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birdlime

UK
/ˈbɜːdlaɪm/
US
/ˈbɝːdlaɪm/

Translations

birdlimenoun
birdlimes
pl
gluSubstance collante utilisée pour capturer les oiseaux.
The poacher applied birdlime to the branches to catch unsuspecting sparrows.
Le braconnier a appliqué de la glu sur les branches pour attraper des moineaux sans méfiance.
Additional translations
piègeSens figuré : ce qui piège ou attire dans un piège.
Synonyms
sticky substance
glue
adhesive
birdlimeverb
birdlimed
Past Simple
birdlimed
Past Participle
birdliming
Gerund
UK
/ˈbɜːdlaɪm/
US
/ˈbɝːdlaɪm/
engluerAu sens littéral, pour capturer des oiseaux avec de la glu.
The poacher attempted to birdlime the unsuspecting sparrows in the forest.
Le braconnier a tenté d'engluer les moineaux sans méfiance dans la forêt.
Additional translations
piégerSens figuré : entraîner quelqu'un dans un piège par la tromperie ou la flatterie.
Synonyms
hold fast
immobilize
stick
glue
catch
trap
snare
entrap
ensnare

Definitions

birdlimenoun
A sticky substance traditionally made from the bark of holly trees, used to trap small birds by coating branches or twigs.
The poacher applied birdlime to the branches to catch unsuspecting sparrows.
Anything that ensnares or traps; an entangling or deceptive influence.
The promise of easy money turned out to be a birdlime for the inexperienced investors.
birdlimeverb
To catch or ensnare using birdlime, a sticky substance traditionally used to trap birds.
The poacher attempted to birdlime the unsuspecting sparrows in the forest.
To entangle or ensnare someone figuratively, especially by deception or flattery.
He was birdlimed by her compliments into agreeing to the risky plan.
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