cage bird in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for cage bird in the English»Italian Dictionary

cage bird [ˈkeɪdʒbɜːd] N

cage bird

uccello m da gabbia

Translations for cage bird in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.cage [Brit keɪdʒ, Am keɪdʒ] N

1. cage:

cage (for bird, animal)

gabbia f

cage (of lift, in mine)

gabbia f

cage (in prison)

cella f

cage (in prison)

gabbia f

2. cage SPORTS inf:

cage (basketball)

cesto m

cage (ice hockey)

porta f

II.cage [Brit keɪdʒ, Am keɪdʒ] VB trans

cage bird, animal:

cage

mettere, tenere in gabbia

I.bird [Brit bəːd, Am bərd] N

1. bird ZOOL:

bird

uccello m

2. bird Brit (girl):

bird inf

ragazza f

to pull the birds

cuccare or rimorchiare le ragazze

3. bird (person):

a funny or queer old bird inf

un tipo divertente

II.bird [Brit bəːd, Am bərd] VB intr

1. bird:

bird

osservare gli uccelli

2. bird rare:

bird

uccellare

III.bird [Brit bəːd, Am bərd]

a little bird told me inf

me l'ha detto l'uccellino

as free as a bird

libero come l'aria

the birds and the bees

come nascono i bambini

to tell sb about the birds and the bees

spiegare a qn come nascono i bambini

to sing like a bird (sing well)

cantare come un usignolo

to sing like a bird (under interrogation)

cantare

the bird has flown (escape)

il prigioniero è scappato

the bird has flown (go away)

è andato via

to do bird (in prison) inf

stare dentro

to get the bird inf

essere mandato via

to give sb the bird

fischiare qn

to flip sb the bird Am inf

mandare qn a prendersela in quel posto (con un gesto della mano)

to kill two birds with one stone

prendere due piccioni con una fava

(strictly) for the birds

da imbecilli

birds of a feather (flock together) prov

chi s'assomiglia si piglia or Dio li fa e poi li accoppia

cage bird in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cage bird in the Italian»English Dictionary

gabbia (per uccelli)

bird cage

Translations for cage bird in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.cage [keɪdʒ] N

cage

gabbia f

II.cage [keɪdʒ] VB trans

cage

mettere in gabbia [o tenere]

bird [bɜ:rd] N

1. bird ZOOL:

bird

uccello m

a flock of birds

uno stormo di uccelli

2. bird inf (person):

a strange [or queer] bird

un tipo strano

Phrases:

birds of a feather flock together prov

Dio li fa e poi li accoppia prov

to kill two birds with one stone

prendere due piccioni con una fava prov

the early bird catches the worm prov

chi dorme non piglia pesci prov

for the birds

invano

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The feathered variety of a mule is a cross between a canary and another cage bird breed, including budgies and finches.

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Cage bird competitions began at the show around 1869.

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The downfall of this siskin has been massive illegal trapping for the cage bird trade.

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Their popularity as a cage bird has led to many escaped birds establishing themselves.

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Common mynas are popular as cage birds for their singing and speaking abilities.

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It is a popular cage bird.

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They have the ability to mimic human voices, which makes them popular as cage birds.

voices.nationalgeographic.com

Neither could capture for the cage bird trade have influenced the decline.

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There are also competitions, although cage birds are judged on appearance rather than speed.

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Its numbers in the wild have declined owing to capture for the cage bird trade and habitat loss.

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