bird

engleză

(English)

Etimologie

Din engleza medie byrd, care provine din engleza veche bird, brid, bridd („pui, puișor”) < de origine incertă.

Pronunție

• AFI: /bɜː(r)d/
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Substantiv

bird, pl. birds

1. (ornit.) pasăre

   Ducks and sparrows are birds.

2. (înv., jargon) persoană, individ, tip

   He's an odd bird. - E un tip ciudat.

3. (în Anglia și SUA, jargon) femeie, fată care arată bine, fetișcană

   Who's the bird? - Cine-i fata aia frumoasă?

4. (în Anglia și Irlanda, jagon) prietenă, iubită

   Josh went out with his bird last night. - Josh s-a dus în oraș cu prietena lui aseară.

5. (argou) avion
6. (ieșit din uz) pui, puișor

Sinonime

• 2: (fam.) chap, bloke, guy
• 3: (jargon) broad, chick, dame, girl, lass
• 4: girlfriend
• 5: airplane
• 6: (ornit.) nestling

Cuvinte derivate

cuvinte derivate

birdbrain, bird brain birdbrained, bird-brained birdcage birdcall, bird-call, bird call birdcatcher, bird-catcher, bird catcher birdcatching, bird-catching, bird catching birder birdfood, bird food birdhouse, bird-house, bird house birdie birdied birdieing birding birdlet birdlike, bird-like birdlime birdlimed birdlimer birdlimes birdliming birdlover, bird-lover, bird lover

birdloving, bird-loving, bird loving birdly birdman birdseed birdseller, bird-seller birdshot, bird shot birdsong birdstore, bird store birdstrike, bird strike birdwatcher, bird-watcher, bird watcher birdwatching, bird-watching, bird watching birdwoman birdy dickeybird, dickybird gamebird, game-bird, game bird hummingbird, humming-bird, humming bird seabird shorebird, shore bird waterbird, water bird

Cuvinte compuse

cuvinte compuse

adult bird Alberta's provincial bird aquatic bird band birds beach birds bird aircraft strike hazard (BASH) Big Bird bird bath birdbeak dogfish birdcage clock birdcall imitation, bird-call imitation, bird call imitation birdcall imitator, bird-call imitator, bird call imitator bird-catching net bird dealer, bird-dealer bird-do bird dog bird-dog bird-dogged bird-dogging bird-dogs bird eye bird flu bird-foot bird-footed dinosaur bird hatch bird hatching bird-hipped bird-hipped dinosaur bird influenza bird life bird louse bird of Jove

bird of Juno bird of paradise bird-of-paradise Bird of Paradise bird-of-paradise flower bird of passage bird of peace bird of prey bird pepper bird's eye bird's-eye map bird's-eye maple, bird's eye maple bird's-eye maple wood veneer bird's-eye primrose bird's-eye speedwell bird's-eye view bird's-foot bird's-foot trefoil bird's-foot violet bird shit bird's mouth bird's-nest orchid bird's-nest soup, bird's nest soup birds of paradise, birds-of-paradise bird spider bird's tooth Birds' Wedding bird table cock bird, cock-bird European bird cherry frigate bird hen bird rare bird

Expresii

expresii

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush a funny bird a gay old bird a little bird a little bird told me a queer bird big bird birdbrained person bird in the hand, bird in hand bird of freedom bird of ill omen birds of a feather, birds of a feather flock together clever bird do bird early bird

eat like a bird fine feathers make fine birds for the birds gamebird farmer, game-bird farmer get the bird give somebody the bird, give someone the bird kill two birds with one stone like a bird little bird odd bird old bird strange bird the bird has flown, the bird is flown the birds and the bees the early bird catches the worm

Verb

Conjugarea verbului to bird
Infinitiv	to bird
Prezent simplu pers. 3 sg.	birds
Trecut simplu	birded
Participiu trecut	birded
Participiu prezent	birding

1. a observa păsări în natură
2. a prinde sau a vâna păsări
3. (fig.) a fura

Sinonime

• 3: thieve

Vezi și

• burd
• chirp
• squawk
• tweet

Etimologie

Din limbajul estic al Londrei, scurtat de la bird-lime.

Substantiv

bird, (nenumărabil)

1. perioadă petrecută în închisoare

   He's doing bird. - Face pușcărie.

Sinonime

• (argou) porridge, stretch, time

Etimologie

Atestat în mijlocul secolui XVIII-a; vine din expresia to give the big bird, însemnând „a sâsâi pe cineva ca o gâscă”.

Substantiv

the bird, (nenumărabil)

1. degetul mijlociu; întinderea degetului mare, ce semnifică „du-te dracului”

Expresii

• flip the bird

Etimologie

Din limba malaieză burung.

Substantiv

bird, pl. birds

1. (jargon asiatic și vulgar) penis

   Don't Touch My Bird. - Nu-mi atinge partea intimă.

Anagrame

• drib

Referințe

• Dictionary.com
• Wiktionary