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1 perch
1 noun∎ the bird flew from its perch on the roof l'oiseau s'envola du toit où il était perché∎ to knock sb off his/her perch (depose) détrôner qn□ ; (force to abandon pretensions) rabattre son caquet à qn;(c) (linear or square measure) ≃ perche f(d) Ichthyology perche f(bird, person) se percher;∎ he perched on the edge of the table il se percha ou se jucha sur le bord de la table(person, object) percher, jucher;∎ she was perched on a stool/on the arm of the chair elle était juchée sur un tabouret/sur le bras du fauteuil;∎ castle perched on a hill château perché sur (le sommet d')une colline;∎ with his glasses perched on the end of his nose avec ses lunettes perchées sur le bout du nez -
2 perch
[pə: ] 1. noun1) (a branch etc on which a bird sits or stands: The pigeon would not fly down from its perch.) perchoir2) (any high seat or position: He looked down from his perch on the roof.) perchoir2. 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.) se percher2) (to put, or be, in a high seat or position: He perched the child on his shoulder; They perched on the fence.) (se) percher
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