Translation of "locust" to French

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Dictionary translations for "locust"

locust [ˈləukəst] noun

pl. locusts

la sauterelle f (entomol)

The locust made a big jump.

La sauterelle fit un grand bond.

Contexts with "locust"

The locust made a big jump. La sauterelle fit un grand bond.

That's not a grasshopper. It's a locust! Ce n'est pas une sauterelle, c'est un criquet !

A swarm of locusts descended on the cornfield. Un essaim de sauterelles s'abattit sur le champ de maïs.

Commentators have variously described the sound of vuvuzelas as "annoying" and "satanic" and compared it with "a stampede of noisy elephants", "a deafening swarm of locusts", "a goat on the way to slaughter", "a giant hive full of very angry bees", and "a duck on speed". Les commentateurs ont décrit le son des vuvuzelas comme "épuisant" et "satanique" et l'ont comparé avec "un troupeau d'éléphants en furie", "un amas assourdissant de sauterelles", "une chèvre allant à l'abattoir", "une gigantesque ruche remplie d'abeilles en furie", et à un "canard drogué aux amphétamines".

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