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hen
1. n. (Zoologie) Oiseau femelle.
2. n. (Zoologie) Poule.
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hen
1. n. A female chicken (Gallus gallus), particularly a sexually mature one kept for its eggs.
2. n. A female of other bird species, particularly a sexually mature female fowl.
3. n. (uncommon) A female fish or crustacean.
4. n. (figuratively, depreciatory) A woman, particularly
5. n.          (informal) A bride-to-be, particularly in the context of her "hen night" festivities.
6. n. (informal) A hen night.
7. n. (Scotland, informal) An affectionate term of address used to women or girls.
Don't cry, hen. Everything will be all right.
8. n. (figuratively, pejorative, uncommon) A henlike person of either sex.
9. n. The hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria), a bivalve shellfish.
10. adv. (dialectal) Hence.
11. v. (dialectal) To throw.
12. v. topics, en, Birds, Chickens, Female animals

Exemples de phrases

What came first? The egg or the hen?      Qu'est-ce qui est apparu en premier: l'œuf ou la poule? Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow.      Il vaut mieux un œuf aujourd'hui qu'une poule demain. If a hen has ten chicks, how many hens does a chick have?      Si une poule a dix poussins, combien de poules a un poussin ?

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