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1 plomb
plomb [plɔ̃]masculine nouna. ( = métal) lead• sans plomb [essence] unleadedd. ( = fusible) fuse* * *plɔ̃nom masculin1) ( métal) leadde or en plomb — lead (épith)
sans plomb — [essence] unleaded
soleil de plomb — fig burning sun
2) ( de chasse)du plomb — lead shot [U]
du gros plomb — buckshot [U]
3) ( fusible) fuse4) ( en couture) piece of lead; ( pour la pêche) sinker5) ( sur un compteur)6) ( de vitrail) lead7) ( en typographie) type••avoir du plomb dans l'aile — (colloq) to be in a bad way (colloq)
cela va leur mettre du plomb dans la tête (colloq) or cervelle — (colloq) that will knock some sense into them
péter les plombs — (colloq) to lose it (colloq)
* * *plɔ̃ nm1) (= métal) lead2) [cartouche] shot3) PÊCHE sinker4) (= sceau) (lead) seal5) ÉLECTRICITÉ, ÉLECTRONIQUE fuseLes plombs ont sauté. — The fuses have blown.
6) (locutions)* * *plomb nm1 ( métal) lead; de or en plomb lead ( épith); sans plomb [essence] unleaded; chaleur/soleil de plomb fig burning heat/sun; ciel de plomb liter leaden sky; mer de plomb liter grey GB ou gray US sea; j'ai des jambes de plomb my legs feel like lead;3 ( fusible) fuse; les plombs ont sauté the fuses have blown; faire sauter les plombs to blow the fuses;5 ( sceau) customs seal; ( sur un compteur) seal;6 ( de vitrail) lead;7 Imprim type.plomb de sonde Naut lead line.avoir du plomb dans l'aile○ to be in a bad way○; cela va leur mettre du plomb dans la tête or cervelle○ that will knock some sense into them; péter les plombs○ to lose it○.[plɔ̃] nom masculin1. MÉTALLURGIE leada. [entreprise] to be in a sorry state ou bad wayb. [personne] to be in bad shape ou on one's last legs3. ÉLECTRICITÉ fuse7. [sceau] lead seal9. IMPRIMERIE type————————à plomb locution adverbialele mur n'est pas/est à plomb the wall is off plumb/is plumb————————de plomb locution adjectivalelead (modificateur) -
2 gober
gober [gɔbe]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb* * *gɔbe1) ( avaler) to suck [œuf]; to swallow [something] whole [huître]2) (colloq) ( croire) to swallow, to fall for (colloq) [mensonge]gober le morceau — to fall for it (colloq)
* * *ɡɔbe vt* * *gober verb table: aimer vtr2 ○( croire) to swallow, to fall for○ [mensonge]; gober le morceau to fall for it, hook, line and sinker;3 ○( supporter) je ne peux pas le gober I can't stand him.[gɔbe] verbe transitif2. (familier) [croire] to swallowils ont tout gobé! they swallowed it (all), hook, line and sinker!3. (familier) [supporter]4. (familier & locution)ne reste pas là à gober les mouches! don't just stand there gawping!, don't just stand there like a lemon! (UK) ou lump! (US)————————se gober verbe pronominal intransitif -
3 largeur
largeur [laʀʒœʀ]feminine nounwidth ; [de lame, dos, visage, main, nez, front] breadth• quelle est la largeur de la fenêtre ? how wide is the window?* * *laʀʒœʀ1) ( dimension) gén width, breadth; ( en géométrie) breadthen petite/grande largeur — in a narrow/broad width
2) ( ouverture)largeur d'esprit or de vues — broad-mindedness
