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queue

tail

noun KUH Less Common
Animals & Nature Wild Animals

Also means

queue

Usage Note

Queue means both the tail of an animal and a line of people waiting. Faire la queue is the standard phrase for 'to queue' or 'to stand in line' — a concept the French take seriously. In music, une queue de note is a note stem, and la queue de billard is a billiard cue.

Examples

"Le chien remue la queue quand il est content."

Natural Translation

The dog wags its tail when it is happy.

Literal Translation

The dog wags the tail when he is happy

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