faisan

le faisan, la faisane
A masculine or feminine noun is a noun can be masculine or feminine depending on the gender of the person or animal it refers to (e.g., le footballeur, la footballeuse).
masculine or feminine noun
a. pheasant
Nous élevons des faisans et des perdrix à la ferme.We raise pheasants and partridges on the farm.
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., l’homme, le soleil).
masculine noun
a. pheasant
Le faisan a davantage un goût de gibier que le poulet.Pheasant tastes more gamey than chicken.
3.
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
(slang)
(con man)
a. crook
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Cet homme politique est un vrai faisan. Il a déjà été condamné pour escroquerie il y a deux ans.That politician is a real crook. He was already convicted of fraud two years ago.
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