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snowmen

/ˈsnoʊmən/

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noun

Bonhommes de neige

A humanoid figure made with large snowballs stacked on each other. Human traits like a face and arms may be fashioned with sticks (arms), a carrot (nose), and stones or coal (eyes, mouth).

Examples :

"After the big snowfall, the children built three snowmen in their front yard, giving each one a carrot nose and a silly hat. "

Après la grosse chute de neige, les enfants ont construit trois bonhommes de neige dans leur jardin, donnant à chacun un nez en carotte et un chapeau ridicule.

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noun

Un score de huit, en particulier dans une manche (au baseball) ou sur un trou (au golf)

A score of eight, especially within one inning (in baseball) or on one hole (in golf, where it is also known as dogballs).

Examples :

"The pitcher had a terrible inning, giving up two home runs and a string of hits, ultimately resulting in a snowmen on the scoreboard. "

Le lanceur a connu une manche terrible, concédant deux circuits et une série de coups sûrs, ce qui a finalement abouti à un score de huit au tableau d'affichage.

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noun

Huit

A playing card with the rank of eight.

Examples :

""Because there are three eights in my hand, that's three 'snowmen' for scoring in our card game." "

Parce que j'ai trois huit dans ma main, ça fait trois 'huit' pour le score dans notre jeu de cartes.

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noun

Homme sans cœur, homme de glace

An attractive but heartless man (similar to ice queen).

Examples :

"Despite his charming smile and handsome face, the girls at school quickly realized that David and his friends were all snowmen; they were only interested in appearances and didn't care about anyone's feelings. "

Malgré son sourire charmant et son beau visage, les filles de l'école ont vite compris que David et ses amis étaient tous des hommes de glace ; ils ne s'intéressaient qu'aux apparences et ne se souciaient pas des sentiments des autres.

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