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pigeon

['pɪʤən] брит. / амер.

сущ.
1. голубь
2. разг. простак, шляпа; лох
3. разг. шикарная тёлка (сексапильная женщина)
4. = clay pigeon тарелка (летающая мишень)
гл.
1. разг. надувать, обманывать
2. ист. посылать письмо голубиной почтой

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The most common birds, found almost everywhere, are pigeons and sparrows.
Наиболее распространенными птицами, живущими повсеместно, являются голуби и ласточки.
© Copyright by PAIiIZ and JP Weber Dudarski Sp. k.
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© Copyright by PAIiIZ and JP Weber Dudarski Sp. k.
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Outside, people were rushing for their trains and pigeons were hunting for morsels from the platform.
На платформе пассажиры спешили к вагонам, и голуби подбирали крошки булки.
Kostova, Elisabeth / The HistorianКостова, Элизабет / Историк
Историк
Костова, Элизабет
© Перевод. Г. Соловьева, 2005
© ООО "Издательство АСТ", 2005
© Elizabeth Kostova, 2005
The Historian
Kostova, Elisabeth
© 2005 by Elizabeth Kostova

"A house in which there is no moaning except from Egyptian pigeons, and they only do it because they have no other means of expressing their joy!"
- Дом, в котором стонут одни только египетские голуби, да и те потому, что иначе не умеют выражать своей радости!"
Чехов, А.П. / Учитель словесностиChekhov, A. / The teacher of literature
The teacher of literature
Chekhov, A.
© 1999 by Random House, Inc.
Учитель словесности
Чехов, А.П.
© Издательство "Наука", 1974

«Where did you kill the pigeons, papa?» David asked.
— А где ты их убивал, папа? — спросил Дэвид.
Hemingway, Ernest / Islands In The StreamХемингуэй, Эрнест / Острова в океане
Острова в океане
Хемингуэй, Эрнест
© Издательство "Маяк", 1977
Islands In The Stream
Hemingway, Ernest
© 1970 by Charles Scribner's Sons
© 1970 by Маrу Hemingway

Iris-necked and pink-footed, the pigeons ran about picking up seeds.
Розовоногие голуби с радужными шейками суетились вокруг, клюя рассыпанное зерно.
Wilde, Oscar / The Picture of Dorian GrayУайльд, Оскар / Портрет Дориана Грея
Портрет Дориана Грея
Уайльд, Оскар
© Государственное издательство художественной литературы, 1960
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Wilde, Oscar

'You shall see the hens, the rabbits, the pigeons, and my ducks which have got fresh water, and my goat, whose room is as clean as mine now.
– Ты увидишь кур, кроликов, голубей и уток; я им дала свежей воды; и козу, у нее комнатка сейчас такая же чистенькая, как моя собственная…
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionЗоля, Эмиль / Проступок аббата Муре
Проступок аббата Муре
Золя, Эмиль
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC

Chattering jays and loud wood-pigeons flapped thickly overhead, while ever and anon the measured tapping of Nature's carpenter, the great green woodpecker, sounded from each wayside grove.
Болтали сороки, громко ворковали лесные голуби, пролетая над самой головой, и отовсюду, из каждой придорожной канавы, раздавалось равномерное постукивание лесного столяра - большого зеленого дятла.
Conan Doyle, Arthur / White CompanyКонан Дойль, Артур / Белый отряд
Белый отряд
Конан Дойль, Артур
© Издательство "Правда", 1966
White Company
Conan Doyle, Arthur
© 2006 BiblioBazaar

Anyway, all homing pigeons have the incrustation.
Во всяком случае, у всех почтовых голубей есть такие наросты.
Hemingway, Ernest / Islands In The StreamХемингуэй, Эрнест / Острова в океане
Острова в океане
Хемингуэй, Эрнест
© Издательство "Маяк", 1977
Islands In The Stream
Hemingway, Ernest
© 1970 by Charles Scribner's Sons
© 1970 by Маrу Hemingway

I must go tell old Avi to send off one of his pigeons, and make a few arrangements, but I will be back as soon as I can.
Мне надо сходить к старику Эви, голубя отправить, а потом еще кое о чем распорядиться. Но я вернусь, как только смогу.
Jordan, Robert / The Fires of HeavenДжордан, Роберт / Огни небес
Огни небес
Джордан, Роберт
The Fires of Heaven
Jordan, Robert
© 1993 by The Bandersnatch Group, Inc.

So were the lambs from personnel, the goats from accounts, the rabbits from mutual settlement, the hyenas and jackals from sound effects, and the pigeons from the typistry.
Спали ягнята из личного стола, козлы из бухгалтерии, кролики из отдела взаимных расчетов, гиены и шакалы звукового оформления и голубицы из машинного бюро.
Ilf, Ilya,Petrov, Eugene / The Twelve ChairsИльф, Илья,Петров, Евгений / Двенадцать Стульев
Двенадцать Стульев
Ильф, Илья,Петров, Евгений
© Издательство "Правда", 1987
The Twelve Chairs
Ilf, Ilya,Petrov, Eugene
© 1961 by Random House, Inc.

And a flock of pigeons parading rather dismally along the cornices and gutters of the upper floor and roof of the ancient court.
Голуби невесело бродят по карнизам и по краю крыши старинного здания.
Dreiser, Theodore / An American TragedyДрайзер, Теодор / Американская трагедия
Американская трагедия
Драйзер, Теодор
© Вершинина З., перевод на русский язык, 2010
© Галь Н., перевод на русский язык, 2010
© Издание на русском языке. ООО «Издательство «Эксмо». 2010
An American Tragedy
Dreiser, Theodore
© Horace Liveright, Inc., 1925
© Helen Dreiser, 1953
© Theodore Dreiser, 1926

His mind raced as he tried to absorb the implications of pigeons in baskets and a fast boat.
Мысли бешено проносились в его мозгу, по мере того как он осознавал, для чего нужны были голуби и быстрый корабль.
Duncan, Dave / Coming of WisdomДункан, Дэйв / Обретение мудрости
Обретение мудрости
Дункан, Дэйв
Coming of Wisdom
Duncan, Dave
© 1988 by D. J. Duncan

I somehow got the impression that you had been putting the cat among the pigeons, Inspector Craddock."
У меня сложилось такое впечатление, что вы, инспектор Креддок, впустили в этот курятник лису.
Christie, Agatha / 4.50 From PaddingtonКристи, Агата / В 16.50 от Паддингтона
В 16.50 от Паддингтона
Кристи, Агата
© "Ростовское книжное издательство", 1989
4.50 From Paddington
Christie, Agatha
© 1957 by Agatha Christie Limited

The geese tugged at her apron so violently that she was almost pulled down upon her knees; the ducks gobbled away at her ankles; two of the pigeons flew upon her head, and some of the fowls fluttered about her shoulders.
Гуси с такой силой дергали ее за край передника, что она с трудом удерживалась на ногах, утки клевали ей лодыжки, два голубя взлетели ей на голову, куры подпрыгивали до самых плеч.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionЗоля, Эмиль / Проступок аббата Муре
Проступок аббата Муре
Золя, Эмиль
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC

A large silver basin of water used to be placed at the count's feet, and he looked at the pigeons reflected in the water.
К ногам графа большой серебряный таз поставят с водой; он и смотрит в воду на голубков.
Turgenev, I.S. / A Sportsman's Sketches v.1Тургенев, И.С. / Записки охотника т.1
Записки охотника т.1
Тургенев, И.С.
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1975
A Sportsman's Sketches v.1
Turgenev, I.S.
© 2006 BiblioBazaar

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голубь; простофиля
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Collocations

put the cat among the pigeons

сталкивать противников

set the cat among the pigeons

сталкивать противников

blue rock pigeon

сизый голубь

carrier pigeon

почтовый голубь

clay pigeon

которого легко обидеть

clay pigeon

легкая задача

clay pigeon

плевое дело

clay pigeon

ранимый

clay pigeon

тарелочка

clay pigeon

уязвимый человек

clay pigeon

человек

clay pigeon shooting

стендовая стрельба

clay pigeon shooting

стрельба по тарелочкам

diving-pigeon

кайра

homing pigeon

почтовый голубь

Word forms

pigeon

noun

	Singular	Plural
Common case	pigeon	pigeons
Possessive case	pigeon's	pigeons'

pigeon

verb

Basic forms
Past	pigeoned
Imperative	pigeon
Present Participle (Participle I)	pigeoning
Past Participle (Participle II)	pigeoned

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I pigeon	we pigeon
you pigeon	you pigeon
he/she/it pigeons	they pigeon

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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