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muer

to moult, to shed feathers/skin

verb moo-EH Rare
Animals & Nature Environment

Also means

to break (of a voice)

Usage Note

Muer describes the natural process of shedding — a bird mue (moults), a snake mue (sheds its skin), and a boy's voice mue ('breaks') during puberty. The noun is la mue (f), which can mean the moult, the shed skin, or the voice breaking. The verb can also be used figuratively: muer en ('to transform into').

Examples

"Le serpent mue chaque année."

Natural Translation

The snake sheds its skin every year.

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