perched in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for perched in the English»French Dictionary

I.perch [Brit pəːtʃ, Am pərtʃ] N

1. perch (for bird):

perch

perchoir m

2. perch (vantage point):

perch fig

position f élevée

3. perch ZOOL:

perch

perche f

4. perch (unit of length):

perch dated

≈ 5 mètres

II.perch [Brit pəːtʃ, Am pərtʃ] VB trans

perch

percher

III.perch [Brit pəːtʃ, Am pərtʃ] VB intr

perch bird, person:

perch

se percher (on sur)

to be perched on sth bird, person, building:

être perché sur qc

IV.perch [Brit pəːtʃ, Am pərtʃ]

to knock sb off their perch inf

détrôner qn

sea perch N

sea perch

perche f de mer

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cheekily arranged, perched

crânement

aloft seated, perched

en haut

Translations for perched in the French»English Dictionary

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jucher

to perch (sur on)

se jucher sur

to perch on

être juché sur

to be perched on

perché (perchée)

perched (sur on)

perché (perchée)

perched (sur on)

des maisons suspendues au-dessus de la vallée

houses perched above the valley

perchiste

perch artist

perche

perch

perche

rod, perch

perchoir (pour se poser) lit, fig

perch

perched in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for perched in the English»French Dictionary

I.perch¹ <-es> [pɜ:tʃ, Am pɜ:rtʃ] N

perch

perchoir m

Phrases:

to knock sb off his perch

faire tomber qn de son piédestal

II.perch¹ [pɜ:tʃ, Am pɜ:rtʃ] VB intr

perch

se percher

III.perch¹ [pɜ:tʃ, Am pɜ:rtʃ] VB trans

perch

percher

to be perched somewhere

être perché quelque part

to perch oneself on sth

se jucher sur qc

perch² <-(es)> [pɜ:tʃ, Am pɜ:rtʃ] N (fish)

perch

perche f

Translations for perched in the French»English Dictionary

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perché(e)

perched

perche

perch

jucher sur qc

to perch on sth

jucher

to perch

se jucher sur qc

to perch on sth

mirador (à la chasse)

perch

percher

to perch

se percher

to perch

perchoir

perch

perchoir

perch

perched Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to knock sb off his perch

faire tomber qn de son piédestal

to be perched somewhere

être perché quelque part

to perch oneself on sth

se jucher sur qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

To his surprise, they found the bird serenely perched on top of a tall tree on the edge of a wide clearing ideal for a town site.

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To obtain steady images while flying or when perched on a swaying branch, birds hold the head as steady as possible with compensating reflexes.

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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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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 pup clings to its mother's abdomen during flight and when perched.

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He is on his favorite sleeping spot looking out perched on our ironing board put there specially for him to enjoy the most sunshine possible...

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The eagle clutches laurels while perched on the horizontal shank of an anchor with its flukes to the right.

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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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It is perched on a steep bank, and looks right along a broad reach of the river to a beautiful mountain range.

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