noun🔗ShareQueueThe caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to its posterior and near the anus."Most primates have a tail and fangs."La plupart des primates ont une queue et des crocs.animalbodypartanatomybiologyorganismessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareQueueAn object or part of an object resembling a tail in shape, such as the thongs on a cat-o'-nine-tails."The whip had leather tails that were stiff and painful. "Le fouet avait des queues en cuir qui étaient raides et douloureuses.animalpartweaponessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareQueue, arrièreThe back, last, lower, or inferior part of anything."The tail end of the school year was filled with lots of projects. "La fin de l'année scolaire était remplie de nombreux projets.partanimalbodyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLes plumes de la queueThe feathers attached to the pygostyle of a bird."The robin's bright red tail was a beautiful sight as it perched on the fence post. "Les plumes de la queue rouge vif du rouge-gorge étaient une belle vue lorsqu'il était perché sur le poteau de la clôture.birdanatomypartessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareQueue, extrémité arrièreThe tail-end of an object, e.g. the rear of an aircraft's fuselage, containing the tailfin."The airplane's tail was damaged during the storm. "La queue de l'avion a été endommagée pendant la tempête.vehicleparttechnicalmachinestructureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEmpennageThe rear structure of an aircraft, the empennage."The plane's tail was damaged during the storm. "L'empennage de l'avion a été endommagé pendant la tempête.technicalvehiclemachinepartstructureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareQueueThe visible stream of dust and gases blown from a comet by the solar wind."The comet's tail stretched across the night sky, a brilliant display of dust and gas. "La queue de la comète s'étendait dans le ciel nocturne, une brillante exposition de poussière et de gaz.astronomyspacephenomenaessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFin, queue, arrièreThe latter part of a time period or event, or (collectively) persons or objects represented in this part."The tail end of the school year was filled with many projects and tests. "La fin de l'année scolaire a été remplie de nombreux projets et examens.timeeventgrouppartessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareQueue, extrémitéThe part of a distribution most distant from the mode; as, a long tail."The results of the math quiz showed a long tail, meaning many students scored lower than the average. "Les résultats du contrôle de maths ont montré une longue queue, ce qui signifie que de nombreux élèves ont obtenu des notes inférieures à la moyenne.statisticsmathessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFilature, espionOne who surreptitiously follows another."The student was a tail of the popular girl, following her everywhere after school. "L'étudiant était une filature de la fille populaire, la suivant partout après l'école.personactionpoliceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLe bas de l'ordre des batteurs, généralement des lanceurs spécialisésThe lower order of batsmen in the batting order, usually specialist bowlers."The tail of the cricket team struggled to score runs, but their specialist bowlers performed well. "Le bas de l'ordre de l'équipe de cricket a eu du mal à marquer des points, mais leurs lanceurs spécialisés ont bien joué.sportessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLa boucle inférieure des lettres de l'alphabet romain, comme g, q ou yThe lower loop of the letters in the Roman alphabet, as in g, q or y."The letter "g" has a distinctive tail. "La lettre « g » a une boucle inférieure distinctive.languagewritinglinguisticsessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePile(chiefly in the plural) The side of a coin not bearing the head; normally the side on which the monetary value of the coin is indicated; the reverse."My dad flipped the coin, and the tails side landed face up. "Mon père a lancé la pièce, et la pile est tombée face visible.valuebusinessfinanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareQueue, finAll the last terms of a sequence, from some term on."The tail of the student attendance list started with the names of students who were absent last week. "La fin de la liste de présence des élèves commençait par les noms des élèves absents la semaine dernière.mathlistnumberstatisticsessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFesses, derrièreThe buttocks or backside."My dog wagged its tail happily when I brought home a treat. "Mon chien a remué la queue joyeusement quand j'ai ramené une friandise à la maison.bodyanatomyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePénis, queueThe penis of a person or animal."The veterinarian examined the dog's tail to check for injuries. "Le vétérinaire a examiné la queue du chien pour vérifier s'il y avait des blessures.animalanatomyorgansexbodyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRapport sexuel, copulationSexual intercourse."The rumors about the couple were that they had a secret tail. "Les rumeurs sur le couple disaient qu'ils avaient des rapports sexuels secrets.sexbodyhumanessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareL'arrière(kayaking) The stern; the back of the kayak."My brother paddled hard, aiming for the finish line and keeping his eyes on the tail of the kayak. "Mon frère a pagayé fort, visant la ligne d'arrivée et gardant les yeux sur l'arrière du kayak.sportnauticalvehiclesailingtechnicalpartessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSuite, cortègeA