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fågel- meaning in English

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fågel- adjektiv

avian(of birds)
adjective
[UK: ˈeɪ.viən] [US: ˈeɪ.viən]

fågelbad [~et ~] substantiv

birdbath(basin for wild birds)
noun
[UK: bˈɜːdbaθ] [US: bˈɜːdbæθ]

fågelbo [~et ~n] substantiv
{n}

bird's nest(A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young.)
noun
[UK: ˈbɜːdz.nest] [US: ˈbɜːdz.nest]

fågelbur [~en ~ar] substantiv

birdcage [birdcages](cage to keep birds in)
noun
[UK: ˈbɜːdk.eɪdʒ] [US: ˈbɝːdkedʒ]
There's a parrot in the birdcage. = Det är en papegoja i fågelburen.

fågelbär [~et ~] substantiv
{n}

wild cherry [wild cherries](Prunus avium fruit)
noun
[UK: waɪld ˈtʃe.ri] [US: ˈwaɪld ˈtʃe.ri]

fågelfrö [~et ~n] substantiv

birdseed(seed set out as food for birds)
noun
[UK: ˈbɜːdsiːd] [US: ˈbɜːdsiːd]

fågelfängare [~n ~, ~fängarna] substantiv
{c}

birdcatcher(a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl)
noun

fowler [fowlers](a hunter of wildfowl)
noun
[UK: ˈfaʊ.lə(r)] [US: ˈfaʊ.lər]

fågelholk [~en ~ar] substantiv
{c}

birdhouse(small house for birds)
noun

fågelhund [~en ~ar] substantiv

gun dog(dog used by hunter)
noun
[UK: ɡʌn dɒɡ] [US: ˈɡən ˈdɔːɡ]

fågelinfluensa [~n ~influensor] substantiv
{c}

avian influenza(strain of influenza)
noun
[UK: ˈeɪ.viən ˌɪn.flʊ.ˈen.zə] [US: ˈeɪ.viən ˌɪn.fluː.ˈen.zə]

fågellim substantiv
{n}

birdlime(sticky substance to catch birds)
noun
[UK: ˈbɜːd.laɪm] [US: ˈbɝːd.laɪm]

lime [limes](gluey or adhesive substance)
noun
[UK: laɪm] [US: ˈlaɪm]

fågelmat substantiv

birdfeed(food intended för birds)
noun

fågelskrämma [~n ~skrämmor] substantiv
{c}

scarecrow [scarecrows](effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
noun
[UK: ˈskeə.krəʊ] [US: ˈskærkro.ʊ]

fågelskådare [~n ~, ~skådarna] substantiv
{c}

birdwatcher(a person who observes or identifies wild birds in their natural environment)
noun
[UK: ˈbɜː.dwɒ.tʃə(r)] [US: ˈbɝː.dwɒ.tʃər]

fågelskådning [~en] substantiv
{c}

birdwatching(observing wild birds)
noun
[UK: ˈbɜː.dwɒ.tʃə(r)ɪŋ] [US: ˈbɝː.dwɒ.tʃər.ɪŋ]

fågelspindel [~n ~spindlar] substantiv
{c}

tarantula [tarantulas](spider of the family Theraphosidae)
noun
[UK: tə.ˈræn.tjʊ.lə] [US: tə.ˈræn.tʃuː.lə]

fågelsång [~en] substantiv
{c}

birdsong [birdsongs](musical sound made by a bird)
noun
[UK: ˈbɜːd.sɒŋ] [US: ˈbɝːd.sɔːŋ]

call [calls](characteristic cry of a bird or other animal)
noun
[UK: kɔːl] [US: ˈkɒl]

fågelunge [~n ~ungar] substantiv

chick [chicks](young bird)
noun
[UK: tʃɪk] [US: ˈtʃɪk]

fledgling [fledglings](young bird)
noun
[UK: ˈfledʒl.ɪŋ] [US: ˈfledʒl.ɪŋ]

fågelvägen adverb

as the crow flies(in a straight line)
adverb
[UK: əz ðə krəʊ flaɪz] [US: ˈæz ðə ˈkroʊ ˈflaɪz]

bättre en fågel i handen än tio i skogen phrase

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]

en liten fågel kvittrade i mitt öra phrase

a little bird told me(idiomatic)
phrase
[UK: ə ˈlɪt.l̩ bɜːd təʊld miː] [US: ə ˈlɪt.l̩ ˈbɝːd toʊld ˈmiː]

varken fågel eller fisk adjektiv

neither fish nor fowl(not easily categorized; not rightly belonging or fitting well in a given group or situation; not having the advantages of the various options)
adjective