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Фразы:
make the feathers fly - создать дисгармонию; создать беспорядок; создать путаницу
preen feathers - наводить красоту; прихорашиваться
preen one's feathers - прихорашиваться; охорашиваться; прихорошиться
smooth one's ruffled feathers - прийти в себя; оправиться
saddle feathers - поясничные перья; перья коченя
straight silky feathers - прямые шелковистые щётки
smooth rumpled feathers - привести себя в порядок; прийти в себя; успокоиться
stiff feathers - жёсткие перья; грубые перья
main tail feathers - большие рулевые перья хвоста
ruffle feathers - раздражать; огорчать
Примеры:
Stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it. - Перед подачей на стол украсьте индейку несколькими перьями.
Fine feathers make fine birds. посл. - Одежда красит человека.
The hunter plucked the bird's feathers. - Охотник ощипал птичьи перья.
Birds puff up their feathers to keep warm. - Птицы топорщат перья, чтобы удержать тепло.
Her round hat was surcharged with feathers. - Её круглая шляпа была перегружена перьями.
The robin shook its feathers and flew away. - Малиновка отряхнула пёрышки и улетела.
the shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers - мерцание цветовых оттенков на радужном оперенье (птицы)
Eagles moult off their feathers, and so become bald. - Орлы сбрасывают перья и становятся лысыми.
Three young owls with their feathers turned wrong end to. - Три совёнка с перьями, развёрнутыми не туда.
The oil in a duck's feathers repels the water from its body. - Жир на перьях утки отталкивает воду.
When the weather is cold, birds fluff out their feathers so as to keep warm. - Когда становится холодно, птицы распушают перья, чтобы согреться.
the hawk's reddish hind feathers - красноватые хвостовые перья этого ястреба
A bird's body is covered in feathers. - Птичье тело покрыто перьями.
a subterminal band of color on the tail feathers - цветная полоса почти в самом конце хвостового оперения
The bird's colorful feathers are used to attract a mate. - Красочные перья эти птицы используют для привлечения партнёра.
Связанные термины:
feather: A bird's feathers are the soft covering on its body. Each feather consists of a lot of smooth hairs on each side of a thin stiff centre.
feather key: a rectangular key connecting the keyways of a shaft and a hub of a gear, pulley, etc., fastened in one keyway and free to slide in the other so that the hub can drive or be driven by the shaft at various positions along it
ice feathers: a delicate structure of crystals of ice that builds on the windward side of objects
ruffle feathers: to cause upset or offence
contour feathers: feathers that form the surface plumage of a bird and determine the outer contour, including the wing and tail feathers
fuss and feathers: an excessively elaborate or pretentious display; ostentation
smooth ruffled feathers: to make people who are angry or offended by what someone has said feel calmer and happier
cock feather: the odd-coloured feather set on the shaft of an arrow at right angles to the nock
feather cut: a way of cutting hair into spiky, feather-like points
sea feather: any of several anthozoans with the skeleton branched into a featherlike form, as the sea pen
tail feather: one of the feathers making up a bird's tail
ruffle someone's feathers: to say or do something which upsets or annoys someone
contour feather: any of the feathers that cover the body of an adult bird, apart from the wings and tail, and determine its shape
flight feather: any of the large stiff feathers that cover the wings and tail of a bird and are adapted for flying
peacock feather: a ( distinctive and brightly coloured) feather from the peacock
primary feather: any of the flight feathers growing from the manus of a bird's wing
prince's feather: an amaranthaceous garden plant, Amaranthus hybridus hypochondriacus, with spikes of bristly brownish-red flowers
shaft feather: one of the two fletchings on an arrow
sickle feather: any of the elongated tail feathers of certain birds, esp the domestic cock
white feather: a symbol or mark of cowardice
to ruffle someone's feathers: To ruffle someone's feathers means to cause them to become very angry, nervous, or upset .