don't fox
Negative imperative conjugation of fox.
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USAGE NOTE
The plural of "fox" is "foxes" or "fox."
fox
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
1. (animal)
a. le renard (M), la renarde (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
The fox's fur is reddish.Le pelage du renard est rougeâtre.
2. (colloquial) (figurative) (cunning person)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
a. le renard (M), la renarde (F) (colloquial) (figurative)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
What an old fox! Pete tricked us all!Quel vieux renard ! Pete nous a tous bernés !
3. (colloquial) (attractive person) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States.
a. le canon (M) (colloquial) (figurative)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
I can't believe a plain kid like Victor grew up to be such a fox.Je n’arrive pas à croire qu’un gamin aussi banal que Victor soit devenu un tel canon.
b. la bombe (F) (colloquial) (figurative)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
Anyone would fall in love with Tracy. She's a real fox.N'importe qui tomberait amoureux de Tracy. C'est une vraie bombe.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
4. (to deceive)
a. duper
Mauricio's such a hypocrite. He foxed us all.Mauricio est vraiment un hypocrite. Il nous a tous dupés.
5. (to perplex)
b. dérouter
The mystery behind that old necklace continues to fox me.Le mystère qui entoure ce vieux collier continue de me dérouter.
Conjugations
Indicative of "fox"
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