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1 crow
A n2 ( cock's cry) chant m du coq.B vi1 ( exult) exulter ;2 [baby] gazouiller ;as the crow flies à vol d'oiseau ; to make sb eat crow ○ US faire rentrer à qn ses mots dans la gorge ; stone the crows ○ ! eh bien ça alors!■ crow about:▶ crow about [sth] se vanter de.■ crow over:▶ crow over [sb] crier victoire sur ;▶ crow over [sth] se vanter de. -
2 crow
1 noun∎ it's 3 miles as the crow flies c'est à 3 miles à vol d'oiseau;(b) (sound of cock) chant m du coq, cocorico m∎ it's nothing to crow about il n'y a pas de quoi être fier;∎ to crow over sth se vanter de qch►► American Ornithology crow blackbird quiscale m;crow's feet (wrinkles) pattes fpl d'oie;Nautical crow's nest nid m de pie
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eat — /i:t/ verb past tense ate /et,eIt/ past participle eaten 1 FOOD a) (I, T) to put food in your mouth and swallow it: Vegetarians don t eat meat. | something to eat (=some food): Would you like something to eat? | eat like a bird (=eat very little) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
eat — W1S1 [i:t] v past tense ate [et, eıt US eıt] past participle eaten [ˈi:tn] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(food)¦ 2¦(meal)¦ 3 eat your words 4 eat your heart out 5 eat somebody alive/eat somebody for breakfast 6¦(use)¦ 7 eat humble pie … Dictionary of contemporary English
fly — fly1 W2S2 [flaı] v past tense flew [flu:] past participle flown [fləun US floun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(travel by plane)¦ 2¦(move through the air)¦ 3¦(control a plane)¦ 4¦(send somebody/something by plane)¦ 5¦(use air company/service)¦ 6¦(cross sea by… … Dictionary of contemporary English
cry — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 shout/loud noise ADJECTIVE ▪ great, loud ▪ faint, little, low, small, soft, weak ▪ … Collocations dictionary
fly — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 insect VERB + FLY ▪ shoo (AmE), shoo away (esp. AmE), swat ▪ I swatted the fly with a newspaper. ▪ attract ▪ c … Collocations dictionary