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1 fork
fork [fɔ:k]1 noun(a) (for eating) fourchette f(b) Agriculture fourche f(c) (junction → in road, railway) bifurcation f, embranchement m;∎ take the right fork tournez ou prenez à droite à l'embranchement(d) (on bicycle, motorbike) fourche f(e) (fork-shaped object → of water diviner) baguette f divinatoire; (→ to support branch etc) poteau m fourchu;∎ fork of lightning zigzag m (d'éclair)(a) Agriculture fourcher;∎ they were forking hay onto the truck ils chargeaient du foin à la fourche dans le camion∎ she was forking food into her mouth elle enfournait la nourriture avec sa fourchette(a) (river, road) bifurquer, fourcher;∎ the road forks at Newton la route fait une fourche à Newton(b) (car, person) bifurquer, tourner;∎ he forked left il a pris ou a tourné à gauche;∎ fork right for the airport prenez à droite pour l'aéroport(compost) enfouir en fourchant(road, driver) bifurquer∎ (provide, often unwillingly) to fork out money allonger ou abouler de l'argent∎ (pay out money) to fork out for sth casquer pour qch;∎ he had to fork out (for it) il a dû allonger la monnaie, il a dû casquer;∎ come on, fork out (what you owe me) allez, aboule(flower bed) retourner légèrement à la fourche -
2 stab
(a) (injure → with knife) donner un coup de couteau à, poignarder; (→ with bayonet) blesser d'un coup de baïonnette; (→ with spear) blesser avec une lance;∎ he stabbed me in the arm il me donna un coup de couteau dans le bras;∎ they were stabbed to death ils ont été tués à coups de couteau;∎ he was stabbed to death with a kitchen knife il a été tué avec un couteau de cuisine;∎ to stab sb in the back poignarder qn dans le dos; figurative trahir qn(b) (thrust, jab) planter;∎ she stabbed the needle into my arm elle planta l'aiguille dans mon bras;∎ I stabbed myself in the thumb with a pin je me suis enfoncé une épingle dans le pouce;∎ I stabbed my finger in his eye je lui ai enfoncé mon doigt dans l'œil;∎ I stabbed a turnip with my fork j'ai piqué un navet avec ma fourchette∎ he stabbed at the map with his finger il frappa la carte du doigt;∎ she stabbed frantically at the different control buttons elle poussa frénétiquement les différents boutons de contrôle;∎ he stabbed at the leaves with his walking stick il piquait les feuilles de la pointe de sa canne3 noun∎ he made a vicious stab at me with the broken bottle il fit un mouvement agressif vers moi avec la bouteille cassée;∎ she felt the stab of the needle in her finger elle a senti la piqûre de l'aiguille dans son doigt;∎ stab wound blessure f par arme blanche;∎ a man was rushed to hospital with stab wounds un homme blessé à coups de couteau a été transporté d'urgence à l'hôpital;∎ it was a stab in the back c'était un véritable coup de poignard dans le dos∎ a stab of lightning un éclair∎ stab of pain élancement m;∎ I felt a stab of doubt l'espace d'un instant je fus saisi par le doute;∎ I felt a stab of envy je sentis un pincement de jalousie∎ to have or to make or to take a stab at (doing) sth s'essayer à (faire) qch□ ;∎ why don't you have a stab at it? pourquoi n'essayez-vous pas?;∎ I'll have a stab je vais essayer
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fork — fork1 [fo:k US fo:rk] n ↑fork, ↑knife, ↑spoon [: Old English; Origin: forca, from Latin furca] 1.) a tool you use for picking up and eating food, with a handle and three or four points ▪ Put the knives and forks on the table. 2.) a garden tool… … Dictionary of contemporary English
fork — n. & v. n. 1 an instrument with two or more prongs used in eating or cooking. 2 a similar much larger instrument used for digging, lifting, etc. 3 any pronged device or component (tuning fork). 4 a forked support for a bicycle wheel. 5 a a… … Useful english dictionary
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lightning — n 1. thunderbolt, bolt, thunderbolt of Jove, flash or stroke or heat lightning, sheet lightning, chain lightning, fork or forked lightning, fireball; northern lights, polar lights, aurora borealis, aurora polaris. adj 2. fulgurant, flashing,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
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fork´ed|ly — forked «frkt; Archaic and Poetic FR kihd», adjective. 1. having a fork or forks; divided into branches; branching: »a forked stick. 2. zigzag: »forked lightning. –fork´ed|ly, adverb. –fork´ed|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
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