requin
French → English
(zoology) Shark: a large predatory marine fish with a cartilaginous skeleton and sharp teeth.
Le requin blanc est souvent craint par les surfeurs malgré la rareté des attaques.
(English) The white shark is often feared by surfers despite the rarity of attacks.
Le biologiste étudie les cycles de reproduction des requins-marteaux dans le Pacifique.
(English) The biologist is studying the reproduction cycles of hammerhead sharks in the Pacific.
(figurative) Loan shark: a ruthless or greedy person, especially in business or finance.
Ce quartier est contrôlé par des requins de l'immobilier qui expulsent les locataires.
(English) This neighborhood is controlled by real estate sharks who evict tenants.
Il s'est endetté auprès de requins de la finance qui lui réclament des intérêts exorbitants.
(English) He went into debt with loan sharks who are demanding exorbitant interest from him.
Entry ID: fr:en:requin · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary