noun🔗ShareChiensA mammal, Canis familiaris or Canis lupus familiaris, that has been domesticated for thousands of years, of highly variable appearance due to human breeding."The dog barked all night long."Le chien a aboyé toute la nuit.animalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareChiensAny member of the Family Canidae, including domestic dogs, wolves, coyotes, jackals, foxes, and their relatives (extant and extinct); canid."Scientists study the evolution of dogs to understand how wolves and domestic pets are related. "Les scientifiques étudient l'évolution des chiens pour comprendre comment les loups et les animaux domestiques sont liés.animalbiologynatureorganismfamilyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMâle (chien)A male dog, wolf or fox, as opposed to a bitch or vixen."We have two dogs; one is a male, and the other is a female. "Nous avons deux mâles ; l'un est un mâle, et l'autre est une femelle.animalbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUne fille ou une femme laideA dull, unattractive girl or woman."She’s a real dog."C'est une vraie laideron.appearancepersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareHommesA man (derived from definition 2)."The dogs are very friendly to the children at the park. "Les hommes sont très amicaux avec les enfants au parc.personhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLâcheA coward."Come back and fight, you dogs!"Revenez vous battre, lâches !characterpersonattitudemoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCanaille, fripouilleSomeone who is morally reprehensible."You dirty dog."Espèce de canaille !moralcharacterpersonhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareHomme obsédé sexuellement, chaud lapinA sexually aggressive man (cf. horny).sexpersonhumancharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDispositifs de serrage, griffesAny of various mechanical devices for holding, gripping, or fastening something, particularly with a tooth-like projection."The lumberjack used dogs to secure the log in place before sawing it. "Le bûcheron a utilisé des griffes pour fixer la bûche avant de la scier.devicemachinetechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCliquetA click or pallet adapted to engage the teeth of a ratchet-wheel, to restrain the back action; a click or pawl. (See also: ratchet, windlass)"The dogs on the winch held the heavy boat in place, preventing it from slipping back down the ramp. "Les cliquets du treuil maintenaient le lourd bateau en place, l'empêchant de redescendre la rampe.technicalmachinepartdeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareChenetsA metal support for logs in a fireplace."The dogs were too hot to touch."Les chenets étaient trop chauds pour les toucher.itemutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLes chiensThe eighteenth Lenormand card."The reading revealed a hidden friend lurking nearby, as indicated by the "Dogs" card. "La lecture a révélé un ami caché rôdant à proximité, comme l'indiquait la carte des « Chiens ».astrologysigntraditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareHot-dogA hot dog."At the baseball game, I ate two dogs with mustard and relish. "Au match de baseball, j'ai mangé deux hot-dogs avec de la moutarde et de la relish.foodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareL'outsiderUnderdog."Even though our team was the underdogs, we practiced hard and surprised everyone by winning the championship. "Bien que notre équipe ait été l'outsider, nous nous sommes entraînés dur et avons surpris tout le monde en remportant le championnat.characterpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePattes(almost always in the plural) Foot."After a long day of hiking, my dogs were really barking. "Après une longue journée de randonnée, mes pattes me faisaient vraiment souffrir.bodyanatomyparthumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTéléphone, portable(from "dog and bone") Phone or mobile phone."My dog is dead."Mon téléphone est mort.communicationlanguagetechnologydeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePoteaux, cônesOne of the cones used to divide up a racetrack when training horses."The trainer carefully positioned the dogs along the inside rail to guide the young horse during its first training run on the racetrack. "L'entraîneur a soigneusement positionné les poteaux le long du rail intérieur pour guider le jeune cheval lors de sa première course d'entraînement sur l'hippodrome.sportanimalraceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBide, échec commercialA flop; a film that performs poorly at the box office.""Many critics called the summer blockbuster a series of dogs, leaving the studio disappointed with the low ticket sales." "De nombreux critiques ont qualifié le blockbuster estival de bide, laissant le studio déçu par les faibles ventes de billets.entertainmentmediaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTraquer, pisterTo pursue with the intent to catch."The paparazzi dogs celebrities, hoping to get a scandalous photo. "Les paparazzis traquent les célébrités, espérant obtenir une photo scandaleuse.actionsportpoliceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareHarceler, traquerTo follow in an annoying or harassing way."The woman cursed him so that trouble would dog his every step."La femme l'a maudit pour que les ennuis le harcèlent à chaque pas.actionattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFermer à clef, verrouillerTo fasten a hatch securely."It is very important to dog down these hatches..."Il est très important de verrouiller ces écoutilles...nauticaltechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRegarder, observerTo watch, or participate, in sexual activity in a public place."I admit that I like to dog at my local country park."J'avoue que j'aime bien observer au parc de mon pays.sexactionentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFaire du zèle minimal, flânerTo intentionally restrict one's productivity as employee; to work at the slowest rate that goes unpunished."A surprise inspection of the night shift found that some workers were dogging it."Une inspection surprise de l'équipe de nuit a révélé que certains travailleurs faisaient du zèle minimal.workbusinessjobeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCritiquer, blâmerTo criticize."My boss always dogs my work, even when I try my best. "Mon patron critique toujours mon travail, même quand je fais de mon mieux.attitudeactioncommunicationlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePartager (une veille) avec un camaradeTo divide (a watch) with a comrade.""Since we're the only two on security tonight, let's dogs the watch: you take the first half, and I'll take the second." "Puisque nous sommes les deux seuls à assurer la sécurité ce soir, partageons la veille : tu prends la première moitié, et moi la seconde.nauticalmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDe la viande de chienMeat from a dog eaten as food."We visited South Korea this time around, where we ate dog meat for the first time."Nous avons visité la Corée du Sud cette fois-ci, où nous avons mangé de la viande de chien pour la première fois.foodanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareNourriture pour chienMeat prepared to be given to a dog as food."My grandmother cooks dogs for her very old and picky poodle because he won't eat regular dog food anymore. "Ma grand-mère cuisine de la nourriture pour chien pour son caniche très âgé et difficile, car il ne mange plus de nourriture pour chien ordinaire.animalfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTu n'es bon qu'à être donné en pâture aux chiensAn insult intended to assert hyperbolically that another person has value only as a corpse to be fed to a dog."After the argument, Maria muttered, "You're such a dogs." "Après la dispute, Maria a murmuré : « Tu n'es bon qu'à être donné en pâture aux chiens. »curselanguagenegativewordhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePiedsFeet, from rhyming slang dog's meat."My dogs are killing me after walking all day sightseeing in the city. "Mes pieds me tuent après avoir marché toute la journée à faire du tourisme dans la ville.bodylanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCourses de lévriers(usually with the) A greyhound racing event; the sport of greyhound racing."I lost money at the dogs last night."J'ai perdu de l'argent aux courses de lévriers hier soir.sportraceentertainmentanimaleventChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFermetures, loquetsFasteners securing a watertight hatch."The captain tightened the dogs on the watertight hatch to prevent leaks. "Le capitaine a serré les fermetures sur le panneau étanche pour éviter les fuites.nauticaltechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading