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girouette [ʒiʀwεt]feminine noun• c'est une vraie girouette (figurative) he changes his mind depending on which way the wind is blowing* * *ʒiʀwɛt1) windvane2) figc'est une vraie girouette — he/she is very capricious
* * *ʒiʀwɛt nfweather vane, weather cock* * *girouette nf1 windvane;[ʒirwɛt] nom féminin3. (familier) [personne] weathercockc'est une vraie girouette! he keeps changing his mind!, he's a real weathercock! -
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coq [kɔk]masculine noun[de basse-cour] cock* * *kɔknom masculin1) ( de poulailler) cockerel, rooster US; ( oiseau mâle) cockrouge comme un coq — [personne] bright red in the face
2) Culinaire cockerel3) Architecture ( de clocher) weathercock4) ( séducteur)•Phrasal Verbs:••* * *kɔk1. nmcock, roosterau chant du coq (= à l'aube) [se lever, se réveiller, revenir, s'achever] — at cockcrow
2. adj inv* * *coq nm1 ( de poulailler) cockerel, rooster US; ( oiseau mâle) cock; au chant du coq at cockcrow; rouge comme un coq [personne] bright red in the face; mollets or jambes de coq skinny legs; le coq gaulois the French cockerel (symbol of the French fighting spirit); ⇒ grand;2 Culin cockerel;3 Archit ( de clocher) weathercock;4 ( jeune séducteur) le coq du village the local Casanova;5 Naut (ship's) cook.coq de bruyère grouse; coq de combat fighting cock; coq faisan cock pheasant; coq nain bantam cock; coq au vin coq au vin.être comme un coq en pâte to be in clover; sauter du coq à l'âne to hop from one subject to another.[kɔk] nom masculincoq de bruyère capercailie, capercailliepasser ou sauter du coq à l'âne to jump from one subject to another2. [figure, symbole]coq de clocher weathercock, weather vane4. (familier) [fanfaron, séducteur] lady-killer————————[kɔk] adjectifThe cockerel is the symbol of France. Its cry, cocorico!, is sometimes used to express national pride: trois médailles d'or pour la France - cocorico! -
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Weathercock — Weath er*cock , v. t. To supply with a weathercock; to serve as a weathercock for. [1913 Webster] Whose blazing wyvern weathercock the spire. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Weathercock — Weath er*cock , n. 1. A vane, or weather vane; so called because originally often in the figure of a cock, turning on the top of a spire with the wind, and showing its direction. As a wedercok that turneth his face with every wind. Chaucer. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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weathercock — [weth′ərkäk΄] n. 1. a weather vane in the shape of a rooster 2. a fickle or changeable person or thing … English World dictionary
weathercock — UK [ˈweðə(r)ˌkɒk] / US [ˈweðərˌkɑk] noun [countable] Word forms weathercock : singular weathercock plural weathercocks a model of a cock (= male chicken) used as a weather vane … English dictionary
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weathercock — noun Date: 13th century 1. a vane often in the figure of a cock mounted so as to turn freely with the wind and show its direction 2. a person or thing that changes readily or often … New Collegiate Dictionary
weathercock — noun A weather vane in the shape of a cockerel … Wiktionary
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weathercock — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. girouette, weather vane; opportunist. See changeableness … English dictionary for students