pigeon
French → English
(bird) Pigeon: a common bird with a stout body and short legs, often found in cities
Les touristes aiment nourrir les pigeons sur la place Saint-Marc.
(English) Tourists like feeding the pigeons in St. Mark's Square.
Pendant la guerre, on utilisait des pigeons voyageurs pour envoyer des messages.
(English) During the war, carrier pigeons were used to send messages.
(metaphor) Sucker: a person who is easily fooled or cheated; a dupe
L'escroc a cherché un pigeon pour lui vendre ce faux bijou.
(English) The swindler looked for a sucker to sell him this fake jewelry.
Je ne veux pas être le pigeon qui paie pour tout le monde.
(English) I don't want to be the dupe who pays for everyone.
Entry ID: fr:en:pigeon · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary