"pounce" meaning in Anglais

See pounce in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: \paʊns\, \paʊns\, paʊns Audio: En-us-pounce.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Simplificationalizer-pounce.wav Forms: to pounce [infinitive], pounces [present, third-person, singular], pounced [preterite], pounced [participle, past], pouncing [participle, present]
  1. Bondir, attaquer.
    Sense id: fr-pounce-en-verb-5pdYiYev Categories (other): Exemples en anglais
  2. Se précipiter, se jeter (sur quelqu’un).
    Sense id: fr-pounce-en-verb-IS3Mbr9B Categories (other): Exemples en anglais
  3. Saisir, sauter sur (une occasion). Note d’usage : Suivi de on ou upon. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: fr-pounce-en-verb-U-k94td5 Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Métaphores en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Lemmes en anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Verbes en anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Verbes intransitifs en anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Verbes transitifs en anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
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      "orig": "anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "(XVIIᵉ siècle) De pownse, lui-même issu de l’ancien français poinçon."
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "to pounce",
      "ipas": [
        "\\ˈpaʊns\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pounces",
      "ipas": [
        "\\ˈpaʊnsɪz\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "third-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pounced",
      "ipas": [
        "\\ˈpaʊnst\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "preterite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pounced",
      "ipas": [
        "\\ˈpaʊnst\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pouncing",
      "ipas": [
        "\\ˈpaʊns.ɪŋ\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Anglais",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "pos_title": "Verbe",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Exemples en anglais",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The kitten pounced at the ball I threw to him.",
          "translation": "Le chaton a bondi sur la balle que je lui ai lancée."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Bondir, attaquer."
      ],
      "id": "fr-pounce-en-verb-5pdYiYev"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Exemples en anglais",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I was awakened from a dead sleep by my child pouncing on top of me from out of nowhere.",
          "translation": "J’ai été réveillé d’un sommeil profond par mon enfant qui s’est jeté sur moi de nulle part."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Se précipiter, se jeter (sur quelqu’un)."
      ],
      "id": "fr-pounce-en-verb-IS3Mbr9B"
    },
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I pounced on the chance to get promoted.",
          "translation": "J’ai sauté sur l’occasion d’être promu."
        },
        {
          "text": "She pounced on the young man, because she loved him and wanted him for herself.",
          "translation": "Elle s’est jetée sur le jeune homme parce qu’elle l’aimait et le voulait pour elle-même."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Saisir, sauter sur (une occasion). Note d’usage : Suivi de on ou upon."
      ],
      "id": "fr-pounce-en-verb-U-k94td5",
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "\\paʊns\\"
    },
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      "raw_tags": [
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    "Verbes transitifs en anglais",
    "anglais"
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "(XVIIᵉ siècle) De pownse, lui-même issu de l’ancien français poinçon."
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "to pounce",
      "ipas": [
        "\\ˈpaʊns\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pounces",
      "ipas": [
        "\\ˈpaʊnsɪz\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "third-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "pounced",
      "ipas": [
        "\\ˈpaʊnst\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "preterite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pounced",
      "ipas": [
        "\\ˈpaʊnst\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "pouncing",
      "ipas": [
        "\\ˈpaʊns.ɪŋ\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "pos_title": "Verbe",
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        "Exemples en anglais"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "The kitten pounced at the ball I threw to him.",
          "translation": "Le chaton a bondi sur la balle que je lui ai lancée."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Bondir, attaquer."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Exemples en anglais"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I was awakened from a dead sleep by my child pouncing on top of me from out of nowhere.",
          "translation": "J’ai été réveillé d’un sommeil profond par mon enfant qui s’est jeté sur moi de nulle part."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Se précipiter, se jeter (sur quelqu’un)."
      ]
    },
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        "Exemples en anglais",
        "Métaphores en français"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "I pounced on the chance to get promoted.",
          "translation": "J’ai sauté sur l’occasion d’être promu."
        },
        {
          "text": "She pounced on the young man, because she loved him and wanted him for herself.",
          "translation": "Elle s’est jetée sur le jeune homme parce qu’elle l’aimait et le voulait pour elle-même."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Saisir, sauter sur (une occasion). Note d’usage : Suivi de on ou upon."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "\\paʊns\\"
    },
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