rabbit

lapin

Petit animal aux longues oreilles, au pelage doux et à la queue courte, qui se déplace en sautant.

En anglais simple : A small animal with long ears, soft fur, and a short tail that moves by jumping.

• Our rabbit has white fur.
• Two rabbits were eating grass in the garden.
• Did you feed the rabbit this morning?

Synonymes : bunny

Expressions courantes : pet rabbit, wild rabbit, rabbit hole, feed a rabbit

lapin

Viande de lapin consommée comme aliment.

En anglais simple : Meat from a small, long-eared animal, eaten as food.

• We had rabbit for dinner.
• She cooked rabbit with onions and wine.
• The restaurant serves a rich rabbit stew.

Expressions courantes : rabbit stew, roast rabbit, braised rabbit, cook rabbit

lièvre

Coureur qui impose une allure dans une course pour aider les autres ou les pousser à courir plus vite.

En anglais simple : A runner who sets the speed in a race to help or challenge other runners.

• The rabbit led the first lap.
• They hired a rabbit to help the runner break the record.
• The rabbit dropped out after setting a fast pace.

Synonymes : pacemaker, pacer

Expressions courantes : race rabbit, rabbit sets pace, use a rabbit

bavarder, jacasser

Parler sans arrêt au point d’agacer, souvent de choses sans importance.

En anglais simple : To keep talking in an annoying way, often about things that do not matter.

• Please stop rabbiting on.
• She rabbited about her neighbours for an hour.
• He kept rabbiting while I tried to read.

Comment l'utiliser : rabbit on about something (He rabbited on about his new phone all evening.)

Synonymes : babble, chatter, prattle

Expressions courantes : rabbit on, rabbit about something, rabbit on about something

détaler, s'enfuir

Partir en courant très vite, généralement par peur ou pour échapper à quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To run away quickly, usually because you are afraid or want to escape.

• He looked ready to rabbit.
• The thief rabbited when he saw the police.
• She rabbited out of the room before anyone could stop her.

Comment l'utiliser : rabbit from someone/something (The suspect tried to rabbit from the police.)

Synonymes : flee, bolt, run away

Contraires : stay

Expressions courantes : rabbit away, rabbit from someone