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1 goose
B ○ vtr pincer les fesses de.all his geese are swans il prend ses vessies pour des lanternes ; to cook sb's goose ○ couler ○ qn ; to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs tuer la poule aux œufs d'or. -
2 goose
1 noun∎ to kill the goose that lays the golden egg tuer la poule aux œufs d'or;∎ figurative all his geese are swans à l'entendre, tout ce qu'il fait tient du prodige∎ don't be such a goose! ne sois pas si bête!;∎ what a little goose she is! quelle petite dinde!∎ familiar to goose sb mettre la main au cul à qn►► esp American goose bumps chair f de poule;goose fat graisse f d'oie;Botany goose grass grateron m, potentille f, ansérine f;British goose pimples chair f de poule;∎ to get or to come out in goose pimples avoir la chair de poule;∎ horror films give me goose pimples les films d'horreur me donnent la chair de poule
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