drake

canard mâle

Un canard de sexe mâle.

En anglais simple : A male duck.

• A drake swam across the pond.
• The drakes had bright green heads.
• We watched a drake following a female duck.

Synonymes : male duck

Expressions courantes : mallard drake, drake and duck, young drake

dragon

Grande créature imaginaire ressemblant à un lézard, souvent ailée et capable de cracher du feu.

En anglais simple : An imaginary large creature like a lizard, often with wings and the ability to breathe fire.

• A drake guarded the cave.
• The knight raised his sword against the drake.
• Two winged drakes circled above the mountain.

Synonymes : dragon

Expressions courantes : fire drake, winged drake, slay a drake

drakkar, galère

Ancien navire de guerre à l’avant pointu, notamment utilisé par les Vikings.

En anglais simple : An old warship with a pointed front, especially one used by Vikings.

• The drake approached the shore.
• Warriors climbed aboard the drake before dawn.
• Three drakes sailed along the rocky coast.

Synonymes : warship, galley

Expressions courantes : viking drake, aboard a drake, war drake

bolide, météore

Objet venu de l’espace qui brille comme du feu en traversant le ciel.

En anglais simple : A bright object from space that appears like fire as it moves across the sky.

• A fiery drake crossed the sky.
• The villagers feared the blazing drake was an omen.
• An old account describes drakes lighting the night sky.

Synonymes : meteor, fireball

Expressions courantes : fiery drake, blazing drake