hawk

épervier, autour

Oiseau aux griffes pointues qui capture d’autres animaux pour se nourrir.

En anglais simple : A bird with sharp claws that catches other animals for food.

• A hawk flew over the field.
• We watched the hawk catch a mouse.
• Two hawks were circling above the trees.

Expressions courantes : a hawk overhead, hawk nest, hawk wings, a hunting hawk

vendre à la criée, colporter

Proposer des marchandises à la vente, souvent en interpellant les gens dans des lieux publics.

En anglais simple : To offer things for sale, often by calling out to people in public places.

• They hawk fruit outside the station.
• Vendors hawked cheap toys along the beach.
• He earns money hawking newspapers on busy streets.

Synonymes : sell, peddle

Expressions courantes : hawk goods, hawk souvenirs, hawk something

expectorer, se racler la gorge

Faire sortir des glaires de la gorge en toussant ou en se raclant bruyamment la gorge.

En anglais simple : To force thick liquid out of your throat by coughing or clearing it loudly.

• He hawked and spat into the sink.
• She hawked up mucus after a coughing fit.
• The man kept hawking loudly behind us.

Comment l'utiliser : hawk up something (He hawked up some mucus and spat into a tissue.)

Synonymes : cough up, expectorate

Expressions courantes : hawk up phlegm, hawk up mucus, hawk and spit

chasser en vol

Attraper ou attaquer d’autres animaux en volant.

En anglais simple : To catch or attack other animals while flying.

• Swallows hawk for insects.
• The birds hawked at flies above the water.
• Bats were hawking around the streetlights.

Comment l'utiliser : hawk at something (The birds hawked at flies above the pond.); hawk for something (Swallows hawk for insects over the meadow.)

Synonymes : hunt in flight

Expressions courantes : hawk at flies, hawk for insects