cub

petit, ourson

Petit d’un ours, d’un lion, d’un renard, d’un loup ou d’un animal semblable.

En anglais simple : A young bear, lion, fox, wolf, or similar animal.

• The bear has two cubs.
• A lion cub played beside its mother.
• The fox carried her cub back to the den.

Expressions courantes : bear cub, lion cub, fox cub, newborn cub

mettre bas

Donner naissance à ses petits, en parlant d’un ours, d’un renard, d’un lion ou d’un animal semblable.

En anglais simple : For a bear, fox, lion, or similar animal to give birth to its young.

• The fox will cub in spring.
• The bear cubbed in a sheltered den.
• Has this lioness cubbed before?

Synonymes : give birth

Expressions courantes : cub in spring, cub in captivity, cub in something