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cow [kaʊ]1 noun(a) (farm animal) vache f;∎ figurative we'll be here until the cows come home! on y sera encore dans dix ans!, on en a pour jusqu'à la Saint-Glinglin!;∎ I could eat chocolate ice cream until the cows come home de la glace au chocolat, je pourrais en manger des kilos et des kilos(b) (female elephant) éléphant m femelle, éléphante f; (female seal) phoque m femelle; (female whale) baleine f femelle∎ that old cow next door la vieille bique d'à côté;∎ you cow! espèce de conasse!;∎ you silly cow! espèce d'abrutie!;∎ poor cow! la pauvre!;∎ lucky cow! la veinarde!effrayer, intimider;∎ to cow sb into submission intimider qn jusqu'à ce qu'il/elle se soumette;∎ a cowed look un air de chien battu►► Botany cow parsley cerfeuil m sauvage
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