sparrow

sparrow

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  1. varpunen

Synonyymisanakirja

sparrow

  1. varpuslintu, rautiainen, Prunella modularis, varpuset, Passeridae-heimo, varpunen, Passer domesticus, pikkuvarpunen, Passer montanus.

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rautiainen

varpunen The house sparrow, Passer domesticus; a small bird with a short bill, and brown, white and gray feathers.
A member of the family Passeridae, comprising small Old World songbirds.
A member of the family Emberizidae, comprising small New World songbirds.
Generically, any small, nondescript bird.
puhekieltä A quick-witted, lively person. Often used in the phrase cockney sparrow.
2005, https://archive.is/20120730205401/www.bbc.co.uk/drama/faces/martine_mccutcheon.shtml Drama Faces: Martine McCutcheon, BBC

Professional cockney sparrow Martine has acted since childhood.
1878, Ally Slopers guide to the Paris exhibition'', Charles Henry Ross, page 54:
I take it there 's scarcely a happier fellow alive than your honest town-bred smoke-dried cockney sparrow.

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know-how, show, drag show, talk show, floor show, ravintolashow, lavashow, muotishow, televisioshow, valoshow

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