fox
noun
/fɑks/
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/fɒks/
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- (in particular) The red fox, a small carnivore (Vulpes vulpes) with red or silver fur.
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renard,
goupil,
renard commun,
renard roux
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- (slang, metaphor) A physically attractive person, typically a woman.
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bombe
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- (uncountable) The fur of a fox.
- (obsolete) A sword; so called from the stamp of a fox on the blade, or perhaps of a wolf taken for a fox.
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renard
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- (metaphor) A cunning person.
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retors,
roublard,
renard
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fox
verb
/fɑks/
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/fɒks/
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- (transitive) To make sour, as beer, by causing it to ferment.
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aigrir
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- (transitive) To intoxicate; to stupefy with drink.
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piéger,
se jouer de,
troubler
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- (intransitive) To act slyly or craftily.
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ruser
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- (transitive) To confuse or baffle (someone).
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troubler
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Fox
properNoun
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- A surname transferred from the common noun derived from the name of the animal.
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Renard
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