cuckoo

1. (countable, uncountable)Any of various birds, of the family Cuculidae within the order Cuculiformes, famous for laying its eggs in the nests of other species; but especially a common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), that has a characteristic two-note call.

2. (countable, uncountable)The sound of that particular bird.

   Kuckuck, kuckuck

   куку́шкаkukúška, ку-куku-ku

   зозу́ляzozúlja

3. (countable, uncountable)The bird-shaped figure found in cuckoo clocks.

4. (countable, uncountable)The cuckoo clock itself.

5. (countable, uncountable)A person who inveigles themselves into a place where they should not be (used especially in the phrase a cuckoo in the nest).

6. (countable, slang, uncountable)Someone who is crazy.

   a man who is a stupid incompetent fool

1. Have you ever seen a cuckoo?

   Ти бачив коли-небудь зозулю?

   ruТы когда-нибудь видел кукушку?

   deHast du schon mal einen Kuckuck gesehen?

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2. I think we're all a bit cuckoo.

   Думаю, ми всі трохи божевільні.

   ruЯ думаю, мы все немного с приветом.

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3. Tom has gone cuckoo.

   Том поїхав головую.

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4. The cuckoo says its own name.

   deDer Kuckuck ruft seinen eigenen Namen.

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5. This bird is known as a cuckoo.

   ruЭта птица известна как кукушка.

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