pheasant
A bird of family Phasianidae, often hunted for foodA bird of family Phasianidae, often hunted for food.
» That's a pheasant.
Das ist ein Fasan.
Это фазан.
Це фазан.
Meaning
2 senses(countable)A bird of family Phasianidae, often hunted for food.
Fasan, Fasanenhuhn
фаза́нfazán
фаза́нfazán
(uncountable)The meat of this bird, eaten as food.
- large long-tailed gallinaceous bird native to the Old World but introduced elsewhere
- flesh of a pheasant; usually braised
Examples
16 sentencesThat's a pheasant.
Це фазан.
ruЭто фазан.
deDas ist ein Fasan.
It's a pheasant.
Це фазан.
ruЭто фазан.
deEs ist ein Fasan.
Tom went pheasant hunting.
ruТом пошёл охотиться на фазанов.
We shot pheasants by the hundred.
deWir haben hunderte von Fasanen geschossen.
Every hunter wants to know where the pheasant is.
ruКаждый охотник желает знать, где сидит фазан.
deAlle Jäger wollen wissen, wo der Fasan ist.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English fesaunt, fesant, from Old French fesan, from Latin phāsiānus, from AncFrom Middle English fesaunt, fesant, from Old French fesan, from Latin phāsiānus, from Ancient Greek φᾱσιανός (phāsianós), meaning “[bird] of the river Φᾶσις (Phâsis)”, from where, it was supposed, the bird spread to the west. Replaced native Old English wōrhana, a variant of mōrhana. More at moorhen.
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Forms
plural: pheasantsWord family
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable