Term Gallery logo

Meanings of magpie in inglés

ruso
сорока
portugués
pega
español
pica pica
catalán
garsa
Wikidata

Large bird in the crow family.

pica pica
catalán
cotorra
español
charlatán

An obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker.

charlatán
catalán
garsa

Someone who collects things that have been discarded by others.

garsa

Power generator.

Related terms
Sinónimos
Examples for "scavenger"
Examples for "scavenger"
1
The aftermath of the war has created a new, illegal profession: scavenger.
The Cylons’ Secret
2
Escrissar scrabbled across the ground, a scavenger surprised by a true predator.
The brazen gambit
3
She is the grand scavenger and practical sanitary commissioner of the earth.
James Nasmyth, Engineer: An Autobiography
4
It was a fun scavenger hunt, populated with products rather than people.
Wired
5
Concepts of the scavenger by Kate Hawley closely followed del Toro's direction.
Cabinet of Curiosities
1
I would imagine him to be a bit of a pack rat.
The new yorker
2
It was that kind of investigation that fit her pack rat mentality.
The perfect woman
3
Mamie had always been messy, and also something of a pack rat.
Futures 1
4
A bit of a pack rat, but I guess we shouldn't complain.
Kafka on the Shore
5
The leader snarled something, and another pack rat scuttled forward with a lighter.
The iron king
Usage of magpie in inglés
1
TRAVEL:Paul Theroux has a magpie-like mind that jumps from subject to subject.
The Irish Times
2
One was a dainty little magpie; the other a soft-eyed turtle dove.
The Child's World: Third Reader
3
It was a magpie, which actually had no business being in town.
Melnitz
4
For the magpie is the cleverest bird of all at building nests.
Good Stories for Great Holidays / Arranged for Story-Telling and...
5
Unlike the rook, crow and magpie mentioned the woodpigeon is good eating.
The Irish Times
6
Before long all the birds but the magpie had their nests built.
The Book of Nature Myths
7
Every magpie, minah, and wattle-bird within a mile joins in the clamour.
The Book of the Bush / Containing Many Truthful Sketches of the ...
8
Wantee was even able to take Schwitters's magpie tendencies in her stride.
The Guardian
9
Later, I watch a magpie stroll slowly across a neighbour's shed roof.
The Guardian
10
A magpie went ducking across the road, and Hilarius crossed himself fearfully.
The Gathering of Brother Hilarius
11
The magpie cried, I do not know how to build a nest.
The Book of Nature Myths
12
A magpie rose from a wood near the road, jibing at him.
Gone to Earth
13
Standing, he leant forward and fed the apple core to the magpie.
Watcher of the Dead
14
When I left England he was very sad about his tame magpie.
The Voyage Out
15
MARIE O'MAHONY likes to describe herself as a bit of a magpie.
The Irish Times
16
Even the magpie chatter of little boys doesn't go unnoticed these days.
Hidden Warrior
About this term
More collocations
Translations for magpie
portugués
pega
Magpie through the time
Magpie across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common