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Translate hen from English to French

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hen:
- poulet; poule; volaille; oiseau; petite poule; petit poulet
Wiktionary:
- hen → poule
- hen → poule, meuf

English

Detailed Translations for hen from English to French

hen:

hen [the ~] nomen

the hen (chicken; poultry; fowl; mother-chicken)
le poulet; la poule; la volaille; l'oiseau
- poulet [le ~] nomen
- poule [la ~] nomen
- volaille [la ~] nomen
- oiseau [le ~] nomen
the hen
la poule; le poulet; la petite poule; le petit poulet
- poule [la ~] nomen
- poulet [le ~] nomen
- petite poule [la ~] nomen
- petit poulet [le ~] nomen

Translation Matrix for hen:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
oiseau	chicken; fowl; hen; mother-chicken; poultry	bird; poultry
petit poulet	hen	soup meat
petite poule	hen	soup meat
poule	chicken; fowl; hen; mother-chicken; poultry	chicken; pullet; soup meat
poulet	chicken; fowl; hen; mother-chicken; poultry	chicken; cop; soup meat; under cover agent
volaille	chicken; fowl; hen; mother-chicken; poultry	birds; poultry; soup meat
-	biddy

Synonyms for "hen":

biddy; chicken; Gallus gallus
bird
poulet; volaille
female

Related Definitions for "hen":

female of certain aquatic animals e.g. octopus or lobster¹
adult female bird¹
adult female chicken¹
flesh of an older chicken suitable for stewing¹

Wiktionary Translations for hen:

hen

noun

slang: woman
- hen → poule
female bird (i.e. chicken)
- hen → poule

hen

noun

Gallinacée
- poule → hen
(argot) Femme
- poule → hen

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• hen	→ poule	↔ hen — het vrouwtje van de hoenderachtige vogels
• hen	→ poule	↔ Henne — Zoologie, Ornithologie: weiblicher Vogel (insbesondere bei Huhn)
• hen	→ poule	↔ Huhn — Zoologie: weibliches Haushuhn
• hen	→ meuf	↔ Schickse — (umgangssprachlich) Frau

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