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cuckoo

UK
/ˈkʊkuː/
US
/ˈkʊku/

Translations

cuckoonoun
cuckoos
pl
UK
/ˈkʊkuː/
US
/ˈkʊku/
The cuckoo's call is often heard in the early spring.
Le chant du coucou s’entend souvent au début du printemps.
The cuckoo clock chimed every hour, much to the delight of the children.
Le coucou de la pendule sonnait toutes les heures, pour le plus grand plaisir des enfants.
coucouFamilier.
He was acting like a real cuckoo at the party last night.
Il se comportait comme un vrai coucou à la fête d’hier soir.
Synonyms
fool
bird
dupe
simpleton
cuckooverb
cuckooed
Past Simple
cuckooed
Past Participle
cuckooing
Gerund
parasiterSurtout en ornithologie ; par extension, faire porter ses responsabilités à autrui.
Brood-parasitic species like the common cuckoo will cuckoo another bird's nest and leave the chicks to be reared by the unsuspecting hosts.
Des espèces parasites comme le coucou gris parasitent le nid d’un autre oiseau et laissent les oisillons être élevés par des hôtes sans méfiance.
Additional translations
chanterPour un coucou.
Synonyms
coo
chirp
sound
call
cuckooadjective
more cuckoo
Comp.
most cuckoo
Super.
UK
/ˈkʊkuː/
US
/ˈkʊku/
fouFamilier.
She had a cuckoo idea to start a business selling pet rocks.
Elle a eu une idée folle de lancer une entreprise qui vend des cailloux de compagnie.
Additional translations
cingléFamilier.
Synonyms
wild
crazy
insane
mad
loony

Definitions

cuckoonoun
A medium-sized bird known for its distinctive call and habit of laying its eggs in the nests of other birds.
The cuckoo's call is often heard in the early spring.
A person who is considered crazy or foolish.
He was acting like a real cuckoo at the party last night.
A type of clock that announces the time with a sound resembling the call of a cuckoo bird.
The cuckoo clock chimed every hour, much to the delight of the children.
cuckooverb
To make the sound characteristic of a cuckoo bird.
Every morning, the clock would cuckoo at precisely 6 AM, waking everyone in the house.
To deposit eggs in the nest of (another bird), thereby getting the host to raise the offspring; figuratively, to foist one's responsibilities on someone else.
Brood-parasitic species like the common cuckoo will cuckoo another bird's nest and leave the chicks to be reared by the unsuspecting hosts.
cuckooadjective
Silly or slightly crazy.
She had a cuckoo idea to start a business selling pet rocks.
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