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Définitions

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parrot
1. n. Perroquet.
2. n. (Familier) Personne qui répète lui-même comme un perroquet.
3. v. Répéter (quelque chose) comme un perroquet.
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parrot
1. n. A kind of bird, many species of which are colourful and able to mimic human speech, of the order Psittaciformes or (narrowly) of the family Psittacidae.
I bought a wonderful parrot at the pet store.
2. n. A parroter; a person who repeats the words or ideas of others.
What kind of a parrot are you? He just said that.
3. n. (archaic) A puffin.
4. n. (geology, obsolete) Channel coal.
5. v. To repeat (exactly what has just been said) without necessarily showing understanding, in the manner of a parrot.
The interviewee merely parroted the views of her tabloid.

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Exemples de phrases

If this damn parrot doesn't stop screaming now I'll break its neck.      Si ce maudit perroquet n'arrête pas tout de suite de crier, je lui tords le cou.

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