prairie wolf in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for prairie wolf in the English»French Dictionary

prairie wolf N Am

prairie wolf

coyote m

Translations for prairie wolf in the English»French Dictionary

prairie [Brit ˈprɛːri, Am ˈprɛri] N

prairie

plaine f (herbeuse)

prairie

prairie f

I.wolf <pl wolves> [Brit wʊlf, Am wʊlf] N

1. wolf:

wolf

loup m

she-wolf

louve f

the big bad wolf

le grand méchant loup

2. wolf (womanizer):

wolf inf, fig

cavaleur m inf

II.wolf [Brit wʊlf, Am wʊlf] VB trans

wolf → wolf down

III.wolf [Brit wʊlf, Am wʊlf]

to cry wolf

crier au loup

to be a wolf in sheep's clothing

être un loup déguisé en brebis

to keep the wolf from the door

mettre qn à l'abri du besoin

a lone wolf

un/une solitaire m/f

to throw sb to the wolves

jeter qn dans la gueule du loup

See also wolf down

I.wolf down VB [Brit wʊlf -, Am wʊlf -] (wolf down [sth], wolf [sth] down)

wolf down food:

wolf down

engloutir, dévorer

prairie wolf in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for prairie wolf in the English»French Dictionary

prairie [ˈpreəri, Am ˈpreri] N (area of flat land)

prairie

plaine f

Prairie N no pl

the Prairie(s)

la Grande Prairie

I.wolf <wolves> [wʊlf] N

wolf

loup m

a she wolf

une louve

wolf cub

louveteau m

Phrases:

to keep the wolf from the door

subvenir à ses besoins

a wolf in sheep's clothing

un loup déguisé en brebis

to cry wolf

crier au loup

to throw sb to the wolves

jeter qn aux lions

II.wolf [wʊlf] VB trans inf

to wolf sth (down)

engloutir qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

And if you have a moustache or a full beard of your own, maybe you'll both hear, faintly, the howl of a prairie wolf out there on the horizon.

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