noun🔗ShareBarbeFacial hair on the chin, cheeks, jaw and neck."My grandfather has a thick, gray beard. "Mon grand-père a une épaisse barbe grise.appearancebodyhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBarbeThe cluster of small feathers at the base of the beak in some birds."The bird had a fluffy beard, making its beak look even smaller. "L'oiseau avait une barbe duveteuse, ce qui rendait son bec encore plus petit.animalbirdpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBarbeThe appendages to the jaw in some cetaceans, and to the mouth or jaws of some fishes."The whale had a long, thick beard, a characteristic of its species. "La baleine avait une longue et épaisse barbe, une caractéristique de son espèce.animalbiologyanatomyfishpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareByssusThe byssus of certain shellfish."The oyster's beard filtered out tiny particles from the water. "La byssus de l'huître filtrait de minuscules particules de l'eau.animalorganismbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBarbeThe gills of some bivalves, such as the oyster."The oyster's beard is delicate and feathery. "La barbe de l'huître est délicate et plumeuse.animalanatomypartorganfishfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBarbeIn insects, the hairs of the labial palpi of moths and butterflies."The butterfly's delicate beard helps it sense the flowers. "La barbe délicate du papillon l'aide à sentir les fleurs.insectbiologyanatomyanimalpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBarbeLong or stiff hairs on a plant; the awn."the beard of grain"La barbe du grain.plantpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBarbeA barb or sharp point of an arrow or other instrument, projecting backward to prevent the head from being easily drawn out."The arrow's beard prevented it from easily being pulled from the target. "La barbe de la flèche l'empêchait d'être facilement retirée de la cible.weaponpartitemtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBarbeThe curved underside of an axehead, extending from the lower end of the cutting edge to the axehandle."The blacksmith carefully shaped the axe's beard to ensure a smooth and efficient cut. "Le forgeron a soigneusement façonné la barbe de la hache pour assurer une coupe lisse et efficace.partutensilweaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBarbe de la mâchoire inférieure du chevalThat part of the underside of a horse's lower jaw which is above the chin, and bears the curb of a bridle."The horse's beard protected the sensitive skin above its chin, where the bridle's curb rested. "La barbe du cheval protégeait la peau sensible au-dessus de son menton, où reposait le mors du bridon.animalbodypartanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBarbeThat part of a type which is between the shoulder of the shank and the face."The carpenter carefully measured the beard of the wooden beam before cutting it. "Le charpentier a soigneusement mesuré la barbe de la poutre en bois avant de la couper.typetechnicalwritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBarbe, couvertureA fake customer or companion, especially a woman who accompanies a gay man in order to give the impression that he is heterosexual."The couple's friends joked that the new girl was just a beard for him at school; they suspected he was gay and wanted to hide it. "Les amis du couple plaisantaient en disant que la nouvelle fille n'était qu'une couverture pour lui à l'école ; ils soupçonnaient qu'il était gay et voulait le cacher.culturesocietyhumansexentertainmentwordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePorter la barbe, se laisser pousser la barbeTo grow hair on the chin and jaw."My uncle is slowly bearding as he gets older. "Mon oncle se laisse pousser la barbe lentement en vieillissant.appearancebodyhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAffronter, braverTo boldly and bravely oppose or confront, often to the chagrin of the one being bearded."Robin Hood is always shown as bearding the Sheriff of Nottingham."Robin des Bois est toujours représenté en train d'affronter le shérif de Nottingham.attitudecharacteractionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTirer la barbe deTo take by the beard; to seize, pluck, or pull the beard of (a man), in anger or contempt."The angry boss beard the employee, demanding an explanation for the mistake. "Le patron en colère tira la barbe de l'employé, exigeant une explication pour l'erreur.bodyactionhumanappearancecultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÉbarberTo deprive (an oyster or similar shellfish) of the gills."The chef had to beard the oysters to prepare them for the stew. "Le chef a dû ébarber les huîtres pour les préparer pour le ragoût.foodanimalbiologyanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFaire office de faux partenaire hétérosexuelOf a gay man or woman: to accompany a gay person of the opposite sex in order to give the impression that they are heterosexual."To appear straight, Mark often bearded a woman at school events. "Pour paraître hétéro, Mark faisait souvent office de faux partenaire d'une femme lors des événements scolaires.culturelanguagecommunicationsocietysexpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading