bird in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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I.bird [Brit bəːd, Am bərd] N

II.bird [Brit bəːd, Am bərd] VB intr

III.bird [Brit bəːd, Am bərd]

a little bird told me inf
me l'ha detto l'uccellino
as free as a bird
libero come l'aria
the birds and the bees
come nascono i bambini
to tell sb about the birds and the bees
spiegare a qn come nascono i bambini
to sing like a bird (sing well)
cantare come un usignolo
to sing like a bird (under interrogation)
cantare
the bird has flown (escape)
il prigioniero è scappato
the bird has flown (go away)
è andato via
to do bird (in prison) inf
stare dentro
to get the bird inf
essere mandato via
to give sb the bird
fischiare qn
to flip sb the bird Am inf
mandare qn a prendersela in quel posto (con un gesto della mano)
to kill two birds with one stone
prendere due piccioni con una fava
(strictly) for the birds
da imbecilli
birds of a feather (flock together) prov
chi s'assomiglia si piglia or Dio li fa e poi li accoppia

bird-catcher [ˈbɜːdkætʃə(r)] N

dicky bird [Brit ˈdɪkɪbəːd, Am ˈdɪkiˌbərd] N

gooney bird [Brit ˈɡuːni, Am ˈɡuni ˌbərd] N Am

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bird's-eye
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bird's-eye
veronica f maggiore

bird in the PONS Dictionary

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See also night owl

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bird's-eye view
vista f a volo d'uccello

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bird Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a strange [or queer] bird
un tipo strano
the early bird catches the worm prov
chi dorme non piglia pesci prov
to pounce on sth bird of prey
ghermire qc
bird of prey
rapace m
bird of passage
uccello m di passo
the early bird catches the worm
chi dorme non piglia -i prov
there's life in the old bird yet
gallina vecchia fa buon brodo prov, hum
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
meglio un uovo oggi che una gallina domani prov

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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For example, he favoured the theory that khutu came from the forehead of a large bird.
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As other monals, the male is a colorful bird.
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Six species of non-breeding birds have not been recorded since before the 1950s and are considered as being locally extinct.
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The next printed version that survives, from around 1780, has two verses and the boys have been replaced by birds.
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They also eat birds, bird eggs, centipedes, millipedes, scorpions, and various fruits, including figs and olives.
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He climbed up the tree, tied his bundle of dead birds to a branch and sat up waiting for the dawn.
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They are small to medium-sized birds with compact bodies, short, thick necks and long, usually pointed, wings.
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The fauna consists of butterflies, dragonflies, birds, insects, and mammals.
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Instead of remembering which cup had the food, the birds would show preference to the one that was touched last.
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Being a world of desert and lake, it is an ideal place for bird watching, sand slide and cableway slide.
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