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1 oiseau
masculine noun( = animal) bird• trouver l'oiseau rare to find the man (or woman) in a million• le petit oiseau va sortir ! watch the birdie!* * *pl oiseaux wazo nom masculin1) Zoologie bird2) (colloq) ( personne)un (drôle d')oiseau — an oddball (colloq)
•Phrasal Verbs:••trouver l'oiseau rare — (colloq) to find the one person in a million
petit à petit l'oiseau fait son nid — Proverbe with time and effort you achieve your goals
* * *wazooiseaux pl nm* * *1 Zool bird;oiseau chanteur songbird; oiseau exotique or des îles exotic bird; oiseau de malheur or de mauvais augure bird of ill omen; oiseau marin or de mer seabird; oiseau de nuit night owl; oiseau de paradis bird of paradise; oiseau de passage lit, fig bird of passage; oiseau de proie bird of prey.attention le petit oiseau va sortir! watch the birdie!; chercher/trouver l'oiseau rare to look for/find the one (person) in a million; être comme l'oiseau sur la branche to be in a precarious situation; manger comme un oiseau to eat like a bird; petit à petit l'oiseau fait son nid Prov with time and effort you achieve your goals.oiseau de mauvais augure ou de malheur bird of ill omenoiseau rare: il est parfait pour cet emploi, tu as vraiment déniché l'oiseau rare he's perfect for this job, you've found a rare bird there2. (familier) [individu douteux] customerquand la police arriva, l'oiseau s'était envolé by the time the police arrived the bird had flown3. CONSTRUCTION [auge de maçon] hod
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