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Inflections of 'rabbit ' (n ): rabbits npl (All usages) rabbit npl (Can be used as a collective plural—e.g. "The men are hunting rabbit.")
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Principales traductions
rabbit n (animal) (animal ) lapin nm
(femelle ) lapine nf
Rabbits have been eating the vegetables in my garden. My son got a pet rabbit for his birthday, and he's called her Hopper.
Les lapins ont mangé les légumes de mon jardin.
Mon fils a eu un lapin pour son anniversaire et il l'a appelé Hopper.
rabbit n (meat: rabbit flesh) (viande ) lapin nm
The barmaid served us rabbit stewed with carrots and potatoes.
Traductions supplémentaires
rabbit fur n (rabbit fur) (fourrure ) lapin nm
I don't like the look of rabbit, so I'll buy a coat made of wool.
Je n'aime pas l'aspect du lapin, alors j'achèterai plutôt un manteau en laine.
rabbit n figurative (sports: initially fast runner) (Athlétisme : figuré ) lièvre nm
You be my rabbit, and set the pace.
C'est toi qui fais le lièvre et qui donnes le rythme à la course.
rabbit about [sth] vi + prep UK, slang (talk incessantly) parler (sans arrêt) de [qch] vi + prép
He's a real bore at parties - always rabbiting about the economy or immigration.
Il est vraiment ennuyeux en soirée : toujours à parler de l'économie ou l'immigration.
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Verbes à particule
rabbit on vi phrasal UK, slang (talk incessantly) parler (dans le vide) vi
(familier, péjoratif ) radoter⇒ , bavasser⇒ , blablater⇒ vi
Brian never stops rabbiting on.
rabbit on about [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep UK, slang (talk incessantly) parler (sans arrêt) de vi + prép
(familier, péjoratif ) radoter sur, bavasser sur, blablater sur vi + prép
Barbara is always rabbiting on about her lazy husband.
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Formes composées
bunny rabbit n informal (affectionate term for a rabbit) lapin, petit lapin nm
(familier, enfantin ) lapinou nm
The children say that they want to have a bunny rabbit as a pet.
Les enfants disent qu'ils veulent un lapin de compagnie.
hare's-foot fern, rabbit's-foot fern, golden polypody n (plant) fougère patte de lapin nf
jackrabbit, jack rabbit n (North American hare) lièvre nm
jackrabbit, jack rabbit n as adj figurative (with a sudden movement forward) (figuré ) de lièvre loc adj
lucky rabbit's foot n (paw of a rabbit kept as a lucky charm) patte de lapin nf
I always carry my lucky rabbit's foot when I sit an exam.
J'ai toujours ma patte de lapin avec moi quand je passe un examen.
rabbit bandicoot, rabbit-eared bandicoot, bilby n (animal: burrowing marsupial) (animal australien ) bandicoot lapin, bilby nm
rabbit fur n (pelt of a rabbit) peau de lapin nf
(fourrure ) lapin nm
The hat was made of rabbit fur.
rabbit hole n (opening of a rabbit's burrow) terrier de lapin nm
The small dog disappeared down a rabbit hole.
Le petit chien a disparu dans un terrier de lapin.
rabbit hole n figurative (strange, surreal situation) (figuré ) puits sans fond, monde parallèle nm
spirale infernale nf
se perdre⇒ , s'égarer⇒ v pron
se faire aspirer dans le monde de [qch] loc v
rabbit stew n (slow-cooked dish of rabbit meat) civet de lapin nm
The chef was making a rabbit stew.
rabbit trail n figurative (digression, confused path) chemin détourné nm
The discussion had gone down a rabbit trail.
rabbit warren n (network of rabbit burrows) garenne nf
A rabbit warren consists of a series of tunnels that are connected to each other.
rabbit-proof fence n (enclosure, barrier: to keep out rabbits) clôture anti-lapins, clôture contre les lapins nf
rabbit-proof fence n AU, informal (boundary between Australian states) (Australie ) clôture anti-lapins, clôture contre les lapins nf
frontière entre États australiens
Rabbit Proof Fence, State Barrier Fence of Western Australia n (long fence in Australia) (d'Australie-Occidentale ) clôture anti-lapins, clôture contre les lapins nf
rarebit, Welsh rarebit, Welsh rabbit n (cheese on toast) toast au fromage nm
snowshoe rabbit n (animal: variety of hare) lièvre d'Amérique nm
Snowshoe rabbits live in forest areas.
lièvre variable nm
lièvre à raquettes nm
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