German-English translation for "kuckuck"

"kuckuck" English translation

kuckuck
Interjektion, Ausruf | interjection int

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cuckoo! peekaboo!
examples
  • er rief „kuckuck!“
    he cried “cuckoo!”
    er rief „kuckuck!“
  • peekaboo!
    kuckuck child’s language
    kuckuck child’s language

"Kuckuck" English translation

Kuckuck
[ˈkʊkʊk]Maskulinum | masculine m <Kuckucks; Kuckucke>

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cuckoo devil bailiff’s seal
  • cuckoo
    Kuckuck Zoologie | zoologyZOOL Fam. Cuculidae
    Kuckuck Zoologie | zoologyZOOL Fam. Cuculidae
examples
  • Gemeiner Kuckuck Cuculus canorus
    cuckoo
    Gemeiner Kuckuck Cuculus canorus
  • Amerikanischer Kuckuck Coccyzus americanus
    yellow-billed cuckoo
    Amerikanischer Kuckuck Coccyzus americanus
  • der Kuckuck ruft
    the cuckoo calls
    der Kuckuck ruft
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  • devil
    Kuckuck Teufel figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg euphemistisch, beschönigend | euphemismeuph
    Kuckuck Teufel figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg euphemistisch, beschönigend | euphemismeuph
examples
  • bailiff’s seal (oder | orod stamp)
    Kuckuck Pfandsiegel figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg humorvoll, scherzhaft | humorouslyhum
    Kuckuck Pfandsiegel figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg humorvoll, scherzhaft | humorouslyhum
examples
der Kuckuck ruft
the cuckoo calls
der Kuckuck ruft
Have you ever seen a cuckoo?
Hast du schon mal einen Kuckuck gesehen?
Source: Tatoeba
What on earth is wrong with placebos?
Was zum Kuckuck soll denn an Plazebos schlecht sein?
Source: TED
Cuckoos visit here in spring.
Der Kuckuck kommt im Frühling hierher.
Source: Tatoeba
A cuckoo called beyond the river.
Von jenseits des Flüßchens ließ sich ein Kuckuck vernehmen.
Source: Books
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