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oat [əʊt]1 noun(plant) avoine favoine f;∎ a field of oats un champ d'avoine;∎ American familiar to be feeling one's oats (be self-important) ne plus se sentir, faire l'important□ ; (be full of energy) être en pleine forme□ ; (be cheerful) avoir la pêche;∎ British familiar to be off one's oats (be off form) se sentir patraque, ne pas être dans son assiette; (have no appetite) avoir perdu l'appétit□ ;∎ British familiar to get one's oats (have sex) tirer un coup;∎ is he getting his oats? est-ce qu'il a ce qu'il lui faut au lit?;►► oat grass fromental m, avoine f élevée
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