noun🔗ShareGoujonA small freshwater fish, Gobio gobio, that is native to Eurasia."The children excitedly pointed at the small gudgeon swimming in the clear stream, its silvery scales flashing in the sunlight. "Les enfants ont montré avec enthousiasme le petit goujon nageant dans le ruisseau clair, ses écailles argentées scintillant au soleil.fishanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGoujon, petit poissonAny of various similar small fish of the family Eleotridae, often used as bait."The fisherman used a gudgeon as bait to try and catch a larger fish. "Le pêcheur a utilisé un goujon comme appât pour essayer d'attraper un plus gros poisson.fishanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareNigaud, dupe, imbécileA person apt to take the bait; one easily cheated or duped; also, an idiot."The salesman easily convinced Mark to buy the extended warranty; the man truly saw Mark as a gudgeon ready to spend money on anything. "Le vendeur a facilement convaincu Mark d'acheter la garantie prolongée ; l'homme voyait vraiment Mark comme un nigaud prêt à dépenser de l'argent pour n'importe quoi.personcharacterattitudehumannegativewordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAppât, leurreSomething used to lure or tempt; bait, a lure."The salesman used a clever gudgeon to tempt customers into buying more expensive upgrades. "Le vendeur a utilisé un leurre astucieux pour inciter les clients à acheter des mises à niveau plus chères.itemthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTromper, duperTo deprive (someone) fraudulently; to cheat, to dupe."The con artist tried to gudgeon the elderly woman out of her life savings by promising her an investment with impossibly high returns. "L'escroc a essayé de duper la vieille dame et de lui soutirer ses économies en lui promettant un investissement avec des rendements impossibles.businesslawfinanceeconomymoralactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSe faire avoir, être dupéTo take the bait; to be defrauded or duped."The salesman was very persuasive, and I was easily gudgeoned into buying the expensive new phone. "Le vendeur était très persuasif, et je me suis facilement fait avoir en achetant le nouveau téléphone cher.characterbusinesseconomyactionmoralattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGoujonA circular or cylindrical fitting, often made of metal, into which a pin or pintle fits to create a hinge or pivoting joint."The small gate in the garden fence swings easily because the gudgeon on the post is well-oiled and allows smooth rotation. "La petite porte de la clôture du jardin pivote facilement car le goujon sur le poteau est bien huilé et permet une rotation en douceur.parttechnicalmachinenauticalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCharnière de gouvernail(specifically) In a vessel with a stern-mounted rudder: the fitting into which the pintle of the rudder fits, allowing the rudder to swing freely."The boat builder carefully aligned the gudgeon on the stern so the rudder would swing smoothly. "Le constructeur naval a soigneusement aligné la charnière de gouvernail sur la poupe afin que le gouvernail puisse pivoter en douceur.nauticalpartvehiclesailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading