preening в словаре Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Переводы preening в словаре английский»французский

I.preen [брит. priːn, америк. prin] ГЛ. перех.

preen bird feathers:

preen

lisser

II.preen [брит. priːn, америк. prin] ГЛ. неперех.

preen bird:

preen

se lisser les plumes

III.to preen oneself ГЛ. возвр. гл.

to preen oneself возвр. гл.:

to preen oneself bird:

se lisser les plumes

to preen oneself person: уничиж.

se pomponner

Переводы preening в словаре французский»английский

Дополнительные переводы и характерные словосочетания с ключевым словом

l'oiseau lisse ses plumes

the bird is preening its feathers ou itself

preening в словаре PONS

Переводы preening в словаре английский»французский

I.preen [pri:n] ГЛ. неперех.

1. preen (tidy its feathers):

preen birds

se lisser les plumes

2. preen уничиж. (tidy oneself up):

preen

se pomponner

II.preen [pri:n] ГЛ. перех.

1. preen (tidy):

preen feathers

lisser

2. preen уничиж. (groom):

to preen oneself

se pomponner

3. preen уничиж. (congratulate):

to preen oneself on sth

s'enorgueillir de qc

Переводы preening в словаре французский»английский

Дополнительные переводы и характерные словосочетания с ключевым словом

se rengorger de faire qc

to preen oneself when one does sth

preening Примеры из словаря PONS (редакционная проверка)

to preen oneself

se pomponner

to preen oneself on sth

s'enorgueillir de qc

to preen oneself when one does sth

se rengorger de faire qc

Одноязычные примеры (не проверены редакцией PONS)

английский

All because this vicious, careerist, small-minded martinet felt like getting something off his preening chest.

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Cheaters, or those birds that try to be preened without preening others, do not compete and thus are excluded from these relationships.

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Females perform a series of inciting calls and other movements while preening behind the wings of their targeted male.

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This allows them to conceal themselves between the feather shafts and avoid being dislodged during preening or flight.

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Or perhaps you do not like football at all and will just remember the horrid, garish, tattooed celebritydom -- the chav bling, the preening self-regard and the sullen, talentless wife.

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This patch, like much of the male's plumage is dull in fresh non-breeding plumage and is brightened by wear and preening.

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Many cockatiel owners develop regular bonding rituals with their animals, engaging in preening, scratching, and even petting.

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Because certain birds can not reach parasites on all parts of their bodies, particularly their necks, they benefit from preening one another.

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By seven days, they are stretching wings and preening, and at two weeks they are able to fly.

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They often socialise before dusk, engaging in preening, feeding young, and flying acrobatically.

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