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greedy [ˈgri:dɪ]• don't be greedy! (at table) ne sois pas si gourmand ! ; (asking for money) n'en demande pas tant !* * *['griːdɪ]a greedy pig — (colloq) un goinfre (colloq)
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pig [pɪg]1. nouna. cochon m, porc m• to make a pig of o.s. s'empiffrer (inf)3. compounds* * *[pɪg]1) ( animal) porc m, cochon m2) (colloq) ( greedy) goinfre (colloq) m; ( dirty) cochon/-onne (colloq) m/f; ( nasty) sale type (colloq) m3) (colloq) péjthe pigs — les flics (colloq) mpl
•Phrasal Verbs:- pig out••in a pig's eye! — (colloq) US mon œil! (colloq)
to make a pig's ear of something — bousiller (colloq) quelque chose
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A n2 ○ fig péj ( greedy) goinfre ○ m ; ( dirty) cochon/-onne ○ m/f ; ( nasty) sale type ○ m, salaud ◑ m ; to eat/live like a pig ( dirtily) manger/vivre comme un cochon ; to make a pig of oneself manger comme un goinfre ○, se goinfrer ○ ; you pig! ( greedy person) quel goinfre ○ ! ; ( dirty person) tu es un cochon ○ ! ; ( nasty person) tu es vache ○ ! ;B vi [sow] mettre bas.to buy a pig in a poke acheter chat en poche ; pigs might fly le jour où les poules auront des dents! ; in a pig's eye ○ ! US mon œil ○ ! ; to make a pig's ear of sth bousiller ○ qch ; to pig it ○ vivre comme un cochon.■ pig out se goinfrer ○, s'empiffrer ○ (on de). -
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1 noun∎ pigs might fly! quand les poules auront des dents!;∎ you made a real pig's ear of that ça, vous avez fait du beau!;∎ he made a pig's ear of laying the carpet il a posé la moquette comme un vrai sagouin;∎ to buy a pig in a poke acheter chat en poche∎ to eat like a pig manger comme un cochon ou un porc;∎ to make a pig of oneself se goinfrer, s'empiffrer∎ to live like pigs vivre dans une écurie ou porcherie∎ fascist pig! sale fasciste!;∎ the dirty pig! quel chameau!;∎ what a selfish pig! quel sale égoïste!∎ it's a real pig of a job ce travail est un véritable cauchemar;∎ cleaning the oven is a pig of a job c'est vraiment chiant de nettoyer le four;∎ the filing cabinet was a pig to move ça a été vachement difficile de déplacer le classeur∎ the pigs les flics mpl, les poulets mpl∎ to pig oneself (on sth) s'empiffrer (de qch), se goinfrer (de qch)(sow) mettre bas, cochonner►► pig farm porcherie f, élevage m de porcs;pig iron fonte f brute;Pig Latin = argot codé utilisé en milieu scolaire, ≃ javanais m;Cookery pig's trotter pied m de porc -
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[piɡ] 1. noun1) (a kind of farm animal whose flesh is eaten as pork, ham and bacon: He keeps pigs.) porc2) (an offensive word for an unpleasant, greedy or dirty person: You pig!) cochon/-onne•- piggy2. adjective(like a pig's: piggy eyes.) de cochon- piglet- piggyback - pigheaded - pigheadedness - pigskin - pigsty - pigswill - pigtail - pigs might fly -
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1 noun(d) familiar black American slang (luxury car) voiture f de luxe□ (généralement une Cadillac ou une Lincoln Continental)∎ to go the whole hog ne pas faire les choses à moitié;∎ why don't we go the whole hog and order champagne? pourquoi ne pas faire les choses en grand et commander du champagne?;∎ American to be in hog heaven être comme un coq en pâtefamiliar monopoliser□ ;∎ to hog the television monopoliser la télé;∎ to hog the limelight accaparer ou monopoliser l'attention, se mettre en vedette;∎ to hog the middle of the road prendre toute la route□ ;∎ stop hogging all the wine for yourself ne garde pas tout le vin pour ta poire►► Zoology hog deer cerf-cochon m -
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1 noun(in children's language → pig) (petit) cochon□ m; (→ toe) doigt m de pied□ ; (→ finger) doigt□ m;∎ piggy in the middle = jeu d'enfants au cours duquel deux enfants se lancent un ballon alors qu'un troisième placé au milieu essaie de l'attraper;∎ figurative I'm tired of being piggy in the middle j'en ai assez d'être pris entre deux feux∎ piggy eyes de petits yeux mpl porcins□
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