Tłumaczenia i wymowa „pecking“ w angielsko » polskim słowniku

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pecking order RZ. przen.

pecking order

hierarchia r.ż.

I . peck [pek] RZ.

1. peck (bite):

peck

dziobnięcie r.n.

2. peck przen. (kiss):

peck

całusek r.m.

II . peck [pek] CZ. cz. przech.

1. peck (bite with beak):

peck

dziobać [perf dziobnąć]

peck hole

wydziobywać [perf wydziobać]

2. peck (kiss quickly):

peck

całować [perf po-]

III . peck [pek] CZ. cz. nieprzech.

1. peck (hit):

to peck at sth

dziobać [perf dziobnąć] coś

2. peck (nibble):

to peck at one's food

skubać [perf skubnąć] jedzenie

Przykłady jednojęzyczne (niezredagowane i niesprawdzone przez PONS)

angielski

Individual chickens in a flock will dominate others, establishing a pecking order, with dominant individuals having priority for food access and nesting locations.

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There had been a pecking order established by which the bachelors forced the younger squires to serve them.

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He went to fight it, and with the raven's aid in pecking the giant's eyes during the fight, he succeeded.

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Herring gull flocks have a pecking order, based on size, aggressiveness and physical strength.

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This indicates that 5.5 million free-range hens/year are likely to be affected by feather pecking.

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However, he found himself down the pecking order, and made only three appearances during the campaign.

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The following season was not so bright, and he found himself dropping down the pecking order.

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Worse is watching the hawk at work, plucking and pecking a luckless collared dove or starling in a frenzy of gore and squawking.

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Chickens may be raised in very low light intensities, sometimes total darkness, to reduce injurious pecking.

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John wanted to be as high as possible on the pecking order, and caught a shrimp with the trap that he made.

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