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tail [teɪl]1. noun2. plural nounb. tails I win! pile je gagne !4. compounds[attendance, interest, numbers] diminuer ; [novel] se terminer en queue de poisson* * *[teɪl] 1.noun gen, Zoology queue f2.tails plural noun1) ( tailcoat) habit m2) ( of coin) pile f3.(colloq) transitive verb suivre [suspect, car] (to jusqu'à)Phrasal Verbs:- tail off•• -
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tail [teɪl]1 noun(a) (of animal) queue f;∎ figurative with one's tail between one's legs la queue basse, la queue entre les jambes;∎ to be on sb's tail suivre qn de près;∎ the detective was still on his tail le détective le filait toujours;∎ familiar the car was right on my tail la voiture me collait au derrière ou aux fesses;∎ to turn tail and run prendre ses jambes à son cou;∎ it's a case of the tail wagging the dog c'est le monde à l'envers;∎ the tail of the hostages is wagging the dog of foreign policy le problème des otages décide de la politique étrangère∎ to put a tail on sb faire filer qn□ ;∎ we've got a tail quelqu'un nous file□, nous sommes suivis□∎ he worked his tail off il s'est vraiment décarcassé∎ he's looking for some tail il cherche une femme à se mettre sur le bout3 tailsfamiliar (tailcoat) queue f de pie□2 adverb∎ (of coin) it's tails! (c'est) pile!►► Aviation tail assembly dérive f;tail end (of storm, season, meeting, story) fin f; (of cloth) bout m; (of procession) queue f, fin f;tail feather penne f;Cars tail lamp feu m arrière;tail rotor (of helicopter) fenestron m;Aviation tail section arrière m;∎ a seat in the tail section une place à l'arrièresuivre;∎ she tailed along behind or after us elle traînait derrière nous(sound) s'affaiblir, décroître; (interest, enthusiasm, support) diminuer petit à petit; (book) se terminer en queue de poisson; (competitors in race) s'espacer;∎ his voice tailed slowly away peu à peu sa voix s'affaiblit∎ the line of cars tailed back for 10 miles la file de voitures s'étendait sur 16 km -
3 tail end
n.• cola s.f.the tail end — (of film, concert) el final, los últimos minutos, la última parte; ( of procession) la cola
* * *the tail end — (of film, concert) el final, los últimos minutos, la última parte; ( of procession) la cola
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4 tail-light
noun (the (usually red) light on the back of a car, train etc: He followed the tail-lights of the bus.) luz traseratr['teɪllaɪt]1 luz nombre femenino trasera, piloto['teɪllaɪt]N (US) piloto m, luz f trasera, calavera f (Mex) -
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noun (the very end or last part: the tail-end of the procession.) cola, parte final; extremotr[teɪl'end]1 final nombre masculino, parte nombre femenino final -
8 tail coat
nounFrack, der* * ** * ** * *nounFrack, der -
9 tail wind
nounRückenwind, der* * ** * *n Rückenwind m* * *nounRückenwind, der -
10 tail-end
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11 tail-board
tail-board noun откидной задок (телеги); откидной борт (грузовика) -
12 tail-coat
tail-coat noun фрак -
13 tail-end
tail-end noun 1) конец; хвост (процессии) 2) заключительная часть (чего-л.)3) хвостовая часть (самолета) -
14 tail-feather
tail-feather noun хвостовое перо -
15 tail-light
tail-light noun 1) railways буферный фонарь (красный) 2) mot. задний фонарь3) aeron. хвостовой огонь -
16 tail-lock
tail-lock noun нижний шлюз (в доке) -
17 tail-plane
tail-plane noun aeron. хвостовой стабилизатор; хвостовое оперение -
18 tail-shaft
tail-shaft noun гребной вал -
19 tail-spin
tail-spin noun 1) aeron. нормальный штопор 2) aeron. неуправляемый штопор3) резкий спад в экономике -
20 tail-wind
tail-wind noun попутный ветер
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