ours
Meanings
Noun
1. bear
2. A person like a bear (figuratively)
a. loner, someone who avoids company (figuratively)
b. beast, beastly person (figuratively)
c. bear (hairy gay man) (gay slang, figuratively, slang)
d. pressman, worker with a hand printing press (obsolete, figuratively)
3. masthead, imprint (list of a publication's main staff)
4. rough cut (cinematography)
5. prison, jail (slang)
Examples105
faire l'ours
to be a loner
Dans une petite maison vivaient trois ours.
In a little house there lived three bears.
Tous les hommes gros ne sont pas des ours.
Not every fat guy is a bear.
Je n'ai jamais vu d'ours dans cette région.
I've never seen a bear in this area.
Avez vous déja vu un ours dans la région?
Have you ever seen a bear in this area?
Que faire si je rencontre un ours ?
What should I do if I encounter a bear?