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meute

pack (of wolves or hounds)

noun MUHT Rare
Animals & Nature Wild Animals

Also means

mob, gang

Usage Note

Meute primarily means a pack of hunting hounds or a wolf pack. By extension it describes a hostile crowd — une meute de journalistes ('a pack of journalists'). The phrase lâcher la meute ('unleash the pack') is used figuratively for setting a mob on someone. The e at the end is silent.

Examples

"La meute de loups traversait la forêt."

Natural Translation

The wolf pack crossed the forest.

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