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Cuckoo
UK
/ˈkʊkuː/
US
/ˈkʊku/
Translation cuckoo into russian
cuckoo
Noun
UK
/ˈkʊkuː/
US
/ˈkʊku/
The cuckoo is known for laying its eggs in the nests of other birds.
Кукушка известна тем, что откладывает свои яйца в гнезда других птиц.
cuckoo
Verb
UK
/ˈkʊkuː/
US
/ˈkʊku/
The bird began to cuckoo loudly in the early morning.
Птица начала громко куковать рано утром.
cuckoo
Adjective
UK
/ˈkʊkuː/
US
/ˈkʊku/
He had a cuckoo idea that nobody understood.
У него была сумасшедшая идея, которую никто не понимал.
Definitions
cuckoo
Noun
UK
/ˈkʊkuː/
US
/ˈkʊku/
A medium-sized bird known for its distinctive call and habit of laying its eggs in the nests of other birds.
The cuckoo's call is often heard in the early spring.
A person who is considered crazy or foolish.
He was acting like a real cuckoo at the party last night.
A type of clock that announces the time with a sound resembling the call of a cuckoo bird.
The cuckoo clock chimed every hour, much to the delight of the children.
cuckoo
Verb
UK
/ˈkʊkuː/
US
/ˈkʊku/
To make the sound characteristic of a cuckoo bird.
Every morning, the clock would cuckoo at precisely 6 AM, waking everyone in the house.
cuckoo
Adjective
UK
/ˈkʊkuː/
US
/ˈkʊku/
Silly or slightly crazy.
She had a cuckoo idea to start a business selling pet rocks.
Idioms and phrases
a cuckoo in (someone's) ear
It was like a cuckoo in his ear, constantly nagging him to take action.
чужеродная мысль в (чьем-то) уме
Это было как чужеродная мысль в его уме, постоянно побуждающая его к действию.
cloud cuckoo land
The plan was so unrealistic, it seemed like he was living in cloud cuckoo land.
небесные грезы
План был настолько нереальным, что казалось, он жил в небесных грезах.
cuckoo bird
The cuckoo bird is known for laying its eggs in the nests of other birds.
кукушка
Кукушка известна тем, что откладывает яйца в гнезда других птиц.
cuckoo call
We could hear the cuckoo call echoing through the forest.
кукушний крик
Мы могли слышать кукушний крик, эхом раздававшийся по лесу.
cuckoo song
The cuckoo song is a familiar sound in the European countryside.
песня кукушки
Песня кукушки - это знакомый звук в европейской сельской местности.
cuckoo chick
The cuckoo chick often pushes other eggs out of the nest.
птенец кукушки
Птенец кукушки часто выталкивает другие яйца из гнезда.