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le mouton
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., l’homme, le soleil).
1. (animal)
a. sheep (invariable)
A word or phrase that doesn't change according to the number or gender of the thing it describes (e.g., les chiens marron).
Dans le pré, le mouton broutait tranquillement l'herbe verte.In the meadow, the sheep was quietly grazing the green grass.
2. (culinary)
a. mutton
Yara prépare un délicieux curry de mouton pour le dîner.Yara is making a delicious mutton curry for dinner.
b. white horses (plural) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is plural (e.g., les livres).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom.
Regarde les moutons sur les vagues !Look at the white horses on the waves!
5. (figurative) (person who is easily influenced)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
a. sheep (invariable)
A word or phrase that doesn't change according to the number or gender of the thing it describes (e.g., les chiens marron).
Alex est un vrai mouton qui croit tout ce qu'on lui dit.Alex is such a sheep who believes everything he's told.
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