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badgers

/ˈbædʒərz/

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noun

Blaireau

Any mammal of three subfamilies, which belong to the family Mustelidae: Melinae (Eurasian badgers), Mellivorinae (ratel or honey badger), and Taxideinae (American badger).

Examples :

"The zookeeper explained that badgers are related to weasels and otters. "

Le gardien de zoo a expliqué que les blaireaux sont apparentés aux belettes et aux loutres.

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noun

Habitant de l'État américain du Wisconsin

A native or resident of the American state, Wisconsin.

Examples :

""My cousin is a huge football fan and always cheers for the Badgers because he lives in Wisconsin." "

Mon cousin est un grand fan de football et encourage toujours les habitants du Wisconsin parce qu'il vit dans le Wisconsin.

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noun

Pinceau en poil de blaireau

A brush made of badger hair.

Examples :

"He prefers to use badgers for applying his shaving cream because they are soft and hold water well. "

Il préfère utiliser des pinceaux en poil de blaireau pour appliquer sa crème à raser car ils sont doux et retiennent bien l'eau.

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noun

Bande de criminels, brigands

(in the plural) A crew of desperate villains who robbed near rivers, into which they threw the bodies of those they murdered.

Examples :

"The old stories warned travelers to avoid the riverbank at night, for fear of encountering the badgers and their deadly deeds. "

Les vieilles histoires mettaient en garde les voyageurs contre le fait d'éviter les berges la nuit, de peur de rencontrer la bande de criminels et leurs actes mortels.

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verb

Harceler, importuner, ennuyer

To pester, to annoy persistently; press.

Examples :

"He kept badgering her about her bad habits."

Il n'arrêtait pas de l'harceler à propos de ses mauvaises habitudes.

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verb

Péter

To pass gas; to fart.

Examples :

"After eating the beans, the dog badgers quietly under the table, making everyone wrinkle their noses. "

Après avoir mangé les haricots, le chien a pété discrètement sous la table, faisant froncer le nez à tout le monde.

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Colporteur, camelot

An itinerant licensed dealer in commodities used for food; a hawker; a huckster; -- formerly applied especially to one who bought grain in one place and sold it in another.

Examples :

"In the old market town, badgers traveled from farm to farm, buying surplus wheat to sell in the city during the winter. "

Dans l'ancienne ville de marché, les colporteurs voyageaient de ferme en ferme, achetant le surplus de blé pour le vendre en ville pendant l'hiver.

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