avorton

avɔʁtɔ̃

Definition

Definition of avorton - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

insultepersonne de petite taille ou mal formée

Il l'appelait avorton pour se moquer de sa petite taille.

minus

nabot

minuscule

TECH.

animal très petit par rapport à sa taille normale

TECH.

Ce poulain était un avorton comparé aux autres chevaux.

végétal

TECH.

plante qui ne s'est pas développée correctement

TECH.

Ces tomates sont des avortons à cause du manque d'eau.

médical

TECH.

fœtus expulsé avant terme du corps de la mère

TECH.

L'avorton n'avait pas survécu à sa naissance prématurée.

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Origin of avorton

latin, abortivus (avorté)

Examples of avorton in a sentence

Il détestait être vu comme un avorton par ses pairs.
Le chaton était un avorton au sein de la portée.
On a trouvé un avorton de canard près de l’étang.
Ce plant de courgette est un avorton du potager.
Les avortons ne produisent presque pas de fruits.
Le vétérinaire a examiné l’avorton retrouvé dans la litière.

L’étude portait sur les causes de l’avorton chez les mammifères.

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English:runt, undersized animal, ...
German:Krüppel, Kümmerling, ...
Italian:nanerottolo, animale rachitico, ...
Spanish:enano, raquítico, ...
Portuguese:anão, planta raquítica, ...
Chinese:矮子, 弱小动物, ...
Japanese:チビ, 発育不全の動物, ...
Arabic:قزم, حيوان قزم, ...
Hebrew:קָטָן, עוֹלֵל, ...
Russian:уродец, заморыш, ...
Ukrainian:виродок, відстала рослина, ...
Catalan:enano, animal raquític, ...
Danish:krøbling, skravl, ...
Dutch:mormel, kruising, ...
Greek:καχεκτικός, Απογόνι, ...
Khmer:មនុស្សតឿ, កូនសត្វតូចល្អិត, ...
Korean:난쟁이, 왜소한 동물, ...
Polish:karzełek, zwierzę o skrajnie małych rozmiarach, ...
Portuguese (BR):avorto, nanico, ...
Romanian:pitic, avorton, ...
Swedish:krympling, dvärg, ...
Thai:คนแคระ, สัตว์ตัวเล็กผิดปกติ, ...
Turkish:cüce, cüce hayvan, ...
Vietnamese:thằng lùn, con còi cọc, ...

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Definition of avorton - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

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