English to French Meaning of covey - compagnie de perdrix

Covey :

compagnie de perdrix

noun

compagnie de perdrix

Covey :: compagnie de perdrixCoveys :: couvées

← Covetous

cow →

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Definitions of covey in English

Noun(1) a small collection of people(2) a small flock of grouse or partridge

Examples of covey in English

(1) We park in the draw where the hunter's dog first jumped a small covey of Hungarian partridge.(2) Now, however, a covey of intellectuals have suggested that technology has changed the battlefield again.(3) Just past a covey of restaurants, is well-established facility that can handle any problem.(4) A covey of quail took off, too, and I began feeling like Attila the Hun tromping through the forest.(5) That mother plant rewarded me with a covey , each bloom yielding numerous seeds.(6) It's like quail hunting: A short, light 20-gauge gun is faster than a big, heavy 12 in covering a covey rise.(7) He flushed Cochrane from the woods like a frightened covey of Mississippi quail.(8) At least they were on time; he spotted a covey of white uniforms clustered around the guards, signing in.(9) A covey of museums of modern art sprang up on these shores.(10) A covey of sprightly grey partridge look back and trundle on.(11) With the covey gone, I decided to photograph the turtle.(12) Looking for a shotgun sport that is as unpredictable as a covey of quail?(13) As I strolled along a heavily used game trail, a covey of wild turkeys fled before me and hid in a thicket of wild roses.(14) She took immediate command of the little covey of groupies.(15) We've continued to fund your research, even though the only results we've seen is a covey of crayfish.(16) Our covey of jurors were all handed a 27-page questionnaire.

Synonyms

Noun

1. group ::

groupe

2. gang ::

gang

3. troop ::

troupe

4. troupe ::

troupe

5. party ::

fête

6. company ::

compagnie

7. band ::

B: et

8. bevy ::

bande

9. flock ::

troupeau

10. knot ::

nœud

11. cluster ::

grappe

12. bunch ::

bouquet

13. gaggle ::

troupeau

14. posse ::

détachement

15. crew ::

équipage

Different Forms

covey, coveys

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