grand-duc

ɡʁɑ̃dyk

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Definition of grand-duc - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

oiseaurapace nocturne de grande taille avec des aigrettes en forme d'oreilles

Le grand-duc chasse la nuit dans la forêt.

hibou grand-duc

noblessetitre de noblesse entre duc et roi, souverain d'un grand-duché

Le grand-duc de Luxembourg règne sur son territoire.

monarque

souverain

espècegrand-duc d'Europe ou d'Amérique selon le contexte géographique

Un grand-duc a niché dans le vieux chêne.

Russietitre de noblesse porté par les membres de la famille impériale russe

Le grand-duc Nicolas était le frère du tsar.

prince impérial

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rapace nocturne de grande taille avec des aigrettes en forme d'oreilles

Expressions with grand-duc

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hibou grand-duc

grand oiseau rapace nocturne avec des aigrettes et des yeux orange

Le hibou grand-duc chasse la nuit dans la forêt.

grand-duc d'Amérique

grand hibou nocturne avec des aigrettes sur la tête vivant en Amérique

Le grand-duc d'Amérique chasse la nuit dans les forêts canadiennes.

grand-duc d'Europe

rapace nocturne de grande taille aux aigrettes pointues vivant en Europe

Le grand-duc d'Europe chasse la nuit dans les forêts rocheuses.

Origin of grand-duc

français, grand (grand) + duc (duc)

Terms with grand-duc included in their meaning

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grande-duchesse

mariage germanique

épouse d'un grand-duc dans les pays germaniques

grand-prince

noblesse russe

titre de noblesse russe équivalent à grand-duc

grand-duché

monarchie

état dirigé par un grand-duc ou une grande-duchesse

grand-ducal

adj.

noblesse

qui appartient ou se rapporte à un grand-duc ou à un grand-duché

Examples of grand-duc in a sentence

Le cri du grand-duc résonne dans la nuit.
Le grand-duc a assisté à la cérémonie officielle.
Un grand-duc visitera la ville demain.
Le grand-duc chasse surtout la nuit.
J’ai observé un grand-duc lors de la randonnée.
Le grand-duc Alexis a voyagé en Europe.

Un grand-duc a assisté au bal impérial.

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English:eagle owl, grand duke, ...
German:Uhu, Großherzog, ...
Italian:gufo reale, granduca, ...
Spanish:búho real, gran duque, ...
Portuguese:bufo-real, grão-duque, ...
Chinese:大鸮, 大公, ...
Japanese:ワシミミズク, 大公, ...
Arabic:بومة نسارية, دوق أكبر, ...
Hebrew:יָנְשׁוּף עֲצִים, גְּרוּס דּוּקָס, ...
Russian:филин, великий герцог, ...
Ukrainian:пугач, великий герцог, ...
Catalan:duc, grand-duc, ...
Danish:stor hornugle, storhertug, ...
Dutch:oehoe, groothertog, ...
Greek:μεγάλος κουκουβάγια, μεγάλος δούκας, ...
Hungarian:uhu, nagyherceg, ...
Khmer:អ៊ុលធំ, មហាឌុច, ...
Korean:수리부엉이, 대공, ...
Polish:puchacz, wielki książę, ...
Portuguese (BR):coruja-real, grande-duque, ...
Romanian:bufniță mare, mare duce, ...
Swedish:berguv, storhertig, ...
Thai:นกเค้าใหญ่, แกรนด์ดยุก, ...
Turkish:büyük kulaklı baykuş, büyük dük, ...
Vietnamese:cú đại bàng, Đại công tước, ...

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