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skippers

/ˈskɪpərz/

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noun

Capitaine, commandant

The master of a ship.

Examples :

"The skippers of the fishing boats returned to the harbor after a long day at sea. "

Les capitaines des bateaux de pêche sont rentrés au port après une longue journée en mer.

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Entraîneur, directeur

A coach, director, or other leader.

Examples :

"The basketball team listened carefully as their skippers explained the new game strategy. "

L'équipe de basket-ball a écouté attentivement lorsque ses entraîneurs ont expliqué la nouvelle stratégie de jeu.

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Capitaine

The captain of a sports team such as football, cricket, rugby or curling.

Examples :

"The two skippers shook hands before the rugby match began. "

Les deux capitaines se sont serré la main avant le début du match de rugby.

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Sauteurs

Agent noun of skip: one who skips.

Examples :

"The skippers in the class were always the first to reach the finish line. "

Les sauteurs de la classe étaient toujours les premiers à franchir la ligne d'arrivée.

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Un absentéiste, un fraudeur

A person who skips, or fails to attend class.

Examples :

"The teacher noticed a lot of skippers in math class on Fridays. "

Le professeur a remarqué beaucoup d'absentéistes en cours de maths le vendredi.

education person

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Hespérides

Any of various butterflies of the families Hesperiidae and its subfamily Megathyminae, having a hairy mothlike body, hooked tips on the antennae, and a darting flight pattern.

Examples :

"We saw several skippers fluttering quickly among the wildflowers in the meadow. "

Nous avons vu plusieurs Hespérides voltiger rapidement parmi les fleurs sauvages dans la prairie.

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Plusieurs poissons marins qui sautent souvent hors de l'eau, en particulier le saury du Pacifique (Cololabis saira)

Any of several marine fishes that often leap above water, especially Cololabis saira, the Pacific saury.

Examples :

"The fishermen were excited because they saw large schools of skippers leaping out of the water, indicating a good catch was ahead. "

Les pêcheurs étaient excités car ils ont vu de grands bancs de poissons sauteurs bondir hors de l'eau, ce qui indiquait une bonne prise à venir.

fish animal ocean nautical food

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Jeune personne insouciante

A young, thoughtless person.

Examples :

""The older employees often complained that the new interns were just a bunch of skippers who didn't take their jobs seriously." "

Les employés plus âgés se plaignaient souvent que les nouveaux stagiaires n'étaient qu'une bande de jeunes gens insouciants qui ne prenaient pas leur travail au sérieux.

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Larve de la mouche du fromage, asticot sauteur

The cheese maggot, the larva of a cheese fly, in Piophilidae, which leaps to escape predators.

Examples :

"The old cheese, forgotten in the back of the refrigerator, was infested with tiny, wriggling skippers leaping about. "

Le vieux fromage, oublié au fond du réfrigérateur, était infesté de minuscules asticots sauteurs qui gigotaient.

animal insect biology food

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Abri, hangar

A barn or shed in which to shelter for the night.

Examples :

"During the sudden downpour on the long cattle drive, the cowboys were grateful to find skippers nearby to provide shelter for themselves and the herd. "

Pendant l'averse soudaine lors de la longue transhumance, les cow-boys étaient reconnaissants de trouver des abris à proximité pour se protéger et protéger le troupeau.

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