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Cuckoo
01
coucou
a medium-sized bird with a grayish-brown plumage that lays its eggs in the nests of other birds
Exemples
With stealthy movements, the cuckoo laid its eggs in the nest of a unsuspecting songbird, tricking it into raising its young.
Avec des mouvements furtifs, le coucou a pondu ses œufs dans le nid d'un oiseau chanteur sans méfiance, le trompant pour élever ses petits.
02
a man who is foolish, incompetent, or mentally erratic
Exemples
The manager called him a cuckoo after the project failed.
to cuckoo
01
to repeat monotonously, imitating the repetitive call of a cuckoo bird
Exemples
The child cuckooed the song throughout the morning.
