Translation of "plumes" to English

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Dictionary translations for "plumes"

la plume f noun

pl. plumes

feather [ˈfeðə] (ornithologie)

Chatouille-lui le nez avec une plume pendant qu'elle dort pour voir si elle se réveille.

Tickle her nose with a feather while she's sleeping and see if she wakes up.

plaire verb Conjugation

plais / plus / plu

please [pli:z]

Ça ne va pas lui plaire.

He won't be pleased.

like [laɪk]

Choisis celui qui te plait.

Choose whichever you like.

plumer verb Conjugation

plume / plumai / plumé

fleece [fli:s] (personne)

Il pluma trois vieilles dames de leurs maigres retraites.

He fleeced three old ladies of their meager pensions.

pluck [plʌk] (oiseau)

Phrases with "plumes" (3)

empennage de plumes - feather crown
flèche à trois plumes - three-fletched arrow
volant en plumes naturelles - natural-feathered shuttlecock

Contexts with "plumes"

Les plumes des pigeons sont blanches. The pigeons' feathers are white.

L'oiseau était couvert de plumes blanches. The bird was covered with white feathers.

Les oiseaux aux mêmes plumes se rassemblent entre eux. Birds of a feather will gather together.

Sur la flèche qui l'atteint l'oiseau reconnaît ses plumes. On the arrow that hits him, the bird sees his own feathers.

Je ne sais pas ce qu'il s'est passé, mais il y a des plumes partout. I don't know what happened, but there are feathers all over the place.

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