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pig

UK
/pɪg/
US
/pɪg/

Translations

pignoun
pigs
pl
UK
/pɪg/
US
/pɪg/
gueuseMétallurgie.
The foundry produced several pigs of iron to be used in manufacturing.
La fonderie a produit plusieurs gueuses de fonte destinées à la fabrication.
flicFamilier, souvent péjoratif.
The protesters chanted slogans against the pigs patrolling the street.
Les manifestants scandaient des slogans contre les flics qui patrouillaient dans la rue.
The farmer raised pigs for their meat and sold them at the local market.
Le fermier élevait des cochons pour leur viande et les vendait au marché local.
racleurTechnique pétrolière et gazière, pour le dispositif envoyé dans une conduite.
Engineers sent a pig through the pipeline to remove built-up sludge.
Les ingénieurs ont envoyé un racleur dans la conduite pour enlever les dépôts accumulés.
porcInsulte familière et péjorative pour une personne sale, grossière ou gloutonne.
He never cleaned up after himself and ate everyone else's food—what a pig!
Il ne rangeait jamais rien et mangeait la nourriture des autres : quel porc !
Additional translations
pouletArgot familier, péjoratif.
cochonFamilier ; peut servir d’insulte légère selon le contexte.
porcTerme plus général ou plus soutenu ; peut désigner l’animal ou la viande selon le contexte.
Synonyms
swine
hog
boar
sow
porker
grunt
piggery
pigverb
pigged
Past Simple
pigged
Past Participle
pigging
Gerund
UK
/pɪɡ/
US
/pɪɡ/
raclerTechnique pétrolière et gazière ; envoyer un racleur dans une conduite.
The maintenance crew pigged the pipeline after the annual shutdown.
L’équipe de maintenance a raclé la conduite après l’arrêt annuel.
s’entasserSe dit de personnes qui se serrent dans un espace réduit.
Fans pigged into the small venue until there was barely room to breathe.
Les fans se sont entassés dans la petite salle jusqu’à ce qu’il n’y ait presque plus de place pour respirer.
mettre basSe dit d’une truie.
The sow pigged during the night, delivering a healthy litter.
La truie a mis bas pendant la nuit et a donné une portée en bonne santé.
se goinfrerFamilier.
He pigged out on pizza and ice cream at the party.
Il s’est goinfré de pizza et de glace à la fête.
Synonyms
glut
overindulge
devour
feast
gorge
pigadjective
UK
/pɪɡ/
US
/pɪɡ/
Attributive use before nouns (e.g., pig farm, pig manure).
sacréFamilier, surtout britannique ; intensif placé devant un adjectif.
She felt pig sick when she heard the news.
Elle s’est sentie sacrément malade quand elle a entendu la nouvelle.
porcinRelatif aux cochons.
The farmer built a new pig shed to house the sows.
Le fermier a construit une nouvelle porcherie pour abriter les truies.
Synonyms
dirty
messy
uncouth
gluttonous
greedy
filthy
swinish
piggish
porcine

Definitions

pignoun
A domesticated animal with a stout body, short legs, and a snout, raised for its meat.
The farmer raised pigs for their meat and sold them at the local market.
A person regarded as unpleasantly greedy, dirty, or gluttonous.
He never cleaned up after himself and ate everyone else's food—what a pig.
A block of metal, typically iron or lead, that is cast in a shape suitable for handling or further processing.
The foundry produced several pigs of iron to be used in manufacturing.
Slang, usually derogatory: a police officer.
The protesters chanted slogans against the pigs patrolling the street.
A cylindrical or bullet-shaped device inserted into a pipeline to clean, inspect, or separate fluids within it.
Engineers sent a pig through the pipeline to remove built-up sludge.
pigverb
To eat greedily or to excess.
He pigged out on pizza and ice cream at the party.
To crowd together closely.
Fans pigged into the small venue until there was barely room to breathe.
(of a sow) To give birth to piglets; farrow.
The sow pigged during the night, delivering a healthy litter.
To send a pig through a pipeline for cleaning, inspection, or separation purposes.
The maintenance crew pigged the pipeline after the annual shutdown.
pigadjective
Relating to, consisting of, or intended for pigs.
The farmer built a new pig shed to house the sows.
(informal, chiefly British) Used as an intensifier before another adjective to mean complete or absolute.
She felt pig sick when she heard the news.
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