manger

• Nom désignant une auge ou un coffre ouvert dans une étable ou une écurie, dans lequel on donne à manger aux chevaux, aux bovins ou à d'autres animaux de ferme.

A noun referring to a trough or open box in a barn or stable from which horses, cattle, or other livestock feed.

1. Feeding troughB1formal

   A long, open container used to hold food for livestock, especially horses or cattle, typically found in a barn or stable.

   mangeoire

   • The farmer filled the manger with hay for the horses.
   • A wooden manger stood in the corner of the stable.
   • Cows crowded around the manger to eat their feed.

   Synonymescribfeederracktrough

2. Nativity mangerB1formal

   A representation of the crib or trough that, according to Christian tradition, held the infant Jesus in the stable at Bethlehem.

   mangeoire de la Nativité

   • The church displayed a beautiful manger scene at Christmas.
   • Children placed figurines of Mary and Joseph next to the manger.
   • The Nativity set includes a simple manger filled with straw.

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