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bird(

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (animal)

a. el pájaro

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Magpies are among the most intelligent of birds.Las urracas son algunos de los pájaros más inteligentes.

b. el ave

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

The bird crashed into the sliding doors.El ave se estrelló contra las puertas corredizas.

There were a lot of birds nesting in the cliff.Había muchas aves anidando en el acantilado.

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(person)

a. el tipo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

, la tipa

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

My brother joined the circus, but he's always been a strange bird.Mi hermano se unió al circo, pero siempre ha sido un tipo raro.

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(woman) (United Kingdom)

a. la chica

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

There were a lot of very good-looking birds at the bar.Había muchas chicas atractivas en el bar.

bird

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (in general)

a. el pájaro

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

2. (as opposed to mammals, reptiles etc)

a. la ave

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

bird of paradiseave del paraíso

bird of prey(ave) rapaz f, ave de presa

bird sanctuaryrefugio de aves

bird tablecomedero de pájaros

3. (colloquial) (United Kingdom)

a. la nena

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

(woman)

b. la piba

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

Regionalism used in Argentina

(Argentina)

4. (idioms)

a. (colloquial)

a little bird told meme lo ha dicho un pajarito

the bird has flownel pájaro ha volado

5. (prov)

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bushmás vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando

6. (prov)

birds of a feather flock togetherDios los cría y ellos se juntan

to kill two birds with one stonematar dos pájaros de un tiro

7. (euph)

to tell somebody about the birds and the beesexplicar a alguien de dónde vienen los niños

bird [bɜːd]

noun

1 (gen small) pájaro (m); (Zool) (Cookery) ave (f)

bird of ill omen pájaro (m) de mal agüero; a little bird told me me lo dijo un pajarito; the bird has flown el pájaro ha volado

The bird had flown: by the time they reached the house, Pamela had vanished without trace

they haven't yet told her about the birds and the bees todavía no le han explicado las cosas de la vida

to kill two birds with one stone matar dos pájaros de un tiro

to be strictly for the birds ser cosa de poca monta or de tontos

...who stated bluntly that the use of aerial photos in books of sailing directions was `strictly for the birds' This, you might say, is strictly for the birds, embellishing history so that we can all recognise it as being `real"

they're birds of a feather son lobos de una camada

birds of a feather flock together Dios los cría y ellos se juntan

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando

early

2 (Britain) (Teat)

to get the bird ganarse un abucheo; ser pateado

to give sb the bird abuchear a algn; patear a algn

3 (Britain) (girl) chica (f); pollita (f); niña (f); (LAm) (girlfriend) chica (f); amiguita (f)

4 (fellow) tipo (informal) (m); tío (m) (informal); (Esp)

he's a queer bird es un bicho raro

5 (imprisonment)

to do two years bird pasar dos años a la sombra (very_informal)

modifier

bird bath (n) pila (f) para pájaros

bird brain (n) casquivanoacasquivana (m) (f);a casquivana

bird call (n) reclamo (m)

bird dog (n) (US) perro (m) de caza

bird fancier (n) criadoracriadora (m) (f) de pájaros;a criadora

bird flu (n) gripe (f) aviar

bird nesting (n)

to go bird nesting ir a buscar nidos

bird of paradise (n) ave (f) del paraíso

bird of passage (n) ave (f) de paso

bird of prey (n) ave (f) de rapiña

bird sanctuary (n) reserva (f) de pájaros

bird's nest (n) nido (m) de pájaro

bird table (n) mesita de jardín para poner comida a los pájaros

Examples

Phrases

the birds cannot	los pájaros no pueden
birds of a feather flock together	Dios los cría y ellos se juntan
birds of a feather	tal para cual
species of birds	especies de aves