Meaning of Partridge | Babel Free
ˈpɑːtɹɪd͡ʒDefinitions
- Any bird of a number of genera in the family Phasianidae, notably in the genera Perdix and Alectoris.
- A surname.
- A minor city in Reno County, Kansas, United States, named after the bird.
- The flesh or meat of this bird eaten as food.
- A type of cannon charge composed of several missiles fired all together, similar to langrage or case-shot. Also a large cannon that shoots stones.
Equivalents
Azərbaycanca
kəklik
Български
яребица
Català
perdiu
Cymraeg
petris
Dansk
agerhøne
Deutsch
Rebhuhn
Ελληνικά
πέρδικα
Esperanto
perdriko
Español
perdiz
Euskara
eper
हिन्दी
तीतर
Magyar
fogoly
Հայերեն
կաքավ
Íslenska
akurhæna
Italiano
pernice
ქართული
კაკაბი
Latina
perdix
Lëtzebuergesch
Feldhong
Lingála
ekwale
Latviešu
laukirbe
Македонски
еребица
Монгол
ятуу
Malti
ħaġla
Nederlands
patrijs
Português
perdiz
Română
potârniche
Русский
куропатка
Slovenčina
jarabica
Slovenščina
jerebica
Shqip
thëllëzë
Kiswahili
kwale
தமிழ்
கௌதாரி
తెలుగు
కవుజు కౌజు
Türkçe
keklik
Українська
куріпка
Examples
“On the first day of Christmas, my true love sent to me a partridge in a pear tree.”
“...and the loudest sound in the lonely fields was when, adventuring too near some late brood, the partridge sought to deceive by a plaintive cry and seeming helplessness, crossing before your very feet, till, when drawn to a sufficient distance, suddenly the air vibrated to the flutter of her active pinions.”
“Mrs Partridge, upon this, immediately fell into a fury, and discharged the trencher on which she was eating, at the head of poor Jenny […]”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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