train or company of attendants; a retinue."The mayor's important tail of assistants helped carry her heavy documents. "La suite importante d'assistants du maire a aidé à porter ses lourds documents.grouppersonessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTendon distalThe distal tendon of a muscle."The doctor examined the patient's Achilles tendon, which is the tail of the calf muscle. "Le médecin a examiné le tendon d'Achille du patient, qui est le tendon distal du muscle du mollet.anatomymedicineorganbodyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUne projection filamenteuse sur la section tornale de chaque aile postérieure de certains papillonsA filamentous projection on the tornal section of each hind wing of certain butterflies."The butterfly's tail helped it to quickly identify its mate. "La queue du papillon l'a aidé à identifier rapidement son partenaire.animalinsectbiologyanatomypartessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareQueueA downy or feathery appendage of certain achens, formed of the permanent elongated style."The dandelion seed had a fluffy tail, which helped it float on the breeze. "La graine de pissenlit avait une queue duveteuse, ce qui l'aidait à flotter dans la brise.biologyplantpartessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUne portion d'incision, à son début ou à sa fin, qui ne traverse pas toute l'épaisseur de la peauA portion of an incision, at its beginning or end, which does not go through the whole thickness of the skin, and is more painful than a complete incision; called also tailing."The surgeon made a small tail on the patient's wound, which was more painful than the deeper cuts around it. "Le chirurgien a fait une petite portion sur la plaie du patient, qui était plus douloureuse que les coupures plus profondes autour.medicineanatomybodypartsensationsufferingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareExtrémité, lanièreOne of the strips at the end of a bandage formed by splitting the bandage one or more times."The first-aid kit contained several tails of the adhesive bandage, perfect for covering small cuts. "La trousse de premiers secours contenait plusieurs extrémités de la bande adhésive, parfaites pour couvrir les petites coupures.medicinepartessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUne amarre épissée à la sangle d'une poulie, avec laquelle elle peut être attachée à quelque choseA rope spliced to the strap of a block, by which it may be lashed to anything."The worker used the tail to lash the heavy block to the sturdy beam. "L'ouvrier a utilisé l'amarre pour fixer le bloc lourd à la poutre robuste.nauticalsailingtechnicalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLa hampeThe part of a note which runs perpendicularly upward or downward from the head; the stem."The music teacher asked the students to carefully draw the tail of the "g" note. "Le professeur de musique a demandé aux élèves de dessiner soigneusement la hampe de la note « sol ».musicpartessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareQueueA tailing."The factory's tailing pond is a large body of water that collects wastewater from the metal-processing plant. "Le bassin de décantation de l'usine est une grande étendue d'eau qui recueille les eaux usées de l'usine de traitement des métaux.actionpoliceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareExtrémité, partie inférieureThe bottom or lower portion of a member or part such as a slate or tile."The roofer carefully placed the new slate's tail onto the roof's edge. "Le couvreur a soigneusement placé l'extrémité de la nouvelle ardoise sur le bord du toit.architecturepartessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareHabitA tailcoat."My grandfather wore a fine tail to the wedding. "Mon grand-père portait un bel habit au mariage.wearstyleappearanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFiler, suivre discrètementTo follow and observe surreptitiously."Tail that car!"Filez cette voiture !policeactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEncaisser, encastrerTo hold by the end; said of a timber when it rests upon a wall or other support; with in or into"The carpenter tailed the long wooden beam against the wall to support the roof. "Le charpentier a encastré la longue poutre en bois contre le mur pour soutenir le toit.architecturetechnicalbuildingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareVirer de la poupeTo swing with the stern in a certain direction; said of a vessel at anchor."This vessel tails downstream."Ce navire vire vers l'aval.nauticalsailingoceanvehicleessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSuivre, filerTo follow or hang to, like a tail; to be attached closely to, as that which can not be evaded."The dog's leash tailed behind him as he walked down the street. "La laisse du chien traînait derrière lui alors qu'il descendait la rue.actionpoliceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTirer par la queueTo pull or draw by the tail."The dog's playful owner tried to tail the frisbee across the park. "Le propriétaire enjoué du chien a essayé de tirer le frisbee par la queue à travers le parc.animalactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRestriction de l'héritageLimitation of inheritance to certain heirs."in tail — subject to such a limitation"soumis à une telle restriction de l'héritagepropertylawfamilyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareLimité, abrégé, réduitLimited; abridged; reduced; curtailed."estate tail"Succession limitéeamountqualityessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading