possum in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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possum Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to play possum (pretend to be asleep)
faire semblant de dormir
to play possum (pretend to be ignorant or unaware)
faire l'innocent(e)
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During the day, the mountain brushtail possum dens in tree hollows (or sometimes in dense ground cover) and at night emerges to forage.
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The rock-haunting ringtail possum spends a large amount of time participating in sentinel behaviour to avoid predators.
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The honey possum is mainly nocturnal, but will come out to feed during daylight in cooler weather.
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Several species of honeyeater visit the flower spikes, as does the honey possum, which has an important role as a pollinator.
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In contrast, it diverged from the gliding possums much earlier, around 36 million years ago.
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The striped possum is one of the least known marsupials.
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He was felling a hollow tree when he discovered the remains wrapped in a possum skin bundle hidden within the tree's trunk.
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For this reason, male mountain pygmy possums generally suffer higher mortality than females as the boulderfields appear to offer some protection from predation.
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This has never been seen in another possum.
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Other mammals such as gliding possums and flying squirrels also glide, but with much poorer efficiency than birds and can not gain height.
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