grouse

tétras, lagopède

Oiseau sauvage au corps rond, souvent chassé dans les régions du nord pour le sport ou la nourriture.

En anglais simple : A wild bird with a round body, often hunted for sport or food in northern regions.

• A grouse flew out of the heather.
• We saw several grouse on the moor.
• The hunters waited quietly for the grouse to appear.

Synonymes : moorbird, moorcock, moorfowl

Expressions courantes : red grouse, black grouse, grouse shooting

viande de tétras

Viande d'un oiseau sauvage du nord, préparée pour être mangée.

En anglais simple : The meat of a wild northern bird, cooked and eaten as food.

• We had grouse for dinner.
• The chef served roast grouse with potatoes.
• Have you ever tasted grouse?

Expressions courantes : roast grouse, serve grouse, grouse breast

plainte, grief

Expression de mécontentement ou sujet d'insatisfaction à propos d'une situation.

En anglais simple : A complaint or something that makes you unhappy about a situation.

• My only grouse is the price.
• Poor service was a common grouse among customers.
• What is your main grouse about the new system?

Comment l'utiliser : a grouse about something (Her biggest grouse about the flat is the noise.)

Synonymes : complaint, grumble, gripe

Expressions courantes : my only grouse, a common grouse, main grouse

râler, grogner

Se plaindre, souvent plusieurs fois ou sur un ton mécontent.

En anglais simple : To complain, often repeatedly or in an unhappy voice.

• He always grouses about the weather.
• The staff groused over the extra work.
• Stop grousing and help me carry these bags.

Comment l'utiliser : grouse about something (They groused about the lack of parking.); grouse that… (She groused that nobody had asked her opinion.)

Synonymes : complain, grumble, moan, gripe

Expressions courantes : grouse about something, grouse at someone, grouse over something

chasser le tétras

Chasser les oiseaux sauvages appelés grouse, généralement au fusil.

En anglais simple : To hunt wild birds called grouse, usually by shooting them.

• They went out to grouse on the moor.
• He groused on the estate every autumn.
• The guests spent the morning grousing in the hills.

Expressions courantes : go grouse, grouse on moors

génial, super

Dans le langage familier australien, très bon ou très agréable.

En anglais simple : Very good or enjoyable, in informal Australian English.

• We had a grouse day at the beach.
• That new bike looks grouse!
• Thanks for the party, mate; it was grouse.

Synonymes : great, excellent, awesome

Contraires : terrible, awful

Expressions courantes : a grouse day, grouse weather, have a grouse time