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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I. anim|al (animale) <mpl animaux> [animal, o] ADJ

1. animal BIOL:

animal (animale) espèce, comportement, graisses
animal attr
protéines d'origine animale
animal proteins

2. animal (digne de l'animal):

animal (animale) foule
savage
animal (animale) comportement
brutish

II. anim|al N m

anim|al m:

anim|al BIOL, ZOOL
animal

III. anim|al (animale) <mpl animaux> [animal, o]

animal de compagnie
pet
animal domestique
domestic animal
animal familier
pet
animal de laboratoire
laboratory animal
animal nuisible
pest
animal sauvage
wild animal
animal utile
useful animal
fouisseur (fouisseuse) animal
burrowing
égorger un animal/qn
to cut an animal's throat/sb's throat
empailler animal
to stuff
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forsooth
foi d'animal! dated
animal kingdom
règne m animal
virtual pet
animal m virtuel
tusker
animal m à défenses
yearling (gen)
animal m d'un an
animal cracker
biscuit en forme d'animal

in the PONS Dictionary

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animal <-aux> [animal, o] N m

1. animal (bête):

animal
animal
animal domestique/sauvage
domestic/wild animal

2. animal (personne stupide):

animal
imbecile

3. animal (personne brutale):

animal
brute

animal(e) <-aux> [animal, o] ADJ

1. animal ZOOL, BIOL:

animal(e) matières, fonctions
animal

2. animal (rapporté à l'homme):

animal(e) instinct
animal
animal(e) comportement, confiance
instinctive

3. animal pej (bestial):

animal(e)
brutish
harnacher animal
to harness
flairer animal
to scent
flairer animal, personne
to sense
malfaisant(e) animal, être
harmful
râblé(e) animal
broad-backed
plumer animal
to pluck
immoler qn/un animal à qn/qc
to sacrifice sb/an animal to sb/sth
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deep-sea animal
animal m pélagique
sea animal
animal m marin
in the PONS Dictionary
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animal(e) <-aux> [animal, -o] ADJ

1. animal ZOOL, BIOL:

animal(e) matières, fonctions
animal

2. animal (rapporté à l'homme):

animal(e) instinct
animal
animal(e) comportement, confiance
instinctive

3. animal pej (bestial):

animal(e)
brutish

animal <-aux> [animal, -o] N m

1. animal (bête):

animal
animal
animal domestique/sauvage
domestic/wild animal

2. animal (personne stupide):

animal
imbecile

3. animal (personne brutale):

animal
brute
harnacher animal
to harness
flairer animal
to scent
flairer animal, personne
to sense
débusquer animal
to drive out
empaillé(e) animal
stuffed
immoler qn/un animal à qn/qc
to sacrifice sb/an animal to sb/sth
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sea animal
animal m marin
deep-sea animal
animal m pélagique
roadkill
animal m écrasé

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

acclimater un animal dans un zoo
to acclimatize an animal to a zoo Brit
acclimater un animal dans un zoo
to acclimate an animal to a zoo Am
faire des caresses à qn/un animal
to caress sb/to pet an animal
franchir un ruisseau personne, animal, pont
to cross a stream
lustrer sa fourrure/son poil animal
to lick one's fur

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