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Listen to me, I will tell you everything, that you may not accuse me of wheeling round like a weathercock.Écoutez, je veux vous tout dire, pour que vous ne puissiez m'accuser de tourner comme une girouette.Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
The Bishop is merely an old weathercock, turning one way or the other according as Faujas or Fenil blows against him; to-day it is one of them, to-morrow it will be the other.L'évêque est une girouette, qui tourne dès que le Faujas ou le Fenil souffle sur lui; aujourd'hui l'un, demain l'autre.Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
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weathercock
noun
| Singular | Plural | |
| Common case | weathercock | weathercocks |
| Possessive case | weathercock's | weathercocks' |