perched in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for perched in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.perch¹ [Am pərtʃ, Brit pəːtʃ] N

1. perch (in birdcage):

perch

percha f

2. perch (high position):

perch

posición f privilegiada

come off your perch!

¡a ver si te bajas del pedestal!

to knock sb off her/his perch

bajarle los humos a alguien

II.perch¹ [Am pərtʃ, Brit pəːtʃ] VB intr

perch bird:

perch

posarse

he perched on the edge of the table

se sentó en el borde de la mesa

III.perch¹ [Am pərtʃ, Brit pəːtʃ] VB trans

to perch sth on sth

colgar algo de algo

she perched the child on her knee

se sentó al niño en las rodillas

she perched herself on the arm of the chair

se sentó en el brazo del sillón

she was perched on top of the stepladder

estaba encaramada en lo alto de la escalera

the village is perched halfway up the mountainside

el pueblo está como colgado en mitad de la ladera

perch² <pl perch or perches> [Am pərtʃ, Brit pəːtʃ] N (fish)

perch

perca f

Translations for perched in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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perca

perch

empericarse

to perch

empericarse en algo

to perch on sth

se posó en mi mano

it came and perched on my hand

percha

perch

poblar el estanque de percas

to stock the pond with perch

perched in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for perched in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.perch¹ [pɜ:tʃ, Am pɜ:rtʃ] -es N

1. perch (rod for birds):

perch

percha f

2. perch (high location or position):

perch

posición f privilegiada

Phrases:

to come off one's perch

bajarse del burro

to knock sb off his perch

bajar los humos a alguien

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

perch (person)

sentarse

perch (bird)

posarse

perch² [pɜ:tʃ, Am pɜ:rtʃ] N

perch

perca f

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perca

perch

perched Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to come off one's perch

bajarse del burro

to knock sb off his perch

bajar los humos a alguien

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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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Whilst sitting in a car park with the weather looking gloomy, the driver filmed the soggy little bird perched upon his windscreen wiper.

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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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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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Like other cormorants, it is often found perched on a waterside rock with its wings spread out after coming out of the water.

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He noticed a colorful cardboard arrangement featuring two cardinal birds perched on a branch on a table.

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The lounge bar is thoroughly dilapidated and heavily cobwebbed, with a transistor radio perched on an old sofa cushion in lieu of the jukebox.

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

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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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These calls are mostly made in flight, but sometimes when perched.

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