verb🔗ShareDépérir, déclinerTo waste away; to fade, to wither"The potted plant, forgotten on the windowsill, began to quail under the summer heat. "La plante en pot, oubliée sur le rebord de la fenêtre, a commencé à dépérir sous la chaleur estivale.biologyplantnatureconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEffrayer, intimiderTo daunt or frighten (someone)"The loud noise from the construction site quelled the children, making them afraid to play outside. "Le bruit fort du chantier a effrayé les enfants, les rendant craintifs de jouer dehors.emotioncharactermindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareHésiter, reculerTo lose heart or courage; to be daunted or fearful."Seeing the difficult math problem, Sarah quailed at the challenge. "En voyant le problème de maths difficile, Sarah a hésité face au défi.mindcharacteremotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFléchir, faiblirOf courage, faith, etc.: to slacken, to give way."Despite his initial confidence, the student's resolve began to quail under the professor's intense questioning. "Malgré sa confiance initiale, la détermination de l'étudiant commença à faiblir face aux questions intenses du professeur.attitudecharacteremotionmindmoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCailleAny of various small game birds of the genera Coturnix, Anurophasis or Perdicula in the Old World family Phasianidae or of the New World family Odontophoridae."The hunter carefully watched the quail hopping across the field. "Le chasseur observait attentivement la caille qui sautait à travers le champ.animalbirdgamefoodnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareViande de cailleThe meat from this bird eaten as food."We roasted the quail for dinner, and it was very tender. "Nous avons rôti la viande de caille pour le dîner, et elle était très tendre.foodbirdChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareProstituée, putainA prostitute, so called because the quail was thought to be a very amorous bird.personsexanimalwordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCaillerTo curdle or coagulate, as milk does."The milk in the refrigerator had started to quail, turning into a thick, solid substance. "Le lait dans le réfrigérateur avait commencé à cailler, se transformant en une substance épaisse et solide.foodchemistrybiologybiochemistryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
