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fox meaning in French

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fox [foxes] (Vulpes)
noun
[UK: fɒks]
[US: ˈfɑːks]

[archaic]nom

fox cub (young fox)
noun

renardeau◼◼◼nom {m}

fox moth (Macrothylacia rubi)
noun

anneau du diablenom {m}

Bombyx de la roncenom {m}

polyphagenom {f}

fox terrier (dog breeds)
noun
[UK: fɒks ˈte.rɪə(r)]
[US: ˈfɑːks ˈte.riər]

fox-terrier◼◼◼nom {m}

foxglove [foxgloves] (plant of the genus Digitalis)
noun
[UK: ˈfɒks.ɡlʌv]
[US: ˈfɑːkˌs.ɡləv]

digitale◼◼◼nom {f}

foxhole (small pit dug into the ground as a shelter)
noun
[UK: ˈfɒks.həʊl]
[US: ˈfɑːkshoʊl]

tranchée◼◼◼nom {f}There are no atheists in foxholes. = Il n'y a pas d'athées dans les tranchées.

trou de tirailleur◼◻◻nom {m}

foxhole (fox's burrow)
noun
[UK: ˈfɒks.həʊl]
[US: ˈfɑːkshoʊl]

renardière◼◼◻nom {f}

foxhunt (a hunt for foxes)
noun
[UK: ˈfɒks.hʌnt]
[US: ˈfɑːks.hʌnt]

chasse au renard◼◼◼nom {f}

foxie (fox terrier)
noun

fox-terriernom {m}

foxy [foxier, foxiest] ((of a person) red-haired)
adjective
[UK: ˈfɒk.si]
[US: ˈfɑːk.si]

roux◼◼◼adjectif

foxy [foxier, foxiest] ((of wine))
adjective
[UK: ˈfɒk.si]
[US: ˈfɑːk.si]

foxé◼◼◼adjectif

foxtail [foxtails] (foxtail grass)
noun
[UK: ˈfɑːk.ˌstel]
[US: ˈfɑːk.ˌstel]

vulpin◼◼◼nom {m}

foxtail [foxtails] (tail of a fox)
noun
[UK: ˈfɑːk.ˌstel]
[US: ˈfɑːk.ˌstel]

queue de renard◼◻◻nom {f}

arctic fox [arctic foxes] (Vulpes lagopus)
noun
[UK: ˈɑːk.tɪk.fɒks]
[US: ˈɑːk.tɪk.fɒks]

renard polaire◼◼◼nom {m}

bat-eared fox [bat-eared foxes] (Otocyon megalotis)
noun
[UK: bæt ɪəd fɒks ]
[US: bæt ɪrd fɑks ]

otocyon◼◼◼nom {m}

renard à oreilles de chauve-souris◼◼◻nom {m}

chien oreillardnom {m}

Bengal fox (Vulpes bengalensis)
noun

renard du Bengale◼◼◼nom {m}

blue fox [blue foxes] (variant of the arctic fox)
noun
[UK: bluː fɒks]
[US: ˈbluː ˈfɑːks]

renard bleu◼◼◼nom {m}

corsac fox (Vulpes corsac)
noun
[UK: kˈɔːsak fˈɒks]
[US: kˈɔːrsæk fˈɑːks]

renard corsac◼◼◼nom {m}

crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous)
noun

renard crabier◼◼◼nom {m}

petit loupnom {m}

renard des savanesnom {m}

Darwin's fox (South American mammal)
noun

Renard de Darwin◼◼◼nom

flying fox noun
[UK: ˈflaɪ.ɪŋ fɒks]
[US: ˈflaɪ.ɪŋ ˈfɑːks]

roussette◼◼◼nom {f}

renard volant◼◼◼nom {m}

flying fox (bat of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon)
noun
[UK: ˈflaɪ.ɪŋ fɒks]
[US: ˈflaɪ.ɪŋ ˈfɑːks]

renard volant◼◼◼nom {m}

island fox (Urocyon littoralis)
noun

renard gris insulaire◼◼◼nom {m}

red fox [red foxes] (Vulpes vulpes)
noun
[UK: red fɒks]
[US: ˈred ˈfɑːks]

renard roux◼◼◼nom {m}

silver fox [silver foxes] (fox with pale yellow fur)
noun
[UK: ˈsɪl.və.ˈfɒks]
[US: ˈsɪl.və.ˈfɒks]

renard argenté◼◼◼nom {m}

sly as a fox (very sly)
adjective
[UK: slaɪ əz ə fɒks]
[US: sˈlaɪ ˈæz ə ˈfɑːks]

rusé comme un renardadjectif

sly fox (person artfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily)
noun
[UK: slaɪ fɒks]
[US: sˈlaɪ ˈfɑːks]

rusé◼◼◼nom

malin◼◻◻nom

sournois◼◻◻nom

matoisnom

the fox may grow grey but never good (one cannot change one's own nature)
phrase

les loups peuvent perdre leurs dentsphrase

mais non le naturelphrase

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