English | Swedish |
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birds and bees (euphemistic: sexual activity) noun | blommor och binsubstantiv |
birds of a feather (people having similar characters) noun [UK: bɜːdz əv ə ˈfe.ðə(r)] [US: ˈbɝːdz əv ə ˈfe.ðər] | kålsupare [~n ~, ~suparna]substantiv lika barnsubstantiv |
birds of a feather flock together (people of similar character, etc. tend to associate) phrase [UK: bɜːdz əv ə ˈfe.ðə(r) flɒk tə.ˈɡe.ðə(r)] [US: ˈbɝːdz əv ə ˈfe.ðər ˈflɑːk tə.ˈɡe.ðər] | lika barn leka bästphrase |
bird of paradise [birds of paradise] (bird) noun [UK: ˈbɜː.dəv.ˈpæ.rə.daɪs] [US: ˈbɜː.dəv.ˈpæ.rə.daɪs] | paradisfågel [~n ~fåglar]substantiv |
birdseed (seed set out as food for birds) noun [UK: ˈbɜːdsiːd] [US: ˈbɜːdsiːd] | fågelfrö [~et ~n]substantiv |
birdsong [birdsongs] (musical sound made by a bird) noun [UK: ˈbɜːd.sɒŋ] [US: ˈbɝːd.sɔːŋ] | fågelsång [~en]substantiv fåglalåt [~en]substantiv sång [~en ~er]substantiv |
blackbird [blackbirds] (Turdus merula: blackbird) noun [UK: ˈblæk.bɜːd] [US: ˈblæk.bərd] | koltrast [~en ~ar]substantiv |
firebird [firebirds] (a magical and prophetic glowing or burning bird (Slavic mythology)) noun [UK: ˈfaɪə.bɜːd] [US: ˈfaɪər.ˌbərd] | eldfågelsubstantiv |
hummingbird [hummingbirds] (any of various small American birds in the family Trochilidae) noun [UK: ˈhʌ.mɪŋ.bɜːd] [US: ˈhʌ.mɪŋ.ˌbərd] | kolibri [~n ~er]substantiv |
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] | |
king of birds (the eagle) noun | fåglarnas konungsubstantiv |
ladybird [ladybirds] (member of Coccinellidae) noun [UK: ˈleɪ.dɪ.bɜːd] [US: ˈleɪ.di.ˌbərd] | nyckelpiga [~n ~pigor]substantiv |
lovebird [lovebirds] (affectionate couple (or a person thereof)) noun [UK: ˈlʌv.bɜːd] [US: ˈlʌv.bɝːd] | turturduvorsubstantiv |
mockingbird [mockingbirds] (songbird of the family Mimidae) noun [UK: ˈmɒk.ɪŋ.bɜːd] [US: ˈmɑːk.ɪŋ.ˌbərd] | härmtrast [~en ~ar]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 |
snowbird [snowbirds] (dark-eyed junco) noun [UK: ˈsnoˌbərd] [US: ˈsnoˌbərd] | mörkögd juncosubstantiv |
songbird [songbirds] (bird) noun [UK: ˈsɒŋ.bɜːd] [US: ˈsɒŋ.ˌbərd] | sångfågel [~n ~fåglar]substantiv |