perch

posarse

Dicho de un pájaro: descansar sobre una rama u otro apoyo estrecho.

En inglés sencillo: If a bird rests somewhere, it sits or stands on a branch or another narrow support.

• Birds perch on the fence.
• A sparrow perched on my windowsill.
• The owls were perching in the old tree.

Cómo se usa: perch on something (A robin perched on the gate.); perch in something (The bird perched in a tree.)

Sinónimos: roost, sit

Expresiones frecuentes: perch on something, perch in something

encaramarse

Sentarse o permanecer en un lugar alto, a menudo sobre una superficie pequeña o estrecha.

En inglés sencillo: To sit or remain in a high position, often on a small or narrow surface.

• We perched on a low wall.
• The village perches above the valley.
• She perched on the edge of her chair.

Cómo se usa: perch on something (He perched on a stool by the counter.); perch above something (The castle perches above the river.)

Sinónimos: sit

Expresiones frecuentes: perch on something, perch above something

colocar

Poner a alguien o algo sobre una superficie alta o estrecha.

En inglés sencillo: To put someone or something on a high or narrow surface.

• She perched her hat on her head.
• He perched the child on his shoulders.
• I perched the vase on a narrow shelf.

Cómo se usa: perch someone/something on something (She perched her glasses on the tip of her nose.)

Sinónimos: place, balance

Expresiones frecuentes: perch something on, perch someone on

perca

Pez de agua dulce con una aleta puntiaguda en el lomo, que suele pescarse para comer.

En inglés sencillo: A freshwater fish with a sharp fin on its back, often caught for food.

• We caught a perch in the lake.
• Perch swim near the reeds.
• She cooked the perch with lemon.

Expresiones frecuentes: catch perch, yellow perch, perch fillets

percha, posadero

Rama, barra o superficie estrecha donde un pájaro se posa para descansar.

En inglés sencillo: A branch, bar, or narrow surface where a bird rests.

• The parrot sat on its perch.
• Put two perches inside the cage.
• The owl left its perch at sunset.

Sinónimos: roost

Expresiones frecuentes: wooden perch, bird perch, on a perch

perca

Nombre de varios peces parecidos a la perca de agua dulce, que tiene una aleta dorsal puntiaguda.

En inglés sencillo: A name for several fish that resemble the freshwater fish with a sharp back fin.

• The market sells ocean perch.
• These sea perch live near rocky shores.
• Several different fish are sold as perch.

Expresiones frecuentes: sea perch, ocean perch, perch species