Слово «кукушка» на английский язык переводится как cuckoo. Ниже приведены основные варианты использования этого слова в зависимости от контекста:
- Птица (биологическое название). Основное значение слова — птица семейства кукушковых (Cuculidae). Обыкновенная кукушка, распространенная в Европе и Азии, официально называется common cuckoo.
- Звукоподражание. Английское название является ономатопеей, то есть имитирует характерный звук, который издает самец птицы («ку-ку»). Этот же звук в английском языке описывается глаголом to cuckoo.
- Предметы. Настенные часы с кукушкой называются cuckoo clock.
- Сленг и переносные значения:
- Сумасшедший / глупый. Прилагательное cuckoo (иногда пишется как coo-coo) часто используется в разговорной речи для обозначения человека, который ведет себя странно, безумно или глупо. Например: He's gone completely cuckoo — «Он совсем свихнулся».
- Незваный гость. Выражение a cuckoo in the nest (кукушка в гнезде) описывает человека, который внедрился в чужую группу или семью и доставляет там неудобства.
- Криминальный сленг (Великобритания). Глагол to cuckoo (или термин cuckooing) означает захват жилья уязвимого человека преступными группировками для организации там наркопритона или совершения других преступлений.
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