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| quail | |
| 1. n. Caille, caille des blés. | |
| anglais > anglais | |
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| quail | |
| 1. v. (intransitive) to waste away; to fade, wither |  |
| 2. v. (transitive, now rare) to frighten, daunt (someone) | |
| 3. v. (intransitive) to lose heart or courage; to be daunted, fearful | |
| 4. v. (intransitive) of courage, faith, etc.: to slacken, give way | |
| 5. n. Any of various small game birds of the genera Coturnix, Anurophasis or Perdicula in the Old World family Phasianidae or of the New World family Odontophoridae. | |
| 6. n. The meat from this bird eaten as food. | |
| 7. n. (obsolete) A prostitute, so called because the quail was thought to be a very amorous bird. | |
| 8. v. To curdle or coagulate, as milk does. | |
| français > anglais | |
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| caille | |
| 1. adj. multicoloured, spotted | |
| 2. n-f. quail | |
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