tapir

tapiʁ

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Definition of tapir - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

animalmammifère au long nez vivant en Amérique tropicale et en Asie

Le tapir se nourrit principalement de feuilles et de fruits.

argot scolaire

Dated

élève qui prend des cours particuliers avec un normalien

Dated

Ce normalien donne des cours à plusieurs tapirs pour financer ses études.

Verb

tr.

mettre a l'abricacher quelque chose en le blottissant dans un endroit discret

Il tapir ses affaires sous le lit pour les dissimuler.

camoufler

dissimuler

planquer

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mammifère au long nez vivant en Amérique tropicale et en Asie

Expressions with tapir

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se tapir

se cacher en adoptant une position ramassée et discrète

Le chat se tapit sous le lit quand il entend du bruit.

tapir des Andes

mammifère herbivore au pelage sombre vivant dans les montagnes d'Amérique du Sud

Le tapir des Andes est menacé par la destruction de son habitat naturel.

tapir de l'Inde

mammifère herbivore d'Asie avec un corps massif et une petite trompe

Le tapir de l'Inde vit dans les forêts tropicales de Malaisie.

Origin of tapir

tupi-guarani, tapir (tapir) - tapir

Terms with tapir included in their meaning

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se raser

chasse

se tapir contre terre pour se cacher

Examples of tapir in a sentence

Les tapirs sont menacés par la déforestation.
Les tapirs de cette classe ont besoin d'un soutien supplémentaire pour réussir.
Elle a rencontré un tapir lors de ses cours particuliers avec un normalien.
Elle tapit la clé derrière un coussin du canapé.
Ils ont tapir les cadeaux dans le placard.

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English:tapir, stash, ...
German:Tapir, verstecken, ...
Italian:tapiro, rintanare, ...
Spanish:tapir, esconder, ...
Portuguese:tapir, esconder, ...
Chinese:貘, 藏起来, ...
Japanese:バク, 隠す, ...
Arabic:تابير, خبأ, ...
Hebrew:טַפִּיר, לְהַחְבִּיא, ...
Russian:тапир, спрятать, ...
Ukrainian:тапір, сховати, ...
Catalan:tapir, amagar, ...
Danish:en tapir, gemme væk, ...
Dutch:tapir, verstoppen, ...
Greek:τάπιρος, χώνω, ...
Khmer:តាពៀរ, ញាត់លាក់, ...
Korean:테이퍼, 숨기다, ...
Polish:tapir, ukryć, ...
Portuguese (BR):anta, esconder, ...
Romanian:tapir, a dosi, ...
Swedish:tapir, gömma, ...
Thai:สมเสร็จ, ซ่อนตัว, ...
Turkish:tapir, saklamak, ...
Vietnamese:lợn vòi, giấu kín, ...

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