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perch: I. noun II. intransitive verb III. transitive verb
perch: noun

I . perch¹ [pɜ:tʃ, Am pɜ:rtʃ] N

1. perch (for birds):

perch

grzęda f

2. perch (high location):

perch

wysokie miejsce nt

II . perch¹ [pɜ:tʃ, Am pɜ:rtʃ] VB intr

1. perch:

the magpie perched on a branch

sroka przysiadła na gałęzi

Phrases:

we perched on high stools

usiedliśmy na wysokich barowych stołkach

III . perch¹ [pɜ:tʃ, Am pɜ:rtʃ] VB trans

to perch oneself on the edge of sth

sadowić [perf u-] się na krawędzi czegoś

perch² <-> [pɜ:tʃ, Am pɜ:rtʃ] N

perch

okoń m

Usage examples with perch

to perch oneself on the edge of sth

sadowić [perf u-] się na krawędzi czegoś

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English

It typically hunts from a perch at the forest edge, perching less conspicuously than many other shrikes. en.wikipedia.org

The castle is perched on top of a hill in what used to be a rubber estate. en.wikipedia.org

They have short legs and sit very upright whilst perched, like a shrike. en.wikipedia.org

They perch on the tips of stems or other objects. en.wikipedia.org

When hunting in low growth, it often flashes from one perch to another in rapid succession. en.wikipedia.org

The display may be repeated two or three times before the bird returns to a perch. en.wikipedia.org

They prefer to perch on the tops of trees. en.wikipedia.org

It will usually stay low above the ground in flight, approaching perches from below and landing in an upward swoop. en.wikipedia.org

Much more rarely, they perch for longer than five seconds to survey surroundings. en.wikipedia.org

When hunting from a perch, a dead tree is the preferred platform. en.wikipedia.org

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