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121 tirer
I.v. trans.1. To 'nick', to 'pinch', to steal (also: voler à la tire).2. To spend time (and quite a lengthy period) doing something unpleasant. Encore quinze jours à tirer et on part en vacances! Another fortnight's grind and it's 'holidays here we come!' Il a tiré cinq piges de dur: He did five years' porridge.3. En voilà une autre de tirée! (of day, month or year): And that's another one gone!4. Tirer la couverture à soi: To get the most of something for oneself (either kudos or worldly goods).5. Tirer l'échelle: To 'call it a day', to have to give up. Après une connerie comme ça, il n'y a plus qu'à tirer l'échelle! After a boob of that magnitude, there doesn't seem to be any point in going any further! (also: tirer la ficelle).6. Tirer la langue: To be near exhaustion (literally to have one's tongue lolling out through sheer fatigue).7. Tirer les vers du nez à quelqu'un: To 'pump' someone, to winkle information out of someone.8. Tirer un coup: To 'have a bang', to 'have it off', to have coition.9. Tirer un fil (of man): To 'splash one's boots', to 'have a pee', to urinate.II.v. intrans.1. To 'dip', to steal.2. Tirer au cul (also: tirer au flanc or au renard): To 'dodge a chore', to steer clear of hard work.3. Tirer sur la ficelle: To 'go it a bit strong', to exaggerate. (There is a possible parallel with the English 'pull the other one!' retort.)III.v. trans. reflex.1. To 'bugger off', to 'slope off', to go away. Bon, il faut que je me tire, demain je bosse de bonne heure! I'll have to drift, I'm on mornings tomorrow!2. Se tirer d'épaisseur: To get out of 'stuck', to get out of trouble.a To 'have a punch-up', to have a fight.b To have a flaming row.4. Ça se tire! We can see the light at the end of the tunnel! — We're nearing the end! (The expression is usually used when referring to times one is not enjoying.) -
122 yeux
n. m. pl.1. Faire les petits yeux: To be dogtired (literally to display the contracted pupils of one who has had a sleepless night).2. Ne pas avoir les yeux en face des trous: To have a cock-eyed view of things (through excessive drink or other distractions). Reparle-m'en demain, je n'aipas les yeux en face des trous! Tell me about it tomorrow, I can't think straight!3. Ne pas avoir les yeux dans sa poche: To be 'on the ball', to have one's wits about one.4. Entre quat'z- yeux: Between you, me and the gatepost; in confidence. S'expliquer entre quat'z- yeux: To have a punch-up or a row away from onlookers. (The expression can sometimes relate to a nonbelligerent confrontation of views.)5. Coûter les yeux de la tête: To 'cost the earth', to be very expensive. -
123 O.L.
Famous French football team, from the city of Lyon, currently (2008) the undisputed top team in French football, having won the League championship seven times in a row, and also the Coupe de France in 2008.Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. Agriculture Biologique > O.L.
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124 canot
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125 dispute
dispute, quarrel, row -
126 ramer
pull, row, scull -
127 rang
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128 vacarme
din, hullabaloo, pandemonium, racket, row
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