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The French word for quiver is
carquois





quiver

French Definition


quiver
     1. n. Carquois.
     2. adj. (Vieilli) Agile, vif.
     3. v. Trembler, frissonner.
           The Dead Sea Sparrow shares a courtship display in which males quiver their wings above their body.

Translations for quiver and their definitions

tremblement
     1. n-m. shake, tremble


frémir
     1. v. to quiver; to shiver
     2. v. to simmer


carquois ©
     1. n-m. quiver (for arrows)


frisson
     1. n-m. a shiver or thrill of fright that can be strangely pleasurable, as when reading good horror fiction
     2. n-m. an experience of intense excitement


trembler
     1. v. to tremble, shake


frémissement
     1. n-m. quiver, shiver (light shaking movement)
     2. n-m. a simmering temperature, just below boiling
           cuire à frémissement - to simmer, to cook at a temperature just below boiling


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