noun🔗ShareGrenouilleA small tailless amphibian of the order Anura that typically hops."The frog hopped across the garden path. "La grenouille a sauté sur le sentier du jardin.animalbiologyorganismnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareHausseThe 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."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.musicpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGrenouilleRoad. Shorter, more common form of frog and toad."The children saw a frog near the school's pond. "Les enfants ont vu une grenouille près de l'étang de l'école.placewayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareL'empreinteThe depression in the upper face of a pressed or handmade clay brick."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.materialarchitecturebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFourchetteAn organ on the bottom of a horse’s hoof that assists in the circulation of blood."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.anatomyanimalorganChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCoeur de croisementThe part of a railway switch or turnout where the running-rails cross (from the resemblance to the frog in a horse’s hoof)."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.technicalvehiclepartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareChasser les grenouillesTo hunt or trap frogs."The children went to the pond to frog for dinner. "Les enfants sont allés à l'étang pour chasser les grenouilles pour le dîner.animalfoodactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTransférer avec une fourchetteTo use a pronged plater to transfer (cells) to another plate."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.biologysciencemicroorganismtechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePréparer en crapaudineTo spatchcock (a chicken)."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.foodutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFrançais, FrançaiseA French person."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.personnationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareQuébécoisA French-speaking person from Quebec."My friend, a frog, is studying French literature at university. "Mon ami, un Québécois, étudie la littérature française à l'université.personlanguagenationcultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBoutonnière, porte-épéeA leather or fabric loop used to attach a sword or bayonet, or its scabbard, to a waist or shoulder belt."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.militarywearweaponitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBrandebourgAn ornate fastener for clothing consisting of an oblong button (covered with netted thread), toggle, or knot, that fits through a loop."My grandmother's dress had a beautiful frog at the neckline. "La robe de ma grand-mère avait un beau brandebourg à l'encolure.appearancestylewearitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAgrémenter ou fixer un manteau, etc. avec des brandebourgsTo ornament or fasten a coat, etc. with frogs."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.appearancewearChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDéfroquer, détricoterTo unravel part of (a knitted garment) while knitting it in order to correct a mistake."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.actionworkstyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
