geese in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for geese in the English»French Dictionary

geese [Brit ɡiːs, Am ɡis] N npl

geese → goose

See also goose

I.goose <pl geese> [Brit ɡuːs, Am ɡus] N

goose ZOOL, FOOD

oie f

you silly goose inf!

idiot/-e!

II.goose [Brit ɡuːs, Am ɡus] VB trans inf

goose

pincer les fesses de

III.goose [Brit ɡuːs, Am ɡus]

all his geese are swans

il prend ses vessies pour des lanternes

to cook sb's goose inf

couler qn inf

to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs

tuer la poule aux œufs d'or

I.goose <pl geese> [Brit ɡuːs, Am ɡus] N

goose ZOOL, FOOD

oie f

you silly goose inf!

idiot/-e!

II.goose [Brit ɡuːs, Am ɡus] VB trans inf

goose

pincer les fesses de

III.goose [Brit ɡuːs, Am ɡus]

all his geese are swans

il prend ses vessies pour des lanternes

to cook sb's goose inf

couler qn inf

to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs

tuer la poule aux œufs d'or

Canada goose <pl Canada geese> N

Canada goose

bernache f du Canada

greylag goose N

greylag goose

oie f cendrée

brent goose <pl brent geese> N

brent goose

bernache f cravant

golden goose N

to kill the golden goose

tuer la poule aux œufs d'or

I.goose-step [Brit] N

goose-step

pas m de l'oie

II.goose-step [Brit] VB intr

goose-step

défiler au pas de l'oie

goose pimples [Brit ˈɡuːs ˌpɪmpəlz, Am ˈɡus ˌpɪmpəlz] N npl

goose pimples

chair f de poule

to come out in goose pimples

avoir la chair de poule

barnacle goose N

barnacle goose

bernache f (nonnette)

snow goose N

snow goose

oie f des neiges

geese in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for geese in the English»French Dictionary

geese N

geese pl of goose

See also goose

goose [gu:s] N

goose

oie f

goose [gu:s] N

goose

oie f

golden goose N

golden goose

poule f aux œufs d'or

wild goose <- geese> N

wild goose

oie f sauvage

goose-pimply ADJ inf

to go/get (all) goose-pimply

en avoir la chair de poule

wild goose chase N (hopeless search)

wild goose chase

fausse piste f

goosebumps N Am, gooseflesh N no pl, goose pimples N pl

goosebumps

chair f de poule

Translations for geese in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

oie

goose

oie

silly goose

confit d'oie

goose conserve

avoir la chair de poule

to have goose pimples

geese Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander prov

ce qui vaut pour l'un vaut pour l'autre

what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander prov

ce qui est bon pour l'un l'est pour l'autre

to go/get (all) goose-pimply

en avoir la chair de poule

to cook sb's goose

mettre qn dans le pétrin

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Wildfowl numbers peak in early winter when up to 3,000 migrant greylag geese roost on the loch.

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Snow geese are now the most prominent component of the winter goose population, peaking near 1,500-3,200 in recent years.

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These areas are an important habitat for reindeer and pink-footed geese.

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The highland has many lakes, shallow valleys, hills, and wetlands, with plentiful wildlife, such as arctic geese.

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A dead goose (previously live geese were used too) is suspended head down in the middle of the rope.

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Despite their early domestication, geese have never gained the commercial importance of chickens and ducks.

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Some of the geese have a wreath of victory in their beak.

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Today, only a few thousand geese may be found around the refuge during the winter months.

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It was more conventional in its construction than the later geese, though it had a two-axle truck in place of the front axle.

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The origin of the name is due either to a plant's use as food for geese or plant parts that look like a goose's foot.

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