cocorico
French → English
(onomatopoeia) Cock-a-doodle-do: the sound made by a rooster at dawn
Le cocorico matinal du coq a réveillé toute la ferme à cinq heures.
(English) The rooster's morning cock-a-doodle-do woke up the whole farm at five o'clock.
On entendait des myriades de cocoricos s'élever du village voisin.
(English) One could hear myriads of cock-a-doodle-dos rising from the nearby village.
(idiom) Crowing/Patriotism: an expression used to signify French national pride or a minor victory
Je fais un petit cocorico car cette invention est une réussite française.
(English) I'm crowing a bit because this invention is a French success.
Le ministre a lancé un cocorico après les bons chiffres de l'exportation.
(English) The minister let out a 'cocorico' after the good export figures.
Entry ID: fr:en:cocorico · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary