oiseau de passage; passager, résident temporaire

French - English

Definition of oiseau de passage; passager, résident temporaire in French English dictionary

bird of passage

nomadic bird, wandering bird; temporary tenant, temporary resident

wanderer: someone who leads a wandering unsettled life

If you refer to someone as a bird of passage, you mean that they are staying in a place for a short time before going to another place. Most of these emigrants were birds of passage who returned to Spain after a relatively short stay

any bird that migrates seasonally

Hyphenation

oiseau de passage; passager, res·i·dent temporaire