mole

taupe

Petit animal au pelage doux et à la vue faible, qui vit sous terre et creuse des tunnels.

En anglais simple : A small animal that lives underground and digs tunnels, with poor eyesight and soft fur.

• A mole dug under our lawn.
• Moles eat worms and other small animals.
• We found a mole near the garden fence.

Expressions courantes : a small mole, mole tunnel, mole burrow, mole population

grain de beauté

Petite tache sombre sur la peau, parfois en relief ou portant des poils.

En anglais simple : A small dark mark on the skin, sometimes raised or covered with hair.

• She has a mole on her cheek.
• The doctor checked the mole on his arm.
• Some moles become darker over time.

Synonymes : beauty mark

Expressions courantes : dark mole, raised mole, mole removal