posarse

posarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (pájaro) to alight, perch, sit

2 (sedimento) to settle

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1) to perch

2) settle

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VPR

1) (=pararse en tierra) [pájaro] to perch, sit, alight; [insecto] to alight; [avión] to land

el avión se encontraba posado — the aircraft was on the ground

2) [líquido, polvo] to settle

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= roost, perch, poise.

Ex. In the semi-arid central plateau, tortoises are commonly preyed upon by raptors, some of which roost on ledges in the backs of small rock shelters.

Ex. The pinnacle is depicted as pointed probably because it can be attained temporarily but it is difficult to perch upon indefinitely.

Ex. The birds were again skimming the water or were seen poised high above the tops of the tallest pines ready to make their swoops.

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* posarse sobre = alight on/upon, settle down on/onto.

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= roost, perch, poise.

Ex: In the semi-arid central plateau, tortoises are commonly preyed upon by raptors, some of which roost on ledges in the backs of small rock shelters.

Ex: The pinnacle is depicted as pointed probably because it can be attained temporarily but it is difficult to perch upon indefinitely.

Ex: The birds were again skimming the water or were seen poised high above the tops of the tallest pines ready to make their swoops.

* posarse sobre = alight on/upon, settle down on/onto.

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■posarse verbo reflexivo
1 (aves) to alight, land [en, on]
2 (polvo, posos, etc) to settle [en, on]
'posarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
posar
English:
land
- perch
- rest
- settle
- alight
- roost

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vpr

1. [insecto, polvo] to settle

2. [pájaro] to perch (en on); [nave, helicóptero] to land, to come down (en on)

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posarse

v/r de ave, insecto, AVIA land

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vr

1) : to land, to light, to perch

2) : to settle, to rest

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posarse vb

1. (pájaro) to land / to perch

2. (sedimento) to settle