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bird cherry (Prunus padus) noun [UK: bɜːd ˈtʃe.ri] [US: ˈbɝːd ˈtʃe.ri] | hägg [~en ~ar]substantiv |
strange bird (an unusual person) noun | främmande fågelsubstantiv |
migratory bird (migratory bird, see also: bird of passage; migrant) noun [UK: ˈmaɪ.ɡrət.r̩i bɜːd] [US: ˈmaɪ.ɡrə.ˌtɔː.ri ˈbɝːd] | flyttfågel [~n ~fåglar]substantiv |
ghetto bird (police helicopter) noun | polishelikopter [~n ~helikoptrar]substantiv |
secretary bird [secretary birds] (member of bird family) noun [UK: ˈse.krə.tə.ri bɜːd] [US: ˈse.krə.te.ri ˈbɝːd] | sekreterarfågel [~n ~fåglar]substantiv |
strange bird (an unusual person) noun | udda fågelsubstantiv |
bird of paradise [birds of paradise] (bird) noun [UK: ˈbɜː.dəv.ˈpæ.rə.daɪs] [US: ˈbɜː.dəv.ˈpæ.rə.daɪs] | paradisfågel [~n ~fåglar]substantiv |
bird of prey (carnivorous bird) noun [UK: ˈbɜː.dəv.ˈpreɪ] [US: ˈbɜː.dəv.ˈpreɪ] | rovfågel [~n ~fåglar]substantiv |
flip the bird (to make a rude or obscene gesture, particularly with the middle finger) verb | ge fingretverb peka fingerverb |
a little bird told me (idiomatic) phrase [UK: ə ˈlɪt.l̩ bɜːd təʊld miː] [US: ə ˈlɪt.l̩ ˈbɝːd toʊld ˈmiː] | |
the early bird gets the worm (whoever arrives first has the best chance of success) phrase [UK: ðə ˈɜː.li bɜːd ˈɡets ðə wɜːm] [US: ðə ˈɝː.li ˈbɝːd ˈɡets ðə ˈwɝːm] | den som sätter igång först når mest framgångphrase |
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (small but certain advantage is preferable) phrase [UK: ə bɜːd ɪn ðə hænd ɪz wɜːθ ˈtuː ɪn ðə bʊʃ] [US: ə ˈbɝːd ɪn ðə ˈhænd ˈɪz ˈwɝːθ ˈtuː ɪn ðə ˈbʊʃ] |