singe
French → English
(zoology) A primate other than humans, typically having a tail and living in trees; monkey / ape
Les petits singes sautaient de branche en branche dans la forêt tropicale.
(English) The small monkeys were jumping from branch to branch in the tropical forest.
Le chimpanzé est un singe connu pour son intelligence remarquable.
(English) The chimpanzee is an ape known for its remarkable intelligence.
(slang) Canned beef (corned beef) often supplied to soldiers in historical contexts
Les soldats devaient se contenter d'une boîte de singe pour trois jours.
(English) The soldiers had to make do with one tin of corned beef for three days.
Alexandre préférait le singe français au singe anglais car il était moins gras.
(English) Alexandre preferred the French tinned beef to the English one because it was less fatty.
(slang) An employer or superior in workplace jargon; the boss
Dans l’argot des ouvriers, le singe désigne le patron de l'usine.
(English) In workers' slang, the monkey refers to the factory boss.
Il est allé voir son singe pour demander une augmentation de salaire.
(English) He went to see his boss to ask for a pay raise.
Entry ID: fr:en:singe · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary