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mare

/mɛə/ /mɛəɹ/ /ˈmɛ(ə)ɹ/ /ˈmeːɹi/

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noun

Jument

An adult female horse.

Examples :

"The farmer's mare gave birth to a healthy foal in the spring. "

La jument de l'agriculteur a donné naissance à un poulain en bonne santé au printemps.

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noun

Jument, femme sotte

A foolish woman.

Examples :

"My sister, a bit of a mare, always complains about the smallest things. "

Ma sœur, une petite sotte, se plaint toujours des moindres choses.

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noun

Cauchemar, incubus

A type of evil spirit formerly thought to sit on the chest of a sleeping person; also, the feeling of suffocation felt during sleep, attributed to such a spirit.

Examples :

"> She awoke with a gasp, convinced a mare had been pressing down on her chest all night, leaving her breathless and terrified. "

Elle se réveilla en haletant, convaincue qu'un incubus l'avait oppressée toute la nuit, la laissant essoufflée et terrifiée.

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noun

Cauchemar, démon

A demon or monster, thought to plague people while they slept and cause a feeling of suffocation and terror during sleep.

Examples :

"The old woman whispered that a mare plagued her son's sleep, causing him to wake up gasping for air. "

La vieille femme murmura qu'un démon tourmentait le sommeil de son fils, le faisant se réveiller en haletant.

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Paralysie du sommeil

Sleep paralysis.

Examples :

"She woke up terrified, realizing the mare had visited her again, leaving her unable to move and gasping for air. "

Elle se réveilla terrifiée, réalisant que la paralysie du sommeil lui avait rendu visite à nouveau, la laissant incapable de bouger et haletante.

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noun

Cauchemar

A very bad or frightening dream.

Examples :

"I had a nightmare that I tried to run but could neither move nor breathe."

J'ai fait un cauchemar où j'essayais de courir, mais je ne pouvais ni bouger ni respirer.

mind sensation suffering

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noun

Cauchemar, enfer

Any bad, miserable, difficult or terrifying situation or experience that arouses anxiety, terror, agony or great displeasure.

Examples :

"Cleaning up after identity theft can be a nightmare of phone calls and letters."

Nettoyer après une usurpation d'identité peut être un cauchemar de coups de téléphone et de lettres.

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noun

Mer, océan

A large, dark plain, which may have the appearance of a sea.

Examples :

"From our telescope, we could see the vast, dark mare stretching across the moon's surface. "

De notre télescope, nous pouvions voir la vaste et sombre mer s'étendant sur la surface de la lune.

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Mer

On Saturn's moon Titan, a large expanse of what is thought to be liquid hydrocarbons.

Examples :

"Scientists believe the vast mare on Titan is mostly liquid methane. "

Les scientifiques pensent que la vaste mer sur Titan est principalement composée de méthane liquide.

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