canary in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for canary in the English»Spanish Dictionary

canary <pl canaries> [Am kəˈnɛri, Brit kəˈnɛːri] N

1. canary (bird):

canary

canario m

2. canary (informer) Am:

canary sl

soplón m / soplona f inf

canary sl

chivato m / chivata f Spain inf

I.canary yellow [kəˌneriˈjeləʊ, kəˌneəriˈjeləʊ] ADJ

canary yellow

amarillo canario adj inv

canary yellow

amarillo patito LatAm adj inv

canary yellow

amarillo pollito LatAm adj inv

II.canary yellow [kəˌneriˈjeləʊ, kəˌneəriˈjeləʊ] N U

canary yellow

amarillo m canario

canary yellow

amarillo m patito LatAm

canary yellow

amarillo m pollito LatAm

Canary Islands N npl

the Canary Islands

las Islas Canarias

Translations for canary in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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amarillo canario

canary yellow

amarillo canario

canary-yellow

amarillo pollito

canary yellow

amarillo pollito

canary-yellow

alpiste (planta)

canary grass

canario (canaria)

of the Canary Islands

canario (canaria)

from the Canary Islands

canario (canaria)

person from the Canary Islands

canario

canary

Islas Canarias

Canary Islands pl

isleño (isleña)

Canary Islander

canary in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for canary in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.canary [kəˈneəri, Am -ˈneri] -ies N

1. canary ZOOL:

canary

canario m

Phrases:

to sing like a canary Brit inf

chivarse

II.canary [kəˈneəri, Am -ˈneri] -ies ADJ

canary yellow

amarillo canario

canary seed N

canary seed

alpiste m

Canary Islands N

Canary Islands

Islas f pl Canarias

Translations for canary in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

canario

canary

alpiste

canary grass

el archipiélago canario

the Canary Islands

las Islas Canarias

the Canary Islands

grancanario (-a)

of/from Grand Canary

grancanario (-a)

native/inhabitant Grand Canary

guanche

original inhabitant of the Canary Islands

guanche

language of the original inhabitants of the Canary Islands

canario (-a)

of/from the Canary Islands

canario (-a)

native/inhabitant of the Canary Islands

canary Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to sing like a canary Brit inf

chivarse

canary yellow

amarillo canario

dugout canoe (typically used to attempt to get from Africa to the Canary Islands illegally)

cayuco

original inhabitant of the Canary Islands

guanche

language of the original inhabitants of the Canary Islands

guanche

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

With the use of experienced miners, came the use of miners friends in the form of mice and later small birds, such as canaries.

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Other such birds at the gardens include finches, canaries, parakeets, a white-cheeked turaco and more.

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For centuries, miners took canaries into the shafts to warn them of potential disasters.

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This was also seen in male adult canaries during the period where they remodel their song.

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