preen

[priːn]

гл.

1. чистить перья клювом
2. прихорашиваться
(preen oneself) гордиться собой; нравиться самому себе

Biology (En-Ru)

preen

охорашиваться; чистить (клювом) перья

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Bushes across the river stood round and bright-coloured out of a milky haze; the wood-smoke went up blue and straight; and his doves cooed, preening their feathers in the sunlight.
Кусты по ту сторону реки выступали из молочного тумана, круглые, блестящие; дым из трубы подымался прямо, голубоватый, и голуби ворковали, оправляя крылышки на солнце.
Galsworthy, John / In ChanceryГолсуорси, Джон / В петле
В петле
Голсуорси, Джон
© Издание на русском языке. ООО "Издательство""Эксмо", 2003
In Chancery
Galsworthy, John
© 1920 by Charles Scribner's Sons
© 1920 by The International Magazine Co.

They let the fly go, too. It preened its wings, and without its stomach flew off to the horses.
Выпустили и муху; она расправила крылья и без живота полетела к лошадям.
Чехов, А.П. / СтепьChekhov, A. / The steppe
The steppe
Chekhov, A.
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
Степь
Чехов, А.П.
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1974

Vida almost preened like a cat being petted.
Вида кокетливо потянулась, будто кошка, которую приласкали.
Iles, Greg / Third DegreeАйлс, Грег / Заложники страха
Заложники страха
Айлс, Грег
© ООО Издательство "АСТ-Москва", 2009
© Перевод, И. Метлицкая, 2009
© 2007 by Greg Iles
Third Degree
Iles, Greg
© 2007 by Greg Iles

Yet Vassya saw foxes playing, hares washing themselves with their paws, bustards preening their wings and hammering out their hollow nests.
А Вася видел играющих лисиц, зайцев, умывающихся лапками, дрохв, расправляющих крылья, стрепетов, выбивающих свои "точки".
Чехов, А.П. / СтепьChekhov, A. / The steppe
The steppe
Chekhov, A.
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
Степь
Чехов, А.П.
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1974

A look of solemn pride came portentously on his shaven square old face, he rolled his head in his stand-up collar, like a turkey-cock preening himself.
Квадратное, чисто выбритое старческое лицо Суизина озарилось горделивым торжеством, он повёл головой между уголками стоячего воротничка, охорашиваясь, как индюк.
Galsworthy, John / The Man of PropertyГолсуорси, Джон / Собственник
Собственник
Голсуорси, Джон
© Издание на русском языке. ООО "Издательство""Эксмо", 2003
The Man of Property
Galsworthy, John
© 2006 Adamant Media Corporation

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Словосочетания

preen one's feathers

охорашиваться

preen oneself

прихорашиваться

preen feathers

прихорашиваться

preen feathers

наводить красоту

Формы слова

preen

verb

Basic forms
Past	preened
Imperative	preen
Present Participle (Participle I)	preening
Past Participle (Participle II)	preened

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I preen	we preen
you preen	you preen
he/she/it preens	they preen

Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am preening	we are preening
you are preening	you are preening
he/she/it is preening	they are preening

Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have preened	we have preened
you have preened	you have preened
he/she/it has preened	they have preened

Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been preening	we have been preening
you have been preening	you have been preening
he/she/it has been preening	they have been preening

Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I preened	we preened
you preened	you preened
he/she/it preened	they preened

Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was preening	we were preening
you were preening	you were preening
he/she/it was preening	they were preening

Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had preened	we had preened
you had preened	you had preened
he/she/it had preened	they had preened

Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been preening	we had been preening
you had been preening	you had been preening
he/she/it had been preening	they had been preening

Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will preen	we shall/will preen
you will preen	you will preen
he/she/it will preen	they will preen

Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be preening	we shall/will be preening
you will be preening	you will be preening
he/she/it will be preening	they will be preening

Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have preened	we shall/will have preened
you will have preened	you will have preened
he/she/it will have preened	they will have preened

Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been preening	we shall/will have been preening
you will have been preening	you will have been preening
he/she/it will have been preening	they will have been preening

Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would preen	we should/would preen
you would preen	you would preen
he/she/it would preen	they would preen

Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be preening	we should/would be preening
you would be preening	you would be preening
he/she/it would be preening	they would be preening

Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have preened	we should/would have preened
you would have preened	you would have preened
he/she/it would have preened	they would have preened

Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been preening	we should/would have been preening
you would have been preening	you would have been preening
he/she/it would have been preening	they would have been preening

Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am preened	we are preened
you are preened	you are preened
he/she/it is preened	they are preened

Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being preened	we are being preened
you are being preened	you are being preened
he/she/it is being preened	they are being preened

Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been preened	we have been preened
you have been preened	you have been preened
he/she/it has been preened	they have been preened

Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was preened	we were preened
you were preened	you were preened
he/she/it was preened	they were preened

Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being preened	we were being preened
you were being preened	you were being preened
he/she/it was being preened	they were being preened

Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been preened	we had been preened
you had been preened	you had been preened
he/she/it had been preened	they had been preened

Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be preened	we shall/will be preened
you will be preened	you will be preened
he/she/it will be preened	they will be preened

Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been preened	we shall/will have been preened
you will have been preened	you will have been preened
he/she/it will have been preened	they will have been preened