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wattle

/ˈwɒtəl/

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noun

Clôture en clayonnage, clayonnage

A construction of branches and twigs woven together to form a wall, barrier, fence, or roof.

Examples :

"The farmer built a wattle fence to keep the chickens in the yard. "

Le fermier a construit une clôture en clayonnage pour garder les poulets dans la cour.

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noun

Latte

A single twig or rod laid on a roof to support the thatch.

Examples :

"The thatcher carefully placed each wattle across the rafters before adding the straw to the roof. "

Le chaumier plaça soigneusement chaque latte sur les chevrons avant d'ajouter la paille au toit.

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noun

Car ongle, barbillon

A wrinkled fold of skin, sometimes brightly coloured, hanging from the neck of birds (such as chicken and turkey) and some lizards.

Examples :

"The chicken had a bright red wattle hanging down from its neck. "

La poule avait un barbillon rouge vif qui pendait de son cou.

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noun

Barbillon

A barbel of a fish.

Examples :

"The catfish used its wattle to sense food at the bottom of the murky pond. "

Le poisson-chat utilisait son barbillon pour sentir la nourriture au fond de l'étang trouble.

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noun

Barbillon

A decorative fleshy appendage on the neck of a goat.

Examples :

"The goat at the petting zoo had a long, red wattle that swayed when it ate. "

La chèvre du zoo pour enfants avait un long barbillon rouge qui se balançait quand elle mangeait.

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noun

Fanons, bajoues

Loose hanging skin in the neck of a person.

Examples :

"As the elderly man spoke, his wattle trembled slightly with each word. "

Alors que le vieil homme parlait, ses fanons tremblaient légèrement à chaque mot.

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noun

Acacia

Any of several Australian trees and shrubs of the genus Acacia, or their bark, used in tanning.

Examples :

"The factory uses wattle bark to tan leather for shoes. "

L'usine utilise de l'écorce d'acacia pour tanner le cuir des chaussures.

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verb

Construire en clayonnage

To construct a wattle, or make a construction of wattles.

Examples :

"The villagers wattle fences for their gardens using branches and mud. "

Les villageois construisent des clôtures en clayonnage pour leurs jardins en utilisant des branches et de la boue.

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verb

Lier avec des clayonnages

To bind with wattles or twigs.

Examples :

"The farmer will wattle the fence to reinforce it against the wind, using flexible branches he gathered from the trees. "

L'agriculteur liera la clôture avec des clayonnages pour la renforcer contre le vent, en utilisant des branches flexibles qu'il a ramassées sur les arbres.

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