Oies (en. Geese)

[wɑ]

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

A waterfowl of the genus Anser, often raised for its meat and feathers.

Geese are often raised on farms.

Les oies sont souvent élevées dans les fermes.

A large domestic goose, generally white or gray in color.

In spring, we heard the geese migrating north.

Au printemps, nous avons entendu les oies migrer vers le nord.

The term designating the group of these birds.

A flock of geese was flying in a V formation above us.

Une bande d'oies volait en formation en V au-dessus de nous.

From the Latin 'anser', referring to a waterfowl.

When the geese fly

Indicates the arrival of autumn.

Quand les oies volent

To have geese

Said of a person who is naive or foolish.

Avoir des oies

A wild goose

A woman who remains free and wild in her behavior.

Une oie sauvage

gosling

Young goose, particularly one raised for its meat.

oison

poultry

General term for domesticated birds raised for consumption.

volaille

fat goose

Goose fattened to have richer meat.

oie grasse

To mock someone playfully.

He is so naive that we could call him the village goose.

Il est si naïf qu’on pourrait l’appeler l’oie du village.

To refer to a talkative person.

Stop talking like a goose.

Arrête de parler comme une oie.