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1 colony
['koləni]plural - colonies; noun1) ((a group of people who form) a settlement in one country etc which is under the rule of another country: France used to have many colonies in Africa.) colonie2) (a group of people having the same interests, living close together: a colony of artists.) colonie3) (a collection of animals, birds etc, of one type, living together: a colony of gulls.) colonie•- colonial- colonialism - colonialist - colonize - colonise - colonist - colonization - colonisation -
2 preen
[pri:n]1) ((of birds) to arrange (the feathers): The sea-gulls were preening themselves / their feathers.) lisser ses plumes2) (used unkindly, meaning to attend to one's appearance: The woman was preening herself in front of the mirror.) se pomponner -
3 swoop
swoop [swu:p]∎ the gulls swooped down on the rocks les mouettes s'abattirent sur ou fondirent sur les rochers;∎ the helicopter swooped low over the battlefield l'hélicoptère descendit en piqué au-dessus du champ de bataille(b) (make a raid → police, troops etc) faire une descente;∎ the police swooped on the nightclub la police a fait une descente dans la boîte de nuit2 noun(a) (dive → by bird, aircraft) descente f en piqué(b) (raid → by police, troops etc) descente f;∎ a dawn swoop une descente à l'aube;∎ fifteen arrested in drugs swoop quinze personnes arrêtées dans une opération anti-drogue∎ in one fell swoop d'un seul coup
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