quail in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

quail in the PONS Dictionary

quail Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to quail before sb/sth
acobardarse ante alguien/algo
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Quails were sacrificed to the idol and their blood spilt before it and copal was burnt in his honour.
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Stubble quail that live in arid areas can have very irregular breeding patterns that are more dependent on environmental conditions than day length.
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The fruit attracts birds, including bobwhite quail, that feed on the seeds.
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Principal game in the is deer, squirrel, wild turkey, woodcock, quail, dove and duck.
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True quail devote much of their time to scratching and foraging for seeds and invertebrates on the ground.
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This species is the smallest true quail and is quite common in aviculture worldwide.
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The brown quail's wings produce a whistling noise when flushed which is different from the whirring sound produced by the stubble quail's wings.
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All that submission and apparent content lasted but a few days, and they disappeared like young quails.
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Humans vary in their susceptibility; only one in four people who consumed quail soup fell ill.
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The long delay between pairing and nesting is unusual for quails.
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