birdlime

• Substance visqueuse et collante, traditionnellement appliquée sur les branches pour capturer les petits oiseaux. Elle sert également de piège ou d'appât adhésif pour attraper les oiseaux.

A sticky adhesive substance traditionally smeared on branches to trap small birds.

indénombrable

1. Sticky adhesive for trapping birdsC2formalbritish

   A viscous, sticky substance traditionally smeared on twigs or branches to capture small birds by trapping their feet.

   Glu (pour attraper les oiseaux)

   • The poacher prepared birdlime to catch songbirds.
   • Birdlime was historically used by fowlers to trap birds.
   • The branches were coated with birdlime to ensnare the birds.

   Synonymeslime

• Verbe désuet signifiant attraper des oiseaux à l'aide d'une substance gluante (glu) appliquée sur des branches, ou, au sens figuré, attirer ou piéger quelqu'un.

An obsolete verb meaning to catch or snare birds using a sticky substance (birdlime) spread on branches, or figuratively, to entrap or ensnare someone.

1. To apply birdlimeC2formalbritish

   To spread a sticky adhesive substance on branches or twigs in order to trap small birds.

   enduire de glu

   • The poacher birdlimed the branches of the tree to catch finches.
   • In ancient times, hunters would birdlime twigs to capture songbirds.
   • He carefully birdlimed the small branches near the feeder.

   Synonymeslime