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chicken Meaning in French (chicken signification en français)

nounpoulet, poule
adjectivelâche
poulet in English:chicken
Phonetic:pou-lay
Plural: chickens
Gender:Masculin
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La signification de chicken en français est poulet, poule, lâche. (Un oiseau domestique commun élevé pour sa viande et ses œufs.)

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Definitions of Chicken

  1. 1
    noun
    poule

    A common domestic bird raised for its meat and eggs.

    Un oiseau domestique commun élevé pour sa viande et ses œufs.

  2. 2
    noun
    poulet

    The meat from a chicken, commonly eaten as food.

    La viande de poulet, couramment consommée comme aliment.

  3. 3
    adjective(informal)
    lâche

    Lacking courage; easily frightened or intimidated.

    Manquant de courage ; facilement effrayé ou intimidé.

Example Sentences

“The farmer has many chickens on his farm.”

L'agriculteur a beaucoup de poules dans sa ferme.

“We had roasted chicken for dinner last night.”

Nous avons mangé du poulet rôti pour le dîner hier soir.

casual

“Don't be such a chicken; just jump!”

Ne sois pas un tel poule mouillée ; saute !

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Synonyms (Synonymes)

In French:

poulepouletlâche

In English:

timidfearfulcraven

Antonyms (Antonymes)

In French:

courageuxbrave

Inflected Word Forms

nounchick
adjectivechicken-hearted

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

chicken outphrasal_verb

To decide not to do something because you are too frightened.

chicken feedidiom

A very small amount of money.

chicken and eggexpression

A situation in which it is impossible to say which of two things caused the other.