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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

eat like a bird en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (colloquial, qualifier:simile) To eat in small amounts rather than in a single full meal.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
eating like a bird Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
eats like a bird Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
ate like a bird Tense=Past lexicographic
eaten like a bird Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Antonyms

eat like an animal · eat like a horse

Relateds

watch like a hawk

Translations (9)

fr manger comme un moineau (to eat small amounts) · pl jeść jak ptaszek (to eat small amounts) · hu annyit eszik, mint egy madár (to eat small amounts) · cmn 吃得少 (to eat small amounts) · es comer como un pajarito (to eat small amounts) · pl jeść jak kurczę (to eat small amounts) · fi syödä kuin varpunen (to eat small amounts) · pt comer como um passarinho (to eat small amounts) · pl jeść jak wróbelek (to eat small amounts)