sans bec

sɑ̃ bɛk

Definition

Definition of sans bec - Reverso French Dictionary

Adjective

animalqui n'a pas de bec

L'oiseau blessé était sans bec après l'accident.

parole

Rare

qui ne peut pas parler ou reste muet

Rare

Il est resté sans bec devant cette question difficile.

aphone

muet

Adverb

silence

Rare

en restant silencieux, sans dire un mot

Rare

Il a écouté sans bec pendant toute la réunion.

en silence

muet

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Expressions with bec

bec sucré

personne qui aime beaucoup manger des sucreries et des desserts

Ma sœur est un vrai bec sucré, elle adore les gâteaux.

fin bec

personne qui aime la bonne nourriture et a des goûts raffinés

C'est un fin bec qui connaît tous les meilleurs restaurants de la ville.

bec sec

personne qui fait preuve de pruderie excessive ou d'attitude moralisatrice

Ce bec sec critique toujours les autres sans raison.

coup de bec

frappe donnée par un oiseau avec son bec

Le corbeau a donné un coup de bec au chat.

clope au bec

cigarette tenue entre les lèvres

Il se promenait avec sa clope au bec dans la rue.

clore le bec

faire taire quelqu'un de manière autoritaire

Il a réussi à lui clore le bec avec ses arguments.

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alérion

héraldique

meuble héraldique représentant une petite aigle sans bec ni pattes

merlette

héraldique

petit oiseau sans bec ni pattes représenté dans les armoiries

Examples of sans bec in a sentence

Le fossile découvert était sans bec apparent.
Devant le jury, elle est restée sans bec.
L’enfant, surpris, demeura sans bec un instant.
Elle est restée sans bec devant la question difficile.
Nous avons attendu sans bec dans le couloir.

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English:beakless, silently, ...
German:schnabellos, schweigend, ...
Italian:senza becco, in silenzio, ...
Spanish:sin pico, en silencio, ...
Portuguese:sem bico, em silêncio, ...
Chinese:无喙的, 一言不发, ...
Japanese:くちばしのない, 黙って, ...
Arabic:بلا منقار, صامتًا, ...
Hebrew:חֲסַר מָקוֹר, בִּשְׁקִיטָה, ...
Russian:безклювый, молча, ...
Ukrainian:без дзьоба, мовчки, ...
Catalan:sense bec, en silenci, ...
Danish:næbløs, tavst, ...
Dutch:snavelloos, stilzwijgend, ...
Greek:χωρίς ράμφος, σιωπηλά, ...
Hungarian:csőr nélküli, szótlanul, ...
Khmer:គ្មានចំពុះ, ស្ងៀមៗ, ...
Korean:부리가 없는, 묵묵히, ...
Polish:bez dzioba, w milczeniu, ...
Portuguese (BR):sem bico, em silêncio, ...
Romanian:fără cioc, fără să scoată un cuvânt, ...
Swedish:näbblös, ordlöst, ...
Thai:ไม่มีจะงอยปาก, โดยไม่พูดอะไรเลย, ...
Turkish:gagasız, sessizce, ...
Vietnamese:không có mỏ, bằng cách giữ im lặng, ...

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Definition of sans bec - Reverso French Dictionary

Adjective

Adverb

Expressions with bec

Terms related to sans bec

Terms with sans bec included in their meaning

Examples of sans bec in a sentence

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