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road·kill

 (rōd′kĭl′)
n.
1. An animal or animals killed by being struck by a motor vehicle.
2. Slang One that has failed or been defeated and is no longer worthy of consideration: "Many radio rightists betray a truculent nostalgia for the old foes who became their roadkill" (Richard Corliss).
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roadkill

(ˈrəʊdˌkɪl)
n
the remains of an animal or animals killed on the road by motor vehicles
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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Noun1.roadkill - the dead body of an animal that has been killed on a road by a vehicle; "vultures usually feed on carrion or roadkill"
dead body, body - a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person; "they found the body in the lake"
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Translations

roadkill

[ˈrəʊdkɪl] n → animal m tué sur la routeroad manager n → organisateur/trice m/f des tournéesroad map n
(lit) → carte f routière
(fig, fig) (= route map) → feuille f de routeroad race n → course f sur routeroad rage
n → agressivité f au volantroad safety n → sécurité f routièreroad sense n
he has no road sense [driver] → il conduit mal; [pedestrian] → il ne fait jamais attention aux voituresroad show n
(for radio, television) → émission f itinérante
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