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dove

/dʌv/ /dəʊv/ /doʊv/

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noun

Pigeon, colombe

A pigeon, especially one smaller in size; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than 300 species of the family Columbidae.

Examples :

"A white dove flew out of the magician's hat, surprising the children. "

Une colombe blanche s'est envolée du chapeau du magicien, surprenant les enfants.

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noun

Faucon, partisan de la paix

A person favouring conciliation and negotiation rather than conflict.

Examples :

"Even when disagreements arose, Maria acted as a dove, always trying to find peaceful solutions between her friends. "

Même lorsque des désaccords survenaient, Maria agissait en partisan de la paix, cherchant toujours à trouver des solutions pacifiques entre ses amis.

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Chéri, chérie

Term of endearment for one regarded as pure and gentle.

Examples :

"My little sister, a dove of a child, always brought a smile to everyone's face. "

Ma petite sœur, mon chéri d'enfant, apportait toujours un sourire sur le visage de tous.

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Gris-bleuâtre, couleur de colombe

A greyish, bluish, pinkish colour like that of the bird.

Examples :

"The dove-coloured dress was her favourite for job interviews. "

La robe couleur colombe était sa préférée pour les entretiens d'embauche.

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verb

Plonger

To swim under water.

Examples :

"The swimmer dove into the pool. "

Le nageur a plongé dans la piscine.

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Plonger

To jump into water head-first.

Examples :

"The swimmer dove into the pool before starting his laps. "

Le nageur a plongé dans la piscine avant de commencer ses longueurs.

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Plonger

To jump headfirst toward the ground or into another substance.

Examples :

"to dive into home plate"

Plonger vers le marbre

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verb

Plonger, piquer

To descend sharply or steeply.

Examples :

"The plane dove toward the runway, its descent getting steeper and faster. "

L'avion a piqué vers la piste, sa descente devenant de plus en plus raide et rapide.

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verb

Se lancer avec enthousiasme

(especially with in) To undertake with enthusiasm.

Examples :

"She dove right in and started making improvements."

Elle s'est lancée avec enthousiasme et a commencé à apporter des améliorations.

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verb

Simuler une faute

To deliberately fall down after a challenge, imitating being fouled, in the hope of getting one's opponent penalised.

Examples :

"During the soccer game, he dove in the penalty box, hoping to trick the referee into calling a foul. "

Pendant le match de football, il a simulé une faute dans la surface de réparation, espérant tromper l'arbitre et obtenir un penalty.

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Plonger, immerger

To cause to descend, dunk; to plunge something into water.

Examples :

"She dove the teabag into the hot water to make a cup of tea. "

Elle a plongé le sachet de thé dans l'eau chaude pour faire une tasse de thé.

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Plonger

To explore by diving; to plunge into.

Examples :

"The student dove into the textbook, eager to understand the difficult math problem. "

L'étudiant a plongé dans le manuel, désireux de comprendre le problème de maths difficile.

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Plonger, approfondir

To plunge or to go deeply into any subject, question, business, etc.; to penetrate; to explore.

Examples :

"After the presentation, the students dove into the research, eager to learn more about the topic. "

Après la présentation, les étudiants se sont plongés dans la recherche, désireux d'en savoir plus sur le sujet.

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