noun🔗ShareCatarrhe aviaireAny of various respiratory diseases in birds, especially infectious coryza."The farmer worried when several of his chickens developed the pip, showing symptoms like sneezing and a runny nose. "L'agriculteur s'est inquiété lorsque plusieurs de ses poulets ont développé le catarrhe aviaire, présentant des symptômes tels que des éternuements et un écoulement nasal.diseasebirdanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMaladie, malaise, dépressionOf humans, a disease, malaise or depression."After weeks of rainy weather and being stuck indoors, a general pip settled over the entire household. "Après des semaines de temps pluvieux et d'enfermement à l'intérieur, une maladie générale s'est abattue sur toute la maison.diseasemindhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePépin, graineA pippin, seed of any kind."After eating the apple, Maria carefully collected the pip to plant in her garden. "Après avoir mangé la pomme, Maria a soigneusement recueilli le pépin pour le planter dans son jardin.seedplantfruitChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLe top, excellentSomething or someone excellent, of high quality.""My daughter is a pip at mathematics; she always gets the highest scores in her class." "Ma fille est au top en mathématiques ; elle obtient toujours les meilleures notes de sa classe.qualitypersonthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareP comme dans l'alphabet phonétique de l'OTAN(WW I, signalese) P in RAF phonetic alphabet."During World War I, the pilot radioed back "Roger, understand 'Pip' for 'Peter', coordinates received." "Pendant la Première Guerre mondiale, le pilote a répondu par radio : « Reçu, compris 'P' pour 'Peter', coordonnées reçues. »militarycommunicationphoneticslanguagehistorywarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSigne, symboleOne of the spots or symbols on a playing card, domino, die, etc."The five of diamonds has five pips on it. "Le cinq de carreau a cinq symboles dessus.gamemarknumberitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGalon, barrette(public service) One of the stars worn on the shoulder of a uniform to denote rank, e.g. of a soldier or a fireman."The police officer's uniform had two pips on the shoulder, indicating he was a sergeant. "L'uniforme de l'officier de police portait deux galons sur l'épaule, indiquant qu'il était sergent.militarypolicegovernmentorganizationjobwearsignChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTache, pointA spot; a speck."The child noticed a tiny pip of dirt on his clean white shirt. "L'enfant a remarqué une minuscule tache de saleté sur sa chemise blanche propre.appearancemarkpointChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareÉcho radar, blipA spot of light or an inverted V indicative of a return of radar waves reflected from an object; a blip."The pilot saw a small pip on the radar screen, indicating another aircraft nearby. "Le pilote a vu un petit écho radar sur l'écran, indiquant un autre avion à proximité.technologyelectronicssignalcommunicationmilitarynauticalspaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBoutureA piece of rhizome with a dormant shoot of the lily of the valley plant, used for propagation"The gardener carefully planted each pip of lily of the valley, hoping for a fragrant ground cover in the spring. "Le jardinier a planté avec soin chaque bouture de muguet, espérant un couvre-sol parfumé au printemps.plantagriculturebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBattre de peu, coiffer au poteauTo get the better of; to defeat by a narrow margin"He led throughout the race but was pipped at the post."Il a mené toute la course, mais a été coiffé au poteau.achievementsportoutcomeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareToucher par balle, abattreTo hit with a gunshot"The hunter managed to pip three ducks from his blind."Le chasseur a réussi à abattre trois canards depuis son affût.weaponmilitaryactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePépier, piaulerTo peep, to chirp"The baby chick started to pip loudly inside its egg, letting us know it was about to hatch. "Le poussin a commencé à piauler fort dans son œuf, nous indiquant qu'il était sur le point d'éclore.soundanimalbirdnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePercer la coquille(avian biology) To make the initial hole during the process of hatching from an egg"The chick began to pip a tiny hole in its shell. "Le poussin a commencé à percer un petit trou dans sa coquille.biologybirdanimalprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBipOne of a series of very short, electronically produced tones, used, for example, to count down the final few seconds before a given time or to indicate that a caller using a payphone needs to make further payment if he is to continue his call."The radio announced the hour with a series of six pips before the news began. "La radio a annoncé l'heure avec une série de six bips avant le début des informations.soundelectronicscommunicationtechnologysignaltimeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLe plus petit incrément de prix(currency trading) The smallest price increment between two currencies in foreign exchange (forex) trading."The trader made a profit of 50 pips on the EUR/USD pair today. "Le trader a réalisé un bénéfice de 50 pips sur la paire EUR/USD aujourd'hui.businessfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
