l’uccello
[utˈtʃɛllo]
bird
masculine noun
Categories: animals, spring
| sg. | pl. |
| l’uccello | gli uccelli |
Diminutive: l’uccellino little bird
Esempi
- Sull’albero c’è un nido di uccelli. On the tree is a bird’s nest.
- La mattina sento gli uccelli cantare. In the morning I hear the birds singing.
- L’uccello vola sopra i tetti delle case. The bird flies over the roofs of houses.
- Gli uccellini fanno il bagno nella pozza. The little birds bathe in the puddle.
Gli uccelli
Which are the main characteristics of birds?
| volare | to fly |
| deporre le uova | to lay eggs |
| le ali | wings |
| il becco | beak |
| il nido | nest |
| cinguettare | to tweet |
| cantare | to sing |
Tipi di uccelli
IL PETTIROSSO 
LA RONDINE 
IL CIGNO 
L’ANATRA 
L’OCA 
IL PINGUINO 
L’AQUILA 
IL FALCO 
IL PICCIONE 
LA COLOMBA 
IL GUFO 
LA CIVETTA DELLE NEVI 
LO STRUZZO 
IL FENICOTTERO
Pettirossi e… pettigialli!
The following comic is the beginning (3 pages) of a story from a Topolino, an Italian weekly magazine that publishes comics with Topolino Mickey Mouse, Paperino Donald Duck, Pippo Goofy and other Disney characters. In this story Topolino, Pippo and the dog Pluto do birdwatching.
Comments:
– Il titolo: Pluto e l’incontro ravvicinatissimo. An “incontro ravvicinato” is a close encounter – with aliens. In this case the encounter “ravvicininatissimo” is very close. In fact, further in the story, aliens also come into play.
– Except pettirosso (robin) redbreast, the other bird species like pettigiallo or pettiblu do not exist, they are just invented words.
