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The French word for bird is
oiseau





bird

Gender

The gender of oiseau is masculine. E.g. un oiseau.

Plural

The plural of oiseau is oiseaux.

French Definition


bird
     1. n. (Oiseaux) Oiseau.
           Ducks and sparrows are birds.
           Les canards et les moineaux sont des oiseaux.
           Then I saw a bunch of birds flying in the sky.
           Alors je vis une nuée d'oiseaux voler dans le ciel.
     2. n. (Par analogie) (familier) Oiseau, individu, type.
           He's an odd bird.
           C'est un drôle d'oiseau.
     3. n. (UK) (Familier) Femme attractive, poule, nana, gonzesse.
           Who's that bird?
           Qui est cette nana ?
     4. n. (Irlande) (Argot) Meuf, petite amie.
           Anto was out with his bird last night.
           Anto était sorti avec sa meuf la nuit dernière.
     5. n. (Philippines) (argot) Pénis.
     6. n. (Familier) De la taule (ou tôle), de la prison.
           He's doing bird.
           Il fait de la taule.



Translations for bird and their definitions

oiseau
     1. n-m. bird



tôle
     1. n-f. sheet metal
     2. n-f. Alternative form of taule


nana
     1. n-f. (slang) chick, bird (especially when attractive)


doigt d'honneur
     1. n-m. one finger salute, the finger (insulting gesture)
           faire un doigt d'honneur à quelqu'un - to give someone the finger, to give someone the bird, to flip someone the bird


taule
     1. n-f. (informal) jail, clink
     2. n-f. (informal) pad, crib


minette
     1. n-f. female equivalent of minet: female kitten
     2. n-f. female puss, female pussycat
     3. n-f. (colloquial) cool chick, very young girl
     4. n-f. (slang) muff diving, cunnilingus
           faire la minette - to perform cunnilingus
     5. n-f. (mineral) Kind of iron mineral


poule
     1. n-f. hen (female chicken)
           Ma poule vient de pondre un œuf. - My hen has just laid an egg.
     2. n-f. (slang) chick, bird (woman)
     3. n-f. (cards) pool
     4. n-f. pool, group (stage of a competition before the knockout stages)


gonzesse
     1. n-f. (slang) chick, bird, broad (woman)


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