Meaning of bidlo | Babel Free

Definitions

1. roost, perch (a bar or pole on which poultry or birds sit or sleep)
   neuter
2. sley, beater (a movable frame of a loom used to beat the weft thread into place)
   neuter
3. hanging pole, rack (a wooden pole used in traditional households for hanging clothes, bedding, or herbs)
   neuter
4. punting pole, barge pole (a long wooden pole used to maneuver or push a boat or raft away from the bank)
   neuter

Equivalents

Examples

“Kohút vyskočil na najvyššie bidlo v kurníku, aby zobudil celú farmu.”

The rooster jumped onto the highest roost in the coop to wake the whole farm.

“Tkadlička silno udrela bidlom po útkovej niti, aby bolo plátno husté a pevné.”

The weaver hit the weft thread hard with the beater to make the cloth dense and strong.

“Nad kachľovou pecou v starej drevenici viselo bidlo, na ktorom sa sušili premočené kožuchy.”

A pole hung above the tiled stove in the old log cabin, on which soaked fur coats were dried.

“Mladý pltník sa poriadne oprel do bidla, keď potreboval nasmerovať plť do hlbšieho prúdu rieky.”

The young rafter pushed hard on the pole when he needed to steer the raft into a deeper current of the river.

CEFR level