* * *laʀʒœʀ nf1) (qu'on mesure) width2) (impression visuelle) wideness, width3) [visage, épaules] breadth* * *largeur nf1 ⇒ Les mesures de longueur ( dimension) gén width, breadth; ( en géométrie) breadth; occuper toute la largeur de qch to take up the full width of sth; ce tissu existe en différentes largeurs this material comes in different widths; en petite/grande largeur in a narrow/broad width; une lame de deux centimètres de largeur a blade two centimetresGB wide; être rayé/déchiré sur toute la largeur to be scratched/torn right across; dans le sens de la largeur widthwise;2 ( ouverture) largeur d'esprit or de vues broad-mindedness; faire preuve d'une grande largeur d'esprit to show considerable broad-mindedness.se faire avoir dans les grandes largeurs○ to be taken in hook, line and sinker○.[larʒɶr] nom féminin1. [dimension] widthla route a une largeur de 5 m ou 5 m de largeur the road is 5 m wideune remorque barrait la route dans ou sur toute sa largeur there was a trailer blocking the entire width of the roaddéchiré dans ou sur toute la largeur torn all the way acrosslargeur d'esprit ou de vues broadness of mind, broad-mindedness3. COMMERCE5. INFORMATIQUEdans les grandes largeurs locution adverbiale————————en largeur locution adverbiale -
4 marcher
marcher [maʀ∫e]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verba. to walk ; [soldats] to march• on marche sur la tête ! (inf) it's crazy!• venez, on va marcher un peu come on, let's go for a walk• c'est marche ou crève ! (inf!) it's sink or swim!• « défense de marcher sur les pelouses » "keep off the grass"b. ( = progresser) marcher vers le succès to be on the road to successc. ( = être dupe) (inf) on lui raconte n'importe quoi et il marche you can tell him anything and he'll swallow it (inf)• est-ce que le métro marche aujourd'hui ? is the underground running today?• les études, ça marche ? (inf) how's college going?* * *maʀʃeverbe intransitif1) ( utiliser ses pieds) [personne, animal, robot] to walk2) ( poser le pied) to tread ( dans in; sur on)se laisser marcher sur les pieds — fig to let oneself be walked over
3) ( avancer) to gomarcher sur les mains — [gymnaste] to walk on one's hands
4) ( fonctionner) [mécanisme, réforme, procédé] to workma radio marche bien/marche mal — my radio works well/doesn't work properly
5) (colloq) ( aller)marcher (bien)/marcher mal — [travail, relations, examen] to go well/not to go well; [affaires, film, élève] to do well/not to do well
6) (colloq) ( être d'accord) to go for itc'est trop risqué, je ne marche pas — it's too risky, count me out
ça marche! — ( marché conclu) it's a deal!; ( la commande est prise) coming up!
7) (colloq) ( croire naïvement) to fall for ittu verras, elle marchera à tous les coups — you'll see, she falls for it every time
8) (colloq) ( obéir)••il ne marche pas, il court! — (colloq) he's as gullible as they come
marcher sur la tête de quelqu'un — (colloq) to walk all over somebody
* * *maʀʃe vi1) [personne] to walkElle marche cinq kilomètres par jour. — She walks 5 kilometres every day.
Elle marchait devant. — She was walking in front.
marcher sur [gazon, l'asphalte] — to walk on, [clou] to step on, [crotte de chien] to step in
marcher dans [herbe] — to walk on, [flaque] to step in
2) MILITAIRE, [armée] to marchmarcher sur [ville, pays] — to march on
3) (= aller) [affaires, santé] to go, (= bien aller) to go wellAlors les études, ça marche? — How are you getting on at school?
marcher comme sur des roulettes — to go smoothly, to go without any hitches
4) (= fonctionner) [appareil] to work, [transports] to runLe métro marche normalement aujourd'hui. — The underground is running normally today.
5) (= se mouvoir) [véhicule, train] to goLe convoi marchait à vive allure. — The convoy was going fast., The convoy was moving fast
6) (= être d'accord) to go along, to agreeIl a refusé de marcher dans la combine. — He wouldn't play the game.
7) (croire naïvement) to be taken inIl essaie de te faire marcher. — He's pulling your leg., (pour tromper) to lead sb up the garden path
* * *marcher verb table: aimer vi1 ( utiliser ses pieds) [personne, animal, robot] to walk; il marche vite he walks fast; marcher à travers champs to walk across fields; allons marcher un peu let's go for a little walk; marcher avec des talons/chaussures plates to wear high heels/flat shoes;2 ( poser le pied) to tread (dans in; sur on); j'ai marché sur mes lunettes I trod on my spectacles; marcher sur les pieds de qn to tread on sb's toes; tu m'as marché sur le pied you stood on my foot; se laisser marcher sur les pieds fig to let oneself be walked over; à la soirée on se marchait sur les pieds fig the party was packed; ne marche pas dans les flaques don't walk in the puddles; marcher dans une flaque d'eau to step in a puddle; l'homme marchera sur Mars man will walk on Mars;3 ( avancer) to go; notre train marche vite our train goes fast; malgré les embouteillages, nous avons bien marché despite the traffic jams, we've made good time; marcher vers la gloire fig to be on the road to fame; marcher sur les mains [gymnaste] to walk on one's hands; marcher en tête de cortège to march at the head of the procession; marcher sur Paris/le palais présidentiel to march on Paris/the presidential palace;4 ( fonctionner) [mécanisme, dispositif] to work; [système, réforme, procédé] to work; ma radio marche bien/marche mal my radio works well/doesn't work properly; insecticide qui ne marche pas pour les fourmis insecticide that doesn't work on ants; faire marcher qch to get sth to work; ma montre ne marche plus my watch has stopped working; la poste marche de mieux en mieux the postal service is getting better and better; marcher au gaz/à l'électricité to run on gas/on electricity; Ivan marche à la vodka hum Ivan lives on vodka; les trains/bus ne marchent pas le dimanche the trains/buses don't run on Sundays;5 ○( aller) marcher (bien)/marcher mal [travail, relations, examen] to go well/not to go well; [affaires, film, livre, élève] to do well/not to do well; [acteur] to go down well/not to go down well; comment a marché ton examen? how did your exam go?; comment marchent les affaires? how is business?;6 ○( être d'accord) to go for it; je marche I'll go for it; c'est trop risqué, je ne marche pas it's too risky, count me out; elle marche pour cent euros par jour she' s agreed to one hundred euros a day; pour cent euros, ça marche for one hundred euros, you're on; ça marche! ( marché conclu) it's a deal!; ( la commande est prise) coming up!;7 ○( croire naïvement) to fall for it; tu verras, elle marchera à tous les coups you'll see, she falls for it every time; faire marcher qn to pull sb's leg; je te faisais marcher I was just pulling your leg; elle fait marcher sa mère comme elle veut she's got her mother wrapped round her little finger;8 ○( obéir) faire marcher son monde or personnel to be good at giving orders.il ne marche pas, il court○! he's as gullible as they come; marcher sur la tête de qn○ to walk all over sb.[marʃe] verbe intransitif1. [se déplacer à pied] to walkj'ai marché longtemps/un peu I took a long/short walkdescendre une avenue en marchant lentement/rapidement to stroll/to hurry down an avenuemarcher à grands pas ou à grandes enjambées to stride (along)a. (sens propre) to walk towards, to be headed for, to be on one's way toa. (sens propre) to walk straight ou in a straight linemarcher sur une ville/sur l'ennemi to march on a city/against the enemy3. [poser le pied]marcher sur to step ou to tread onmarcher dans [flaque, saleté] to step ou to tread inne marche pas sur les fleurs! keep off the flowers!, don't walk on the flowers!marcher sur les pieds de quelqu'un to tread ou to stand ou to step on somebody's feetmarcher à l'électricité to work ou to run on electricityfaire marcher [machine] to work, to operate5. [donner de bons résultats - manœuvre, ruse] to come off, to work ; [ - projet, essai] to be working (out), to work ; [ - activité, travail] to be going wellses études marchent bien/mal