brood in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for brood in the English»French Dictionary

I.brood [Brit bruːd, Am brud] N

1. brood ZOOL:

brood (of birds)

couvée f

brood (of birds)

nichée f

brood (of mammals)

nichée f

2. brood hum (of children):

brood

nichée f

brood

progéniture f hum

II.brood [Brit bruːd, Am brud] VB intr

1. brood (ponder):

brood

broyer du noir

to brood about or on or over problem, event, disappointment

ressasser, ruminer

there's no point (in) brooding about things

ça ne sert à rien de ressasser toutes ces choses

2. brood ZOOL:

brood bird:

couver

brood mare N

brood mare

poulinière f

brood mare

jument f poulinière

Translations for brood in the French»English Dictionary

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couvain

brood

jument poulinière

brood mare

couvée (d'oisillons, enfants)

brood

nichée (d'oisillons, enfants)

brood

ruminer malheur

to brood on

ruminer

to brood

couveuse

brood hen

broyer du noir personne:

to brood

remâcher problème, passé

to ruminate over, to brood over

brood in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for brood in the English»French Dictionary

I.brood [bru:d] N

1. brood (hatch):

brood

couvée f

2. brood iron hum (children):

brood

progéniture f

II.brood [bru:d] VB intr

1. brood (ponder):

brood

broyer du noir

to brood on a grievance

entretenir des griefs

2. brood (hatch):

brood

couver

III.brood [bru:d] VB trans

brood

couver

Translations for brood in the French»English Dictionary

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nichée

brood

nichée

brood

couvée

brood

remâcher qc

to brood over sth

ruminer son chagrin

to brood over one's sorrows

brood Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to brood on a grievance

entretenir des griefs

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Usually the nests have a common entrance, but each individual has its own brood cells with its egg.

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Pigeons can raise an average of five broods per year under optimal conditions.

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He has previously called them a brood of vipers and warned them of the wrath to come and has urged them to repent.

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This is reasonable because the parents have a higher rate of return on parental investment in a large brood compared to a small one.

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The male feeds the female while she is brooding the eggs.

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The male and female divide the total territory into roughly equal subterritories without much overlap, with the brood located in-between these two subterritories.

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As brood emerges, selected cells are back-filled with honey, nectar, or pollen.

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Where multiple broods occur, pupae will eclose in two weeks, or when conditions are suitable in cool climates.

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Anywhere up to four broods may be raised during this time.

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Of these, seven pairs attempted second broods, three of which also successfully fledged.

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