hare

lièvre

Animal ressemblant au lapin, généralement plus grand, avec des oreilles plus longues et des pattes arrière puissantes.

En anglais simple : An animal like a rabbit, usually larger, with longer ears and strong back legs.

• A hare ran across the field.
• Hares have longer ears than rabbits.
• We watched a hare eating grass near the woods.

Expressions courantes : brown hare, wild hare, hare and tortoise

lièvre

Viande de lièvre consommée comme aliment.

En anglais simple : The meat of a wild animal similar to a rabbit, eaten as food.

• We ate hare for dinner.
• The chef served hare with a rich sauce.
• Have you ever cooked hare?

Expressions courantes : roast hare, braised hare, hare stew

chenu

Qui a les cheveux gris ou blancs, surtout à cause de l’âge.

En anglais simple : Having grey or white hair, especially because of old age.

• A hare old man sat by the fire.
• His hare head bowed as he listened.
• The poet described a hare elder with kind eyes.

Synonymes : grey-haired, hoary

Expressions courantes : hare old man, hare head

glacial, froid

Très froid, au point que du gel se forme sur le sol ou d’autres surfaces.

En anglais simple : Very cold, with ice forming on the ground or other surfaces.

• It was a hare day in December.
• We set out on a hare morning.
• The hare weather kept us indoors.

Synonymes : frosty, cold

Contraires : warm

Expressions courantes : hare day, hare weather