rut

• Nom avec plusieurs sens : ornière ou sillon creusé dans un sol meuble par les roues ; routine établie et monotone dont il est difficile de sortir ; ou, chez les mammifères, période d'excitation et d'activité sexuelles accrues.

A noun with multiple meanings: a groove or furrow in soft earth caused by wheels; a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape; or, in nonhuman mammals, a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity.

1. Groove or furrowB1formal

   A long, narrow track or depression in the ground, typically made by the wheels of a vehicle.

   Ornière

   • The car got stuck in a deep rut on the dirt road.
   • The wagon wheels left deep ruts in the soft earth.
   • He followed the ruts left by the previous vehicle.

   Synonymeschanneldepressionditchfurrowgroovegutterhollowtracktrenchtrough

2. Monotonous routineB2informal

   A fixed, boring, and unvarying pattern of life or work that is difficult to escape.

   Routine monotone

   • I feel like I'm stuck in a rut at my job.
   • She wanted to break out of the daily rut and travel.
   • His life had fallen into a comfortable but dull rut.

   Synonymesgrindgroovehumdrumrat raceroutinetreadmill

   Antonymesadventurechangediversityexcitementnoveltystimulationvariety

3. Sexual arousal period (animals)C1formal

   A period of heightened sexual activity and fertility in certain non-human mammals.

   Rut (période de rut)

   • The male deer becomes aggressive during the rut.
   • The elk are in the rut, so be cautious in the forest.
   • The breeding season, or rut, occurs in the autumn.

   Synonymesestrusheatoestrus

   Antonymesanestrusanoestrus

• Verbe signifiant laisser un sillon ou une ornière profonde dans un sol meuble, ou (pour un animal) être en période de rut, c'est-à-dire en chaleur.

A verb meaning to make a deep track or groove in soft ground, or (of an animal) to be in a period of sexual excitement.

1. Sexual excitement in male mammalsC1formal

   To be in a state of sexual excitement, typically referring to male mammals such as deer or elk.

   Rut (excitation sexuelle chez les mammifères mâles)

   • The stag began to rut during the autumn season.
   • Male deer rut aggressively to compete for mates.
   • During the rut, the bull elk becomes highly territorial.

2. Create a groove or furrowC1formal

   To hollow out or form a furrow, groove, or track in a surface.

   Créer une rainure ou un sillon

   • Heavy rains rutted the dirt road, making it difficult to drive.
   • The tractor's wheels rutted the soft ground deeply.
   • Over time, the path was rutted by constant foot traffic.

   Synonymeschannelcutfurrowgougegroovegutterscoretrench