cherche-midi

ʃɛʁʃ(ə)midi

Definition

Definition of cherche-midi - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

écorce

TECH.

insecte rouge et noir vivant en groupe sur les arbres

TECH.

Les cherche-midi se rassemblent au pied du tilleul.

gendarme

pique-assiette

Dated

personne qui profite souvent des repas chez les autres

Dated

Ce cherche-midi vient toujours quand on mange.

parasite

profiteur

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insecte rouge et noir vivant en groupe sur les arbres

Origin of cherche-midi

français, chercher (to seek) + midi (noon)

Examples of cherche-midi in a sentence

Les enfants observent les cherche-midi sur le tronc.
Ce cherche-midi arrive toujours à l'heure du dîner.
Les voisins évitent ce cherche-midi trop envahissant.

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English:boxelder bug, moocher, ...
German:Feuerwanze, Schnorrer, ...
Italian:cimice del fuoco, scroccone, ...
Spanish:chinche roja, gorrón, ...
Portuguese:bicho-de-fogo, aproveitador de refeições, ...
Chinese:红黑椿象, 蹭饭者, ...
Japanese:セアカヒラタカメムシ, タダ飯狙い, ...
Arabic:حشرة النار, انتهازي الموائد, ...
Hebrew:פַּשְׁתָּן אֲדֹם-שָׁחוֹר, נַצְלָן בַּאֲרוּחוֹת, ...
Russian:солдатик, нахлебник, ...
Ukrainian:клоп-солдатик, нахлібник, ...
Catalan:xinxa de la malva, aprofita-àpats, ...
Danish:en skovtæge, snylter, ...
Dutch:zoekbijtjes, profiteur aan tafel, ...
Greek:έντομο, τζαμπατζής, ...
Hungarian:hársfapoloska, potyázó, ...
Khmer:សត្វល្អិតពណ៌ក្រហមនិងខ្មៅរស់ជាក្រុមលើដើមឈើ, បាតដៃទទេ, ...
Korean:불노랑무늬노린재, 얻어먹는 사람, ...
Polish:czerwonek, żerujący gość, ...
Portuguese (BR):percevejo-de-madeira, pé-de-mesa, ...
Romanian:gândac roșu-negru, pique-assiette, ...
Swedish:eldlus, snyltgäst, ...
Thai:แมลงแดงดำ, คนชอบอาศัยกินฟรี, ...
Turkish:kırmızı böcek, beleşçi, ...
Vietnamese:bọ lửa, kẻ ăn chực, ...

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