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1 fowl
A n gen, Culin ( one bird) poulet m ; ( group) volaille f ; the fowl of the air Bible les oiseaux mpl du ciel.neither fish nor fowl ni chair ni poisson. -
2 fowl
1 noun∎ all the fowls of the air tous les oiseauxchasser le gibier à plumes►► fowl pest peste f aviaire -
3 fowl
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4 fowl pest
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5 fowl
plurals - fowl, fowls; noun(a bird, especially domestic, eg hens, ducks, geese etc: He keeps fowls and a few pigs.) oiseau de basse-cour -
6 guinea-fowl
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7 jungle fowl
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8 guinea-fowl
['gɪnɪfaʊl]guinea-hen ['gɪnɪhen] noun pintade f -
9 plump
plump [plʌmp]2 adverb(heavily) lourdement; (directly) exactement, en plein;∎ he ran plump into me il m'a heurté de plein fouet;∎ it landed plump in the middle ça a atterri en plein milieu(a) (pillow, cushion) retaper∎ to plump sth down laisser tomber qch (lourdement);∎ she plumped herself/her bag down next to me elle s'est affalée/a laissé tomber son sac à côté de moise laisser tomber (lourdement), s'affalerfamiliar arrêter son choix sur□, opter pour□s'arrondir, engraisser(pillow, cushion) retaper(become fat) devenir dodu -
10 roost
roost [ru:st]1 noun(bird) se percher; (domestic fowl) (se) jucher;∎ figurative to come home to roost (crime, mistake) se retourner contre son auteur;∎ figurative your chickens have come home to roost ça s'est retourné contre toi, ça a fait boomerang -
11 boiling
boiling [ˈbɔɪlɪŋ]1. adjectivea. boiling (hot) [water] bouillant2. compounds* * *['bɔɪlɪŋ]1) ( at boiling point) bouillant2) (colloq) figit's boiling in here! — (colloq) il fait une chaleur infernale ici!
3) ( for cooking) (épith) [fowl] à faire au pot -
12 bone
bone [bəʊn]1. noun[+ meat, fowl] désosser ; [+ fish] ôter les arêtes de3. compounds[buttons, handle] en os* * *[bəʊn] 1.1) (of human, animal) os m; ( of fish) arête fchicken on/off the bone — poulet à l'os/désossé
2) ( in corset etc) baleine f2.bones plural noun1) ( animal skeleton) ossements mpl2) ( human remains) ( in archeology) ossements mpl humains3.transitive verb Culinary désosser [joint, chicken]; enlever les arêtes de [fish]Phrasal Verbs:••bone of contention — sujet m de dispute, pomme f de discorde
close to the bone — ( wounding) blessant; ( racy) osé
sticks and stones may break my bones (but words will never harm me) — ≈ les chiens aboient, la caravane passe
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13 chick
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14 chicken
chicken [ˈt∫ɪkɪn]1. noun• don't count your chickens (before they're hatched) il ne faut pas vendre la peau de l'ours (avant de l'avoir tué)2. adjective3. compounds* * *['tʃɪkɪn] 1.1) ( fowl) poulet m, poule f2) Culinary poulet m3) (colloq) ( coward) poule f mouillée2.Phrasal Verbs:•• -
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comb [kəʊm]1. nouna. peigne mb. [of fowl] crête fa. peignerb. [+ area, town] ratisser• he combed through the papers looking for evidence il a passé les dossiers au peigne fin pour y chercher des preuves* * *[kəʊm] 1.1) ( for hair) peigne mto run a comb through one's hair —
2) ( in weaving) carde f3) ( honeycomb) rayon m4) ( cock's crest) crête f2.transitive verb1)2) ( search)3) ( in weaving) carder•Phrasal Verbs:- comb out -
16 fish
fish [fɪ∫]1. noun• do you like fish? tu aimes le poisson ?• there are plenty more fish in the sea les occasions ne manquent pas ; (relationship) un (e) de perdu(e) dix de retrouvé(e)s3. compounds• fish knife and fork couvert m à poisson ► fish market noun (retail) marché m au poisson ; (wholesale) criée f* * *[fɪʃ] 1. 2. 3.1) lit pêcherto fish for trout/cod — pêcher la truite/la morue
2) fig ( test for response)•Phrasal Verbs:- fish out••to drink like a fish — (colloq) boire comme un trou
there are plenty more fish in the sea — un de perdu, dix de retrouvés
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17 Guinea
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18 bantam
['bæntəm](a small variety of domestic fowl: She keeps bantams; ( also adjective) a bantam cock.) coq nain, poule naine -
19 cock
[kok] 1. noun1) (the male of birds, especially of the domestic fowl: a cock and three hens; ( also adjective) a cock sparrow.) coq2) (a kind of tap for controlling the flow of liquid, gas etc.) robinet3) (a slang word for the penis.) queue2. verb1) (to cause to stand upright or to lift: The dog cocked its ears.) dresser2) (to draw back the hammer of (a gun).) armer3) (to tilt up or sideways (especially a hat).) incliner•- cockerel- cocky - cock-and-bull story - cock-crow - cock-eyed - cocksure -
20 fowls
plurals; see fowl
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См. также в других словарях:
Fowl — (foul), n. Note: Instead of the pl. {Fowls} the singular is often used collectively. [OE. foul, fowel, foghel, fuhel, fugel, AS. fugol; akin to OS. fugal D. & G. vogel, OHG. fogal, Icel. & Dan. fugl, Sw. fogel, f[*a]gel, Goth. fugls; of unknown… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fowl — /fowl/, n., pl. fowls, (esp. collectively) fowl, v. n. 1. the domestic or barnyard hen or rooster; chicken. Cf. domestic fowl. 2. any of several other, usually gallinaceous, birds that are barnyard, domesticated, or wild, as the duck, turkey, or… … Universalium
fowl — fowl; fowl·er; gare·fowl; sheld·fowl; wa·ter·fowl·er; wa·ter·fowl·ing; … English syllables
Fowl — Fowl, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fowled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fowling}.] To catch or kill wild fowl, for game or food, as by shooting, or by decoys, nets, etc. [1913 Webster] Such persons as may lawfully hunt, fish, or fowl. Blackstone. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fowl-pest — fowlˈ pest noun 1. An acute contagious virus disease of birds (also fowlˈ plague) 2. Another similar disease, Newcastle disease • • • Main Entry: ↑fowl … Useful english dictionary
fowl mite — n CHICKEN MITE see NORTHERN FOWL MITE * * * Dermanyssus gallinae … Medical dictionary
fowl tick — n any of several ticks of the genus Argas (as A. persicus) that attack fowl in the warmer parts of the world causing anemia and transmitting various diseases (as spirochetosis) called also chicken tick … Medical dictionary
fowl typhoid — n an infectious disease of poultry characterized by diarrhea, anemia, and prostration and caused by a bacterium of the genus Salmonella (S. gallinarum) * * * an acute infectious disease of fowl caused by Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica… … Medical dictionary
fowl — [faul] n plural fowl or fowls [U and C] [: Old English; Origin: fugel] 1.) a bird, such as a chicken, that is kept for its meat and eggs, or the meat of this type of bird 2.) old use any bird … Dictionary of contemporary English
fowl — [ faul ] (plural fowl or fowls) noun count 1. ) a bird that is kept on a farm for its eggs and meat, for example a chicken or a DUCK 2. ) an old word for bird => FISH1 … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fowl — ► NOUN (pl. same or fowls) 1) (also domestic fowl) a domesticated bird derived from a junglefowl and kept for its eggs or flesh; a cock or hen. 2) any domesticated bird, e.g. a turkey or duck. 3) birds collectively, especially as the quarry of… … English terms dictionary