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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

coq-à-l'âne <pl coqs-à-l'âne> [kɔkalɑn] N m

coq-à-l'âne
abrupt change of subject
faire un coq-à-l'âne
to change the subject abruptly

coq [kɔk] N m

1. coq:

coq (de poulailler)
cockerel
coq (de poulailler)
rooster Am
coq (oiseau mâle)
cock
au chant du coq
at cockcrow
rouge comme un coq personne:
bright red in the face
mollets ou jambes de coq
skinny legs
le coq gaulois
the French cockerel (symbol of the French fighting spirit)

2. coq FOOD:

coq
cockerel

3. coq ARCHIT (de clocher):

coq
weathercock

4. coq (jeune séducteur):

le coq du village
the local Casanova

5. coq NAUT:

coq
(ship's) cook
coq de bruyère
grouse
coq de combat
fighting cock
coq faisan
cock pheasant
coq nain
bantam cock
coq au vin
coq au vin

Phrases:

être comme un coq en pâte
to be in clover
sauter du coq à l'âne
to hop from one subject to another
sauter du coq à l'âne
to hop from one subject to another

in the PONS Dictionary

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passer [ou sauter] du coq à l'âne
to jump from one subject to another
English
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to skip from one subject to another
passer du coq à l'âne
in the PONS Dictionary
French
French
English
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passer [ou sauter] du coq à l'âne
to jump from one subject to another
English
English
French
French
to skip from one subject to another
passer du coq à l'âne

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

passer [ou sauter] du coq à l'âne
to jump from one subject to another

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

La crête est développée et colorée chez le coq, alors que celle de la poule est quasi inexistante.
fr.wikipedia.org
À titre d'exemple, voici une liste montrant l'imitation du cri du coq dans de nombreuses langues différentes.
fr.wikipedia.org
Des dérogations, dans certaines conditions, sont prévues pour les rodéos et les combats de coqs.
fr.wikipedia.org
Entertainment local inclut la scène de bar, les boîtes (les discothèques), les rodéos (le taureau allant) et le coq en luttant contre les tournois.
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Sachant que d'autres membres de cette même sous-famille s'appellent hokki, coq, lophophore, paon, tragopan, éperonnier, argus, ithagine ou encore eulophe.
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