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['mæɡət](the worm-like grub or larva of a fly, especially a bluebottle.) asticot -
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worm [wɜ:m]1. nouna. ( = wriggle) he wormed his way into our group il s'est immiscé dans notre groupeb. ( = rid of worms) [+ dog, cat, person] soigner contre les vers* * *[wɜːm] 1.1) ver m2) (colloq) ( wretch) vermine (colloq) f3) Computing ( disk) (abrév = write-once read many times) disque m inscriptible une seule fois; ( virus) virus m2.transitive verb1) [vet] vermifuger2) ( wriggle)to worm one's way — lit se faufiler ( along le long de); fig s'insinuer ( into dans)
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gentle ['dʒentəl]∎ a gentle soul une bonne âme, une âme charitable;∎ the gentle sex le sexe faible;∎ as gentle as a lamb doux comme un agneau(c) (discreet → rebuke, reminder) discret(ète);∎ humorous the gentle art of persuasion l'art subtil de la persuasion;∎ to try gentle persuasion on sb essayer de convaincre qn par la douceur;∎ we gave him a gentle hint nous l'avons discrètement mis sur la voie(d) (gradual → slope, climb) doux (douce);∎ a gentle transition une transition progressive ou sans heurts;∎ to come to a gentle halt s'arrêter sans à-coup∎ literary gentle reader aimable lecteur;∎ of gentle birth de bonne famille(animal) apaiser, calmer3 noun(maggot) asticot m✾ Poem 'Do not go gentle into that good night' Thomas 'N'entre pas sans violence dans cette bonne nuit'ⓘ Do not go gentle into that good night Il s'agit du premier vers du poème éponyme de Dylan Thomas, publié en 1952, dans lequel le poète invite le lecteur à profiter de la vie et à ne pas accepter son destin de mortel sans se révolter rage, rage against the dying of the light ("insurge-toi, n'accepte pas la mort du jour"). On utilise cette phrase ("n'entre pas sans violence dans cette bonne nuit") de façon allusive à propos de la vieillesse et de la mort. On dira par exemple the artist refused to go gentle into that good night, and was more prolific in his last years than at any other time of his life ("le peintre refusa de s'avouer vaincu par la vieillesse et fut plus productif que jamais pendant les dernières années de sa vie"). -
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grub [grʌb]∎ I was grubbing about in the dirt looking for my key j'étais en train de farfouiller par terre dans les saletés pour trouver ma clef;∎ figurative he grubbed around for clues il fouinait à la recherche d'indices2 noun∎ grub or grub's up! à la soupe!►► Technology grub screw vis f noyée, vis f sans tête;Grub Street le monde des plumitifs(roots, stumps) extirper
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maggot — (n.) late 15c., probably an unexplained variant of M.E. maðek, from O.E. maða maggot, grub, from P.Gmc. *mathon (Cf. O.N. maðkr, O.S. matho, M.Du., Du. made, O.H.G. mado, Ger. Made, Goth. maþa maggot ). Figurative use whim, fancy, crotchet is… … Etymology dictionary
maggot — [mag′ət] n. [ME magotte, prob. < earlier mathek, flesh worm < ON mathkr or OE matha, a worm, maggot: see MAWKISH] 1. a wormlike insect larva, as the legless larva of the housefly: often found in decaying matter 2. an odd notion; whim… … English World dictionary
Maggot — Mag got, n. [W. macai, pl. maceiod, magiod, a worn or grub; cf. magu to bread.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The footless larva of any fly. See {Larval}. [1913 Webster] 2. A whim; an odd fancy. Hudibras. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
maggot — maggot. См. личинка насекомых. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
maggot — ► NOUN ▪ a soft bodied legless larva, especially one of a fly or other insect and found in decaying matter. ORIGIN perhaps an alteration of dialect maddock, from Old Norse … English terms dictionary
Maggot — This article is about the fly larvae. For other uses, see Maggot (disambiguation) Maggots feeding on carrion. In everyday speech the word maggot means the larva of a fly (order Diptera); it is applied in particular to the larvae of Brachyceran… … Wikipedia
maggot — /mag euht/, n. 1. a soft bodied, legless larva of certain flies. 2. Archaic. an odd fancy; whim. [1425 75; late ME magot, magat, unexplained var. of maddock, ME mathek < ON mathkr; akin to Dan maddik maggot, OE matha, mathu grub, maggot, OHG mado … Universalium
maggot — 1. n. a cigarette. (Probably a play on faggot.) □ Can I bum a maggot off of you? D Get your own maggots. 2. n. a low and wretched person; a vile person. □ You maggot! Take your hands off me! □ Only a maggot would do something like that … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
maggot — noun /ˈmæɡət/ a) A soft, legless larva of a fly or other dipterous insect, that often eats decomposing organic matter. Drop and give me fifty, maggot. b) A term of insult for a worthless person, as if a bug. Mr. Beveridges Maggot, an old country… … Wiktionary
maggot — n 1. a despicable, dirty and/or insignificant person. In British use, the predominant idea is usually beneath contempt , whereas in Australia maggot is a general ised term of abuse. 2. British money. A rare usage, heard among petty criminals or… … Contemporary slang
maggot — UK [ˈmæɡət] / US noun [countable] Word forms maggot : singular maggot plural maggots a small soft creature with no arms or legs that later changes into a fly. Maggots are found in old meat and dead bodies … English dictionary