home bird in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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bird [Am bərd, Brit bəːd] N

1.1. bird:

bird (small)
pájaro m
bird (large)
ave f (con artículo masculino en el singular)
bird's nest
nido m de pájaro/ave
her hair is a real bird's nest
tiene el pelo hecho una verdadera maraña
how did you know? — a little bird told me
¿cómo lo sabías? — me lo dijo un pajarito
the bird has flown
el pájaro ha volado
a bird in a gilded cage
un pájaro en una jaula de cristal
the birds and the bees he told us about the birds and the bees
nos contó de dónde venían los niños
to be (strictly) for the birds inf
no valer nada
to do bird Brit sl
estar a la sombra inf
to do bird Brit sl
estar en cana sl
to do bird Brit sl
estar en la trena Spain sl
to do bird Brit sl
estar en el tambo Mex sl
to eat like a bird
comer como un pajarito
to give sb the bird inf (boo)
abuchear a alguien
to give sb the bird (in a relationship)
dejar a alguien
to give sb the bird (in a relationship)
mandar a alguien a freír espárragos inf
to kill two birds with one stone
matar dos pájaros de un tiro
birds of a feather flock together
Dios los cría y ellos se juntan
they're birds of a feather prov
son tal para cual
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando
it's the early bird that catches the worm
a quien madruga Dios lo ayuda

I.home [Am hoʊm, Brit həʊm] N

1.2. home (of person) U or C (in wider sense):

New York's been my home since I was 12
he vivido en Nueva York desde que tenía 12 años
they made their home in Germany
se establecieron en Alemania
they made their home in Germany
fijaron su residencia en Alemania form
my family's home is in California
mi familia vive en California
I still think of England as home
para mí Inglaterra sigue siendo mi patria
those little touches that make a house a home
esos pequeños detalles que convierten una casa en un hogar
home sweet home
hogar dulce hogar
there's no place like home
como en casa no se está en ningún sitio
to leave home
irse de casa
have you heard from home?
¿te han escrito de tu casa (or país etc.)?
he lived/worked away from home for a year
vivió/trabajó fuera un año
not only in the Third World, but also much closer to home
no solo en el Tercer Mundo sino también mucho más cerca de nosotros
those remarks were uncomfortably close to home
esos comentarios me (or le etc.) tocaban muy de cerca
a home away from home or Brit a home from home
una segunda casa
home is where the heart is
el verdadero hogar está donde uno tiene a los suyos
home is where he hangs his hat
no tiene raíces en ningún sitio

5.2. home SPORTS C (in baseball) → home plate

II.home [Am hoʊm, Brit həʊm] ADV

III.home [Am hoʊm, Brit həʊm] ADJ attr

See also strike home, home plate, drive home, at home

strike home VB [Am straɪk -, Brit strʌɪk -] (v + adv)

drive home VB [Am draɪv -, Brit drʌɪv -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

home bird in the PONS Dictionary

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They are real home birds, happy with their lot.
www.thecourier.co.uk
We're such home birds, really.
www.independent.ie
His goalscoring record is strangely quirky but the 26-year-old does not waste too much time trying to analyse it or listening to the accusations of being a home bird.
au.eurosport.com
I'm a bit of a home bird anyway but being around family, friends and my girlfriend has really helped.
www.the42.ie
Are you a bit of a home bird or do you simply like changing into something really cosy the second you get home?
image.ie
I'm too much of a home bird.
www.independent.ie
He is a home bird.
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk
However, the player, once described as the biggest home bird you could ever meet, declined, preferring instead to spend the off-season fishing.
en.wikipedia.org

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