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1. noun1) (a branch etc on which a bird sits or stands: The pigeon would not fly down from its perch.) percha2) (any high seat or position: He looked down from his perch on the roof.) posición elevada, pedestal
2. 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.) posarse2) (to put, or be, in a high seat or position: He perched the child on his shoulder; They perched on the fence.) encaramarperch vb posarsetr[pɜːʧ]1 (fish) perca————————tr[pɜːʧ]1 (for bird) percha2 (high position) posición nombre femenino elevada, posición nombre femenino privilegiada; (pedestal) pedestal nombre masculino1 poner, colocar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be perched estar encaramado,-aperch ['pərʧ] vi1) roost: posarse2) sit: sentarse (en un sitio elevado)perch vtplace: posar, colocarperch n1) roost: percha f (para los pájaros)n.(§ pl.: perches) = alcándara s.f.• cetro s.m.• perca s.f.• percha s.f.v.• posar v.pɜːrtʃ, pɜːtʃ
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1)a) ( in birdcage) percha fb) ( high position) posición f privilegiadato knock somebody off her/his perch — bajarle los humos a alguien
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intransitive verb \<\<bird\>\> posarse
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vtthe village is perched halfway up the mountainside — el pueblo está como colgado en mitad de la ladera
I [pɜːtʃ]1.N [of bird] percha f ; (fig) [of person] posición f elevada- knock sb off his perch2.VT encaramar3.we perched in a tree to see the procession — nos encaramamos or subimos a un árbol para ver el desfile
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[pɜːtʃ]N (pl perch or perches) (=fish) perca f
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[pɜːtʃ]N medida de longitud, = 5,029m* * *[pɜːrtʃ, pɜːtʃ]
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1)a) ( in birdcage) percha fb) ( high position) posición f privilegiadato knock somebody off her/his perch — bajarle los humos a alguien
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intransitive verb \<\<bird\>\> posarse
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