- skylark sky·lark
- ['skaɪˌlɒːk]
1. n(bird) allodola2. vifig fam fare il matto (-a)
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skylark sky·lark
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sky´lark´er — sky|lark «SKY LAHRK», noun, verb. –n. a small bird of Europe and Asia that sings very sweetly as it flies toward the sky: »A more inexhaustible singer than the skylark does not exist (W. H. Hudson). –v.i. to play pranks; frolic: »The children… … Useful english dictionary
sky|lark — «SKY LAHRK», noun, verb. –n. a small bird of Europe and Asia that sings very sweetly as it flies toward the sky: »A more inexhaustible singer than the skylark does not exist (W. H. Hudson). –v.i. to play pranks; frolic: »The children were… … Useful english dictionary
sky laverock — Skylark Sky lark , n. (Zo[ o]l.) A lark that mounts and sings as it files, especially the common species ({Alauda arvensis}) found in Europe and in some parts of Asia, and celebrated for its melodious song; called also {sky laverock}. See under… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Skylark — Sky lark , n. (Zo[ o]l.) A lark that mounts and sings as it files, especially the common species ({Alauda arvensis}) found in Europe and in some parts of Asia, and celebrated for its melodious song; called also {sky laverock}. See under {Lark}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
skylark — (n.) the common European lark, 1680s, from SKY (Cf. sky) + LARK (Cf. lark) (n.). The verb meaning to frolic or play is recorded from 1809, originally nautical, in reference to wanton play about the rigging, and tops … Etymology dictionary
skylark — [skī′lärk΄] n. a lark (Alauda arvensis) that is found chiefly in Eurasia, famous for the song it utters as it soars upward and flies about high in the sky vi. [< SKY + LARK2: orig. naut., of playing in the rigging] to play about boisterously;… … English World dictionary
skylark — sky•lark [[t]ˈskaɪˌlɑrk[/t]] n. 1) orn a brown speckled Eurasian lark, Alauda arvensis, famed for its melodious song 2) to frolic; sport • Etymology: 1680–90 sky′lark er, n … From formal English to slang
skylark — sky|lark [ˈskaıla:k US la:rk] n a small bird that sings while flying high in the sky = ↑lark … Dictionary of contemporary English
skylark — sky|lark [ skaı,lark ] noun count a brown and white European bird that sings while flying … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lark — lark1 /lahrk/, n. 1. any of numerous, chiefly Old World oscine birds, of the family Alaudidae, characterized by an unusually long, straight hind claw, esp. the skylark, Alauda arvensis. 2. any of various similar birds of other families, as the… … Universalium
skylark — n. & v. n. a lark, Alauda arvensis of Eurasia and N. Africa, that sings while hovering in flight. v.intr. play tricks or practical jokes, indulge in horseplay, frolic. Etymology: SKY + LARK(1): (v.) with pun on LARK(2) … Useful english dictionary
