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ear [ɪər]1. nouna. oreille f• I'm all ears! (inf) je suis tout ouïe !• your ears must have been burning! (inf) vous avez dû entendre vos oreilles siffler !• you'll be out on your ear if you're not careful (inf) tu vas te faire virer (inf) si tu ne fais pas attentionb. [of grain, plant] épi m2. compounds* * *[ɪə(r)] 1.1) oreille finner/middle ear — oreille f interne/moyenne
2) Botany (of wheat, corn) épi m2.••to be all ears — (colloq) être tout ouïe
to be out on one's ear — (colloq) ( from job) avoir été mis à la porte (colloq); ( from home) être à la rue
to get a thick ear — (colloq) recevoir une baffe (colloq)
to have ou keep one's ear to the ground — garder l'œil ouvert
to play it by ear — fig improviser
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ear-splitting — earˈ splitting adjective Ear piercing • • • Main Entry: ↑ear * * * ˈear splitting f28 [ear splitting] adjective extremely loud • an ear splitting bang … Useful english dictionary
Ear-splitting — Ear split ting, a. Deafening; disagreeably loud or shrill; as, ear splitting strains. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ear-splitting — ear .splitting adj very loud ▪ There was an ear splitting crack … Dictionary of contemporary English
ear-splitting — ear ,splitting adjective extremely loud … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ear-splitting — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ extremely loud … English terms dictionary
ear-splitting — ADJ: usu ADJ n An ear splitting noise is very loud. The little boy emitted a torrent of ear splitting screams … English dictionary
ear-splitting — adj. Ear splitting is used with these nouns: ↑roar, ↑scream … Collocations dictionary
ear-splitting — adjective very loud: Suddenly an ear splitting shriek came from behind the door … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
ear splitting — Synonyms and related words: booming, deafening, ear piercing, ear rending, earthshaking, forte, fortissimo, full, loud, loud sounding, loudish, pealing, piercing, plangent, resounding, ringing, sonorous, stentoraphonic, stentorian, stentorious,… … Moby Thesaurus
ear-splitting — /ˈɪə splɪtɪŋ/ (say ear spliting) adjective shrill; extremely harsh to the ears. Also, earsplitting …
ear-splitting — adjective extremely loud … English new terms dictionary