bird of paradise in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bird of paradise in the English»Serbian Dictionary

bird of 'para·dise <birds of paradise> pl N

bird of paradise

rajska ptica f

Translations for bird of paradise in the English»Serbian Dictionary

pounce bird of prey

ustremiti se

song of bird

cvrkut m

wing of bird

krilo nt

mandible of bird

gornji ili donji deo m kljuna

crest of a bird

ćuba f

Translations for bird of paradise in the English»Serbian Dictionary

para·dise ['pærədaɪs] N no pl

paradise

raj m

Paradise

Raj

bird [bɜːd] N

1. bird (creature):

bird

ptica f

bird life

ptičja populacija

bird sanctuary

sklonište za ptice

2. bird inf (young female):

bird

riba f

bird

ženska f

game old bird Brit, Aus approv

stara kuka starija, iskusna osoba

Phrases:

to know about the birds and bees euph

znati činjenice o seksu i rađanju

birds of a feather flock together prov

svaka ptica svome jatu leti

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush prov

bolje vrabac u ruci neko golub na grani

to kill two birds with one stone

ubiti dve muve jednim udarcem

the early bird catches the worm prov

ko rano rani dve sreće grabi

[strictly] for the birds Am, Aus

nešto što je nepraktično, neupotrebljivo

of [ɒv, əv] PREP

1. of after n (belonging to):

of

od +gen

the mountains of this country

planine ove zemlje

the cause of the disease

uzrok bolesti

the colour of her hair

boja njene kose

the government of India

vlada Indije

a friend of mine

moj prijatelj

the smell of roses

miris ruža

2. of after n (expressing relationship):

an admirer of Picasso

Pikasov obožalavalac

3. of after n (expressing a whole's part):

five of her seven kids are boys

petoro od njeno sedmoro dece su dečaci

there were ten of us on the trip

na putovanju nas je bilo desetoro

I don't want to hear any more of that!

neću da čujem više ništa o tome!

best of all, I liked the green one

najviše od svega, svidela mi se zelena

a third of the people

trećina ljudi

the days of the week

dani u nedelji

all of us

svi mi

both of us

oboje

both of us

nas dvoje

most of them

većina (od) njih

one of the cleverest

jedan od najpametnijih

4. of after n (expressing quantities):

a bunch of parsley

veza peršuna

a clove of garlic

čen belog luka

a cup of tea

šolja čaja

a drop of rain

kap kiše

a kilo of apples

kilogram jabuka

a litre of water

litar vode

a lot of money

mnogo novca

a piece of cake

parče kolača

5. of after vb, n (consisting of):

of

od +gen

a collection of poems

zbirka pesama

6. of after n (containing):

of

od +gen

a glass of water

čaša vode

7. of after adj (done by):

of

od strane +gen

that was stupid of me

to je bilo glupo od mene

8. of after n (done to):

the massacre of hundreds of people

masakr nad stotinama ljudi

the destruction of the rain forest

uništavanje tropskih šuma

9. of after n (suffered by):

the anguish of the murdered child's parents

patnja roditelja ubijenog deteta

10. of (expressing cause):

to die of sth

umreti od nečega

11. of (expressing origin):

the works of Shakespeare

Šekspirova dela

12. of after vb (concerning):

he was accused of fraud

bio je optužen za prevaru

let's not speak of this matter

hajde da ne razgovaramo više o tome

speaking of sb/sth, ...

kad već govorimo o nekome/nečemu, ...

(after adj) she's often unsure of herself

ona često nije sigurna u sebe

I am certain of that

siguran sam u to

to be afraid of sb/sth

plašiti se nekoga/nečega

to be fond of swimming

voleti plivanje

to be jealous of sb

biti ljubomoran na nekoga

to be sick of sth

bolovati od nečega

(after n) it's a problem of space

to je problem prostora

the memories of her school years

sećanje na njene školske dane

to be in search of sb/sth

biti u potrazi za nekim/nečim

thoughts of revenge

razmišljanje o osveti

usu singl what of it?

šta sa tim?

13. of after n (expressing condition):

to be on the point of doing sth

upravo nameravati da se uradi nešto

14. of after n (expressing position):

in the back of the car

na zadnjem sedištu auta

on the corner of the street

na uglu (ulice)

on the left of the picture

sa leve strane slike

a lake north/south of the city

jezero severno/južno od grada

I've never been north of Edinburgh

nikada nisam bio severno od Edinburga

15. of after n (with respect to scale):

a quarter of a pound

četvrtina funte

16. of (expressing age):

he's a man of about 50

on je čovek od pedesetak godina

17. of after n (denoting example of category):

I hate this kind of party

mrzim ovakvu vrstu zabava

18. of after n (typical of):

she has the face of an angel

ima lice anđela

the grace of a dancer

gracioznost plesača

19. of after n (expressing characteristic):

I want a few minutes of quiet!

želim nekoliko minuta tišine!

20. of after n (away from):

of

od +gen

she came within two seconds of beating the world record

prišla je na dve sekunde od obaranja svetskog rekorda

21. of after n (in time phrases):

I got married back in June of 1977

oženio sam se u junu 1977.

the eleventh of March

jedanaesti mart

the first of the month

prvi dan u mesecu

22. of after vb (expressing removal):

they were robbed of all their savings

opljačkali su im svu ušteđevinu

his mother had deprived him of love

bio je lišen majčine ljubavi

to get rid of sb

otarasiti se nekoga

after adj free of charge

besplatno

23. of Am (to):

of

do

it's quarter of five

petnaest do pet

Phrases:

of all

od svega

today of all days

baš danas

this work is of great interest and value

ovaj posao je od velikog interesa i vrednosti

to be of the opinion that

imati mišljenje da...

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The bird of paradise is also found on the national coat-of-arms.

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You are coming back not only as a phoenix but as a bird of paradise.

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A common name of the genus is bird of paradise flower / plant, because of a resemblance of its flowers to the bird of paradise.

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The creature is often referred to as bird of paradise.

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Hybridisation is frequent in these birds, suggesting the polygamous species of bird of paradise are very closely related despite being in different genera.

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