white feather in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for white feather in the English»Spanish Dictionary

to show the white feather dated

mostrarse cobarde

Translations for white feather in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.feather [Am ˈfɛðər, Brit ˈfɛðə] N

feather (on bird)

pluma f

feather (on arrow, dart)

pluma f

a feather in one's cap

un triunfo personal

as light as a feather

ligero como una pluma

as light as a feather

liviano como una pluma esp LatAm

to ruffle sb's feathers

hacer enojar a alguien

to ruffle sb's feathers

hacer enfadar a alguien esp Spain

to show the white feather dated

mostrarse cobarde

to smooth sb's (ruffled) feathers

calmar a alguien

you could have knocked me down or over with a feather inf

casi me caigo de espaldas

attr feather bed

colchón m de plumas

II.feather [Am ˈfɛðər, Brit ˈfɛðə] VB trans

1.1. feather arrow/dart:

feather

emplumar

feather

ponerle plumas a

1.2. feather <feathered, pp >:

feathered

con plumas

feathered

emplumado

our feathered friends

nuestras amigas las aves

2. feather (in rowing):

feather blade/oar

poner horizontal

See also nest

I.nest [Am nɛst, Brit nɛst] N

1. nest:

nest (of birds, reptiles)

nido m

nest (of wasps)

avispero m

nest (of ants)

hormiguero m

nest (of mice)

ratonera f

nest (of mice)

nido m

to fly or leave the nest bird/child:

volar del or dejar el nido

to feather one's (own) nest

barrer hacia adentro

to foul one's own nest

tirar piedras a su (or mi etc.) propio tejado

2. nest (hotbed):

a nest of thieves

una cueva or guarida de ladrones

a nest of subversion

un foco de subversión

3. nest (set):

nest

juego m

nest of tables

mesa f nido

II.nest [Am nɛst, Brit nɛst] VB intr

1.1. nest birds:

nest

anidar

1.2. nest Brit:

to go nesting

ir a buscar nidos

2. nest <nesting;, pres part attr >:

nesting tables

mesa f nido

I.white <whiter, whitest> [Am (h)waɪt, Brit wʌɪt] ADJ

1. white:

white paint/coat/car/cat

blanco

white bread/sugar/wine/chocolate

blanco

white grapes

blanco

white fish/meat

blanco

white coffee/tea

con leche

she had a white wedding

se casó de blanco

Kleeno washes whiter than white

Kleeno lava más blanco

2.1. white (pale):

white

blanco

he went white (with fear/shock/anger)

se puso blanco or pálido (de miedo/susto/rabia)

2.2. white (Caucasian):

white

blanco

white man dated

blanco m

II.white [Am (h)waɪt, Brit wʌɪt] N

1. white U (color):

white

blanco m

she was married in white

se casó de blanco

2. white C (person):

white, a. White

blanco m / blanca f

3.1. white C (of egg):

white

clara f

3.2. white C (of eye):

white

blanco m

4.1. white <whites, pl > (laundry):

white

ropa f blanca

4.2. white <whites, pl > esp Brit SPORTS:

he was in tennis/cricket whites

llevaba el equipo blanco de tenis/cricket

5. white C or U (wine):

white

blanco m

6.1. white C:

white (in board games) (piece)

blanca f

6.2. white (in board games) (player) no art:

white: Karpov

blancas: Karpov

and white resigned

y las blancas abandonaron

white feather in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for white feather in the English»Spanish Dictionary

white feather N

to show the white feather

mostrarse cobarde

Translations for white feather in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.feather [ˈfeðəʳ, Am -ɚ] N

feather

pluma f

a feather quilt

un edredón de plumas

Phrases:

to be a feather in sb's cap

ser un triunfo para alguien

as light as a feather

tan ligero como una pluma

you could have knocked me down with a feather Brit, Aus inf

casi me caigo de espaldas

to rufle sb's feathers

buscar las cosquillas a alguien

II.feather [ˈfeðəʳ, Am -ɚ] VB trans

to feather one's own nest

barrer para dentro

I.white [waɪt] ADJ

white

blanco, -a

white sauce

besamel f

white wedding

boda f tradicional

to turn [or go] white with fear

palidecer de miedo

Phrases:

to fly into a white rage

ponerse lívido de rabia

II.white [waɪt] N

1. white (colour):

white

blanco m

white of an egg

clara f de huevo

the white of the eye

el blanco del ojo

2. white (person):

white

blanco(-a) m (f)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The reduction in the spotting in the breeding season is achieved through the white feather tips largely wearing off.

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This scene is a perfect example of how the white feather campaign was affecting females.

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Nevertheless, the invisible kobold travelled along with them as a white feather, which they discovered when they stayed at an inn.

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Yet at the same time it shows how unbelievably inaccurate these white feather deliveries could be.

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Some species communicate warnings to rivals by exposing white feather patches on their backs or shoulders.

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He received a white feather anyway.

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The wings have a silvery appearance due to white feather edgings.

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A white feather falls from him, symbolizing his good deed.

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Juvenile plumage is largely a uniform dark brown with occasional grey-brown streaking about the head and the neck, white feather bases and light mottling on the retrices.

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Immature birds have brown upperparts with white feather tips and fringes.

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