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1 noun∎ nuts and raisins mélange m de différents fruits secs (cacahouètes, noisettes, etc) et de raisins secs;∎ familiar she's a hard or tough nut to crack elle n'est pas commode□ ;∎ it's a hard or tough nut to crack (problem) c'est difficile à résoudre□ ;∎ familiar the American market will be a hard or tough nut to crack ça ne sera pas facile de pénétrer le marché américain□(b) Technology écrou m;∎ nuts and bolts des écrous mpl et des boulons mpl;∎ figurative the nuts and bolts of the problem les détails pratiques du problème;∎ the nuts and bolts of a language les éléments de base d'une langue;∎ to learn the nuts and bolts of a business apprendre à connaître le fonctionnement d'une entreprise∎ what a nut! il est complètement cinglé ou dingue!∎ she's a golf nut c'est une fana de golf∎ it hit him right on the nut il l'a reçu en pleine caboche;∎ to be off one's nut (mad) être dingue ou cinglé;∎ to go off one's nut (go insane) perdre la boule, devenir cinglé; (get angry) péter les plombs, piquer une crise;∎ she really did her nut elle a piqué une de ces crises(f) (small lump of coal) noix f, tête-de-moineau ffamiliar donner un coup de boule à
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Lump sum — Lump Lump (l[u^]mp), n. [Cf. OD. lompe piece, mass. Cf. {Lunch}.] 1. A small mass of matter of irregular shape; an irregular or shapeless mass; as, a lump of coal; a lump of iron ore. A lump of cheese. Piers Plowman. This lump of clay. Shak.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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lump — lump1 lumpingly, adv. /lump/, n. 1. a piece or mass of solid matter without regular shape or of no particular shape: a lump of coal. 2. a protuberance or swelling: a blow that raised a lump on his head. 3. an aggregation, collection, or mass;… … Universalium
lump — I [[t]lʌmp[/t]] n. 1) a piece or mass of solid matter without regular shape or of no particular shape: a lump of coal[/ex] 2) pat a protuberance or swelling: a blow that raised a lump on his head[/ex] 3) an aggregation, collection, or mass; clump … From formal English to slang
In a lump — Lump Lump (l[u^]mp), n. [Cf. OD. lompe piece, mass. Cf. {Lunch}.] 1. A small mass of matter of irregular shape; an irregular or shapeless mass; as, a lump of coal; a lump of iron ore. A lump of cheese. Piers Plowman. This lump of clay. Shak.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
In the lump — Lump Lump (l[u^]mp), n. [Cf. OD. lompe piece, mass. Cf. {Lunch}.] 1. A small mass of matter of irregular shape; an irregular or shapeless mass; as, a lump of coal; a lump of iron ore. A lump of cheese. Piers Plowman. This lump of clay. Shak.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lump — lump1 [ lʌmp ] noun count ** 1. ) a solid piece of something that does not have a regular shape: lump of: a lump of metal/coal/concrete a lump of cheese/butter/meat a ) a solid piece of sugar with a square shape b ) a solid piece in a substance… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
