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blubber

/ˈblʌbə/

/ˈblʌbɚ/

blubbernoun

blubbers

Translations

lardPour les cétacés et autres mammifères marins.

The whale's blubber helps it to survive in the cold ocean waters.

Le lard de la baleine l’aide à survivre dans les eaux froides de l’océan.

pleurnicheriePour des pleurs bruyants et incontrôlés, souvent employés de façon familière ou péjorative.

Stop your blubber and tell me what's the matter.

Arrête ta pleurnicherie et dis-moi ce qui ne va pas.

Additional translations

graisseAu sens familier ou humoristique de graisse corporelle excessive.

Definitions

The thick layer of fat between the skin and muscle layers of whales and other marine mammals, used for insulation and energy storage.

The whale's blubber helps it to survive in the cold ocean waters.

Excessive body fat in humans, often used informally or humorously.

After the holidays, he noticed a bit of blubber around his waist.

Noisy, uncontrolled crying or sobbing; weeping, especially by a child.

Stop your blubber and tell me what's the matter.

Synonyms

adipose tissue

blubberverb

blubbered

Past Simple

blubbered

Past Participle

blubbering

ing-form

/ˈblʌbə/

/ˈblʌbɚ/

Translations

pleurnicherVerbe familier pour pleurer bruyamment ou parler en sanglotant.

The toddler began to blubber when his toy broke.

Le tout-petit s’est mis à pleurnicher quand son jouet s’est cassé.

Definitions

To speak incoherently while crying.

He tried to explain what happened, but he could only blubber through his tears.

To cry noisily and uncontrollably; to sob.

The toddler began to blubber when his toy broke.

Synonyms

blubberadjective

Used attributively to denote something consisting of or related to whale fat (blubber layer, blubber oil).

Translations

adipeuxS’emploie surtout dans un contexte zoologique ou technique, en parlant de la couche graisseuse.

Early whalers processed the blubber oil in large blubber ovens on shore.

Les premiers baleiniers transformaient l’huile issue de la couche adipeuse dans de grands fours à terre.

Definitions

Made of, containing, or relating to blubber.

Early whalers processed the blubber oil in large blubber ovens on shore.