lark

lark
I
noun
(a general name for several types of singing-bird, especially the skylark, which flies high into the air as it sings.) alondra

II
noun
(a piece of fun or mischief.)
lark
tr[lɑːk]
noun
1 (bird) alondra
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
calandra lark calandria
crested lark cogujada común
wood lark totovía
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lark
tr[lɑːk]
noun
1 familiar (bit of fun) broma
what a lark! ¡qué risa!
lark ['lɑrk] n
1) fun: diversión f
what a lark!: ¡qué divertido!
2) : alondra f (pájaro)
lark
n.
alandro s.m.
alondra s.f.
lɑːrk, lɑːk
noun
1) (Zool) alondra f

to be up o rise with the lark — levantarse al cantar el gallo; happy 1) a)

2) (BrE colloq)
a) (no pl) (bit of fun)

to do something for a lark — hacer* algo por divertirse or de broma

b) (activity)

I'm too old for this lark — yo ya no estoy para estos trotes (fam)

this camping lark — esta historia del camping (fam)

Phrasal Verbs:

I
[lɑːk]
N (=bird) alondra f

to get up or rise with the lark — levantarse con las gallinas, madrugar mucho

happy 1., 1)
II
[lɑːk]
(esp Brit) N
1) (=joke) broma f

what a lark! — ¡qué risa!, ¡qué divertido!

to do sth for a lark — hacer algo por diversión or para divertirse

to have a lark with sb — gastar una broma or tomar el pelo a algn

sod this for a lark! ** — ¡vaya lío! *

2) (=business, affair)

that ice-cream lark — ese asunto de los helados, ese tinglado de los helados *

this dinner-jacket lark — esto de ponerse esmoquin

- lark about
* * *
[lɑːrk, lɑːk]
noun
1) (Zool) alondra f

to be up o rise with the lark — levantarse al cantar el gallo; happy 1) a)

2) (BrE colloq)
a) (no pl) (bit of fun)

to do something for a lark — hacer* algo por divertirse or de broma

b) (activity)

I'm too old for this lark — yo ya no estoy para estos trotes (fam)

this camping lark — esta historia del camping (fam)

Phrasal Verbs:

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