nightingale

rossignol

Petit oiseau brun connu pour son beau chant, souvent entendu la nuit.

En anglais simple : A small brown bird known for its beautiful song, often heard at night.

• A nightingale sang in the garden.
• We listened to nightingales in the woods.
• Have you ever heard a nightingale at night?

Synonymes : philomel

Expressions courantes : nightingale song, hear a nightingale, singing nightingale

châle à manches

Châle chaud en flanelle, muni de manches, autrefois porté par les malades assis dans leur lit.

En anglais simple : A warm flannel wrap with sleeves, formerly worn by sick people sitting up in bed.

• The nurse wrapped her in a nightingale.
• A flannel nightingale kept the patient’s shoulders warm.
• She wore a nightingale while sitting up in bed.

Expressions courantes : flannel nightingale, wear a nightingale