singing bird in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for singing bird in the English»French Dictionary

to sing like a bird

chanter comme un oiseau

Translations for singing bird 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

I.sing [Brit sɪŋ, Am sɪŋ] N Am

sing → singalong

II.sing <pret sang; pp sung> [Brit sɪŋ, Am sɪŋ] VB trans

sing person song, note:

sing

chanter

to sing a role

chanter dans un rôle

to sing the part of …

chanter dans le rôle de …

to sing sth to/for sb

chanter qc à/pour qn

sing him something

chante-lui quelque chose

to sing sth in front of or for an audience

chanter qc devant un public

to sing sb to sleep

chanter pour endormir qn

‘Happy birthday!’ they sang

‘bon anniversaire!’ ont-ils chanté

to sing sb's praises

chanter les louanges de qn

III.sing <pret sang, pp sung> [Brit sɪŋ, Am sɪŋ] VB intr

1. sing person:

sing

chanter (in dans, to sb à qn, for sb pour qn)

you can't sing

tu ne sais pas chanter

to sing well

chanter bien

to sing in/out of tune

chanter juste/faux

to sing in front of or for an audience

chanter devant un public

to sing to an accompaniment

chanter avec un accompagnement

he sings about love

il parle d'amour dans ses chansons

she sang of her country liter

sa chanson parlait de son pays

2. sing:

sing bird, cricket, instrument, kettle:

chanter

sing wind:

siffler

sing ears:

siffler

to make sb's ears sing

faire siffler les oreilles de qn

3. sing (confess):

sing inf

se mettre à table inf

IV.sing [Brit sɪŋ, Am sɪŋ]

to sing a different or another song

changer d'avis

See also singalong

singalong [Brit ˈsɪŋəlɒŋ] N Am

to have a singalong

chanter ensemble

sing. abrév écrite

sing. → singular

See also singular

I.singular [Brit ˈsɪŋɡjʊlə, Am ˈsɪŋɡjələr] N LING

singular

singulier m

in the singular

au singulier

II.singular [Brit ˈsɪŋɡjʊlə, Am ˈsɪŋɡjələr] ADJ

1. singular LING:

singular form

du singulier

singular noun, verb

au singulier

2. singular (strange, exceptional):

singular

singulier/-ière

singing [Brit ˈsɪŋɪŋ, Am ˈsɪŋɪŋ] N

1. singing MUS:

singing

chant m

to teach singing

enseigner le chant

opera singing

chant d'opéra

I love singing

j'adore chanter

to hear singing

entendre chanter

there was singing in the bar

on chantait au bar

there was singing in the bar attr lesson, teacher

de chant

there was singing in the bar role, part

chantant

there was singing in the bar group

de chanteurs

there was singing in the bar career

dans la chanson

2. singing (sound):

singing (of kettle)

sifflement m

singing (in ears)

bourdonnement m (in dans)

singing (of wind)

sifflement m

singing bird in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for singing bird in the English»French Dictionary

singing bird N

singing bird

oiseau m chanteur

Translations for singing bird in the English»French Dictionary

sing¹ [sɪŋ]

sing LING abbreviation of singular

See also singular

I.singular [ˈsɪŋgjələʳ, Am -lɚ] ADJ

1. singular LING:

singular

au singulier

2. singular form (extraordinary):

singular

singulier(-ère)

II.singular [ˈsɪŋgjələʳ, Am -lɚ] N no pl LING

singular

singulier m

I.sing² <sang [or a. Am sung], sung> VB intr

1. sing (make music):

sing

chanter

2. sing (make high-pitched noise):

sing kettle

siffler

sing wind

hurler

3. sing (be filled with ringing):

sing

bourdonner

II.sing² <sang [or a. Am sung], sung> VB trans

sing

chanter

to sing alto/tenor/soprano

avoir une voix d'alto/de ténor/de soprano

Phrases:

to sing another tune

chanter sur un autre ton

to sing another tune (change what you think)

changer d'avis

singing N no pl

singing

chant m

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

And she wouldn't use any of it -- not one singing bird or drift of warm air -- for clumsy rebirth and resurrection metaphors.

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This iconic kettle is known for its singing bird when the water boils.

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But what if you want to know how a singing bird feels?

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These musical clocks included the trumpeter clock, flute clock, singing bird clock, and rooster clock.

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Trying to keep her spirits up, the girl comments that sounds can be beautiful, too-like those of a nearby singing bird.

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While his personality would never change, he emerged artistically into what one critic described as a singing bird.

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We are still in the woods four pages later, when he is stopped in his tracks by a singing bird.

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From their workshops they exported thousands of clockwork automata and mechanical singing birds around the world.

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A dancing peacock, or a sweet singing bird?

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She used the second; it conjured up a golden cage with a singing bird of jewels and gold, and it went with it as with the coach.

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