la queue
A feminine noun is used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la dame, la lune).
feminine noun
a. tail
Le chien est arrivé en remuant la queue.The dog came in wagging its tail.
a. stalk
J’ai gardé les queues des cerises pour en faire une infusion.I saved the cherry stalks to make tea.
b. stem
Ma grand-mère dit qu’un fruit mûr est un fruit qui se détache facilement de sa queue.My grandmother says that a ripe fruit is one that comes off its stem easily.
a. tail
Je déteste être assis près de la queue de l’avion.I hate sitting near the tail of the plane.
b. rear
Le cycliste est arrivé en queue de peloton.The cyclist arrived at the rear of the pack.
c. back
Mon siège était en queue de train, donc j’ai dû parcourir tout le quai.My seat was at the back of the train, so I had to walk the length of the platform.
d. tail end
Notre char était en queue de cortège.Our float was at the tail end of the parade.
e. tail-end
Des agents de sécurité ferment la marche, en queue de manifestation.Security guards are closing the march, at the tail-end of the demonstration.
a. line
Regionalism used in the United States.
(United States)
Il y avait une queue interminable au supermarché !There was a never-ending line at the supermarket!
b. queue
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom.
(United Kingdom)
Robert a pris place dans la queue et a attendu son tour.Robert joined the queue and waited his turn.
a. cue
Une queue de billard ne doit pas être exposée à l’humidité.A pool cue should not be exposed to moisture.
6.
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
(vulgar)
(male genitalia)
a. cock
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
(vulgar)
b. prick
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
(vulgar)
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