Mouche (en. Fly)

[muʃ]

Meaning & Definition

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noun

Insect of the family Diptera, often harmful.

A fly entered the house.

Une mouche est entrée dans la maison.

Small piece of metal or wood used to attract fish.

He cast his fly on the surface of the water.

Il a lancé sa mouche à la surface de l'eau.

Term referring to a person who is not very intelligent or unpleasant.

That idiot is really a fly.

Cet idiot est vraiment une mouche.

verb

To act in an irregular or erratic manner, like a fly.

He buzzes around aimlessly.

Il mouche dans tous les sens sans but.

From the Latin 'musca', which means fly.

To catch a fly

To have a good catch in a figurative sense, or to seize a small opportunity.

Attraper une mouche

To be like a fly on a piece of sugar

To be attracted to something sweet or tempting.

Être comme une mouche sur un morceau de sucre

To play the fly

To behave in a passive or inert manner.

Faire la mouche

gnat

A small flying insect resembling a fly.

moucheron

informer

An indicator or a spy.

mouchard

little fly

A small fly.

mouchette

In some regions, refers to an annoying person.

That guy is really a fly; he only talks about himself.

Ce type est vraiment une mouche, il ne fait que parler de lui.

Can refer to something negligible.

This problem is just a fly; nothing serious.

Ce problème, c'est juste une mouche, rien de grave.