perch

perch
pə:  1. noun
1) (a branch etc on which a bird sits or stands: The pigeon would not fly down from its perch.) sittepinne, grein
2) (any high seat or position: He looked down from his perch on the roof.) høyt sted
2. verb
1) ((of birds) to go to (a perch); to sit or stand on (a perch): The bird flew up and perched on the highest branch of the tree.) sette seg/sitte på en pinne
2) (to put, or be, in a high seat or position: He perched the child on his shoulder; They perched on the fence.) sette/sitte høyt oppe
I
subst. (flerch eller noen ganger
perches) \/pɜːtʃ\/
(fisk i familien Percidae, særlig arten Perca fluviatilis) abbor
II
subst. \/pɜːtʃ\/
1) gren, sittepinne (for høns e.l.)
2) (overført) sikker posisjon, høyt sted
3) (sjøfart) stake, merke
4) vognstang
5) lite, opphøyd førersete
6) (mål) perch (lengdemål: 5,5 yards = 5,029 m, arealmål: 1\/160 acre = 25,290 m2)
come off your perch! (hverdagslig) kom ned på jorden!
knock someone off one's perch (hverdagslig) vippe noen av pinnen
III
verb \/pɜːtʃ\/
1) (fly opp og) sette seg, vagle seg, slå seg ned, sitte
• the birds perched on the television aerial
fuglene vaglet seg på TV-antennen
• perch oneself on the fence
(hoppe opp og) sette seg på gjerdet
2) klenge seg fast, (sitte og) balansere
3) sette seg (opp), plassere (på pinne eller høy plass)
• they were perched on stools at the bar
de satt på høye stoler i baren
• the castle was perched on a rock
borgen lå høyt oppe på en klippe

English-Norwegian dictionary. 2013.

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