load from the overturned lorry was scattered over the road.) διασκορπίζω•- scattering
- scatterbrain
- scatterbrained -
59 shoot
[ʃu:t] 1. past tense, past participle - shot; verb1) ((often with at) to send or fire (bullets, arrows etc) from a gun, bow etc: The enemy were shooting at us; He shot an arrow through the air.) βάλλω,ρίχνω,πυροβολώ2) (to hit or kill with a bullet, arrow etc: He went out to shoot pigeons; He was sentenced to be shot at dawn.) χτυπώ (με όπλο),σκοτώνω,κυνηγώ3) (to direct swiftly and suddenly: She shot them an angry glance.) ρίχνω4) (to move swiftly: He shot out of the room; The pain shot up his leg; The force of the explosion shot him across the room.) εκσφενδονίζω,πετώ,πετάγομαι5) (to take (usually moving) photographs (for a film): That film was shot in Spain; We will start shooting next week.) γυρίζω(ταινία)6) (to kick or hit at a goal in order to try to score.) σουτάρω7) (to kill (game birds etc) for sport.) κυνηγώ2. noun(a new growth on a plant: The deer were eating the young shoots on the trees.) βλαστάρι- shoot down
- shoot rapids
- shoot up -
60 sing
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