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fox
1. n. (Zoologie) Renard.
2. v. (Transitif) Tromper, duper.
3. v. (Intransitif) Ruser.
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fox
1. n. A red fox, small carnivore (Vulpes vulpes), related to dogs and wolves, with red or silver fur and a bushy tail.
the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
2. n. Any of numerous species of small wild canids resembling the red fox. In the taxonomy they form the tribe Vulpini within the family Canidae, consisting of nine genera (see the Wikipedia article on the
3. n. The fur of a fox.
4. n. A fox terrier.
5. n. The gemmeous dragonet, a fish, , so called from its yellow color.
6. n. A cunning person.
7. n. (slang) A physically attractive man or woman.
8. n. (nautical) A small strand of rope made by twisting several rope-yarns together. Used for seizings, mats, sennits, and gaskets.
9. n. (mechanics) A wedge driven into the split end of a bolt to tighten it.
10. n. (cartomancy) The fourteenth Lenormand card.
11. n. (obsolete) A sword; so called from the stamp of a fox on the blade, or perhaps of a wolf taken for a fox.
12. v. To trick, fool or outwit (someone) by cunning or ingenuity.
13. v. To confuse or baffle (someone).
This crossword puzzle has completely foxed me.
14. v. (intransitive) To act slyly or craftily.
15. v. (intransitive) To discolour paper. Fox marks are spots on paper caused by humidity.
The pages of the book show distinct foxing.
16. v. To make sour, as beer, by causing it to ferment.
17. v. (intransitive) To turn sour; said of beer, etc., when it sours in fermenting.
18. v. To intoxicate; to stupefy with drink.
19. v. To repair (boots) with new front upper leather, or to piece the upper fronts of.
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renard
1. n-m. fox (small carnivore)
2. n-m. (figurative) crafty, purposeful and cunning character
3. n-m. (slang) flatulence
4. n-m. (nautical) ancient navigation tool: circular, wooden or copper plate, which enables the helmsman to keep a record of wind conditions by inserting pegs at specific positions
5. n-m. hardly detectable cracks or holes causing a water tank or pond to empty itself

Exemples de phrases

There is no such thing as a naïve fox, nor a man without faults.      Un renard naïf n'existe pas, un homme sans faute il n'y en a pas. The forest animals are on time, only the fox arrived late.      Les animaux de la forêt étaient à l'heure, seul le renard arrivait en retard.

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