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reeve

/riːv/

Traduction: Nom désignant la femelle du combattant varié, une espèce d'oiseau de la famille des bécassines., Verbe désuet signifiant fixer ou enfiler quelque chose, en particulier une corde à travers une poulie ou un anneau, ou passer une corde à travers un orifice.

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noun

C2formalcommon/riːv/

A noun referring to a female ruff, a type of bird in the sandpiper family.

  • 🇫🇷Nom désignant la femelle du combattant varié, une espèce d'oiseau de la famille des bécassines.
  1. Female ruff C2 formal

    A female ruff, a type of wading bird (Philomachus pugnax).

    • The reeve is smaller and less colorful than the male ruff.
    • Birdwatchers spotted a reeve feeding in the marsh.
    • The reeve's plumage is more camouflaged than the male's.

    🇫🇷Bécasseau variable femelle

  • reeves plural form
  • reeves' possessive plural form
  • reeve's possessive singular form

verb

formalcommonobsolète/riːv/

An archaic verb meaning to fasten or thread something, especially a rope through a block or ring, or to pass a rope through a hole.

  • 🇫🇷Verbe désuet signifiant fixer ou enfiler quelque chose, en particulier une corde à travers une poulie ou un anneau, ou passer une corde à travers un orifice.
  1. Pass a rope through C2 formal

    To pass a rope, cable, or similar line through a hole, ring, or block.

    • The sailor reeved the rope through the pulley.
    • He carefully reeved the cable through the eyelet.
    • They reeved the line through the block to hoist the sail.

    🇫🇷Passer une corde dans

    Synonymes: lacepassstringthread

  2. Pass through an opening C2 formal

    To thread something through a narrow opening or channel.

    • She reeved the ribbon through the lace holes.
    • The electrician reeved the wire through the conduit.
    • He reeved the string through the bead.

    🇫🇷passer à travers une ouverture

    Synonymes: guideinsertpassstringthread

  3. Fasten by passing through C2 formal

    To secure something by passing a rope or line through it and around another object.

    • They reeved the mooring line around the bollard.
    • The climber reeved the rope through the carabiner.
    • He reeved the strap through the buckle to tighten it.

    🇫🇷Passer et fixer (un cordage)

    Synonymes: lacestringthread

  • reeved past participle
  • rove past participle
  • reeved past simple
  • rove past simple
  • reeving present participle
  • reeves third person singular