animal in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for animal in the English»French Dictionary

I.animal [Brit ˈanɪm(ə)l, Am ˈænəməl] N

1. animal (creature, genus):

animal lit

animal m

animal lit

bête f

domestic/farm animal

animal domestique/de ferme

animal, vegetable and mineral

les animaux, les végétaux, et les minéraux

2. animal (brutish person):

to behave like animals people:

se conduire comme des brutes

to bring out the animal in sb

réveiller la bête qui est en qn

3. animal (entity) fig:

she is a political animal

elle a la politique dans le sang

there's no such animal

ça n'existe pas

the new company is a very different animal

la nouvelle entreprise est une chose différente

II.animal [Brit ˈanɪm(ə)l, Am ˈænəməl] ADJ attr

1. animal (of animals):

animal welfare

des animaux

animal feed

pour animaux

animal behaviour, fat

animal

2. animal (basic):

animal nature, instinct, pleasure

animal

animal needs

primaire

animal desires pej

bestial

animal spirits, animal high spirits N npl

animal spirits

entrain m

animal activism N

animal activism

militantisme m en faveur des droits des animaux

animal activist N

animal activist

militant/-e m/f pour les droits des animaux

animal experimentation N U

animal experimentation

expériences fpl sur les animaux

animal kingdom N

animal kingdom

règne m animal

animal cracker N Am

animal cracker

biscuit en forme d'animal

animal courage N

animal courage

courage m instinctif

animal lover N

animal lover

ami/-e m/f des bêtes

animal product N

animal product

produit m d'origine animale

animal in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for animal in the English»French Dictionary

I.animal [ˈænɪml] N

1. animal ZOOL:

animal

animal m

farm animal

animal de ferme

2. animal (person):

animal

brute f

to become an animal

devenir bestial

Phrases:

to be different animals

être deux paires de manches

a political animal

une bête de la politique

there's no such animal!

ce n'est pas possible!

II.animal [ˈænɪml] ADJ

animal

animal(e)

animal doctor

vétérinaire mf

animal trainer

dompteur(-euse) m (f)

animal spirits

vitalité f

animal husbandry N no pl

animal husbandry

élevage m

sea animal N

sea animal

animal m marin

animal kingdom N no pl

the animal kingdom

le règne animal

deep-sea animal N

deep-sea animal

animal m pélagique

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

hunt down animal

traquer

hunt down animal

dépister

Translations for animal in the French»English Dictionary

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animalier (-ière)

animal painter

animalier (-ière)

animal sculptor

animalier (-ière)

animal

animal(e) matières, fonctions

animal

animal(e) instinct

animal

bestial(e) instinct, avidité

animal

animal

animal

animal domestique/sauvage

domestic/wild animal

animal Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to acclimatize an animal to a zoo Brit

acclimater un animal dans un zoo

to acclimate an animal to a zoo Am

acclimater un animal dans un zoo

to caress sb/to pet an animal

faire des caresses à qn/un animal

to keep an animal on a lead

tenir un animal en laisse

to test a drug on sb/an animal

expérimenter un médicament sur qn/un animal

to catch an animal in a trap

prendre un animal au piège

to bet on an animal/the red

miser sur un animal/sur le rouge

to take sb/an animal for a walk

promener qn/un animal

to turn sb into an animal/a statue

métamorphoser qn en animal/statue

to put an animal/a child out

faire sortir un enfant/un animal

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Instead of constantly feeding on a live host, females attack salps, using their mouths and claws to eat the animal and hollow out its gelatinous shell.

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These bulb-shaped organs are joined to tube feet (podia) on the exterior of the animal by short linking canals that pass through ossicles in the ambulacral groove.

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The animal heads are typically seen in profile with slender almond-shaped eyes and upwardly curled appendages on the noses and the necks.

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Their animal totem is the savannah monitor "fasaax" (and/or iguana).

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However, a number of humane and animal rights organizations have policy statements that oppose many rodeo practices, and often the events themselves.

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One pair each of cerebral and pleural ganglia lie close to the oesophagus, and effectively form the animal's brain.

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This approach also includes discussions of animal rights.

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She spent much of her childhood with her maternal grandfather who owned a large country estate and was from an early age a nature and animal lover.

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However, the vehicle animal also symbolizes the evil forces over which the deity dominates.

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The port exported mohair, animal hide, wool, and hemp.

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