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frog

/fɹɒɡ/ /fɹɑɡ/

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Grenouille

A small tailless amphibian of the order Anura that typically hops.

Examples :

"The frog hopped across the garden path. "

La grenouille a sauté sur le sentier du jardin.

animal biology organism nature

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Hausse

The part of a violin bow (or that of other similar string instruments such as the viola, cello and contrabass) located at the end held by the player, to which the horsehair is attached.

Examples :

"The violinist carefully adjusted the frog of her bow before starting her practice. "

La violoniste a soigneusement ajusté la hausse de son archet avant de commencer sa pratique.

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Grenouille

Road. Shorter, more common form of frog and toad.

Examples :

"The children saw a frog near the school's pond. "

Les enfants ont vu une grenouille près de l'étang de l'école.

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L'empreinte

The depression in the upper face of a pressed or handmade clay brick.

Examples :

"The potter carefully smoothed the frog in the clay brick before adding the final glaze. "

Le potier a soigneusement lissé l'empreinte dans la brique d'argile avant d'ajouter la glaçure finale.

material architecture building

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Fourchette

An organ on the bottom of a horse’s hoof that assists in the circulation of blood.

Examples :

"The farrier carefully examined the horse's frog, noticing it was healthy and contributing to good circulation in the hoof. "

Le maréchal-ferrant a examiné attentivement la fourchette du cheval, constatant qu'elle était saine et contribuait à une bonne circulation dans le sabot.

anatomy animal organ

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Coeur de croisement

The part of a railway switch or turnout where the running-rails cross (from the resemblance to the frog in a horse’s hoof).

Examples :

"The engineer carefully aligned the train wheels with the frog of the turnout to switch tracks. "

L'ingénieur a soigneusement aligné les roues du train avec le cœur de croisement de l'aiguillage pour changer de voie.

technical vehicle part

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Chasser les grenouilles

To hunt or trap frogs.

Examples :

"The children went to the pond to frog for dinner. "

Les enfants sont allés à l'étang pour chasser les grenouilles pour le dîner.

animal food action

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Transférer avec une fourchette

To use a pronged plater to transfer (cells) to another plate.

Examples :

"The scientist frogged the cells from the Petri dish to the new culture plate. "

Le scientifique a transféré les cellules de la boîte de Pétri à la nouvelle plaque de culture avec une fourchette.

biology science microorganism technology

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Préparer en crapaudine

To spatchcock (a chicken).

Examples :

"Before the dinner party, Sarah frogged the chicken, preparing it for roasting. "

Avant le dîner, Sarah a préparé le poulet en crapaudine, le préparant pour la rôtir.

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Français, Française

A French person.

Examples :

"My friend, a charming frog, told me about his family's upcoming trip to France. "

Mon ami, un charmant Français, m'a parlé du prochain voyage de sa famille en France.

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Québécois

A French-speaking person from Quebec.

Examples :

"My friend, a frog, is studying French literature at university. "

Mon ami, un Québécois, étudie la littérature française à l'université.

person language nation culture

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Boutonnière, porte-épée

A leather or fabric loop used to attach a sword or bayonet, or its scabbard, to a waist or shoulder belt.

Examples :

"The soldier carefully attached the frog to his belt to secure his sword. "

Le soldat a soigneusement attaché la boutonnière à sa ceinture pour fixer son épée.

military wear weapon item

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Brandebourg

An ornate fastener for clothing consisting of an oblong button (covered with netted thread), toggle, or knot, that fits through a loop.

Examples :

"My grandmother's dress had a beautiful frog at the neckline. "

La robe de ma grand-mère avait un beau brandebourg à l'encolure.

appearance style wear item

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Agrémenter ou fixer un manteau, etc. avec des brandebourgs

To ornament or fasten a coat, etc. with frogs.

Examples :

"My grandmother carefully frog-stitched the buttons onto her favorite cardigan. "

Ma grand-mère a soigneusement fixé les boutons de son cardigan préféré avec des brandebourgs.

appearance wear

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Défroquer, détricoter

To unravel part of (a knitted garment) while knitting it in order to correct a mistake.

Examples :

"She had to frog a few stitches in her scarf because she accidentally made a wrong turn. "

Elle a dû détricoter quelques mailles de son écharpe parce qu'elle avait accidentellement fait un mauvais point.

action work style