perch

se percher

Pour un oiseau, se poser sur une branche ou un autre support étroit pour se reposer.

En anglais simple : If a bird rests somewhere, it sits or stands on a branch or another narrow support.

• Birds perch on the fence.
• A sparrow perched on my windowsill.
• The owls were perching in the old tree.

Comment l'utiliser : perch on something (A robin perched on the gate.); perch in something (The bird perched in a tree.)

Synonymes : roost, sit

Expressions courantes : perch on something, perch in something

se percher

S’asseoir ou rester en hauteur, souvent sur une surface petite ou étroite.

En anglais simple : To sit or remain in a high position, often on a small or narrow surface.

• We perched on a low wall.
• The village perches above the valley.
• She perched on the edge of her chair.

Comment l'utiliser : perch on something (He perched on a stool by the counter.); perch above something (The castle perches above the river.)

Synonymes : sit

Expressions courantes : perch on something, perch above something

percher, poser

Mettre quelqu’un ou quelque chose sur une surface haute ou étroite.

En anglais simple : To put someone or something on a high or narrow surface.

• She perched her hat on her head.
• He perched the child on his shoulders.
• I perched the vase on a narrow shelf.

Comment l'utiliser : perch someone/something on something (She perched her glasses on the tip of her nose.)

Synonymes : place, balance

Expressions courantes : perch something on, perch someone on

perche

Poisson d’eau douce à la nageoire dorsale épineuse, souvent pêché pour être mangé.

En anglais simple : A freshwater fish with a sharp fin on its back, often caught for food.

• We caught a perch in the lake.
• Perch swim near the reeds.
• She cooked the perch with lemon.

Expressions courantes : catch perch, yellow perch, perch fillets

perchoir

Branche, barre ou surface étroite sur laquelle un oiseau se pose pour se reposer.

En anglais simple : A branch, bar, or narrow surface where a bird rests.

• The parrot sat on its perch.
• Put two perches inside the cage.
• The owl left its perch at sunset.

Synonymes : roost

Expressions courantes : wooden perch, bird perch, on a perch

perche

Nom donné à plusieurs poissons ressemblant à la perche d’eau douce, dont la nageoire dorsale est épineuse.

En anglais simple : A name for several fish that resemble the freshwater fish with a sharp back fin.

• The market sells ocean perch.
• These sea perch live near rocky shores.
• Several different fish are sold as perch.

Expressions courantes : sea perch, ocean perch, perch species