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fig. bête noireEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > pet hate
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hate [heɪt]• what he hates most of all is... ce qu'il déteste le plus au monde c'est...• I hate to tell you this, but... je suis désolé de vous le dire, mais...• I hate to admit it, but you were right je suis obligé d'admettre que vous aviez raison• I would hate him to think that... je ne voudrais surtout pas qu'il pense que...2. nounhaine f3. compounds* * *[heɪt] 1. 2.transitive verb1) ( feel antagonism towards) détester; ( violently) haïrto hate somebody for something/for doing — en vouloir à quelqu'un de quelque chose/d'avoir fait
2) ( not enjoy) avoir horreur de [sport, food, activity]3) ( regret) ( in apology)to hate to do —
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1 noun∎ we don't keep pets nous n'avons pas d'animaux à la maison;∎ he keeps a snake as a pet il a un serpent apprivoisé;∎ sorry, no pets (sign, in advertisement) les animaux ne sont pas admis∎ the teacher's pet le (la) chouchou(oute) du prof∎ how are you, pet? comment ça va, mon chou?;∎ be a pet and close the door tu seras un chou de fermer la porte;∎ she's a real pet elle est adorable□∎ to be in a pet être de mauvais poil ou en rogne(a) (hawk, snake etc) apprivoisé;∎ they have a pet budgerigar/hamster ils ont une perruche/un hamster chez eux∎ it's my pet ambition to write a novel ma grande ambition, c'est d'écrire un roman□ ;∎ Lauren is the teacher's pet pupil Lauren est la chouchoute du prof;∎ his pet subject or pet topic son dada(b) (stroke → animal) câliner, caresserfamiliar (sexually) se caresser□►► pet food aliments mpl pour animaux (domestiques);pet hate bête f noire;pet name surnom m affectueux;∎ her pet name for him was "honeybun" elle l'appelait "honeybun";American pet peeve bête f noire;pet shop magasin m d'animaux domestiques, animalerie f;pet sitter garde mf d'animaux familiers -
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B vtr1 ( feel antagonism towards) détester ; ( violently) haïr ; they hate each other ils se détestent ; to hate sb for sth/for doing en vouloir à qn de qch/d'avoir fait ; he's someone you love to hate c'est quelqu'un sur qui on aime bien taper ○ ;2 ( not enjoy) avoir horreur de [sport, food, activity] ; to hate doing ou to do avoir horreur de faire ; he hates to see me cry il a horreur de me voir pleurer ; he hates being corrected il a horreur qu'on le corrige ( subj) ; I hate it when je ne supporte pas quand ; I'd hate it if he felt excluded, I'd hate (for) him to feel excluded je n'aimerais pas du tout qu'il se sente exclu ;3 ( regret) ( in apology) to hate to do, to hate doing être désolé de faire ; I hate to interrupt you but… je suis désolé de vous interrompre mais… ; I hate (having) to say it but… ( in criticism) je regrette d'avoir à le dire, mais… -
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pet [pet]1. nouna. ( = animal) animal m de compagnie2. adjectivea. [lion, snake] apprivoisé• once he gets onto his pet subject... quand il enfourche son cheval de bataille...( = fondle) câliner4. compounds* * *[pet] 1.1) ( animal) animal m de compagnie‘no pets’ — ‘les animaux domestiques ne sont pas acceptés’
2) ( favourite) chouchou/chouchoute (colloq) m/f3) ( sweet person) chou (colloq) m2. 3.transitive verb (p prés etc - tt-)1) ( spoil) chouchouter (colloq)2) ( caress) caresser -
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[pet] 1. noun1) (a tame animal etc, usually kept in the home: She keeps a rabbit as a pet; ( also adjective) a pet rabbit/goldfish.) animal familier2) ((especially of children) a delightful or lovely person (used also as a term of affection): Isn't that baby a pet?; Would you like some ice-cream, pet?) chou2. adjective(favourite; greatest: What is your pet ambition/hate?) favori3. verbpast tense, past participle petted)1) (to stroke or caress (an animal) in a loving way: The old lady sat by the fire petting her dog.) caresser2) ((slang) to kiss, hug and caress: They were petting (each other) in the back seat.)•- pet name -
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[heit] 1. verb(to dislike very much: I hate them for their cruelty to my father; I hate getting up in the morning.) détester2. noun1) (great dislike: a look of hate.) haine2) (something disliked: Getting up in the morning is one of my pet (= particular) hates.) bête noire, cauchemar•- hateful- hatefully - hatefulness - hatred
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someone's pet hate — (someone s) pet hate British & Australian, American something that you do not like at all. A pet hate of ours is telephone salesmen who phone just as we re sitting down to watch TV. Cleaning the bathroom is my pet peeve … New idioms dictionary
somebody's pet hate — sb s pet ˈhate idiom (BrE) (NAmE sb s pet ˈpeeve) something that you particularly dislike Main entry: ↑petidiom … Useful english dictionary
pet — Ⅰ. pet [1] ► NOUN 1) a domestic or tamed animal or bird kept for companionship or pleasure. 2) a person treated with special favour. 3) used as an affectionate form of address. ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to or kept as a pet. 2) … English terms dictionary
pet aversion — or pet hate noun A chief object of dislike • • • Main Entry: ↑pet … Useful english dictionary
hate — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 strong feeling of dislike ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute, pure ▪ In her eyes he could see naked hate. VERB + HATE ▪ be filled with, be full of … Collocations dictionary