Vocabulary
chien
dog; cock, hammer (of a firearm)
Noun
chien
greedy, stingy
Adjective
tonnerre
synonym of tonnerre mes chiens (“darn it, dang it, damnit”)
Phrase
gros chien
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see gros, chien.; rich person; important person, bigshot, bigwig
Noun
à ne pas mettre un chat dehors
synonym of à ne pas mettre un chien dehors
Prepositional phrase
chienne
a bitch (objectionable woman); a whore; a prostitute; overalls (shortening of chienne de travail); fear
Noun
chienlit
repugnant person; someone in a carnival mask; masquerade, carnival; havoc, chaos
Noun
chiendent
couch grass, quackgrass; weed (unwanted plant that is difficult to eradicate)
Noun
chienchien
doggy (usually addressing a single dog, chiefly used in the plural)
Noun
chiennerie
a large group of dogs; things relating to dogs; an immodest act; avarice; an untenable situation
Noun
chien-loup
wolf dog
Noun
chien tayau
mutt
Noun
chiennaille
pack of dogs; rascals, scoundrels
Noun
chien-garou
weredog
Noun
chien d'eau
water dog
Noun
chien chaud
hot dog
Noun
chien errant
stray dog
Noun
chien de garde
a guard dog
Noun
chiens écrasés
dead donkey
Noun
chien policier
police dog
Noun
chien de poche
a dog who always insist to follow its master as closely as possible; someone whose behaviour reminds of such a dog
Noun
chien de terre
salamander
Noun
chien de chasse
hunting dog, hound
Noun
chien de berger
sheepdog
Noun
chien à perdrix
bird-dog, a dog that specializes in bird hunting
Noun
chien d'aveugle
guide dog, seeing-eye dog
Noun
chien de prairie
prairie dog (burrowing rodent)
Noun
chien de traîneau
sled dog (any dog, such as a husky, that pulls a sled as part of a team)
Noun
chien de la casse
junkyard dog
Noun
chien d'eau portugais
Portuguese Water Dog
Noun
chien guide d'aveugle
guide dog, seeing-eye dog
Noun
chien de Jean de Nivelle
a disobedient animal or a person
Noun
chien qui aboie ne mord pas
barking dogs seldom bite, one's bark is worse than one's bite, all talk no bite
Proverb
chien hargneux a toujours l'oreille déchirée
an aggressive person will inevitably get themselves hurt
Proverb