cheval rétif
The English phrase "bucking horse" is translated into French as cheval rétif.
cheval rétif refers to a horse that resists a rider by jumping or kicking its hind legs in the air.
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of cheval rétif is chevaux rétifs.
Did you know?
- French speakers use the phrase être rétif à to mean being resistant or reluctant to accept a new idea or change.
- While cheval is the standard word for 'horse', it comes from the Late Latin caballus, which specifically meant a 'pack horse' rather than a noble war horse.
- The word cheval is a distant relative of the English word 'chivalry', which stems from the same concept of horse-mounted nobility.
Examples in context
- Ce cheval rétif est difficile à monter.This bucking horse is difficult to ride.
- Attention, c'est un cheval rétif !Watch out, it's a bucking horse!
- Le cowboy a affronté un cheval rétif.The cowboy faced a bucking horse.
Example conversation
Chloé and Nathan are at a ranch watching horses.
- ChloéRegarde Nathan, c'est un vrai cheval rétif !Look Nathan, that is a real bucking horse!
- NathanIl a l'air très nerveux aujourd'hui.He looks very nervous today.
- ChloéJe ne monterais jamais un cheval rétif comme ça.I would never ride a bucking horse like that.
- NathanMoi non plus, c'est beaucoup trop dangereux.Me neither, it is much too dangerous.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries cheval, rétif, CC BY-SA 4.0.
