Hi there, can anyone help me to translate 'écureuil nain à poil dur'. Is it a joke or a real thing? I got it in a chain email. I'm guessing its a short haired squirrel or something??? Thanks guys!
Écureuil nain à poil dur
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Hi there, can anyone help me to translate 'écureuil nain à poil dur'. Is it a joke or a real thing? I got it in a chain email. I'm guessing its a short haired squirrel or something??? Thanks guys!
Hard-haired toy/miniature squirrel I guess...
The expression is "à poil dur", not "à poil", it is different.
"à poil dur" means that the fur is rough. So :
toy squirrel with rough fur
"nain" is stronger than short. For humans, it is called "dwarf".
But I don't know how you can say that for animals, I found toy on WR...
"à poil dur" means that the fur is rough. So :
toy squirrel with rough fur
"nain" is stronger than short. For humans, it is called "dwarf".
But I don't know how you can say that for animals, I found toy on WR...
Today I signed a petition to save the Belarusian short-furred dwarf squirrel
--extrait d'un blog en anglais.
Reste à voir si c'est une vraie espèce ou de l'arnaque...