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hold one's horses (idiomatic: to be patient) verb [UK: həʊld wʌnz ˈhɔː.sɪz] [US: hoʊld wʌnz ˈhɔːr.səz] | butterfly)verbe minuteverbe |
I could eat a horse (I am very hungry) phrase [UK: ˈaɪ kʊd iːt ə hɔːs] [US: ˈaɪ ˈkʊd ˈiːt ə ˈhɔːrs] | j'ai une faim de loup◼◼◼phrase |
led horse (spare horse led by attendant) noun [UK: led hɔːs] [US: ˈled ˈhɔːrs] | cheval de mainnom {m} |
on one's high horse (self-righteous) preposition | sur ses grands chevauxpreposition |
one-horse town (very small town) noun [UK: wʌn hɔːs taʊn] [US: wʌn ˈhɔːrs ˈtaʊn] | bled paumé [colloquial]◼◼◼nom {m} |
pack horse (horse used for carrying luggage) noun | cheval de bât◼◼◼nom |
pommel horse (gymnastic apparatus) noun [UK: ˈpʌm.l̩ hɔːs] [US: ˈpɑːm.l̩ ˈhɔːrs] | cheval d'arçons◼◼◼nom {m} |
Przewalski's horse [Przewalski's horses] (Equus ferus przewalskii) noun | cheval de Przewalski◼◼◼nom {m} |
put the cart before the horse (to put things in the wrong order) verb [UK: ˈpʊt ðə kɑːt bɪ.ˈfɔː(r) ðə hɔːs] [US: ˈpʊt ðə ˈkɑːrt bɪ.ˈfɔːr ðə ˈhɔːrs] | |
racehorse [racehorses] (horse that competes in races) noun [UK: ˈreɪs.hɔːs] [US: ˈreɪs.ˌhɔːrs] | cheval de course◼◼◼nom {m} |
rocking horse (a child’s toy consisting of a (usually wooden) horse mounted on a rocker or swing) noun [UK: ˈrɒkɪŋ hɔːs] [US: ˈrɑːkɪŋ ˈhɔːrs] | cheval à bascule◼◼◼nom {m} |
sawhorse [sawhorses] (a device used to temporarily raise and support pieces of material) noun [UK: ˈsɔː.hɔːs] [US: ˈsɔːr.hɔːrs] | tréteaunom {m} |
sea horse (fish) noun | hippocampe◼◼◼nom {m} |
straight from the horse's mouth (firsthand) adverb [UK: streɪt frəm ðə ˈhɔː.səz maʊθ] [US: ˈstreɪt frəm ðə ˈhɔːr.səz ˈmaʊθ] | de première mainadverbe |
straight from the horse's mouth (from the source) adjective [UK: streɪt frəm ðə ˈhɔː.səz maʊθ] [US: ˈstreɪt frəm ðə ˈhɔːr.səz ˈmaʊθ] | de première mainadjectif |
Trojan horse [Trojan horses] (computing: malicious program) noun [UK: ˈtrəʊ.dʒən hɔːs] [US: ˈtroʊ.dʒən ˈhɔːrs] | cheval de Troie◼◼◼nom {m} trojan◼◼◻nom {m} |
Trojan horse (epic wooden horse) proper noun [UK: ˈtrəʊ.dʒən hɔːs] [US: ˈtroʊ.dʒən ˈhɔːrs] | cheval de Troie◼◼◼nom propre |
Trojan horse [Trojan horses] (subversive person or device) noun [UK: ˈtrəʊ.dʒən hɔːs] [US: ˈtroʊ.dʒən ˈhɔːrs] | cheval de Troie◼◼◼nom {m} |
unhorse [unhorsed, unhorsing, unhorses] (remove from a horse) verb [UK: ˌʌn.ˈhɔːs] [US: ˌʌn.ˈhɔːrs] | désarçonner◼◼◼verbe |
warhorse (horse used in horse-cavalry) noun [UK: ˈwɔː.hɔːs] [US: ˈwɔːr.hɔːrs] | destrier◼◼◼nom {m} |
Whitehorse (capital of the Yukon Territory, Canada) proper noun [UK: ˈwaɪt.ˌhɔːs] [US: ˈwaɪt.ˌhɔːrs] | Whitehorse◼◼◼nom propre |
wind horse (allegory for the human soul) noun | cheval du vent◼◼◼nom {m} |
workhorse [workhorses] (anyone that does a lot of work) noun [UK: ˈwɜːk.hɔːs] [US: ˈwɝːk.hɔːrs] | bourreau de travail◼◼◼nom |
you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink (you can show someone how to do something, but you can't make them do it) phrase | on ne saurait faire boire un âne qui n'a pas soif [You can't force a donkey to drink when he's not thirsty]phrase |