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crappies

/ˈkræpiːz/

Meanings
noun

Crapets, mariganes

A member of either of two species of North American sunfish of the genus Pomoxis. Both are silvery-white with black speckles, and prized as gamefish.

Examples :

"My dad and I went fishing last weekend, and we caught a lot of crappies. "
Mon père et moi sommes allés pêcher le week-end dernier et nous avons attrapé beaucoup de crapets.
fish animal food

Related Words

Illustration beaucoup

beaucoup noun

/boʊ.ku/

Abondance, profusion

"After the successful fundraiser, the school had a beaucoup of donations to purchase new equipment. "

Après la collecte de fonds réussie, l'école a eu une abondance de dons pour acheter de nouveaux équipements.

Illustration prized

prized verb

/pɹaɪzd/

Estimer, apprécier

"She prized her grandmother's antique ring above all her other jewelry. "

Elle estimait la bague antique de sa grand-mère plus que tous ses autres bijoux.

Illustration fishing

fishing noun

/ˈfɪʃɪŋ/

Pêche

"My grandfather enjoys fishing in the lake every weekend. "

Mon grand-père aime pêcher dans le lac tous les week-ends.

Illustration sunfish

sunfish noun

/ˈsʌnˌfɪʃ/

Crapet, poisson-chat

"While fishing at the lake, my daughter caught a small, brightly colored sunfish with a flat, round body. "

Pendant que je pêchais au lac, ma fille a attrapé un petit crapet aux couleurs vives, avec un corps plat et rond.

Illustration speckles

speckles noun

/ˈspɛkəlz/ /ˈspɛkl̩z/

Taches, mouchetures

"The robin's eggs had tiny speckles of brown all over their blue shells. "

Les œufs du rouge-gorge avaient de minuscules taches brunes sur leurs coquilles bleues.

Illustration gamefish

gamefish noun

/ˈɡeɪmfɪʃ/

Poisson de sport

"My uncle loves to spend his weekends fishing, hoping to catch a prized gamefish like trout or salmon. "

Mon oncle adore passer ses week-ends à pêcher, espérant attraper un poisson de sport prisé comme la truite ou le saumon.

Illustration weekend

weekend noun

/wiːˈkɛnd/ /ˈwiˌkɛnd/

Week-end

"The weekend is a good time for families to spend time together. "

Le week-end est un bon moment pour que les familles passent du temps ensemble.

Illustration species

species noun

/ˈspiːsiːz/

Espèce, sorte

"the male species"

l'espèce masculine

Illustration caught

caught verb

[k̠ʰoːt] [kʰoːt] [kʰɑt]

Capturer, attraper

"The police officer caught the speeding car on the highway. "

L'agent de police a attrapé la voiture en excès de vitesse sur l'autoroute.

Illustration silvery

silvery adjective

/ˈsɪlvəɹi/

Argenté

"The fish flashed its silvery scales as it jumped out of the water. "

Le poisson a fait briller ses écailles argentées en sautant hors de l'eau.

Illustration either

either adverb

/ˈaɪð.ə(ɹ)/

Non plus, aussi

"My parents didn't want me to go to the party, and neither did my friends. "

Mes parents ne voulaient pas que j'aille à la fête, et mes amis non plus.

Illustration member

member noun

/ˈmɛmbə/ /ˈmɛmbɚ/

Membre

"Maria is a member of the school's chess club. "

Maria est membre du club d'échecs de l'école.