perched

perch ¹  (pûrch)

n.

1. A rod or branch serving as a roost for a bird.

2.

a. An elevated place for resting or sitting.

b. A position that is secure, advantageous, or prominent.

3. A pole, stick, or rod.

4. Chiefly British

a. A linear measure equal to 5.50 yards or 16.5 feet (5.03 meters); a rod.

b. One square rod of land.

5. A unit of cubic measure used in stonework, usually 16.5 feet by 1.0 foot by 1.5 feet, or 24.75 cubic feet (0.70 cubic meter).

6. A frame on which cloth is laid for examination of quality.

v. perched, perch·ing, perch·es

v.intr.

1. To alight or rest on a perch; roost: A raven perched high in the pine.

2. To stand, sit, or rest on an elevated place or position.

v.tr.

1. To place on or as if on a perch: The child perched the glass on the edge of the counter.

2. To lay (cloth) on a perch in order to examine it.

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[Middle English perche, from Old French, from Latin pertica, stick, pole.]

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perch ²  (pûrch)

n. pl. perch or perch·es

1. Any of various spiny-finned freshwater fishes of the genus Perca, especially either of two edible species, P. flavescens, of North America, and P. fluviatilis, of Europe.

2. Any of various similar or related fishes, such as the pike perch or the grouper.

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[Middle English perche, from Old French, from Latin perca, from Greek perk.]

Translations

perched [ˈpɜː^rtʃt] adj

[person] to be perched on sth (on the edge or top of sth) → être perché(e) sur qch
She was perched on the edge of the sofa → Elle était perchée sur le bord du canapé.

[town, village, building] to be perched on a hill → être perché(e) sur une colline

perched

adj

(= situated) perched on → thronend auf +dat; a village perched on a hillside/above the lake → ein Dorf, das auf dem Hang/über dem See thront

(= seated) to be perched on something → auf etw (dat) → hocken

(= resting) with his glasses perched on the end of his nose → mit der Brille auf der Nasenspitze