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squawk

/skwɔːk/

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noun

Cri, craquement

A shrill noise, especially made by a voice or bird; a yell, scream, or call.

Examples :

"The bird's squawk startled the children at the park. "

Le cri de l'oiseau a effrayé les enfants au parc.

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noun

Code transpondeur

A four-digit transponder code used by aircraft for identification or transmission of emergency signals.

Examples :

"The air traffic controller asked the pilot to enter the emergency squawk on the transponder after the engine failed. "

Le contrôleur aérien a demandé au pilote d'entrer le code transpondeur d'urgence sur le transpondeur après la panne du moteur.

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noun

Problème, réclamation

An issue or complaint related to aircraft maintenance.

Examples :

"The pilot reported a squawk about the landing gear after the flight. "

Le pilote a signalé un problème concernant le train d'atterrissage après le vol.

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noun

Héron de nuit américain

The American night heron.

Examples :

"The squawk perched on the branch, patiently waiting to snatch a fish from the river. "

Le héron de nuit américain était perché sur la branche, attendant patiemment de saisir un poisson de la rivière.

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noun

Message d'alerte, signal d'erreur

A warning message indicating a possible error.

Examples :

"The computer program displayed a squawk about a missing file. "

Le programme informatique a affiché un message d'alerte concernant un fichier manquant.

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verb

Cacarder, crier

To make a squawking noise; to yell, scream, or call out shrilly.

Examples :

"The little chicken squawked loudly when it saw the farmer. "

Le petit poulet a cacardé fort quand il a vu le fermier.

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verb

Protester, piailler

To speak out; to protest.

Examples :

"When the teacher announced a pop quiz, several students began to squawk in protest. "

Lorsque le professeur a annoncé une interrogation surprise, plusieurs élèves ont commencé à protester.

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verb

dénoncer, balancer

To report an infraction; to rat on or tattle; to disclose a secret.

Examples :

"The student squawked about his classmate cheating on the test. "

L'élève a dénoncé son camarade de classe qui trichait au test.

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verb

Émettre un message d'alerte

To produce a warning message, indicating a possible error.

Examples :

"The computer program squawked an error message, indicating a problem with the data entry. "

Le programme informatique a émis un message d'erreur, indiquant un problème avec la saisie des données.

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verb

Définir ou transmettre un code transpondeur à quatre chiffres

To set or transmit a four-digit transponder code. (Normally followed by the specific code in question.)

Examples :

"The pilot squawked 1234 to identify the plane. "

Le pilote a défini 1234 pour identifier l'avion.

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verb

Se défiler, se plaindre

To back out in a mean way.

Examples :

"Even though he promised to help us move, John squawked at the last minute, leaving us to do all the heavy lifting ourselves. "

Bien qu'il ait promis de nous aider à déménager, John s'est défilé à la dernière minute, nous laissant faire tout le gros œuvre nous-mêmes.

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