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roost

/ɹust/ verbe C2
  1. To settle on a perch in order to sleep or rest. (intransitive)
  2. To spend the night. (figuratively)
  3. To kick (a ball) a long distance. (transitive)

He/she/it roosts · Prétérit roosted · Participe passé roosted · Forme en -ing roosting

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roost
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roosted
Participe passé
roosted
Forme en -ing
roosting

Dans la bibliothèque

And Father Wolf taught him his business, and the meaning of things in the jungle, till every rustle in the grass, every breath of the warm night air, every note of the owls above his head, every scratch of a bat’s claws as it roosted for a while in a tree, and every splash of every little fish jumping in a pool meant just as much to him as the work of his office means to a business man.
The Jungle Book, p. 13 · B2
I could have done no less,” and Rann circled up again to his roost.
The Jungle Book, p. 46 · B2
At ten o’clock I went round and saw that all the fellows had gone to roost, for I believe in strict training and plenty of sleep to keep a team fit.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 102 · C1

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