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roaring [ˈrɔ:rɪŋ]1. adjective2. noun* * *['rɔːrɪŋ] 1.noun (of lion, person) rugissement m; ( of crowd) clameur f; (of storm, wind, sea) mugissement m; (of thunder, waterfall) grondement m; ( of engine) vrombissement m2.1) ( loud) [engine, traffic] grondant2) [success] fou/folleto do a roaring trade — faire des affaires en or (in dans la vente de)
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roaring ['rɔ:rɪŋ](a) (lion) rugissant; (bull) mugissant, beuglant; (elephant) qui barrit; (person, crowd) hurlant; (sea, wind) mugissant; (thunder, storm) qui gronde; (engine) vrombissant;∎ a roaring fire une bonne flambée∎ a roaring success un succès fou;∎ British to do a roaring trade faire des affaires en or;∎ they did a roaring trade in pancakes ils ont vendu énormément de crêpes2 adverb∎ familiar roaring drunk ivre mort, complètement bourré►► Nautical Roaring Forties quarantièmes mpl rugissants;Roaring Twenties les Années fpl folles -
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A n1 (of lion, person) rugissement m ;2 (of storm, wind, sea) mugissement m ;3 (of thunder, waterfall) grondement m ;4 (of engine, machine) vrombissement m ;5 ( of crowd) clameur f.B adj1 ( loud) [storm] rugissant ; [engine, traffic] grondant ; a roaring fire une belle flambée ; the roaring forties Geog les quarantièmes rugissants ;2 [success] fou/folle ; to do a roaring trade faire des affaires en or (in dans la vente de) ; the roaring Twenties Hist les Années folles. -
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∎ we had a rip-roaring time on s'est amusés comme des fous;∎ a rip-roaring success un succès monstreUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > rip-roaring
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rip-roaring ○ adj [party, show] délirant ; [success] dingue ○ ; to have a rip-roaring time s'éclater ○. -
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(colloq) ['rɪprɔːrɪŋ] adjective [success] dingue (colloq)
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a roaring success — ► something that is very successful: »The shares, which typically were only available to institutions, have been a roaring success. Main Entry: ↑roaring … Financial and business terms
(a) roaring success — a ˌroaring sucˈcess idiom (informal) a very great success • The latest Disneyland has been a roaring success. Main entry: ↑roaringidiom … Useful english dictionary
roaring success — great prosperity, huge success … English contemporary dictionary
be a roaring success — british phrase to be very successful The show was not the roaring success he anticipated. Thesaurus: to be, or to become successfulsynonym Main entry: roaring … Useful english dictionary
be a roaring success — British to be very successful The show was not the roaring success he anticipated … English dictionary
roaring — roar‧ing [ˈrɔːrɪŋ] adjective do a roaring trade ( in something) informal COMMERCE to sell a lot of something very quickly: • The food sellers were doing a roaring trade in spiced sausages. * * * roaring UK US /rɔːrɪŋ/ adjective [before noun] ● … Financial and business terms
roaring — ► ADJECTIVE informal ▪ complete; unqualified: a roaring success. ● do a roaring trade (or business) Cf. ↑do a roaring trade ● the roaring forties Cf. ↑the roaring forties ● the roaring twenties … English terms dictionary
roaring — roar|ing [ˈro:rıŋ] adj 1.) [only before noun] making a deep, very loud, continuous noise ▪ the roaring wind and waves 2.) roaring fire a fire that burns with a lot of flames and heat 3.) do a roaring trade (in sth) BrE informal to sell a lot of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
roaring — adjective 1 (only before noun) making a deep, very loud, continuous noise: the roaring wind and waves 2 roaring fire a roaring fire burns with a lot of flames and heat 3 do a roaring trade (in) BrE informal to sell a lot of something very quickly … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
roaring — roar|ing [ rɔrıŋ ] adjective 1. ) a roaring fire burns very brightly and produces a lot of heat 2. ) making a loud deep noise: a roaring waterfall be a roaring success BRITISH to be very successful: The show was not the roaring success he… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
roaring — [[t]rɔ͟ːrɪŋ[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n A roaring fire has large flames and is sending out a lot of heat. 2) ADJ: ADJ n If something is a roaring success, it is very successful indeed. The government s first effort to privatize a company has been a… … English dictionary