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shiner

/ˈʃaɪ.nə/

/ˈʃaɪ.nɚ/

Translations

shinernoun

shiners

/ˈʃaɪ.nə/

/ˈʃaɪ.nɚ/

œil au beurre noirFamilier.

After the fight, he walked away with a nasty shiner.

Après la bagarre, il s’en est allé avec un vilain œil au beurre noir.

vaironZoologie ; petit poisson argenté utilisé comme appât.

We caught several shiners to use as bait for the larger fish.

Nous avons attrapé plusieurs vairons pour les utiliser comme appât pour les plus gros poissons.

cireur de chaussuresMétier.

When money was tight, he worked downtown as a shiner to make ends meet.

Quand l’argent manquait, il travaillait en ville comme cireur de chaussures pour joindre les deux bouts.

Synonyms

black eye

shineradjective

/ˈʃaɪ.nə/

/ˈʃaɪ.nɚ/

Used attributively to describe bait or other items consisting of or relating to shiner fish; not gradable.

de vaironsEmploi attributif, en référence au poisson-appât.

The guide recommended using shiner minnows for the trophy bass.

Le guide a recommandé d’utiliser des alevins de vairons pour attraper le gros bar.

shinernoun

A black eye, typically resulting from a blow or impact.

After the fight, he walked away with a nasty shiner.

A small, silvery fish, often used as bait.

We caught several shiners to use as bait for the larger fish.

A person whose job is to polish or shine shoes; a shoeshiner.

When money was tight, he worked downtown as a shiner to make ends meet.

shineradjective

Attributive. Consisting of, made with, or relating to shiners (small silvery bait fish).

The guide recommended using shiner minnows for the trophy bass.