canary

Definition von canary im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: someone connected with Norwich City Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc; An informer or snitch; a squealer; Any test subject, especially an inadvertent or unwilling one. (From the mining practice of using canaries to detect dangerous gases.); to dance nimbly (as in the canary dance); A light, sweet, white wine from the Canary Islands; A small, usually yellow, finch (genus Serinus), a songbird native to the Canary Islands; A (usually yellow) capsule of Nembutal™ barbiturate; A sticker of unroadworthiness; Of a light yellow colour; A light, slightly greenish, yellow colour
canary colour:.; A lively dance, possibly of Spanish origin (also called canaries); A female singer, soprano, a coloratura singer; Any of various small birds of different countries, most of which are largely yellow in colour; of a bright but delicate yellow; {n} a kind of wine, a singing bird; a female jazz singer; Canaries are small yellow birds which sing beautifully and are often kept as pets. canaries a small yellow bird that people often keep as a pet. Popular cage bird (Serinus canaria; in the goldfinch family, Carduelidae) that owes its coloration and sustained vocal powers to 400 years of selective breeding. Varieties called rollers trill almost continuously; choppers have a loud trill of distinct notes. Well-known breeds include Hartz Mountain, Norwich, and Yorkshire. The average life span of a caged canary is 10-15 years. The canary is native to the Canary, Azores, and Madeira islands. The wild form is streak-backed and mostly greenish brown; To perform the canary dance; to move nimbly; to caper; capsule of barbiturate Nembutalâ„¢; someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police; an informer or snitch, squealer (someone who "sings" to the police)"; Wine made in the Canary Islands; sack; Of a pale yellowish color; as, Canary stone; a female singer; A pale yellow color, like that of a canary bird; a small, usually yellow, finch, a songbird native to the Canary Islands; A quick and lively dance; (A) Slang for “a guinea” or “sovereign ” Gold coin is so called because, like a canary, it is yellow; any of several small Old World finches a female singer having the color of a canary; a light to moderate yellow; a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge; any of several small Old World finches; having the color of a canary; a light to moderate yellow; A manufacturer of Converter Boxes; {i} any of a number of finches; canary bird; sweet white wine; light yellow color; female singer (Slang); A canary bird; Of or pertaining to the Canary Islands; as, canary wine; canary birds
Canary Islands: An archipelago off the coast of north-western Africa, near Morocco and belonging to Spain
canary in a coal mine: A warning of danger or trouble yet to come
Canary Islands: group of islands in the Atlantic ocean near the northwest coast of Africa
Canary Islands: the Canary Islands a group of islands near northwest Africa which belong to Spain and are popular with tourists. Spanish Islas Canarias Island group and autonomous community (pop., 2001: 1,694,477) of Spain. Located in the Atlantic Ocean off the northwestern coast of Africa, the islands lie 823 mi (1,324 km) southwest of the Spanish mainland. They comprise two provinces, Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Las Palmas, with an area of 2,875 sq mi (7,447 sq km). The capital is Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Known in ancient times as the "Fortunate Islands," they were written about by both Plutarch and Pliny the Elder. Believed to be the western limit of the world, they were visited in the Middle Ages by Arabs, Portuguese, and French. They were taken by Castile (see Castile-León) in 1402, and their indigenous inhabitants, the Guanche and Canario, were gradually conquered during the 15th century. The islands became a stop on the usual route for Spanish trading vessels with the New World. Today agriculture is an economic mainstay, as is an expanding tourist trade
Canary Wharf: part of the Docklands area in East London, which includes Canary Wharf Tower, the tallest building in the UK, and many other large office buildings
canary bird: A small singing bird of the Finch family (Serinus Canarius), a native of the Canary Islands
canary bird: It is sometimes called canary finch
canary bird: It generally has a yellowish body with the wings and tail greenish, but in its wild state it is more frequently of gray or brown color
canary bird: It was brought to Europe in the 16th century, and made a household pet
canary bird: type of small yellow bird
canary grass: Canary Islands grass; seeds used as feed for caged birds
canary island hare's foot fern: fern of the Canary Islands and Madeira
canary islands: a group of mountainous islands in the Atlantic off the northwest coast of Africa forming Spanish provinces
canary seed: blend of Canary Islands grass seeds used as bird food
canary seed: a mixture of seeds used to feed caged birds
canary wine: a sweet white wine from the Canary Islands
canary yellow: Something that is canary yellow is a light yellow in colour. a canary yellow dress
canary yellow: light yellow color
canary yellow: a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge
cat that ate the canary: A person who appears self-satisfied or smug, especially while concealing something mischievous, prohibited, or private
I stood there looking like the cat that ate the canary. . . . But he knows me too well and pondered out loud what I had been up to.
cat that ate the canary: A person whose appearance and behavior suggest guilt mixed with other qualities, such as satisfaction or feigned nonchalance
Daley said that Tietjen, who lives in Middle Island, had the cat who ate the canary look when he was pulled over. The 32-year-old driver was apologetic, and never tried to dispute the ticket.
cat that swallowed the canary: Alternative form of cat that ate the canary
climate canary: A species that is affected by an environmental danger prior to other species, thus serving as an early warning system for the other species with regard to a danger
miner's canary: A caged bird kept caged in mines because its demise provided a warning of dangerous levels of toxic gases
miner's canary: Any thing, especially an organism, whose demise or distress provides an early warning of danger
miners' canary: Any thing, especially an organism, whose demise or distress provides an early warning of danger
miners' canary: A caged bird kept caged in mines because its demise provided a warning of dangerous levels of toxic gases
Canaries: Canary Islands
Canaries: {i} Canary Islands, group of islands in the Atlantic ocean near the northwest coast of Africa
Grand Canary: One of the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean east-southeast of Tenerife Island. It is the principal island of the group. Gran Canaria
canaries: third-person singular of canary
canaries: a group of mountainous islands in the Atlantic off the northwest coast of Africa forming Spanish provinces
canaries: plural of canary
common canary: native to the Canary Islands and Azores; popular usually yellow cage bird noted for its song
reed canary grass: perennial grass of marshy meadows and ditches having broad leaves; Europe and North America
sea canary: The beluga, or white whale

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kıneri

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/kəˈnerē/ /kəˈnɛriː/

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[ k&-'ner-E ] (noun.) 1592. From the Latin Canariae insulae, "Canary Islands" (Spanish "Islas Canarias"); from the largest island Insula Canaria ("Dog Island" or "Canine Island"), named for its dogs, from canarius, "canine", from canis, dog.

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