feathers in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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I.feather [Brit ˈfɛðə, Am ˈfɛðər] N

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

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III.feather [Brit ˈfɛðə, Am ˈfɛðər]

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I.feather bed [Brit ˈfɛðəbɛd, Am ˈfɛðərˌbɛd] N

feather-bed <forma in -ing feather bedding, pt, pp feather bedded> COMM:

feather-bed
= offrire situazioni di lavoro agevolate

feather-brain [Am ˈfɛðərˌbreɪn] N

tail feather [ˈteɪlˌfeðə(r)] N

feather-bedding [ˈfeðəˌbedɪŋ] N COMM

I.feather stitch [Am ˈfɛðərˌstɪtʃ] N

white feather [Am ˌ(h)waɪt ˈfɛðər] N

feather-brained [Brit ˈfɛðəbreɪnd, Am ˈfɛðərˌbreɪnd] ADJ

feather duster [Brit, Am ˈfɛðər ˈdəstər] N

feathers in the PONS Dictionary

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feathers Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be a feather in sb's cap
esere un fiore all'occhiello di qu
as light as a feather
leggero come una piuma
to ruffle sb's feathers
dare fastidio a qu
to feather one's own nest
ingrassare le proprie tasche
to tar and feather sb
coprire qn di pece e piume
birds of a feather flock together prov
Dio li fa e poi li accoppia prov

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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They're all much of a muchness; being nocturnal, they lack the bright colorful feathers that make most other birds so easy to identify.
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Purple sheen on the feathers is a defect and should not be bred.
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Juveniles are a duller version of the adult but have more feathers on the nape.
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The female additionally has tawny secondary wing feathers.
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He argued that these idiotic young women were using white feathers to get rid of boyfriends of whom they were tired.
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The flight feathers of some birds have evolved to perform additional functions, generally associated with territorial displays, courtship rituals or feeding methods.
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The kettle sits on the back ring, ruffling its feathers and making a slow chuckle and cluck.
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Ampersand is insistent that it still intends to develop the site, in a way that ruffles fewer local feathers.
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Its plumage is patterned by the pale fringes of its feathers.
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In flight, pale blue forewing feathers are revealed, separated from the green speculum by a white border.
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