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Dictionary translations for "sauterelle"

la sauterelle f noun

pl. sauterelles

grasshopper [ˈɡrɑ:sˌhɔpə] (entomologie)

Ce n'est pas une sauterelle, c'est un criquet !

That's not a grasshopper. It's a locust!

Phrases with "sauterelle" (1)

sauterelle de fixation - spring clip

Contexts with "sauterelle"

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

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

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

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". 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".

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