Translations for „perched“ in the English » Portuguese Dictionary

I . perch¹ <-es> [pɜːrtʃ, Brit pɜːtʃ] N

perch

poleiro m

to knock sb off his perch

deixar de admirar alguém

II . perch¹ [pɜːrtʃ, Brit pɜːtʃ] VB intr

perch

empoleirar-se

perch

pousar

perch² N ZOOL

perch

perca f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A cupola with a low, pyramidal roof and arched windows is perched atop the building.

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The aquifer layer would be perched on top of another layer that prevents water from going down (in geological terms it would be called impermeable).

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To obtain steady images while flying or when perched on a swaying branch, birds hold the head as steady as possible with compensating reflexes.

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By some uncanny intuition, some people imagine they will find horse thieves, rogues and jailbirds perched in the leafy bowers of their family trees.

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She has a dancer's way of sitting -- perched like a resting ballerina, and reckons she got her hoofing feet from her grandfather.

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On the inner end of the rotating windshaft is the brake wheel which drives a bevel gearwheel or wallower perched on top of the main (vertical) driveshaft.

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He is on his favorite sleeping spot looking out perched on our ironing board put there specially for him to enjoy the most sunshine possible...

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The tradition says that when she was out among the pines, an owl, a creature of ill omen, perched nearby and uttered her name.

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After feeding, the pigeons perched on branches and digested their food, which they had stored in their crops.

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I stopped to watch horses grazing in a frosty pasture and found a pair of rough-legged hawks perched on trees at the edge of a fog bank.

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