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 Translation for 'harbour seal' from English to French
NOUN   a harbour seal | harbour seals / [also] harbour seal
zool.T
phoque {m} commun [Phoca vitulina]
harbour seal [Br.]
Partial Matches
naut.
port {m}
harbour [Br.]
rade {f}harbour [Br.]
naut.occup.
ouvrier {m} portuaire
harbour worker [Br.]
zool.T
marsouin {m} commun [Phocoena phocoena, syn. : P. americana, P. brachycium, P. communis, P. lineata, P. vomerina, P. rondeletti, Delphinus (Phocaena) phocaena, D. phocaena, D. ventricosus]
harbour porpoise [Br.]
naut.
port {m} naturel
natural harbour [Br.]
naut.occup.
pilote {m} de port
harbour pilot [Br.]
naut.
avant-port {m}
outer harbour [Br.]
port {m} de pêchefishing harbour [Br.]
arrière-port {m}inner harbour [Br.]
digue {f} [autour d'un port]harbour wall [Br.]
nourrir qc. [sombres desseins, espoir, crainte]to harbour sth. [Br.]
naut.occup.
pilote {f} de port
harbour pilot [Br.] [female]
naut.
port {m} en eau profonde
deep water harbour [Br.]
naut.
regagner ses amarres
to return to harbour [Br.]
abriter qn./qc. [malfaiteurs, terroristes]to harbour sb./sth. [Br.]
naut.occup.
ouvrière {f} portuaire
harbour worker [female] [Br.]
être plein de ressentimentto harbour a grudge [Br.]
naut.
capitainerie {f} [de port]
harbour master's office [Br.]
havre {m} de paixharbour [Br.] [place of refuge]
concevoir de la haine pour qc./qn.to harbour hatred for sth./sb. [Br.]
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Usage Examples English
  • In the Oceanarium's large outdoor seal pool, the Sealarium, visitors can get close to the two seal species common in Danish waters – the harbour seal and the grey seal.
  • Between these locations, the road passes through (from north to south) Castalia, Woodwards Cove, Grand Harbour, Seal Cove, and Deep Cove.
  • Along with invertebrates and birds, vertebrates like the harbour seal also show display behaviour.
  • A variety of wildlife can be found on the island, mammals such as Red deer, Roe deer, Otter, Harbour seal and American mink are predominant.
  • Harbour seal males use underwater vocalizations and display dives within their aquatic territories, for both female attraction and male-male competition.

  • Marine mammals include the ubiquitous harbour seal and the small harbour porpoise.
  • The archipelago is considered to be one of the most important breeding areas for harbour seal in the Baltic Sea, where the species is under threat.
  • The harbour and Aberdeen Bay is frequented by a variety of marine mammals, including resident populations of harbour porpoise, bottlenose dolphin, grey seal and harbour seal as well as seasonal populations of minke whale.
  • Despite the increased time ashore for females and decreased time ashore or males during birthing and weaning, biological constraints such as age and sex have not been shown to effect harbour seal haul-outs.
  • Marine birds found here include great cormorants and mute swans; marine mammals such as harbour seal and harbour porpoise are also seen.

  • The Wadden Sea is also home to harbour seals and grey seals.
  • The Influenza A (H10N7) virus was also held responsible for an increased mortality of harbour seals (...) in Europe in 2014.
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