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raide [ʀεd]1. adjectivea. [corps, membre, geste, étoffe] stiff ; [cheveux] straight• être or se tenir raide comme un échalas or un piquet or un manche à balai to be as stiff as a poker ; → cordeb. [pente, escalier] steepd. ( = inacceptable) (inf) c'est un peu raide ! that's a bit much!g. ( = drogué) (inf!) stoned (inf!)2. adverba. (en pente) ça montait/descendait raide it climbed/fell steeplyb. ( = net) tomber raide to drop to the ground• quand elle m'a dit ça, j'en suis tombé raide (inf) I was stunned when she told me* * *ʀɛd
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1) ( sans souplesse) gén stiff; [cheveux] straight; ( tendu) [corde] taut2) ( à pic) [pente, escalier] steep3) (colloq) ( exagéré)4) (sl) ( désargenté) broke (colloq)
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adverbe [monter, descendre] steeply••être/se tenir raide comme un piquet — to be/to stand stiff as a ramrod
tomber raide — ( d'étonnement) to be flabbergasted
* * *ʀɛd1. adj1) (personne) stiff2) (membre) stiffSon bras est encore raide. — His arm's still stiff.
3) (= cheveux) straightLaure a les cheveux raides. — Laure has straight hair.
4) (= escarpé) (côte) steepCette pente est raide. — This is a steep slope.
5) * (= cher) steep, stiff6) * (= sans argent) flat broke *Je suis raide ce mois-ci. — I'm flat broke this month.
7) * (= mort) stone dead8) (= osé, licencieux) daring2. adv1) [grimper] steeply2)* * *A adj1 ( sans souplesse) [personne] stiff; [dos, jambe, col] stiff; [allure, attitude] stiff; [cheveux] straight; [fil, corde] taut; marcher d'un pas raide to walk stiffly;2 ( à pic) [pente, escalier] steep;3 ○( exagéré) elle est raide celle-là! that's completely out of order; je trouve ça un peu raide that's a bit out of order;4 ○( fauché) broke○;5 ○( âpre) [boisson] rough;6 ○( scabreux) [plaisanterie, scène] racy;7 ◑( soûl) plastered○, blind drunk○;8 †( inflexible) liter inflexible.B adv2 ○( brutalement) tomber raide mort to drop dead.être/se tenir raide comme un piquet to be/stand stiff as a ramrod; tomber raide to be flabbergasted.[rɛd] adjectif[droit] straight3. [abrupt] steep6. (familier) [surprenant]elle est raide, celle-là! that's a bit far-fetched ou hard to believe————————[rɛd] adverbe1. [à pic] steeply2. [en intensif] -
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I.n. m.1. 1000-franc note (in the 30s and 40s when it represented a 'steep' amount).2. 'Hooch', rough and ready booze strong in alcohol content.II.adj.1. 'Paralytic', 'blind-to-the-world', dead-drunk.2. 'Skint', 'flat-broke', penniless. Désolé, mon vieux, je suis raide comme un passe-lacet! No can do! I'm as hard-up as you!3. Incredible, difficult to believe. Elle est raide, celle-là! Lui, directeur, on aura tout vu! Well, would you believe it, they made him a director, whatever next?!4. En conter des raides: To tell 'close-to-the-knuckle' stories, risqué jokes.5. En avoir vu de raides: To have been in a few tight corners in one's time.6. Raide comme balle (adv. exp.):a Quick as a flash.b 'As sure as hell', without a doubt.
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