clam

klam

Definition

Definition of clam - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

coquillage

Rare

mollusque bivalve comestible vivant dans le sable ou la vase

Rare

Les clams sont délicieux préparés à la vapeur avec de l'ail.

coque

palourde

praire

ponctuation

TECH.

point d'exclamation utilisé en typographie

TECH.

Il a ajouté un clam à la fin de sa phrase pour exprimer sa surprise.

point d'exclamation

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mollusque bivalve comestible vivant dans le sable ou la vase

Origin of clam

latin, clam (en secret)

Examples of clam in a sentence

Les pêcheurs ramassent des clams à marée basse.
Un clam peut exprimer la surprise dans une conversation.
Il a laissé un clam à la fin de son message pour montrer son enthousiasme.

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English:clam, exclamation point, ...
German:Venusmuschel, Ausrufezeichen, ...
Italian:vongola, punto esclamativo, ...
Spanish:almeja, signo de exclamación, ...
Portuguese:amêijoa, ponto de exclamação, ...
Chinese:蛤蜊, 感叹号, ...
Japanese:アサリ, 感嘆符, ...
Arabic:محار, علامة تعجب, ...
Hebrew:צִדְפָּה, סִימַן קְרִיאָה, ...
Russian:съедобный моллюск, восклицательный знак, ...
Ukrainian:клам, знак оклику, ...
Catalan:tellina, signe d'exclamació, ...
Danish:venusmusling, udråbstegn, ...
Dutch:clam, uitroepteken, ...
Greek:αχιβάδα, θαυμαστικό, ...
Khmer:ខ្យងសមុទ្រ, សញ្ញាឧទាន, ...
Korean:백합, 느낌표, ...
Polish:małż, wykrzyknik, ...
Portuguese (BR):amêijoa, ponto de exclamação, ...
Romanian:clamat, exclamare, ...
Swedish:mussla, utropstecken, ...
Thai:หอยกาบ, เครื่องหมายอัศเจรีย์, ...
Turkish:deniz tarağı, ünlem işareti, ...
Vietnamese:nghêu, dấu chấm than, ...

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