Шукати
Cuckoo
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зозуля, звичайна зозуля
a medium-sized bird with a grayish-brown plumage that lays its eggs in the nests of other birds
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With stealthy movements, the cuckoo laid its eggs in the nest of a unsuspecting songbird, tricking it into raising its young.
Непомітними рухами зозуля відклала свої яйця в гніздо нічого не підозрюючої співочої пташки, обдуривши її, щоб вона виростила її пташенят.
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a man who is foolish, incompetent, or mentally erratic
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The manager called him a cuckoo after the project failed.
to cuckoo
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to repeat monotonously, imitating the repetitive call of a cuckoo bird
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The child cuckooed the song throughout the morning.