she's doing well/not doing very well at collegeles affaires marchent mal/très bien business is slack/is going wellça fait marcher les affaires it's good for business ou for tradene t'inquiète pas, ça va marcher don't worry, it'll be OKet le travail, ça marche? how's work (going)?si ça marche, je monterai une exposition if it works out, I'll organize an exhibitionleur couple/commerce n'a pas marché their relationship/business didn't work outça a l'air de bien marcher entre eux they seem to be getting on fine together, things seem to be going well between them[en voiture]6. [au restaurant]7. (familier) [s'engager] to go along with thingsje ne marche pas! nothing doing!, count me out!marcher dans une affaire to get mixed up ou involved in a scheme8. (familier) [croire] to fall for itje lui ai dit que ma tante était malade et il n'a pas marché, il a couru (humoristique) I told him that my aunt was ill and he bought the whole story ou and he swallowed it hook, line and sinkera. [le taquiner] to pull somebody's leg, to have somebody on (UK)b. [le berner] to take somebody for a ride, to lead somebody up the garden path -
5 platine
I.platine1 [platin]masculine nounII.platine2 [platin]feminine noun[d'électrophone] turntable* * *
I platinadjectif invariable, nom masculin platinum
II platin1) (d'horloge, de serrure) plate; ( de microscope) stage2) ( tourne-disques) turntable* * *platin1. nm2. nf[tourne-disque] turntable* * *A adj inv platinum; blond platine platinum blond.B nm platinum.C nf2 ( tourne-disques) turntable.platine iridié platiniridium.[platin] adjectif invariable→ link=blond blond → link=blondblonde————————[platin] nom masculin————————[platin] nom féminin1. TECHNOLOGIE [d'une serrure, d'une horloge] plate[d'une machine à coudre] sinker2. ACOUSTIQUEplatine disque ou tourne-disque record deck4. IMPRIMERIE platen6. [dans une tuyauterie] (insert) washer -
6 plombé
plombe (inf!) [plɔ̃b]feminine noun* * *
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participe passé adjectif [dent] with a filling (épith, après n)
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adjectif [teint, visage] ashen; [couleur, ciel] leaden* * *plombe◑ nf hour; à trois plombes at three o'clock.2. [scellé - colis, wagon] sealed (with lead)3. PÊCHE weighted (with lead) ou with a sinker4. [dent] filled -
7 avaler
v. trans.1. Avaler son extrait de naissance (joc.): To 'croak', to 'snuff it', to die (also: avaler sa chique/ le goujon/ sa fourchette).2. Avaler une histoire: To 'fall for something hook, line and sinker', to show oneself to be over-gullible in believing a rather unlikely tale.3. Avaler la consigne: To forget to carry out one's orders. (Some sources suggest that this omission might be intentional.)4. Avaler des couleuvres: To 'swallow one's pride', to have to take abuse in silence.5. Avoir avalé le pépin: To be 'in the pudding club', to be 'preggers', to be pregnant. -
8 caver
v. trans. To 'con', to 'rook', to swindle. Il s'est fait caver en beauté: He fell for it hook, line and sinker. -
9 chopin
n. m.1. 'Windfall', financial stroke of luck. Sans ce beau chopin ott aurait fait faillite: Without that money out of the blue, we would have gone bust.2. Attractive bird, pretty lass, beautiful girl.3. Avoir un chopin pour: To 'have a soft spot' for someone of the opposite sex. Il a un sacré chopin pour ma frangine: He's fallen for my sister, hook, line and sinker!4. Faire un beau chopin (of woman): To find a sugar-daddy, to find a wealthy lover. -
10 cru
I.n. m. Elle est de mon cru, celle-là! That's my kind of humour!II.adj.1. Avaler quelque chose tout cru: To 'fall for something hook, line and sinker', to react in a very gullible way.2. Manger quelqu'un tout cru (fig.): To dispose of someone summarily, to cut someone down to size in an argument. -
11 culbuter
I.v. trans.1. To 'screw', to fuck, to have intercourse with.2. To 'take someone for a ride', to 'diddle', to con someone. Elle l'a drôlement culbuté: He fell for her patter hook, line and sinker.II.v. intrans.1. To double one's money (at gambling or in a trade transaction).2. To 'come a cropper', to 'come unstuck', to suffer a setback. -
