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Germany's like a scorpion: her sting's in her tail, and that tail stretches way down into Asia.
L’Allemagne ressemble à un scorpion. Son poison est dans sa queue, et cette queue s’étend jusqu’en Asie.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
I liked Stumm about as much as a dog likes a scorpion, but I hankered for his society.
J’aimais Stumm à peu près autant qu’un chien aime un scorpion, et pourtant, je recherchais sa compagnie.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
ETERNITY, – the word thrilled through the black man's soul with light and power, as he spoke; it thrilled through the sinner's soul, too, like the bite of a scorpion.
L’ÉTERNITÉ! – À ce mot, l’âme du pauvre noir tressaillit, inondée de lumière et de puissance; – celle du pêcheur aussi tressaillit comme sous la morsure du scorpion.
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Pests such as rats, centipedes, scorpions and other similar animals.
ravageurs tels que rats, mille-pattes, scorpions, etc.
© FAO et OMS 2011
© FAO and WHO 2011

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scorpion fish
rascasse

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scorpion

noun
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Common casescorpionscorpions
Possessive casescorpion'sscorpions'