mustang

mustang

Petit cheval robuste qui vit en liberté dans l’ouest de l’Amérique du Nord.

En anglais simple : A small, strong horse that lives freely in western North America.

• A mustang ran across the plain.
• The mustangs gathered near the river.
• She trained a young mustang to accept a rider.

Synonymes : wild horse

Expressions courantes : wild mustang, mustang herd, mustang stallion

officier issu du rang

Officier qui a commencé sa carrière comme simple soldat ou marin.

En anglais simple : A military officer who began service as an ordinary soldier or sailor.

• Our captain is a mustang.
• The mustang began his career as a private.
• Many soldiers respected the mustang for his practical experience.

Expressions courantes : mustang officer, experienced mustang

officier issu de la marine marchande

Marin de commerce devenu officier de la marine américaine pendant la guerre de Sécession.

En anglais simple : A merchant sailor who became a US Navy officer during the American Civil War.

• The mustang had previously sailed on merchant ships.
• Several mustangs served aboard Union warships.
• This mustang received his naval commission during the Civil War.

Expressions courantes : naval mustang, Civil War mustang

chasser les chevaux sauvages

Chasser des chevaux sauvages, notamment pour fournir l’armée ou produire de la nourriture pour animaux domestiques.

En anglais simple : To hunt wild horses, especially to supply the military or make food for pets.

• The riders used to mustang on the plains.
• They mustanged to supply horses for the army.
• He spent years mustanging in the western desert.

Expressions courantes : mustang for profit, mustang on horseback