bird's in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for bird's in the English»French Dictionary

bird [Brit bəːd, Am bərd] N

1. bird ZOOL:

bird

oiseau m

2. bird Brit (girl):

bird inf

nana f inf

to pull the birds

draguer les nanas inf

3. bird (person) inf:

a funny or queer old bird

un drôle d'oiseau inf

a little bird told me inf

mon petit doigt m'a dit

as free as a bird

libre comme l'air

the birds and the bees

le b-a ba de la vie

to sing like a bird

chanter comme un oiseau

to tell sb about the birds and the bees

expliquer à qn comment naissent les enfants

the bird has flown

l'oiseau s'est envolé

to do bird inf

faire de la taule inf

to get the bird inf

se faire siffler

to give or flip sb the bird inf Am

envoyer paître qn inf

to kill two birds with one stone

faire d'une pierre deux coups

(strictly) for the birds

fait pour les imbéciles

See also feather

I.feather [Brit ˈfɛðə, Am ˈfɛðər] N

feather

plume f

feather attr boa, cushion, mattress

de plumes

II.feather [Brit ˈfɛðə, Am ˈfɛðər] VB trans

1. feather (in rowing):

feather blade

plumer

2. feather AVIAT:

feather

mettre [qc] en drapeau

III.feather [Brit ˈfɛðə, Am ˈfɛðər]

as light as a feather

léger comme une plume

birds of a feather (flock together) prov

qui se ressemble s'assemble prov

in full feather

en excellente forme

that'll make the feathers fly

ça va faire du vilain

that's a feather in his cap

c'est un bon point pour lui

you could have knocked me down with a feather

j'en avais le souffle coupé

cage bird [ˈkeɪdʒ bɜːd] N

cage bird

oiseau m d'appartement or d'agrément

gooney bird [Brit ˈɡuːni, Am ˈɡuni ˌbərd] N Am

gooney bird

albatros m

dolly bird N Brit inf, pej

dolly bird

ravissante idiote f inf

dicky bird [Brit ˈdɪkɪbəːd, Am ˈdɪkiˌbərd] N inf

1. dicky bird (bird):

dicky bird childspeak

zoziau m childspeak

2. dicky bird hum:

not a dicky bird

que dalle inf

not a dicky bird

pas un mot

bird species N

bird species

espèce f d'oiseau

bird's nest N

bird's nest

nid m d'oiseau

bird table N

bird table

perchoir m

game bird N

game bird

gibier m à plumes

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to go bird's-nesting

aller ramasser les œufs dans les nids

bird's in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bird's in the English»French Dictionary

bird [bɜ:d, Am bɜ:rd] N

1. bird (animal):

bird

oiseau m

caged bird

oiseau en cage

bird-like

d'oiseau

migrating bird

oiseau migrateur

2. bird inf (person):

bird

type m

a strange bird

un drôle d'oiseau

3. bird Aus, Brit inf (girl):

bird

nana f

old bird inf

vieille peau f

Phrases:

to know about the birds and bees

savoir que les bébés ne naissent pas dans les choux

birds of a feather flock together prov

qui se ressemble s'assemble prov

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush prov

un tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l'auras prov

to kill two birds with one stone

faire d'une pierre deux coups prov

to feel free as a bird

se sentir libre comme l'air

to give sb the bird

envoyer paître qn

(strictly) for the birds Am, Aus inf

être nul

sea bird N

sea bird

oiseau m de mer

dolly bird N Brit inf

dolly bird

poupée f

cage bird N

cage bird

oiseau m de volière

singing bird N

singing bird

oiseau m chanteur

water bird N

water bird

oiseau m aquatique

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bird's-nest

nid m d'oiseau

bird's-eye view

vue f aérienne

Translations for bird's in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

rombière

old bird

échassier

wading bird

bird's Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be a rare bird

être un oiseau rare

bird-like

d'oiseau

migrating bird

oiseau migrateur

a strange bird

un drôle d'oiseau

to feel free as a bird

se sentir libre comme l'air

to give sb the bird

envoyer paître qn

to get airborne bird

s'envoler

predatory bird

oiseau m de proie

bird species

espèce d'oiseau

to be as free as a bird

être libre comme le vent

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Located at the base of a bird's trachea, it produces sounds without the vocal cords of mammals.

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The slow-roasting process provides you with ample time to make a succulent sauce from the bird's giblets, neck and wings.

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This bird's rich bubbly song is commonly heard during the nesting season but rarely afterwards.

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A trip to the top of the hill (featured in the panoramic view) will provide an excellent bird's-eye perspective of the city proper.

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Other localities have neutral, deeper soil and cowslips, dog-violets and bird's foot trefoil are common.

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The unique zigzag grid on the building's exterior and bird's mouth divots on its corners necessitated development of a special scaffold for window washers.

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Bird's experiments sometimes get him credit for being the founder of the industrial field of electrometallurgy.

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The bird's song captivated everyone who listened to it, and even drew the attention of the king.

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Like other cormorants, this bird's feathers are not waterproof, and they spend time after each dive drying their small wings in the sunlight.

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The arrival in spring is heralded by its purring song, a rather deep, vibrating turrr, turrr, from which the bird's name is derived.

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