animals in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for animals in the English»French Dictionary

dumb animals N npl

dumb animals

les bêtes fpl

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

animals in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for animals 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

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shyness of animals

caractère m craintif

long-haired animals

aux poils longs

pregnancy in animals

gestation f

Translations for animals in the French»English Dictionary

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élevage

animals pl

faire [ou mener] paître des animaux

to graze animals

animals Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be different animals

être deux paires de manches

to be unkind to animals

être cruel envers les animaux

to experiment on animals

faire des expériences sur des animaux

to poach animals/game

braconner

to keep animals

avoir des animaux

all children/animals

tous les enfants/les animaux

society for the prevention of cruelty to animals

société f protectrice des animaux

animals bear young

les animaux se reproduisent

to test a drug on sb/an animal

expérimenter un médicament sur qn/un animal

to stock a place with animals

peupler un lieu d'animaux

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

These ripple effects can eventually affect even diurnal plants and animals.

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The light-dark pattern of lines and pavement resembles a true cattle guard to animals.

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It provides a natural habitat for several species of birds and small animals, such as the gopher tortoise and indigo snake.

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The larger animals are grazing excess vegetation, trees are sometimes uprooted and controlled burning is carried out occasionally, to give the sandy heath a chance.

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While both biological and reciprocal altruism are observed in other animals, our species' complex social behaviors take these raw materials much farther.

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The merry-go-round's forty-five animals, three chariots and one rocking chair were driven by a steam engine; rides originally cost just a nickel.

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It suggests that animals are incapable of anticipating future needs, and any future-oriented behaviours they exhibit are either fixed action patterns or cued by their current motivational state.

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On a method of investigating conditioned reflexes in animals.

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Humans should be considerate to all, from animals to plants to humans themselves.

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He made regular readings with the company's scientific instruments, took notes on geological formations and mineral resources, and recorded information on plants and animals.

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