Translations for whale in the English»French Dictionary

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I.whale [Brit weɪl, Am (h)weɪl] N

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1. whale ZOOL:

whale

2. whale inf:

a whale of a difference/story

une super différence/histoire inf

to have a whale of a time

s'amuser comme un fou

II.whale [Brit weɪl, Am (h)weɪl] VB trans Am (thrash)

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whale inf, lit, fig

donner une raclée à inf

blue whale N

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blue whale

baleine f bleue

whale watcher [ˈweɪl wɒtʃə, Amˈ(h)weɪl ˌwɑtʃər] N

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whale watcher

observateur/-trice m/f de baleines

whale calf N

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whale calf

whale watching [ˈweɪl wɒtʃɪŋ, Amˈweɪl wɑtʃɪŋ] N

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whale watching

observation f des baleines

whale oil N

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whale oil

huile f de baleine

white whale N

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white whale

baleine f blanche

right whale N

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right whale

baleine f franche

pilot whale N

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pilot whale

globicéphale m

killer whale N

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killer whale

Translations for whale in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

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I.whale [weɪl] N

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whale

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to have a whale of a time

drôlement bien s'amuser

a whale of a ... Am, Aus

II.whale [weɪl] VB intr

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whale

pêcher la baleine

sperm whale N

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sperm whale

whale shark N

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whale shark

requin m baleine

killer whale N

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killer whale

whale oil N

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whale oil

blanc m de baleine

Translations for whale in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

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sperm whale

whale

s'amuser comme un petit fou inf

to have a whale of a time

to have a whale of a time

drôlement bien s'amuser

a whale of a ... Am, Aus

to have a whale of a time

s'amuser comme un petit fou inf

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The boys say that they only want to push the whale back to the sea. en.wikipedia.org

The gift shop features canned whale and whale hotdogs among its items. en.wikipedia.org

Whale baleen was used to make picture frames for paintings, walking sticks and knifehilts. en.wikipedia.org

Instead of returning home with whale oil, they brought back whale meat in brine. en.wikipedia.org

It was considered to be the largest whale transport ever attempted. en.wikipedia.org

Visitors can view the whales from cliff top boardwalks and lookouts, with whales swimming almost directly below. en.wikipedia.org

Some other dishes are: cubed and grilled blubber, cartilage salads, and whale skin stew. en.wikipedia.org

It was with the development of deep-sea robotic exploration that whale falls were first observed in the late 1970s. en.wikipedia.org

Equally, the novel describes most large mammalian species (elephants, whales, gorillas, etc.) as having gone extinct. en.wikipedia.org

Human hunting of whales from the 17th century until 1986 radically reduced the populations of some whale species. en.wikipedia.org

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