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estiver

to estivate / to summer (animals)
Used for animals going dormant during hot summer months (opposite of hibernation), or for moving livestock to summer pastures.
j'estive
I estivate
nous estivons
we estivate
tu estives
you estivate - informal
vous estivez
you estivate - formal
il/elle/on estive
he/she/one estivates
ils/elles estivent
they estivate
Certains animaux estivent en ete.
(Some animals estivate in summer.)
Tu estives dans les montagnes?
(Are you summering in the mountains?)
L'escargot estive quand il fait chaud.
(The snail estivates when it's hot.)
Nous estivons les troupeaux en altitude.
(We take the herds to summer pastures at altitude.)
Vous estivez souvent en montagne?
(Do you often summer in the mountains?)
Les grenouilles estivent dans la boue.
(The frogs estivate in the mud.)
Je n'estive pas cet ete.
(I'm not estivating this summer.)
Le crocodile estive pendant la secheresse.
(The crocodile estivates during the drought.)
On estive pour echapper a la chaleur.
(We estivate to escape the heat.)
Ces especes estivent plusieurs mois.
(These species estivate for several months.)
Ils estivent dans les Pyrenees.
(They summer in the Pyrenees.)
La tortue estive sous terre.
(The turtle estivates underground.)
Les bergers estivent leur betail.
(The shepherds take their cattle to summer pastures.)