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pug

/pʌɡ/

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noun

Carlin

A small dog of an ancient breed originating in China, having a snub nose, wrinkled face, squarish body, short smooth hair, and curled tail.

Examples :

"My neighbor walks her pug in the park every morning. "

Ma voisine promène son carlin au parc tous les matins.

animal type body appearance

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noun

Marinier

Examples :

"The aging pug, with years of experience navigating the canals, expertly steered the barge through the narrow locks. "

Le marinier vieillissant, avec des années d'expérience dans la navigation des canaux, a habilement dirigé la barge à travers les écluses étroites.

nautical job person

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Baille, menue paille

Chaff; the refuse of grain

Examples :

"After threshing the wheat, the farmer swept up the pug left on the barn floor. "

Après avoir battu le blé, le fermier a balayé la menue paille laissée sur le sol de la grange.

agriculture food

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noun

Eupithécie

Any geometrid moth of the genus Eupithecia.

Examples :

"The entomologist collected a dozen moths, hoping to find a rare pug among them. "

L'entomologiste a collecté une douzaine d'eupithécies, espérant en trouver une rare parmi elles.

animal insect biology nature

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noun

Lutin, gobelin

An elf or hobgoblin.

Examples :

"The old legends spoke of a mischievous pug that guarded the hidden treasure. "

Les anciennes légendes parlaient d'un lutin espiègle qui gardait le trésor caché.

mythology literature supernatural character inhuman

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Serviteur, domestique

An upper servant in a great house.

Examples :

""The pug, Mr. Johnson, diligently polished the silver in the grand dining hall before the lord and lady's dinner." "

Le serviteur, M. Johnson, polissait avec diligence l'argenterie dans la grande salle à manger avant le dîner du seigneur et de la dame.

job person service

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Prostituée, putain

A harlot; a prostitute.

person human sex

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Boxeur

One who fights with fists; a boxer.

Examples :

"Even though he was smaller than his opponent, the pug showed a lot of heart in the boxing match. "

Bien qu'il soit plus petit que son adversaire, le boxeur a montré beaucoup de cœur dans le match de boxe.

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noun

Argile, glaise

Any compressed clay-like material mixed and worked into a soft, plastic condition for making bricks, pottery or for paving. (Also pug soil)

Examples :

"The brick maker carefully shaped the pug into a uniform block before firing it in the kiln. "

Le briquetier a soigneusement façonné l'argile en un bloc uniforme avant de le cuire dans le four.

material substance

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noun

Malaxeur

A pug mill.

Examples :

"The pottery studio uses a pug to mix and de-air the clay before we start throwing it on the wheel. "

L'atelier de poterie utilise un malaxeur pour mélanger et désaérer l'argile avant de la lancer sur le tour.

machine agriculture

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verb

Malaxer, pétrir

To mix and stir when wet.

Examples :

"to pug clay for bricks or pottery"

Malaxer l'argile pour les briques ou la poterie.

technical process industry

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verb

Boucher, remplir

To fill or stop with clay by tamping; to fill in or spread with mortar, as a floor or partition, for the purpose of deadening sound.

Examples :

"The workers will pug the space between the floorboards with clay to help soundproof the apartment. "

Les ouvriers vont boucher l'espace entre les planches avec de l'argile pour insonoriser l'appartement.

building material architecture sound

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noun

Empreinte de patte

The pawprint or footprint of an animal

Examples :

"We saw a clear pug in the muddy path near the stream, probably left by a deer that came to drink. "

Nous avons vu une empreinte de patte claire sur le sentier boueux près du ruisseau, probablement laissée par un cerf venu boire.

animal mark nature

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Chéri, chérie

A term of endearment.

Examples :

""Good morning, pug," Sarah said to her little brother as she ruffled his hair. "

« Bonjour, chéri », dit Sarah à son petit frère en lui ébouriffant les cheveux.

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