Definition of accouver - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

tr.

nid

TECH.

préparer un nid pour qu'un oiseau puisse couver ses œufs

TECH.

L'éleveur accouva soigneusement le nid pour sa poule reproductrice.

couveuse

TECH.

faire éclore des œufs dans une couveuse artificielle

TECH.

Le fermier accouva les œufs de caille dans son incubateur.

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Origin of accouver

latin, incubāre (se poser sur) + français accouplement?

Examples of accouver in a sentence

Avant la saison, ils accouvèrent chaque cabane afin de favoriser la ponte.
Ils accouvent désormais tous leurs œufs de canard en laboratoire.
On peut accouver des œufs rares pour préserver certaines races de volailles.

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English:prepare a nest, incubate, ...
German:ein Nest herrichten, ausbrüten, ...
Italian:preparare il nido, incubare, ...
Spanish:preparar el nido, incubar, ...
Portuguese:preparar o ninho, incubar artificialmente, ...
Chinese:筑巢, 用孵化器孵化, ...
Japanese:巣作りをする, 孵化させる, ...
Arabic:هَيَّأَ, فَقَّسَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהָכִין קֵן לְדְגִירָה, לְדַגֵּר, ...
Russian:подготовить гнездо, инкубировать, ...
Ukrainian:підготувати гніздо, вивести, ...
Catalan:acovar, incubar, ...
Danish:gøre reden klar til rugning, udruge, ...
Dutch:een nest klaarmaken, uitbroeden, ...
Greek:ετοιμάζω, εκκολάπτω, ...
Hungarian:fészket előkészíteni, keltetni, ...
Khmer:រៀបចំសំបុក, ភ្ញាស់ពង, ...
Korean:둥지를 준비하다, 부화시키다, ...
Polish:przygotować gniazdo, inkubować, ...
Portuguese (BR):preparar o ninho, incubar, ...
Romanian:a pregăti cuibul, a incuba, ...
Swedish:förbereda ett bo för ruvning, kläcka, ...
Thai:เตรียมรัง, ฟักไข่ในเครื่องฟักไข่, ...
Turkish:yuva hazırlamak, kuluçkada çıkarmak, ...
Vietnamese:chuẩn bị tổ, ấp trứng trong máy ấp, ...

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