parrot

Swedish translation: papegoja

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English term or phrase:parrot
Swedish translation:papegoja
Entered by: Mats Wiman

19:08 Mar 16, 2002
English to Swedish translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: parrot
the parrots
maria
papegoja
Explanation:
Not much to explain unless:
parrot [ˈpærət]
I s papegoja, bildl. äv. eftersägare; sick as a parrot helt knäckt, jättevissen
II vb tr
1 [mekaniskt] säga efter, imitera
2 öva i att säga efter (imitera)
III vb itr pladdra [som en papegoja]



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Note added at 2002-03-16 19:14:02 (GMT)
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The parrots = Papegojorna
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papegoja


Explanation:
Not much to explain unless:
parrot [ˈpærət]
I s papegoja, bildl. äv. eftersägare; sick as a parrot helt knäckt, jättevissen
II vb tr
1 [mekaniskt] säga efter, imitera
2 öva i att säga efter (imitera)
III vb itr pladdra [som en papegoja]



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Note added at 2002-03-16 19:14:02 (GMT)
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The parrots = Papegojorna


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Mats Wiman
Sweden
Local time: 22:05
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in pair: 3482
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