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motte [mɔt]feminine noun[de terre] lump* * *mɔtmotte de gazon — sod, piece of turf
* * *mɔt nfmotte de terre — lump of earth, clod
* * *motte nf1 ( morceau de terre) ( dans un champ) motte (de terre) clod (of earth); ( dans une pelouse) turf; motte de gazon clump of lawn;3 ( morceau de beurre) motte (de beurre) slab of butter; acheter du beurre en motte to buy butter by weight;4 ●( pubis féminin) female pubic region, pussy◑.[mɔt] nom féminin1. AGRICULTUREmotte (de terre) clod ou clump (of earth)2. HORTICULTURE ball3. CUISINE4. MÉTALLURGIE [moule] boxless ou flaskless mould -
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cloche [klɔ∫]1. feminine nouna. [d'église] bellb. [de plat] dishcover ; [de plantes, légumes] cloche2. adjective• qu'il est cloche ce type ! what an idiot!━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━In France, Easter eggs are said to be brought by the Easter bells or cloches de Pâques which fly from Rome and drop them in people's gardens.* * *klɔʃ1) ( instrument sonore) bellen (forme de) cloche — bell-shaped; déménager
2) ( ustensile de jardinage) cloche3) (colloq) ( imbécile) clot (colloq) GB, clod (colloq), idiot4) (colloq) ( clochard) tramp•Phrasal Verbs:••se taper la cloche — (colloq) to have a good ou slap-up GB meal, to pig out (colloq)
sonner les cloches (colloq) à quelqu'un — to bawl somebody out (colloq)
se faire sonner les cloches — (colloq) to get bawled out (colloq)
* * *klɔʃ nf1) [église] bellLa cloche a sonné, la récréation est finie. — The bell's gone, break is over., The bell's rung, break is over.
2) (= couvercle) coverSee:3) (= forme)4) figse taper la cloche * (= bien manger) — to pig out *
5) * (= idiot) clot* * *A ○adj [personne, propos] silly, stupid.B nf1 ( instrument sonore) bell; on a entendu dix coups de cloche we heard the bell ring ten times; en (forme de) cloche bell-shaped; courbe en cloche Math Gaussian curve, bell curve; ⇒ déménager;3 ○( imbécile) clot○ GB, clod○, idiot;cloche à fromage Culin cover of cheese dish; cloche de plongée Naut diving bell; cloche à vide Phys vacuum bell jar.se taper la cloche○ to have a good ou slap-up GB meal, to pig out○; entendre plusieurs sons de cloche to hear several different versions; qui n'entend qu'une cloche n'entend qu'un son if you only listen to one person, you don't get the whole picture; sonner les cloches à qn to bawl sb out○; se faire sonner les cloches to get bawled out○.[klɔʃ] adjectif(familier) [idiot] stupid————————[klɔʃ] nom féminin1. [instrument, signal] belldéménager ou partir à la cloche de bois to do a moonlight flit (UK), to leave without paying the rent4. NAUTIQUEcloche de plongée ou à plongeur diving-bell5. CHIMIE6. (familier) [personne] idiot7. (familier) [vagabondage]————————en cloche locution adjectivale————————sous cloche locution adverbialea. HORTICULTURE to put under glass, to cloche -
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n. m. (pej.):1. 'Clod-hopper', country bumpkin, peasant.2. 'Pillock', 'boor', crude and ignorant character.
См. также в других словарях:
clod — clod·di·ness; clod·dish; clod·dy; clod·hop·per; clod·hop·per·ish; clod·hop·ping; clod·let; clod·ly; clod·pate; clod·pat·ed; clod; … English syllables
Clod — (kl[o^]d), n. [OE. clodde, latter form of clot. See {Clot}.] 1. A lump or mass, especially of earth, turf, or clay. Clods of a slimy substance. Carew. Clods of iron and brass. Milton. Clods of blood. E. Fairfax. [1913 Webster] The earth that… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Clod — may refer to: a lump of dirt an oaf Beef clod The Antonov An 14, NATO reporting name Clod Frederick Clod, an early chemist This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an … Wikipedia
clod — (n.) lump of earth or clay, O.E. clod (in clod hamer field goer ), from P.Gmc. *kludda , from PIE *gleu (see CLAY (Cf. clay)). Synonymous with clot until 18c. Meaning person ( mere lump of earth ) is from 1590s; that of blockhead is from c.1600.… … Etymology dictionary
Clod — (kl[o^]d), v. i. To collect into clods, or into a thick mass; to coagulate; to clot; as, clodded gore. See {Clot}. [1913 Webster] Clodded in lumps of clay. G. Fletcher. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Clod — Clod, v. t. 1. To pelt with clods. Jonson. [1913 Webster] 2. To throw violently; to hurl. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
clod — [klɔd US kla:d] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: CLOT2] 1.) a lump of mud or earth 2.) informal a stupid person … Dictionary of contemporary English
clod — [ klad ] noun count 1. ) a lump of dirt 2. ) INFORMAL a stupid person … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
clod — [n] stupid person blockhead*, boor, chump, clown, dimwit*, dolt, dope*, dumbbell, dummy, dunce, fool, imbecile, lame brain*, lout, oaf, simpleton; concepts 412,423 … New thesaurus
clod — ► NOUN 1) a lump of earth. 2) informal a stupid person. ORIGIN variant of CLOT(Cf. ↑clot) … English terms dictionary
clod — [kläd] n. [ME & OE < IE * g(e)leu < base * gel , to make round > CLIMB] 1. a lump, esp. a lump of earth, clay, loam, etc. 2. earth; soil 3. a dull, stupid person; dolt 4. the part of a neck of beef nearest the shoulder cloddish adj.… … English World dictionary