bird's-eye view

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bird's-eye view

[ˌbɜːdzaɪˈvjuː] N → vista f de pájaro

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

bird's-eye view

[ˈbɜːdzaɪˈvjuː] n → vista a volo d'uccello

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

bird

(bəːd) noun

a two-legged feathered creature, with a beak and two wings, with which most can fly. Kiwis and ostriches are birds which cannot fly.

bird's-eye view

a general view from above. a bird's-eye view of the town from an aeroplane.

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The perspective from aerial viewpoints is well done and the whole book makes accessible to young children not only the life of a great historical and scientific figure but also one of the concepts of modern physics.