coot

[USA]/kuːt/
[UK]/kut/
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Oversættelse

n. en type vandfugl, en tåbelig eller dum person
adj. klodset eller akavet
Word Forms
Pluralcoots

Udtryk & Fast Sammenstilling

old coot

gammel gnavpot

silly coot

dumkopf

grumpy coot

surrogat

Eksempelsætninger

they watched a coot cleave the smooth water.

de så en rørdreng kløve det glatte vand.

Robert Cooter, and Thomas Ulen, 1988.Law and Economics .

Robert Cooter og Thomas Ulen, 1988. Law and Economics.

Why did you buy him a hairbrush?He’s as bald as a coot!

Hvorfor købte du en hårbørste til ham? Han er lige så skaldet som en coot!

Far from the comforable image of birds singing away in British gardens and swimming on ponds, humble bedge sparrows are cheating on their mates and coots are killing their young!

Langt fra det behagelige billede af fugle, der synger væk i engelske haver og svømmer på damme, er ydmyge bedge spurve utro mod deres partnere, og cooter dræber deres unge!

The old man is often seen feeding the coots at the pond.

Den gamle mand ses ofte fodre cooter ved dammen.

The coot built its nest among the reeds by the lake.

Cooten byggede sit rede blandt rør ved søen.

A group of coots was swimming gracefully on the calm water.

En gruppe cooter svømmede elegant på det rolige vand.

The coot has distinctive white frontal shield and dark body plumage.

Cooten har en karakteristisk hvid pandeskjold og mørk kropsfjerdragt.

The coot chicks are black with a bright red head.

Cootunger er sorte med et lyst rødt hoved.

Coots are known for their aggressive behavior during breeding season.

Cooter er kendt for deres aggressive adfærd i ynglesæsonen.

The coot's diet consists of aquatic plants, insects, and small fish.

Cootens kost består af vandplanter, insekter og små fisk.

Coots are excellent swimmers and divers, using their lobed feet for propulsion.

Cooter er fremragende svømmere og dykkere, der bruger deres flabsomme fødder til fremdrift.

The coot is a common sight in freshwater lakes and ponds around the world.

Cooten er et almindeligt syn i ferskvandssøer og damme over hele verden.

The coot's call is a series of loud, harsh notes that can be heard from a distance.

Cootens kald er en række høje, skarpe toner, der kan høres på afstand.

Virkelige Eksempler

But I don't mean to bore you with my old coot stories here.

Men jeg vil ikke kede dig med mine gamle coot-historier her.

Kilde: The rise and fall of superpowers.

Hey. When it comes to physics, I'm practically a coot.

Hey. Når det kommer til fysik, er jeg praktisk talt en coot.

Kilde: Young Sheldon Season 3 _ Warm and Funny Family Comedy

Maybe you'll be like the old coots.

Måske vil du være som de gamle cooter.

Kilde: TED Talks (Video Edition) October 2022 Collection

" My poor Larry, you're as crazy as a coot" .

" Min stakkels Larry, du er lige så skør som en coot" .

Kilde: Blade (Part 1)

The rest of the Creek considers coots almost as edible as ducks.

Resten af Creek betragter cooter som næsten lige så spiselige som ænder.

Kilde: Cross Creek (Part 2)

It was very good, and the only time I have been able to down coot in any form.

Det var meget godt, og den eneste gang jeg har kunnet spise coot i nogen form.

Kilde: Cross Creek (Part 2)

Fred Tompkins once cooked a coot liver and gizzard pilau at the Creek.

Fred Tompkins kogte engang en coot-lever- og mavepilau ved Creek.

Kilde: Cross Creek (Part 2)

Even Little Will begs off from his morning's work and goes to the hammock for squirrels or to the Creek edge for ducks or coots.

Selv Little Will undgår sit morgenarbejde og går til hængekøje efter egern eller til Creek-kanten efter ænder eller cooter.

Kilde: Cross Creek (Part 2)

Now it might be kind of " loony" or even a little " coo coo" that Doppler " coot" be swift to green graphics of almost " aunniething" that would fly.

Nu kan det være lidt " skørt " eller endda lidt " coo coo ", at Doppler " coot " er hurtig til at skabe grønne grafikker af næsten " aunniething ", der ville flyve.

Kilde: CNN 10 Student English November 2018 Collection

I have followed Martha's directions faithfully, soaking the coots overnight in vinegar-water and parboiling with soda before roasting, but they still taste rankly of the marsh mud on which they have fed.

Jeg har fulgt Martha's anvisninger trofast, hvor jeg har udvandet cooterne natten over i eddikevand og forkogt dem med soda, før jeg stegte dem, men de smager stadig stærkt af den sump mudder, de har spist af.

Kilde: Cross Creek (Part 2)

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