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1 boule de naphtaline
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naphtaline [naftalin]feminine noun( = antimite) mothballs* * *naftalinnom féminin mothballs (pl)* * *naftalin nf* * *[naftalin] nom féminin -
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boule [bul]1. feminine noun• se mettre en boule [hérisson] to roll up into a ball ; (inf) [personne] to fly off the handle (inf)• j'ai les boules (inf!) ( = anxieux) I've got butterflies (inf) in my stomach ; ( = furieux) I'm really mad (inf)• ça fout les boules (inf!) ( = ça angoisse) it's really scary (inf) ; ( = ça énerve) it's damn annoying (inf!)• coup de boule (inf!) headbutt2. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━This popular French game takes several forms, including « pétanque », which originated in the South of France. The idea of the game is to throw steel balls towards a small wooden ball called the « cochonnet », if necessary knocking one's opponent's boules out of the way in the process. The winner is the player who finishes closest to the « cochonnet ».* * *bul
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boules nom féminin pluriel boulesPhrasal Verbs:••avoir la boule à zéro — (colloq) to have no hair left
perdre la boule — (colloq) to go mad
mettre quelqu'un en boule — (colloq) to make somebody furious
avoir les boules — (colloq) ( angoisse) to have butterflies (colloq) (in one's stomach); ( colère) to be hopping mad (colloq)
ça me fout les boules — (sl) ( angoisse) the thought of it makes me sick (colloq); ( exaspération) it really gets to me (colloq)
* * *bul nf1) (objet round) ball2) (pour jouer) bowl3) *se mettre en boule — to fly off the handle, to blow one's top
* * *A nf ( de bowling) bowl; ( de jeu de boules) boule; ( de rampe d'escalier) knob; ( de machine à écrire) head; mettre qch en boule to roll sth up into a ball; avoir une boule dans la gorge to have a lump in one's throat; avoir une boule sur l'estomac to have a lead weight in one's stomach; ⇒ loto.boule de billard billiard ball; boule de commande Ordinat tracker ball; boule de cristal crystal ball; boule de feu fireball; boule de gomme pastille; boule à légumes vegetable steamer; boule de naphtaline mothball; boule de neige snowball; faire boule de neige to snowball; boule de nerfs○ bundle of nerves; boule puante stink bomb; boule Quiès® earplug; boule à thé tea ball.avoir la boule à zéro○ to have no hair left; il a perdu la boule○ ( définitivement) he's gone mad; ( passagèrement) he's lost his marbles○; être en boule○ to be furious; mettre qn en boule○ to make sb furious; avoir les boules○ ( angoisse) to have butterflies○ (in one's stomach); ( colère) to be hopping mad○; ça me fout les boules◑ ( angoisse) the thought of it makes me sick○; ( exaspération) it really gets to me○.[bul] nom féminin1. [sphère] ballboule de poils [dans l'estomac d'un animal] hairballboules Quiès® earplugs2. (familier) [tête]donner un coup de boule à quelqu'un to headbutt ou nut somebody3. JEUX4. INFORMATIQUE————————boules (très familier) nom féminin pluriela. [être effrayé] to be scared stiffb. [être furieux] to be pissed off (très familier)c. [être déprimé] to be feeling down————————en boule locution adjectivale & locution adverbiale[en rond - animal](familier) [en colère]être en boule to be hopping mad, to be furiousça me met en boule it makes me mad, it really gets my goat -
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hibernation [ibεʀnasjɔ̃]feminine noun* * *ibɛʀnasjɔ̃nom féminin Biologie, Zoologie hibernation* * *ibɛʀnasjɔ̃ nf* * *hibernation artificielle Méd induced hypothermia.[ibɛrnasjɔ̃] nom féminin2. MÉDECINEen hibernation locution adjectivalemettre un projet en hibernation to shelve ou to mothball a project
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