Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as cigala.

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Examples

  • A timeless fable that casts light upon this dispute, "La cigale et la fourmi" "The Grasshopper and the Ant"was told by La Fontaine in the 17th century.

    Henry J. Stern: Tweed Still at It Henry J. Stern 2011

  • A timeless fable that casts light upon this dispute, "La cigale et la fourmi" "The Grasshopper and the Ant"Âwas told by La Fontaine in the 17th century.

    Henry J. Stern: Tweed Still at It Henry J. Stern 2011

  • A timeless fable that casts light upon this dispute, "La cigale et la fourmi" "The Grasshopper and the Ant"Âwas told by La Fontaine in the 17th century.

    Henry J. Stern: Tweed Still at It Henry J. Stern 2011

  • A timeless fable that casts light upon this dispute, "La cigale et la fourmi" "The Grasshopper and the Ant"was told by La Fontaine in the 17th century.

    Henry J. Stern: Tweed Still at It Henry J. Stern 2011

  • References: la cigale (f) = cicada; la chaleur (f) = heat; la bouteille (f) = bottle; la maman (f) = mom

    chaleur - French Word-A-Day 2006

  • References: la cigale (f) = cicada; la chaleur (f) = heat; la bouteille (f) = bottle; la maman (f) = mom

    French Word-A-Day: 2006

  • References: la cigale (f) = cicada; la chaleur (f) = heat; la bouteille (f) = bottle; la maman (f) = mom

    French Word-A-Day: 2006

  • Close, considering that the cigale* was once called a "tree cricket."

    French Word-A-Day: 2006

  • Close, considering that the cigale* was once called a "tree cricket."

    French Word-A-Day: 2006

  • Close, considering that the cigale* was once called a "tree cricket."

    chaleur - French Word-A-Day 2006

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