coup de queue

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Translation of coup de queue into English

Noun, masculine

1.

animal

mouvement rapide d'un animal qui frappe avec sa queue
tail swipe tail lash
  • Le cheval a donné un coup de queue pour chasser les mouches.The horse gave a tail swipe to chase away the flies.
2.

billard

TECH.
technique au billard où on frappe la bille avec un effet spécial
TECH.
spin shot trick shot
  • Il a réussi son coup de queue pour contourner la bille adverse.He pulled off his spin shot to get around the opponent's ball.
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Synonyms and analogies of coup de queue in French

Examples of coup de queue in a sentence

  • Le poisson s'est échappé d'un coup de queue vif.
  • Son coup de queue a surpris tous les spectateurs.
  • Il s’entraîne à perfectionner son coup de queue au billard.

Translations of "coup de queue" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
piece of tailn.

Plus besoin d'aller jusqu'à Reseda pour échanger un coup de queue contre un sac de graines et de plants.

No more schlepping out to Reseda and trading a piece of tail for a short bag of stems and seeds.

flick of its tail

D'un coup de queue, le chat grimpa sans effort dans l'arbre.

With a flick of its tail, the cat flitted effortlessly up the tree.

D'un coup de queue, la carpe amour se faufile gracieusement à travers l'eau.

With a flick of its tail, the grass carp gracefully maneuvers through the water.

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Other translations for coup de queue:

  • tail swipen.
  • whisk of his tailn.
  • whisk of their tailsn.
  • whisk of the tailn.

coup de queue: Examples and translations in context

D'un coup de queue, le bateau à moteur fendait l'eau du lac.

With a flick of its tail, the motorboat zizzed across the lake.

Les légendes racontent que le dragon marin peut déclencher des tempêtes d'un simple coup de queue.

Legends say the sea dragon can create storms with a flick of its tail.

D'un coup de queue, le dragon vert sema la panique parmi la foule.

With a flick of its tail, the green dragon sent waves of panic through the crowd.

D'un coup de queue, le poisson bleu disparut dans les profondeurs de la grotte sous-marine sombre.

With a flick of its tail, the bluefish disappeared into the depths of the dark underwater cave.

Sans doute, les avances de M. Brennan étaient- elles persistantes; sans doute, furent- elles refusées, dans l'incident du "coup de queue", et en termes généraux en plusieurs autres occasions.

No doubt, Mr. Brennan's approaches were persistent; no doubt, they were rejected, in the "piece of tail" incident, and were protested in general terms on several other occasions.

D'un coup de queue, le Pokémon a libéré un jet hydro de niveau dix.

With a flick of its tail, the Pokémon released a tenth-level hydropump.

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