water buffalo in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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buffalo <pl buffaloes, or collect buffalo> [Brit ˈbʌfələʊ, Am ˈbəf(ə)ˌloʊ] N

I.water [Brit ˈwɔːtə, Am ˈwɔdər, ˈwɑdər] N

water
eau f
drinking water
eau potable
running water
eau courante
tap water
eau du robinet
washing-up water
eau de vaisselle
by water
par bateau
under water (submerged)
sous l'eau
under water (flooded)
inondé
at high/low water
à marée haute/basse
to let in water shoe, boat:
prendre l'eau
to make water ship:
faire eau
to pass water
uriner
to turn the water on/off
ouvrir/fermer le robinet
he lives across the water on the mainland
il habite sur le continent
our French colleagues across the water
nos collègues français de l'autre côté de la Manche
the wine was flowing like water
le vin coulait à flots
to keep one's head above water lit
garder la tête hors de l'eau
to keep one's head above water (financially) fig
faire face à ses engagements
to keep one's head above water attr glass, jug, tank
à eau
to keep one's head above water snake, shrew
d'eau
to keep one's head above water filter, pump
à eau
to keep one's head above water pipe, pressure, shortage
d'eau
to keep one's head above water industry
de l'eau

III.water [Brit ˈwɔːtə, Am ˈwɔdər, ˈwɑdər] VB trans

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IV.water [Brit ˈwɔːtə, Am ˈwɔdər, ˈwɑdər] VB intr

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V.water [Brit ˈwɔːtə, Am ˈwɔdər, ˈwɑdər]

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water buffalo in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for water buffalo in the English»French Dictionary

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buffalo <-(es)> [ˈbʌfələʊ, Am -əloʊ] N

I.water [ˈwɔ:təʳ, Am ˈwɑ:t̬ɚ] N

II.water [ˈwɔ:təʳ, Am ˈwɑ:t̬ɚ] VB trans

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III.water [ˈwɔ:təʳ, Am ˈwɑ:t̬ɚ] VB intr

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The state animal is the "van bhainsa", or wild water buffalo.
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His authoritative works on the wild water buffalo have been published recently as the first monograph on this endangered species.
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Traditionally, boys learned the script around the age of twelve when they were old and strong enough to tend to the water buffalo.
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Five types of animals, always male, are considered acceptable for sacrifice: water buffalo, goats, sheep, chickens, and ducks.
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Water buffalo are a regular feature, even in the suburbs, being walked to and from the fields at dawn and dusk.
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While it was sensitive, but not selective for people, many water buffalo became targets.
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They prefer hunting large ungulates such as chital, sambar, gaur, and to a lesser extent also barasingha, water buffalo, nilgai, serow and takin.
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It paid taxes on wheat, barley, sesame, fruits, vineyards, beehives, goats, and water buffalo.
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The singa is described as part human, part water buffalo, and part crocodile or lizard.
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People often photograph and ride the water buffalo.
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