Alouettes
Definition
Plural form of 'alouette', referring to larks, small passerine birds known for their melodious songs and aerial displays.
Colloquial reference to the Montreal Alouettes, a professional Canadian football team in the CFL, whose name evokes the bird's spirited flight.
Examples
Les alouettes de Montréal ont surpris tout le monde avec leur remontée spectaculaire ce match-là.
The Montreal Alouettes surprised everyone with their spectacular comeback in that game.
Au petit matin, les alouettes chantent si fort que mon café semble fade en comparaison.
At dawn, the larks sing so loudly that my coffee seems bland by comparison.
J'ai essayé d'imiter les alouettes, mais mon chat a cru que c'était l'heure du dîner.
I tried imitating larks, but my cat thought it was dinnertime.
Plutôt que de plumer une alouette comme dans la chanson, j'ai parié sur les Alouettes et gagné gros.
Instead of plucking a lark like in the song, I bet on the Alouettes and won big.