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birdsong [birdsongs] (musical sound made by a bird) noun [UK: ˈbɜːd.sɒŋ] [US: ˈbɝːd.sɔːŋ] | chant◼◼◼nom {m}His father recorded birdsong for him. = Son père lui enregistra des chants d'oiseaux. chant d’oiseaunom {m} |
birdwatching (observing wild birds) noun [UK: ˈbɜː.dwɒ.tʃə(r)ɪŋ] [US: ˈbɝː.dwɒ.tʃər.ɪŋ] | observation des oiseaux◼◼◼nom {f} |
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] | un tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l'auras (a here-you-go is worth more than two you-can-have-it-laters)◼◼◼phrase moineau à la main vaut mieux que grue qui vole (a sparrow in hand is worth more than a frying crane)phrase |
a little bird told me (idiomatic) phrase [UK: ə ˈlɪt.l̩ bɜːd təʊld miː] [US: ə ˈlɪt.l̩ ˈbɝːd toʊld ˈmiː] | mon petit doigt m’a ditphrase |
bee hummingbird (hummingbird) noun | colibri d'Elena◼◼◼nom {m} colibri-abeille◼◻◻nom {m} |
blackbird [blackbirds] (Turdus merula: blackbird) noun [UK: ˈblæk.bɜːd] [US: ˈblæk.bərd] | merle◼◼◼nom {m} |
bluebird [bluebirds] (bird of Sialia) noun [UK: ˈbluː.bɜːd] [US: ˈbluː.ˌbərd] | merlebleu◼◼◼nom {m} |
bower bird (Australasian bird) noun | jardinier◼◼◼nom |
butcherbird [butcherbirds] (Cracticus) noun [UK: ˈbʊʧəbɜːd] [US: ˈbʊʧəbɜːd] | cassican◼◼◼nom {m} |
doctor bird (animal) noun | colibri à tête noire◼◼◼nom {m} |
early bird (one who wakes early) noun [UK: ˈɜː.li bɜːd] [US: ˈɝː.li ˈbɝːd] | lève-tôt◼◼◼nom {m} oiseau matinal◼◼◻nom {m} |
eat like a bird (to eat small amounts) verb | manger comme un moineau◼◼◼verbe |
elephant bird (extinct flightless bird) noun | oiseau-éléphant◼◼◼nom {m} |
Eurasian blackbird (Turdus merula) noun [UK: jʊə.ˈreɪʒ.n̩ ˈblæk.bɜːd] [US: jʊ.ˈreɪʒ.n̩ ˈblæk.bərd] | merle◼◼◼nom {m} |
fine feathers make fine birds phrase [UK: faɪn ˈfe.ðəz ˈmeɪk faɪn bɜːdz] [US: ˈfaɪn ˈfe.ðərz ˈmeɪk ˈfaɪn ˈbɝːdz] | |
flip the bird (to make a rude or obscene gesture, particularly with the middle finger) verb | faire un doigt◼◼◼verbe faire un doigt d'honneur◼◼◻verbe |
for the birds adjective | pour les nulsadjectif |
free as a bird (completely free) adjective [UK: friː əz ə bɜːd] [US: ˈfriː ˈæz ə ˈbɝːd] | libre comme l'air◼◼◼adjectif |
frigatebird (bird of the family Fregatidae) noun [UK: ˈfrɪ.ɡɪt.bɜːd] [US: ˈfrɪ.ɡɪt.bɜːd] | frégate◼◼◼nom {f} |
gallows bird (person who deserves to be hanged) noun [UK: ˈɡæ.ləʊz bɜːd] [US: ˈɡæloʊz ˈbɝːd] | gibier de potence◼◼◼nom {m} pendard◼◻◻nom {m} |
hummingbird [hummingbirds] (any of various small American birds in the family Trochilidae) noun [UK: ˈhʌ.mɪŋ.bɜːd] [US: ˈhʌ.mɪŋ.ˌbərd] | colibri◼◼◼nom {m}A hummingbird is no larger than a butterfly. = Le colibri n'est pas plus gros qu'un papillon. oiseau-mouche◼◼◻nom suce-fleurnom {m} |
jailbird (prisoner or ex-prisoner) noun [UK: ˈdʒeɪl.bɜːd] [US: ˈdʒeɪl.bɝːd] | taulard◼◼◼nom {m} taularde◼◻◻nom {f} tôlardnom {m} tôlardenom {f} |
kill two birds with one stone (solve two problems at once) verb [UK: kɪl ˈtuː bɜːdz wɪð wʌn stəʊn] [US: ˈkɪl ˈtuː ˈbɝːdz wɪθ wʌn ˈstoʊn] | faire d'une pierre deux coups (to use a stone for two hits)◼◼◼verbe |
king of birds (the eagle) noun | roi des oiseaux◼◼◼nom {m} |
ladybird [ladybirds] (member of Coccinellidae) noun [UK: ˈleɪ.dɪ.bɜːd] [US: ˈleɪ.di.ˌbərd] | coccinelle◼◼◼nom {f}Ladybirds eat aphids. = Les coccinelles mangent des pucerons. |
lovebird [lovebirds] (affectionate couple (or a person thereof)) noun [UK: ˈlʌv.bɜːd] [US: ˈlʌv.bɝːd] | tourtereaux◼◼◼nom tourterelle)◼◻◻nom {f} |