Vzorec užití:
keep [fowl] for [eggs/meat]
They keep several kinds of fowl in the backyard for fresh eggs.
A hátsó udvarban többféle baromfit tartanak, hogy friss tojásuk legyen.
The farm sells eggs from free-range fowl at the local market.
A gazdaság szabad tartású baromfitól származó tojásokat árul a helyi piacon.
Health inspectors came to check the condition of the fowl and their housing.
The outbreak of disease forced the farmer to cull most of his fowl.
Children were feeding the fowl behind the barn with leftover grain.
Učební příklady
My grandparents keep fowl on their small farm.
A nagyszüleim baromfit tartanak a kis gazdaságukban.
The fowl run around inside the yard.
A baromfik az udvaron szaladgálnak.
We get fresh eggs from our own fowl.
The farmer feeds his fowl every morning.
They built a new house for the fowl.
Častá chyba:
Learners sometimes confuse the spelling with "foul" (meaning dirty, unfair, or a rule break in sports). "Fowl" always refers to birds. Also, in the plural, both "fowl" and "fowls" are possible, but "fowl" as a group noun is more common in farming contexts.
Význam
domestic bird kept for food
Kolokace
domestic fowl
|barnyard fowl
|keep fowl
|raise fowl
|fowl house
|fowl farm
Synonyma
poultry (More general word for farm birds raised for meat or eggs; used more often in food and farming contexts.)
Antonyma
mammal (Refers to warm-blooded animals that are not birds, contrasting with fowl as a type of bird.)
Témata
food
|animals
|farming
|food_drink
|daily_life
Definice
A farm bird, usually a chicken, that people keep for meat or eggs.
A domesticated bird, especially a chicken, kept for its meat or eggs.
Vzorec užití:
hunt [fowl] in [place]
The wetlands are an important winter home for wild fowl.
A vizes élőhelyek fontos telelőhelyet jelentenek a vízivad számára.
Hunters must get a license before shooting migratory fowl.
A vadászoknak engedélyt kell szerezniük, mielőtt vonuló vízivadra lőnek.
The restaurant specializes in roast fowl such as duck and goose.
New regulations limit the number of fowl that can be taken each season.
We watched flocks of fowl lifting off the lake at dawn.
Učební příklady
Many people hunt wild fowl in this area.
Ezen a környéken sokan vadásznak szárnyasvadra.
The chef cooked a large fowl for the guests.
A séf egy nagy vadmadarat készített el a vendégeknek.
They saw many fowl on the lake in winter.
You need a permit to shoot fowl here.
Wild fowl rest on the water at night.
Častá chyba:
Learners may think "fowl" here means any bird. In hunting and food contexts it usually means larger birds that people eat, like ducks, geese, or pheasants, not small songbirds.
Význam
wild or game bird for food
Kolokace
wild fowl
|game fowl
|migratory fowl
|shoot fowl
|roast fowl
|fowl and game
Synonyma
game bird (Typical term in hunting and wildlife contexts; more common than "fowl" in modern usage for this sense.)
Antonyma
protected species (Refers to animals that are legally protected and must not be hunted, the opposite of fowl that are hunted for food.)
Témata
food
|sport
|animals
|food_drink
|nature
Definice
A wild bird that people hunt and eat, for example a duck or pheasant.
A wild bird, such as a duck or pheasant, that is hunted or eaten as food.
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Vzorec užití:
the [fowl] of the [place]
The poet wrote of every beast and fowl beneath the sun.
A költő minden állatról és madárról írt, amely a nap alatt él.
Ancient laws listed the rights to hunt both fish and fowl.
Az ősi törvények felsorolták a halak fogására és a madarak elejtésére vonatkozó jogokat.
The sky was dark with fowl returning to their nests.
He claimed to know the name of every fowl that nested in the valley.
The old text describes how fowl filled the air and streams teemed with life.
Učební příklady
In this old story, the word "fowl" means any bird.
Ebben a régi történetben a „fowl” szó bármilyen madarat jelent.
The writer says that many fowl fly over the hills.
Az író azt mondja, hogy sok madár repül át a dombok fölött.
In the Bible, God makes fish and fowl.
The poem talks about fowl in the sky.
Here, "fowl" is a literary word for birds.
Častá chyba:
Learners may try to use "fowl" in this broad sense in everyday speech. In modern English, people almost always say "bird" instead; using "fowl" this way can sound old-fashioned or poetic.
Význam
any bird, literary or old use
Kolokace
fowl of the air
|fish and fowl
|beast and fowl
|land and fowl
Synonyma
bird (Normal modern word; "fowl" in this sense sounds old-fashioned or literary.)
Antonyma
fish (Often paired in older phrases like "fish and fowl" to contrast creatures of water and air.)
Témata
animals
|literature
|nature
Definice
Any kind of bird, used in older or literary English.
Any bird, used in a general or literary way.
Vzorec užití:
to fowl for [type of bird]
They used to fowl along the estuary each autumn.
Régen minden ősszel vízivadra vadásztak a folyótorkolat mentén.
Local hunters still fowl for ducks when the season opens.
A helyi vadászok ma is kacsára vadásznak, amikor megnyílik a vadászati idény.
He learned to fowl with his grandfather in the marshes.
Only a few people now have licenses to fowl in this area.
In the past, families would fowl to provide meat for the winter.
Učební příklady
His father taught him to fowl when he was young.
Gyerekkorában az apja megtanította vízivadra vadászni.
Many people fowl for ducks near the lake.
Sokan kacsára vadásznak a tó közelében.
In this story, poor men fowl to get food.
They do not fowl here because the birds are protected.
Hunters sometimes fowl with dogs and boats.
Častá chyba:
Learners may confuse the verb "fowl" with the more common word "foul" (to make something dirty or to break a rule in sports). Also, the activity is more often called "bird hunting" or "duck hunting" in modern English; "to fowl" and especially "to go fowling" sound traditional or old-fashioned.
Význam
hunt wild birds for sport
Kolokace
go fowling
|fowl for ducks
|fowl along the marshes
|fowl with a shotgun
Synonyma
hunt birds (More general and more common expression; does not carry the traditional, slightly old-fashioned flavor of "fowl" as a verb.)
Antonyma
protect birds (Describes actively keeping birds safe, the opposite of going out to hunt them.)
Témata
sport
|animals
|outdoors
|sports
|food_drink
Definice
To go out and try to catch or shoot wild birds, usually for food or sport.
To hunt wild birds, especially water birds, for food or sport.