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птенец

fledgling

Meaning of птенец

young bird learning to fly

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Russian[ptʲeˈnʲets]
fledgling
птенец - fledgling
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птенец with English translation

птенец usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

A mother bird returned to feed the hungry fledgling under the hedge.

Мать-птица вернулась, чтобы покормить голодного птенца под изгородью.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

The fledgling stayed close to its nest while it learned to flap its wings.

Птенец держался рядом с гнездом, пока учился махать крыльями.

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птенец belongs to the topic "Birds". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

птенецfledgling
игратьplay
океанocean
группаgroup
параpair
короваcow
яйцоegg

птенец synonyms

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What's the difference between птенец / вылетный птенец / птенчик / пташка

🇷🇺Russian
птенец

general term for a young bird, recently hatched or not yet able to fly

B2Very Often

A fledgling lay in the nest.

В гнезде лежал выпавший птенец.

В
🇷🇺Russian
вылетный птенец

ornithological term for a chick ready to make its first flights (precise equivalent of 'fledgling')

B2Rarely

Fledglings typically leave the nest a few weeks after hatching.

Вылетные птенцы обычно покидают гнездо через несколько недель после вылупления.

П
🇷🇺Russian
птенчик

diminutive, affectionate form of 'птенец', often used colloquially

B2Often

She gently held the little fledgling in her palm.

Она осторожно держала маленького птенчика на ладони.

П
🇷🇺Russian
пташка

poetic/folk word, often affectionate or figurative for a small bird

B2Rarely

A little bird's trilling could be heard in her song.

В её песне слышалась трель маленькой пташки.

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How to pronounce птенец and what this word means

птенец translation: fledgling. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce птенец

[ptʲeˈnʲets]

птенец translation

fledgling

птенец examples

A mother bird returned to feed the hungry fledgling under the hedge.

птенец transcription

[ptʲeˈnʲets]

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птенец meaning: what does it mean?

молодая птица, ещё учится летать

птенец pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

птенец is pronounced as [ptʲeˈnʲets]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

птенец definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

A mother bird returned to feed the hungry fledgling under the hedge. Translation: Мать-птица вернулась, чтобы покормить голодного птенца под изгородью.

Is птенец part of Birds vocabulary?

Yes, птенец (fledgling) can be learned in the Birds topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is птенец part of Living Beings vocabulary?

Yes, птенец (fledgling) can be learned in the Living Beings topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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