Usage Note
Lièvre is distinct from lapin (rabbit): a hare is larger, lives in open fields, and is never domesticated. The idiom courir deux lièvres à la fois (to chase two hares at once) means to try to do two things simultaneously and end up achieving neither — the French equivalent of 'chasing two rabbits'. Lièvre is also a prized game meat.
Examples
"Un lièvre traversait rapidement le champ."
Natural Translation
A hare was crossing the field quickly.
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