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métis

French → English

adj//me.tis//

(anthropology) Mixed-race: a person of mixed racial or ethnic ancestry.

Barack Obama est métis, fils d'un Kenyan et d'une Américaine du Kansas.

(English) Barack Obama is mixed-race, the son of a Kenyan and an American from Kansas.

Les enfants métis héritent souvent des traditions culturelles de leurs deux parents.

(English) Mixed-race children often inherit the cultural traditions of both their parents.

noun//me.tis//

(biology) Crossbreed: an animal or plant produced by crossing different breeds or varieties.

Le métis du saumon femelle et de la truite mâle grandit très rapidement.

(English) The crossbreed of a female salmon and a male trout grows very quickly.

Ces plantes métisses présentent des caractères différents de ceux de leurs parents.

(English) These crossbred plants show characteristics different from those of their parents.

Entry ID: fr:en:métis · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary