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Cuckoo
01
кукушка
a medium-sized bird with a grayish-brown plumage that lays its eggs in the nests of other birds
Примеры
The cuckoo's melodic call echoed through the forest, signaling the arrival of spring.
Мелодичный зов кукушки разнесся по лесу, сигнализируя о приходе весны.
With stealthy movements, the cuckoo laid its eggs in the nest of a unsuspecting songbird, tricking it into raising its young.
Скрытными движениями кукушка отложила свои яйца в гнездо ничего не подозревающей певчей птицы, обманув ее, чтобы та вырастила ее птенцов.
02
a man who is foolish, incompetent, or mentally erratic
Примеры
Do n't listen to that cuckoo — he has no idea what he's talking about.
The manager called him a cuckoo after the project failed.
to cuckoo
01
to repeat monotonously, imitating the repetitive call of a cuckoo bird
Примеры
He cuckooed the phrase over and over until everyone got bored.
The child cuckooed the song throughout the morning.
