Engels Woord van de dag

bird

vogel

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Engels > Nederlands

bird

1. vogel

Engels > Engels

bird

1. n. A member of the class of animals Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of flight, and laying eggs.

Ducks and sparrows are birds.

2. n. (slang) A man, fellow.

3. n. (US) A girl or woman, especially one considered sexually attractive.

4. n. (Ireland) Girlfriend.

Mike went out with his bird last night.

5. n. (slang) An airplane.

6. n. (slang) A satellite.

7. n. (obsolete) A chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a nestling.

8. v. (intransitive) To observe or identify wild birds in their natural environment.

9. v. (intransitive) To catch or shoot birds.

10. v. (intransitive, figuratively) To seek for game or plunder; to thieve.

11. n. (slang) A prison sentence.

He’s doing bird.

12. n. The vulgar hand gesture in which the middle finger is extended.

13. n. (Asian slang) A penis.

Nederlands > Engels

vogel

1. n-m. (topics, Vertebrates) bird, any member of the class Aves

De tuin zit vol met verschillende soorten vogels, zoals merels, mussen en roodborstjes. - The garden is full of different types of birds, such as blackbirds, sparrows, and robins.

Het geluid van fluitende vogels vulde de lucht in de vroege ochtend. - The sound of chirping birds filled the air in the early morning.

2. n-m. a feathered target in archery or shooting

De schutter mikte op het kleine vogeltje dat op de paal was geplaatst. - The archer aimed at the small feathered target placed on the pole.

Het schieten op vogels is een traditionele sport in sommige landen. - Shooting at bird targets is a traditional sport in some countries.

3. n-m. (figuratively, slang) A dude, a cat (slang term for a man).

Uitspraak

Voorbeeldzinnen

I'd rather be a bird than a fish.
    Ik zou liever een vogel dan een vis zijn.
A prudent bird chooses its tree. A wise servant chooses his master.
    Een verstandige vogel kiest zijn boom. Een wijze dienaar kiest zijn meester.
She wrote a book about a bird.
    Ze schreef een boek over een vogel.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
    Beter één vogel in de hand dan tien in de lucht.
That bird is now in danger of dying out.
    Deze vogel dreigt nu uit te sterven.

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