brood

ruminer, ressasser

Penser longuement et sans cesse à quelque chose qui rend triste ou inquiet.

En anglais simple : To think for a long time about something that makes you sad or worried.

• He sat alone and brooded.
• She brooded over their argument all evening.
• Why are you still brooding on what he said?

Comment l'utiliser : brood over something (Don't brood over one bad exam result.); brood on something (He spent the evening brooding on his mistakes.)

Synonymes : dwell on, mope

Expressions courantes : brood over something, brood on something, sit and brood

couver

Rester sur des œufs pour les garder au chaud jusqu’à l’éclosion des petits.

En anglais simple : To sit on eggs and keep them warm until the young animals come out.

• The hen broods her eggs.
• Both parents brooded the eggs in turns.
• How long do these birds brood before the chicks hatch?

Synonymes : incubate, sit on

Expressions courantes : brood eggs, brood the eggs

protéger, couver

Protéger quelque chose et en prendre soin pendant son développement.

En anglais simple : To protect and care for something while it develops.

• The fish broods its eggs beneath a rock.
• Some species brood their young inside their mouths.
• The female brooded the developing eggs until they were ready to hatch.

Synonymes : nurture, protect

Expressions courantes : brood young, brood developing eggs, brood the offspring

couvée

Ensemble de petits animaux, surtout d’oiseaux, nés ou éclos ensemble d’une même mère.

En anglais simple : A group of young animals, especially birds, born or hatched together from the same mother.

• The hen watched over her brood.
• A brood of chicks ran across the yard.
• These birds can raise two broods each summer.

Comment l'utiliser : a brood of something (A brood of ducklings followed their mother.)

Expressions courantes : brood of chicks, brood of ducklings, first brood

reproducteur

Se dit d’un animal élevé pour produire des petits.

En anglais simple : Kept to produce young animals.

• The farmer bought two brood hens.
• They keep their brood mares in a separate field.
• Healthy brood stock helps the fish farm produce strong young fish.

Synonymes : breeding

Expressions courantes : brood mare, brood hen, brood stock