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1 hassle
1. noun• what a hassle! quelle histoire !• it's a hassle! c'est toute une histoire !• it's no hassle! ce n'est pas un problème !• preparing for a wedding is such a hassle les préparatifs d'un mariage, c'est toute une affaire( = harass) embêter• stop hassling me, will you? arrête donc de m'embêter !* * *1.(colloq) ['hæsl] noun complications fpl2.to give somebody hassle — embêter quelqu'un (colloq) ( about à propos de)
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hassle ○A n ¢1 (inconvenience, effort) complications fpl ; to cause (sb) hassle créer des complications (à qn) ; it's too much hassle ça crée trop de complications ; it was a real hassle c'était vraiment embêtant ; the hassle of (doing) sth les embêtements de (faire) qch ;2 (harassment, pestering) to give sb hassle embêter qn ○ (about à propos de) ; to get a lot of hassle from sb être embêté ○ par qn ;B vtr1 (harass, pester) talonner (about à propos de) ; to hassle sb to do sth talonner qn pour qu'il/elle fasse qch ;2 ( worry) [job, etc] stresser. -
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1 noun(a) (trouble, inconvenience) embêtements mpl, emmerdements mpl;∎ I don't want any hassle je ne veux pas d'embêtements;∎ it's too much hassle c'est trop galère;∎ it won't be any hassle ça ne posera pas de problèmes□ ;∎ finding their house was quite a hassle trouver leur maison n'a pas été de la tarte, on a eu un mal fou à trouver leur maison;∎ all the hassle of filling out the form tous les embêtements pour remplir le formulaire∎ there was a big hassle over who should drive il y a eu une grosse dispute ou bagarre□ pour savoir qui allait conduire(annoy, nag) embêter, harceler□ ;∎ don't hassle me about it ne m'embête pas avec ça;∎ he keeps hassling me for money il n'arrête pas de m'embêter pour que je lui donne de l'argent;∎ Yvonne's always hassling him to stop smoking Yvonne est toujours après lui pour qu'il arrête de fumer(argue) se quereller□, se chamailler -
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['hæsl] 1. noun1) (trouble or fuss: It's such a hassle to get to work on time: Travelling with children is such a hassle.) histoire2) (a fight or argument: I got into a bit of a hassle with a couple of thugs.) bagarre2. verb1) (to argue or fight: It seemed pointless to hassle over such a small matter.) (se) chamailler2) (to annoy (a person): I don't like people hassling me.) embêter -
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difficulté; complication; corvée; tracas; fam. galèreEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > hassle
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6 aggro
(British) ( = emotion) agressivité f ; ( = physical violence) grabuge (inf) m ; ( = hassle) embêtements mpl* * *(colloq) ['ægrəʊ] noun GB1) ( violence) violence f2) ( hostility) hostilité f -
7 caper
caper [ˈkeɪpər]1. noun2. plural noun* * *['keɪpə(r)] 1.1) ( playful leap) cabriole fto cut a caper — (dated) faire des cabrioles
2) (colloq) ( funny film) comédie f3) (colloq) ( dishonest scheme) combine (colloq) f5) (colloq) GB ( hassle)what a caper! — quel bazar! (colloq)
2. 3.and all that caper — et tout le bazar (colloq)
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8 need
need [ni:d]1. nounbesoin m► in need• no need to rush! il n'y a pas le feu ! (inf)• no need to worry! inutile de s'inquiéter !a. ( = require) [person, thing] avoir besoin de• have you got all you need? vous avez tout ce qu'il vous faut ?• a much needed holiday des vacances dont on a (or dont j'ai etc) grand besoinb. ( = demand) demander3. modal verba. (indicating obligation) need he go? est-il obligé d'y aller ?• need we go into all this now? faut-il discuter de tout cela maintenant ?• I need hardly say that... inutile de dire que...• need I say more? ai-je besoin d'en dire plus ?b. (indicating logical necessity) need that be true? est-ce nécessairement vrai ?• it need not follow that... il ne s'ensuit pas nécessairement que...4. compounds* * *Note: When need is used as a verb meaning to require or to want it is generally translated by avoir besoin de in French: I need help = j'ai besoin d'aideWhen need is used as a verb to mean must or have to it can generally be translated by devoir + infinitive or by il faut que + subjunctive: I need to leave = je dois partir, il faut que je parteWhen need is used as a modal auxiliary in the negative to say that there is no obligation it is generally translated by ne pas être obligé de + infinitive: you needn't finish it today = tu n'es pas obligé de le finir aujourd'huiWhen needn't is used as a modal auxiliary to say that something is not worthwhile or necessary it is generally translated by ce n'est pas la peine de + infinitive or ce n'est pas la peine que + subjunctive: I needn't have hurried = ce n'était pas la peine de me dépêcher or ce n'était pas la peine que je me dépêcheFor examples of the above and further uses of need, see the entry below[niːd] 1.modal auxiliary1) (must, have to)‘I waited’ - ‘you needn't have’ — ‘j'ai attendu’ - ‘ce n'était pas la peine’
need he reply? — est-ce qu'il faut qu'il réponde?, est-ce qu'il doit répondre?
I hardly need say that... — inutile de dire que...
did you need to be so unpleasant to him? — est-ce que tu avais besoin d'être si désagréable avec lui?
‘previous applicants need not apply’ — ‘les candidats ayant déjà répondu à l'annonce sont priés de ne pas se représenter’
2) ( be logically inevitable)2.transitive verb1) ( require)my shoes need to be polished —
I gave it a much-needed clean — je l'ai nettoyé, il en avait grand besoin
you don't need me to tell you that... — vous n'êtes pas sans savoir que...
2) ( have to)3.there's no need, I've done it — inutile, c'est fait
2) (want, requirement) besoin m ( for de)energy needs — besoins mpl en énergie
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9 caper
A n3 ○ ( dishonest scheme) combine ○ f ;5 ○ GB ( hassle) what a caper! quel bazar ○ ! ; you have to fill out forms and all that caper tu dois remplir des formulaires et tout le bazar ○.B capers npl ( antics) aventures fpl ; cartoon capers with Mickey Mouse les aventures de Mickey en bande dessinée ; the comic capers of two teenagers les aventures comiques de deux adolescents ; his classroom capers amuse his friends ses pitreries en classe amusent ses camarades.C vi gambader.■ caper about, caper around1 ( leap around) gambader ;2 ○ ( act foolishly) faire le pitre. -
10 grief
A nto come to grief (in sports, competition) ( have an accident) avoir un accident ; ( lose) perdre ; [firm, business] péricliter ; he nearly came to grief in the final exam à la dernière épreuve il a failli tout rater ○.
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