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| volée de bois vert |
| 1. n-f. severe reprimand, often to correct an undesirable behaviour |
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| 2. n-f. harsh criticism |
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| French > French |
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| volée de bois vert |
| 1. n-f. (Sens propre) Bastonnade. |
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| 2. n-f. Avoinée, brossée, raclée. |
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| 3. n-f. (Figuré) Vive remontrance. |
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| Analysis |
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| volée |
| 1. Participle. feminine singular of volé |
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| 2. n-f. (of birds) flying, flight |
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| prendre la volée - to take flight |
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| 3. n-f. (of birds) flock, group |
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| 4. n-f. (of missiles) volley |
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| voler |
| 1. v. to fly (through the air) |
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| 2. v. to fly (an aircraft) |
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| 3. v. (falconry, transitive) to pursue flying |
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| 4. v. to scarper, flee |
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| 5. v. to steal, rob |
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| de |
| 1. prep. of (expresses belonging) |
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| Paris est la capitale de la France. - Paris is the capital of France. |
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| 2. prep. of (used to express property or association) |
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| Œuvres de Fermat - Fermat’s Works |
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| Elle est la femme de mon ami. - She is my friend’s wife. |
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| bois |
| 1. n-m. wood (substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree) |
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| 2. n-m. wood (wood of a particular species of tree) |
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| 3. n-m. wood, woodland (forested or wooded area) |
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| 4. n-m. antler (branching and bony structure on the head of deer, moose and elk, normally in pairs) |
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| 5. n-m. (music) woodwind instrument, woodwind |
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| boire |
| 1. v. to drink |
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| vert |
| 1. n-m. green |
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| 2. adj. green |
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