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whale [whales] (large sea mammal) noun [UK: weɪl] [US: ˈweɪl] | baleine◼◼◼nom {f}A whale is a mammal. = La baleine est un mammifère. |
whale on (to strike heavily in a fight) verb | tabasser◼◼◼verbe s’acharnerverbe |
whale shark [whale sharks] (Rhincodon typus) noun | requin-baleine◼◼◼nom {m} |
whale watching (observing whales in their natural habitat) noun | observation des baleines◼◼◼nom {f} |
whalebone (horny material from fringed plates of upper jaw of baleen whale) noun [UK: ˈweɪl.bəʊn] [US: ˈweɪlboʊn] | fanon◼◼◼nom {m} |
whaler [whalers] (vessel for hunting whales) noun [UK: ˈweɪ.lə(r)] [US: ˈweɪ.lər] | baleinier◼◼◼nom {m} |
whaler [whalers] (person who hunts whales) noun [UK: ˈweɪ.lə(r)] [US: ˈweɪ.lər] | chasseur de baleine◼◼◻nom {m} chasseuse de baleinenom {f} |
baleen whale [baleen whales] (whale of the Mysticeti suborder) noun [UK: bə.ˈliːn weɪl] [US: bə.ˈliːn ˈweɪl] | baleine à fanons◼◼◼nom {f} |
beaked whale (whales in the family Ziphiidae) noun | baleine à bec◼◼◼nom {f} |
blue whale [blue whales] (a whale, Balaenoptera musculus) noun [UK: bluː weɪl] [US: ˈbluː ˈweɪl] | rorqual bleu◼◼◼nom {f} baleine bleue◼◼◼nom {f} rorqual de Sibbaldnom {f} |
fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) noun | rorqual commun◼◼◼nom {m} |
have a whale of a time (to enjoy oneself greatly) verb [UK: həv ə weɪl əv ə ˈtaɪm] [US: həv ə ˈweɪl əv ə ˈtaɪm] | s'amuser comme un petit fouverbe s'éclaterverbe |
humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) noun [UK: ˈhʌmp bæk weɪl] [US: ˈhʌmp.ˌbæk ˈweɪl] | baleine à bosse◼◼◼nom |
killer whale [killer whales] (A sea mammal, Orcinus orca) noun [UK: ˈkɪ.lə.weɪl] [US: ˈkɪ.lə.weɪl] | épaulard◼◼◼nom {m} orque◼◼◻nom {f} |
minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata or Balaenoptera bonaerensis) noun | petit rorqual◼◼◼nom {m} baleine de minke◼◼◻nom {f} |
pilot whale (either of two species of whale) noun | globicéphale◼◼◼nom {f} baleine-pilotenom {f} |
sei whale (whale of the rorqual family) noun | rorqual boréal◼◼◼nom {m} |
sperm whale [sperm whales] (Physeter catodon) noun [UK: spɜːm weɪl] [US: ˈspɝːm ˈweɪl] | cachalot◼◼◼nom {m} |
toothed whale (whale of the Odontoceti suborder) noun | cétacé à dents◼◼◼nom {m} odontocète◼◼◻nom {m} |