congre

kɔ̃ɡʁe

Definition

Definition of congre - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

poisson

Rare

gros poisson de mer long comme un serpent qui mange d'autres poissons

Rare

Le pêcheur a attrapé un congre de deux mètres de long.

anguille de mer

murène

pêche

Dated

piège fait avec des pieux dans une rivière pour attraper du poisson

Dated

Les anciens utilisaient un congre pour capturer les poissons.

barrage

nasse

insulte

Rare

personne stupide ou bête

Rare

Quel congre, il a encore oublié ses clés !

idiot

imbécile

niais

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gros poisson de mer long comme un serpent qui mange d'autres poissons

Expressions with congre

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congre commun

poisson long comme un serpent vivant dans les mers

Le congre commun peut mesurer jusqu'à trois mètres de longueur.

Origin of congre

latin, congrĭdus (congre, poisson)

Terms with congre included in their meaning

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anguille de mer

congre

poisson marin long qui ressemble à une anguille

leptocéphale

biologie marine

larve transparente et aplatie de l'anguille et du congre

leptocéphale

adj.

anguilles

qui concerne la larve transparente de l’anguille ou du congre

Examples of congre in a sentence

Le chef a cuisiné un congre en sauce pour le dîner.
Le congre était placé près du rivage au printemps.
Ils ont réparé le vieux congre avant la saison de pêche.
Arrête de faire le congre devant tout le monde.
Ce congre n'a rien compris à l'explication.

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English:conger eel, fish weir, ...
German:Konger, Fischwehr, ...
Italian:grongo, lavoriero, ...
Spanish:congrio, trampa de estacas, ...
Portuguese:congro, pesqueira, ...
Chinese:海鳗, 鱼笼, ...
Japanese:アナゴ, やな, ...
Arabic:الكونغر, مصيدة الأوتاد, ...
Hebrew:קוֹנְגֶּר, מַלְכּוֹדֶת דָּגִים, ...
Russian:конгр, загон для рыбы, ...
Ukrainian:морський вугор, загата, ...
Catalan:congre, trampa de pesca, ...
Danish:en havål, fiskegærde, ...
Dutch:kongeraal, visfuik, ...
Greek:χαλάζι, παγίδα με πασσάλους, ...
Khmer:ត្រីអន្ទង់សមុទ្រ, របាំងចាប់ត្រី, ...
Korean:붉은꼼치, 물고기 덫, ...
Polish:konger, pułapka z pali, ...
Portuguese (BR):congro, cercado, ...
Romanian:conger, vârșă, ...
Swedish:havsål, fiskfälla, ...
Thai:ปลาไหลทะเล, กับดักปลา, ...
Turkish:konger balığı, kazık tuzak, ...
Vietnamese:cá chình biển, bẫy cọc bắt cá, ...

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Definition of congre - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

Images of congre

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Origin of congre

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Terms with congre included in their meaning

Examples of congre in a sentence

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