12 debout
adv.1. Ne plus tenir debout: To be 'knackered', 'dead-tired', to be exhausted.2. Ça ne tient pas debout (of argument): It doesn't hold water—It doesn't make sense.3. Avoir quelqu'un lout debout: To 'con', to 'diddle', to swindle someone. Il s'est fait avoir tout debout: He went for that hook, line and sinker. -
13 donner
I.v. trans.1. To inform on, to denounce someone.2. (Cards): To deal. C'est à vous de donner. It's your turn to deal. (In this case the verb is only transitive by implication.)3. C'est donné! (iron.): It's cheap at the price! — I wouldn't call that expensive!4. On t'en donnera! (iron.): You'll be lucky! — You're setting your sights a bit high!II.v. intrans.1. Donner dans:a (also: donner dans le panneau): To 'fall for something hook, line and sinker', to be totally fooled by a ploy.b To become, to undergo a change of character. Depuis la mort de sa femme, il donne dans le grincheux: He's become a real misery guts since his missus passed away.2. Donner à pleins tubes: To give one's all, to make an all-out effort.III.v. trans. reflex.1. S'en donner (of pleasurable activity): To 'get some in', to get one's fill. On va s'en donner du bon temps! We're going to let our hair down!2. Se donner peur: To panic without reason.IV.v. pronom. Se la donner. To have one's suspicions, to be 'cagey', to be wary about something. On se la donnait qu'il était flic: It was thought he might be a cop working undercover. -
14 encaisser
v. trans.1. To 'take punishment', to receive blows. Il a drôlement encaissé dans les cinq premiers rounds: He soaked up a hell of a lot of punishment in the first five rounds.2. To swallow insults. Il a tout encaissé sans rien dire: He took this flood of abuse without a murmur.4. Encaisser des salades: To 'fall for something hook, line and sinker', to show oneself to be extremely gullible. -
15 flouser
1. To 'con', to 'diddle', to swindle. Il nous a flousés de première! We fell for his patter hook, line and sinker!2. To do a 'pongy', to 'fart', to break wind. -
16 gober
I.v. trans. To 'go for something hook, line and sinker', to fall for something. Il gobe n'importe quoi: He'll believe anything.II.v. pronom. To 'fancy oneself', to have no mean opinion of oneself. -
17 grimper
v. trans.1. To 'mount', to 'screw', to have intercourse with. Il y a belle lurette qu'il la grimpe: He's been having it off with her for yonks!2. Grimper à l'arbre: To 'fall for something', to be taken in by an unlikely story. Et comment qu'il l'a fait grimper à l'arbre! He certainly got him to swallow that 'hook, line and sinker'! -
18 morceau
n. m.1. Gober le morceau (fig.): To 'swallow the bait', to 'fall for something hook, line and sinker', to be duped (also: avaler le morceau).2. Un beau morceau (chauvinist utterance): A 'bit of alright', a 'nice bit of skirt', an attractive woman.3. C'est un sacré morceau: It's a tough nut to crack—It's a difficult task.4. Emporter le morceau: To clinch the deal.5. Cracher le morceau: To own up, to confess.6. Casser le morceau à quelqu'un: To break unpleasant news in an ungentle manner. Et sec, il lui a cassé le morceau! He let him have it straight from the shoulder, no messing! -
19 piéger
v. trans. (fig.): To lay a trap for someone and succeed in the undertaking. Il s'est drôle-ment fait piéger: He fell for it hook, line and sinker. -
20 pilule
n. f.1. Avaler la pilule (fig.): To 'fall for something', to be gullible. Et comment qu'il a avalé la pilule! He fell for it hook, line and sinker!2. Dorer la pilule: To 'sugar the pill', to give a silver lining to a grey cloud, to make things look better than they really are.4. Envoyer quelqu'un se faire dorer la pilule: To tell someone to 'get stuffed', to tell someone off in no uncertain manner. (Auguste Le Breton, in his L'ARGOT CHEZ LES VRAIS DE VRAI, sees in the expression a connection with buggery, much in the vein of the naval 'golden rivet'.)6. Prendre la pilule (fig.): To 'come a cropper', to suffer a serious setback.
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