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? — ascolto

   ruТы когда-нибудь видел кукушку? — marafon

   deHast du schon mal einen Kuckuck gesehen? — Manfredo

   CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

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

   Думаю, ми всі трохи божевільні. — deniko

   ruЯ думаю, мы все немного с приветом. — marafon

   human600 · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

3. Tom has gone cuckoo.

   Том поїхав головую. — deniko

   CM · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

4. The cuckoo says its own name.

   deDer Kuckuck ruft seinen eigenen Namen. — Adelpa

   araneo · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

5. This bird is known as a cuckoo.

   ruЭта птица известна как кукушка. — fjay69

   sharris123 · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

regular