brood in French
brood in French
couvée
The young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds or fowl hatched at one time by the same mother.
couver
(transitive) To keep an egg warm to make it hatch.
couver
(transitive) To protect (something that is gradually maturing); to foster.
protéger
(transitive) To protect (something that is gradually maturing); to foster.
broyer du noir
(intransitive) (typically with over, on or about) To dwell upon moodily and at length, mainly alone.
se morfondre
(intransitive) (typically with over, on or about) To dwell upon moodily and at length, mainly alone.