loup
Pronunciation: /lu/
English translation of loup
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- 1 wolf le grand méchant loup = the big bad wolf à pas de loup = stealthily Definition of wolf in the British & World English dictionary Definition of wolf in the US English dictionary Translate wolf | into German | into Italian | into Spanish
- 2loup (de mer) = (sea) bass
- 3 domino, mask Definition of domino in the British & World English dictionary Definition of domino in the US English dictionary Translate domino | into German | into Italian | into Spanish
Compounds
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(vieux) loup de mer
- old salt, old tar Definition of old salt in the British & World English dictionary Definition of old salt in the US English dictionary
Idioms
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avoir une faim de loup
- to be ravenous
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être connu comme le loup blanc
- to be known to everybody
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hurler avec les loups
- to follow the herd or crowd
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se jeter dans la gueule du loup
- to stick one's head in the lion's mouth
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les loups ne se mangent pas entre eux
- [Proverb] (there is) honour (GB) among thieves
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quand on parle du loup (on en voit la queue)
- [Proverb] speak of the devil
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l'homme est un loup pour l'homme
- [Proverb] dog eat dog