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jaw [dʒɔ:]1 noun∎ she has a very square jaw elle a une mâchoire très carrée;∎ his jaw dropped in astonishment il en est resté bouche bée;∎ upper/lower jaw mâchoire f supérieure/inférieure;∎ figurative snatched from the jaws of death arraché aux griffes de la mort;∎ figurative to set one's jaw (show determination) décider de s'accrocher;∎ figurative the jaws of hell les portes fpl de l'enfer∎ to have a good old jaw tailler une petite bavette, papoter∎ she's been jawing away on the phone all morning elle n'a pas arrêté de papoter au téléphone de toute la matinée(b) (moralize) prêcher, moraliser□familiar (remonstrate with) sermonner□ⓘ Jaw-jaw is better than war-war Churchill déclara lors d'un discours prononcé à la Maison Blanche en 1954 "Talking jaw is better than going to war" ("Mieux vaut discuter que de faire la guerre"). Cependant, c'est la formule Jaw-jaw is better than war-war qui est passée à la postérité. On utilise cette expression aujourd'hui pour dire qu'il est toujours préférable de parlementer avec ses ennemis afin de résoudre un différend de façon pacifique. -
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A n2 ○ ( chat) to have a good jaw tailler une bavette ○.B jaws npl (of animal, tool) mâchoires fpl ; the jaws of death littér les griffes de la mort liter ; to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat arracher la victoire à l'ennemi.his jaw dropped les bras lui en sont tombés. -
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[smæʃ] 1. verb1) ((sometimes with up) to (cause to) break in pieces or be ruined: The plate dropped on the floor and smashed into little pieces; This unexpected news had smashed all his hopes; He had an accident and smashed up his car.) casser, briser2) (to strike with great force; to crash: The car smashed into a lamp-post.) s'écraser contre2. noun1) ((the sound of) a breakage; a crash: A plate fell to the ground with a smash; There has been a bad car smash.) fracassement; collision2) (a strong blow: He gave his opponent a smash on the jaw.) coup violent3) (in tennis etc, a hard downward shot.) smash•- smashing- smash hit
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