Synonymer

Uttal

  • UttalUS
  • Okänd accent:
    • IPA: /ˈspæɹəʊ/
    • IPA: /ˈspɛɹoʊ/
Översättning
Substantiv
1.sparv {en}

Definitioner

Substantiv

  1. The house sparrow, Passer domesticus; a small bird with a short bill, and brown, white and gray feathers.
  2. A member of the family Passeridae, comprising small Old World songbirds.
  3. A member of the family Emberizidae, comprising small New World songbirds.
  4. Generically, any small, nondescript bird.
  5. (UK chiefly London) A quick-witted, lively person. Often used in the phrase cockney sparrow.

Exempel

  • Professional cockney sparrow Martine has acted since childhood.
  • I take it there 's scarcely a happier fellow alive than your honest town-bred smoke-dried cockney sparrow.

Böjningsformer

Pluralsparrows

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