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1 retch
retch [retʃ]avoir un ou des haut-le-cœur;∎ the smell made me retch l'odeur m'a donné des haut-le-cœur ou m'a soulevé l'estomac2 nounhaut-le-cœur m inv -
2 retch
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3 heave
heave [hi:v](verb: preterite, past participle heaved)( = lift) soulever (avec effort) ; ( = pull) tirer (avec effort) ; ( = drag) traîner (avec effort) ; ( = throw) lancer[person] ( = retch) avoir des haut-le-cœur ; ( = vomit) vomir3. noun• to give a heave faire un effort pour soulever (or lancer or tirer etc)* * *[hiːv] 1.transitive verb (prét, pp heaved) ( lift) hisser; ( pull) traîner péniblement; ( throw) lancer (at sur)2.to heave oneself up — se hisser ( onto sur)
intransitive verb (prét, pp heaved)1) [sea, ground] se soulever et s'abaisser2) ( pull) tirer de toutes ses forces3.heaving present participle adjective [bosom, breast] haletant -
4 heave
heave [hi:v] (pt & pp vt & vi senses (a)-(c) heaved, pt & pp vi sense (d) hove [həʊv], cont heaving)∎ he heaved the sacks of coal onto the truck il a hissé les sacs de charbon dans le camion (à grand-peine);∎ I heaved myself out of the chair je me suis arraché ou extirpé de ma chaise∎ he heaved a rock at the bear il a lancé une pierre sur l'ours∎ to heave a sigh of relief pousser un soupir de soulagement∎ his shoulders heaved with suppressed laughter il était secoué par un rire étouffé∎ heave! ho! hisse!∎ the sight made my stomach heave le spectacle m'a soulevé le cœur ou m'a donné des nausées∎ the ship hove alongside the quay le navire a accosté le quai;∎ Nautical & figurative to heave into sight or into view paraître ou literary poindre à l'horizon3 noun∎ one more heave and we're there encore un coup ou un petit effort et ça y est;∎ I gave the rope one more heave j'ai tiré une fois de plus sur la corde;∎ with a heave he dragged the table against the door dans un effort il traîna la table jusqu'à la porte;(a) Veterinary medicine pousse f;∎ this horse has the heaves ce cheval a la pousse ou est poussifmettre ou abattre en carène, carénercarénerse mettre en pannemettre en panne -
5 gag
gag [gæg]1. nouna. (in mouth) bâillon m• the new law will put a gag on the free press la nouvelle loi aura pour effet de bâillonner la liberté de la presse( = retch) (inf) avoir des haut-le-cœur4. compounds* * *[gæg] 1.1) lit, fig bâillon m2) (colloq) ( joke) blague (colloq) f2.transitive verb (p prés etc - gg-) lit bâillonner [hostage]; fig bâillonner [media]; museler [journalist]3.intransitive verb (p prés etc - gg-) avoir un haut-le-cœur -
6 gag
1 noun(a) (over mouth) bâillon m;∎ figurative they want to put a gag on the press ils veulent bâillonner la presse(silence) bâillonner; figurative bâillonner, museler;∎ to make sb gag donner envie de vomir à qn;∎ he gagged on a fishbone il a failli s'étrangler avec une arête de poisson;►► American gag law = toute loi limitant la liberté de la presse ou la liberté d'expression, French Canadian loi du bâillon;gag order = décision de justice visant à interdire à la presse de publier tout article à propos d'une affaire, French Canadian ordonnance f imposant le secret;∎ to issue a gag order = interdire à la presse de publier tout article à propos d'une affaire;
См. также в других словарях:
retch — ► VERB ▪ make the sound and movement of vomiting. ► NOUN ▪ an instance of retching. ORIGIN from a Germanic word meaning «spittle» … English terms dictionary
retch — verb Etymology: Middle English *rechen to spit, retch, from Old English hrǣcan to spit, hawk; akin to Old Norse hrækja to spit Date: circa 1798 transitive verb vomit 1 intransitive verb to make an effort to vomit; also vomit • retch noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
retch — [ retʃ ] verb intransitive to behave and sound as if you are being sick (=bringing food and drink up from your stomach and out through your mouth), without in fact doing this: The disgusting smell made me retch … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
retch — verb 1) the sour taste made her retch Syn: gag, heave, almost vomit 2) he went into the bushes to retch See vomit 1. 1) … Thesaurus of popular words
retch — verb /ɹɛtʃ/ To make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; to strain, as in vomiting … Wiktionary
retch — verb make the sound and movement of vomiting. noun an instance of retching. Origin C19: var. of dialect reach, from a Gmc base meaning spittle … English new terms dictionary
retch — verb (I) to try to vomit, or feel as if you are going to vomit when you do not: Like someone drowning, she fought for air, gasping and retching … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
retch — UK [retʃ] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms retch : present tense I/you/we/they retch he/she/it retches present participle retching past tense retched past participle retched to behave and sound as if you are being sick (= bringing food and… … English dictionary
retch — [[t]re̱tʃ[/t]] retches, retching, retched VERB If you retch, your stomach moves as if you are vomiting. The smell made me retch. Syn: heave … English dictionary
retch — /rɛtʃ / (say rech) verb (i) 1. to make the sound and spasmodic movement associated with the impulse to vomit. –noun 2. the act or an instance of retching. {Middle English, Old English hrǣcan clear the throat (from hrāca clearing of the throat) …
dry-retch — /draɪ ˈrɛtʃ/ (say druy rech) verb (i) to go through the motion of vomiting although one s stomach has nothing left in it to bring up. Also, dry retch. –dry retching, noun …