cuckoo

cuculo

Uccello dal caratteristico canto di due note; molte specie depongono le uova nei nidi di altri uccelli.

In inglese semplice: A bird with a familiar two-note call; many types lay their eggs in other birds’ nests.

• I heard a cuckoo this morning.
• A cuckoo laid an egg in that nest.
• Cuckoos return to these woods each spring.

Espressioni comuni: cuckoo call, cuckoo egg, hear a cuckoo

cucù

Piccola figura di uccello che esce da un orologio quando questo annuncia l’ora.

In inglese semplice: A small bird figure that comes out of a clock when it announces the hour.

• The cuckoo popped out at noon.
• The clock’s wooden cuckoo had a broken wing.
• She watched the little cuckoo disappear behind its door.

Espressioni comuni: wooden cuckoo, clock’s cuckoo, carved cuckoo

canto del cuculo

Suono di due note emesso dall’uccello chiamato cuculo.

In inglese semplice: The two-note sound made by a bird of this name.

• A cuckoo echoed through the woods.
• We heard a soft cuckoo from the trees.
• Her imitation of the cuckoo made us laugh.

Espressioni comuni: distant cuckoo, soft cuckoo, repeated cuckoo

orologio a cucù

Orologio che annuncia le ore con un verso d’uccello e solitamente una piccola figura di uccello in movimento.

In inglese semplice: A clock that announces the hour with a bird sound and usually a small moving bird figure.

• The cuckoo struck twelve.
• We hung an old cuckoo in the kitchen.
• Have you wound the cuckoo today?

Sinonimi: cuckoo clock

Espressioni comuni: antique cuckoo, wooden cuckoo, wind the cuckoo

svitato, matto

Che pensa o si comporta in modo apparentemente strano o irragionevole.

In inglese semplice: Behaving or thinking in a way that seems strange or unreasonable.

• That idea is completely cuckoo.
• I thought I was going cuckoo.
• You must be cuckoo to swim in this weather.

Come si usa: go cuckoo (I’ll go cuckoo if that alarm keeps ringing.)

Sinonimi: crazy, mad, nuts

Contrari: sane

Espressioni comuni: go cuckoo, completely cuckoo, a little cuckoo

fare cucù

Emettere il verso di due note tipico del cuculo.

In inglese semplice: To make the two-note call associated with a particular bird.

• The bird cuckooed in the trees.
• Our old clock cuckoos every hour.
• We heard a bird cuckooing beyond the garden.

Espressioni comuni: cuckoo softly, cuckoo from trees, cuckoo all morning

ripetere continuamente

Dire la stessa cosa più e più volte.

In inglese semplice: To say the same thing again and again.

• He cuckooed the same phrase again.
• The speakers kept cuckooing their party’s slogan.
• She cuckoos whatever her friends say.

Sinonimi: parrot, repeat

Espressioni comuni: cuckoo a phrase, cuckoo the slogan, cuckoo endlessly

impossessarsi di un’abitazione

Prendere il controllo della casa di una persona vulnerabile e usarla di nascosto per attività della criminalità organizzata.

In inglese semplice: To take control of a vulnerable person’s home and secretly use it for organized crime.

• The gang cuckooed his flat.
• Dealers were cuckooing homes to store stolen goods.
• Police warned that criminals might cuckoo vulnerable residents.

Espressioni comuni: cuckoo someone’s home, cuckoo a flat, cuckoo vulnerable people