parrot

pappagallo

Uccello tropicale dal becco ricurvo, spesso colorato, che talvolta riesce a imitare la voce umana.

In inglese semplice: A tropical bird with a curved beak, often colorful, that can sometimes copy human speech.

• Our parrot can say hello.
• Two parrots sat on a branch.
• What do you feed your parrot?

Espressioni comuni: pet parrot, talking parrot, parrot cage, colorful parrot

pappagallo

Persona che ripete le parole o le idee degli altri senza rifletterci.

In inglese semplice: Someone who repeats other people’s words or ideas without thinking about them.

• He is a parrot who repeats every slogan.
• She called him a mere parrot of his teacher.
• We need thinkers, not parrots.

Sinonimi: imitator

Espressioni comuni: a mere parrot, parrot of someone

ripetere a pappagallo

Ripetere parole o idee altrui, spesso senza capirle o rifletterci.

In inglese semplice: To repeat another person’s words or ideas, often without understanding or thinking about them.

• He just parrots what his friends say.
• The students parroted the answer without understanding it.
• Please do not parrot my opinions.

Come si usa: parrot something back (She parroted the instructions back to me.)

Sinonimi: repeat, echo

Espressioni comuni: parrot someone, parrot something back, parrot a slogan