canard
le canard
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., l’homme, le soleil).
1. (animal)
a. duck
Il y a toujours deux ou trois canards qui barbotent dans la mare.There are always two or three ducks paddling in the pond.
2. (culinary)
3. (colloquial) (poor-quality newspaper)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. rag (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Tu lis encore ce canard ?Are you reading that rag again?
4. (colloquial) (music)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. wrong note
Au milieu de la symphonie, le saxophoniste a fait un canard.In the middle of the symphony, the saxophonist hit the wrong note.
5. (colloquial) (drinking vessel for bedridden patients)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. feeding cup
L'utilisation d'un canard peut aider un patient à s'alimenter après une opération.The use of a feeding cup can help a patient eat after surgery.
a. lump of sugar dipped in coffee
Ma grand-mère me proposait souvent un canard au petit déjeuner.My grandmother would often give me a lump of sugar dipped in coffee at breakfast.
b. lump of sugar dipped in liquor
On se fait un petit canard ?Shall we have a lump of sugar dipped in liquor?
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