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butt [bʌt]1. nouna. ( = barrel) (gros) tonneau md. [of jokes, criticism] cible f[goat] donner un coup de corne à ; [person] donner un coup de tête à* * *[bʌt] 1.1) ( end) gen bout m; ( of rifle) crosse f; ( of cigarette) mégot (colloq) m2) (colloq) US ( buttocks) derrière (colloq) m3) ( barrel) (gros) tonneau m4) (person: target)2.transitive verb [person] donner un coup de tête à; [animal] donner un coup de corne àPhrasal Verbs:- butt in -
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butt [bʌt]1 noun∎ the butt end le bout∎ why don't you get off your butt and do something? remue-toi un peu les fesses et fais quelque chose!;∎ you just sit around on your butt all day! tu ne fous rien de toute la journée!;∎ move your butt! bouge-toi!∎ Military the butts le champ ou la butte de tir∎ she became the butt of their teasing elle s'est trouvée en butte à leurs taquineries;∎ he was the butt of all the office jokes il était la cible de toutes les plaisanteries du bureau∎ the goat butted its head against the gate la chèvre donna un coup de corne à la barrière;∎ figurative he butted his way through the crowds il s'est forcé un passage dans la foule3 adverb∎ butt naked à poil►► Technology butt joint joint m abouté, soudure f bout à bout;butt welding soudure f bout à bout∎ excuse me for butting in excusez-moi de m'en mêler ou de vous interrompre;∎ she is always butting in on people's conversations elle s'immisce toujours dans les conversations des autresfamiliar s'occuper de ses fesses;∎ butt out! occupe-toi de tes fesses!;∎ just butt out of my life! laisse-moi vivre! -
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A n3 ( barrel) (gros) tonneau m ;4 (person: target) to be the butt of sb's jokes/of criticism être la cible des blagues de qn/des critiques ;B vtr1 [person] donner un coup de tête à ; [goat, ram etc] donner un coup de corne à ; to butt one's way through sth se frayer un chemin à travers qch ;2 Constr abouter.■ butt in ( on conversation) interrompre ; ( during meeting) intervenir ; he kept butting in on our conversation il n'arrêtait pas de mettre son grain de sel ○ ; there's no need for you to butt in tu n'as pas besoin de t'en mêler ; sorry to butt in but navré de vous interrompre mais ; to butt into sb's business US se mêler des affaires de qn. -
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rifle ['raɪfəl]∎ I caught him rifling my desk je l'ai surpris en train de fouiller dans mon bureau∎ they rifled the safe ils ont dévalisé le coffre-fort∎ all the money had been rifled tout l'argent avait été volé(d) (gun barrel) rayer∎ to rifle through sth fouiller dans qch3 noun(gun) fusil m(bullet, butt, shot) de fusil►► rifle club société f de tir;Military Rifle Corps corps m des fusiliers ou des chasseurs à pied;rifle grenade grenade f à fusil;Television & Radio rifle mike micro m canon;rifle practice (exercice m de) tir m au fusil;∎ within rifle range (distance) à portée de tir ou de fusil -
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I verb(to strike (someone or something) with the head: He fell over when the goat butted him.) donner un coup de tête à/dans- butt inII 1. noun(someone whom others criticize or tell jokes about: She's the butt of all his jokes.) cible2. noun1) (the thick and heavy end (especially of a rifle).) crosse2) (the end of a finished cigar, cigarette etc: His cigarette butt was the cause of the fire.) mégot3) ((slang) a person's bottom: Come on, get off your butt - we have work to do.)
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rifle butt — noun the butt end of a rifle • Hypernyms: ↑butt, ↑butt end • Part Holonyms: ↑rifle … Useful english dictionary
butt — I n. a cigarette; rifle butt II v. 1)(d; intr.) to buttagainst 2) (colloq.) (d; intr.) to butt into (to butt into smb. s business) * * * [bʌt] rifle butt (d; intr.) to buttagainst a cigarette (colloq.) (d; intr.) to butt into (to butt into smb. s … Combinatory dictionary
butt — butt1 [bʌt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(part of your body)¦ 2¦(cigarette)¦ 3 be the butt of something 4¦(gun)¦ 5 get your butt in/out/over etc 6 work/play etc your butt off 7¦(container)¦ 8¦(hitting with your head)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1 2, 4 6; … Dictionary of contemporary English
butt — butt1 [ bʌt ] noun count 1. ) INFORMAL the part of your body that you sit on: BOTTOM: They ought to get off their butts and go back to work. a pain in the butt: That old computer is a pain in the butt! => KICK1 2. ) the part of a cigarette or… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
butt — I UK [bʌt] / US noun [countable] Word forms butt : singular butt plural butts 1) a) the part of a cigarette or cigar that is left after you have finished smoking it b) the end of the handle of a gun or tool He was hit over the head with a rifle… … English dictionary
butt — There are no fewer than four distinct words butt in English. The oldest, ‘hit with the head’ [12], comes via Anglo Norman buter from Old French boter. This can be traced back through Vulgar Latin *bottāre ‘thrust’ (source of English button) to a… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
butt — There are no fewer than four distinct words butt in English. The oldest, ‘hit with the head’ [12], comes via Anglo Norman buter from Old French boter. This can be traced back through Vulgar Latin *bottāre ‘thrust’ (source of English button) to a… … Word origins
butt — 1 noun (C) 1 be the butt of to be the person or thing that other people often make jokes about: Paul quickly became the butt of everyone s jokes. 2 CIGARETTE the end of a cigarette after most of it has been smoked 3 GUN the thick end of the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
butt end — noun thick end of the handle • Syn: ↑butt • Hypernyms: ↑stock • Hyponyms: ↑rifle butt * * * noun Etymology: butt ( … Useful english dictionary
Butt — Butt, But But, n. [F. but butt, aim (cf. butte knoll), or bout, OF. bot, end, extremity, fr. boter, buter, to push, butt, strike, F. bouter; of German origin; cf. OHG. b[=o]zan, akin to E. beat. See {Beat}, v. t.] 1. A limit; a bound; a goal; the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Butt and butt — Butt Butt, But But, n. [F. but butt, aim (cf. butte knoll), or bout, OF. bot, end, extremity, fr. boter, buter, to push, butt, strike, F. bouter; of German origin; cf. OHG. b[=o]zan, akin to E. beat. See {Beat}, v. t.] 1. A limit; a bound; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English