einen Vogel zeigen: meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

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  • to show a bird to someone (literal meaning)

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  • Der Vogel zeigte sich kurz am Fenster, bevor er wieder wegflog.

    The bird showed itself briefly at the window before flying away again.

  • Gestern hat Tim seinem kleinen Bruder einen Vogel gezeigt, der im Garten saß.

    Yesterday Tim showed his little brother a bird that was sitting in the garden.

• 2.

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  • to jeer at, ridicule, or express contempt for someone; to indicate that someone or something is absurd or unacceptable (figurative meaning)

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  • Sie hat ihm einen Vogel gezeigt, weil er ständig zu spät kommt.

    She made a rude gesture at him because he is constantly late.