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bay [beɪ]1 noun∎ sweet bay laurier m commun, laurier m des poètes∎ to be at bay être aux abois;∎ Hunting to bring an animal to bay acculer un animal;∎ Military to keep or hold at bay (the enemy) tenir en échec; (assailant) tenir en respect; (creditors, persistent caller etc) tenir à distance;∎ to keep boredom at bay tromper l'ennui;∎ I'm managing to keep my cold at bay jusqu'ici j'ai réussi à combattre le rhume;∎ to keep or to hold hunger at bay tromper la faim;∎ use this product to keep ants at bay utilisez ce produit pour éloigner les fourmis(h) (compartment → in plane, ship) soute f(bark) aboyer, donner de la voix;∎ to bay at the moon hurler ou aboyer à la lune;∎ figurative to bay for sb's blood réclamer la tête de qn(colour) bai►► the Bay Area = région de la baie de San Francisco comprenant également les villes de Berkeley, Oakland et San José;the Bay of Bengal le golfe du Bengale;the Bay of Biscay le golfe de Gascogne;History the Bay of Pigs la baie des Cochons;Pharmacy bay rum = lotion capillaire;the Bay State = surnom donné au Massachusetts;Botany bay tree laurier m;ⓘ THE BAY OF PIGS On désigne ainsi la tentative de coup d'État contre Fidel Castro par des Cubains exilés aux États-Unis, en 1961. Équipés et entraînés par la CIA, ils débarquèrent dans cette baie, mais l'opération tourna au désastre. -
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A n1 Geog baie f ; the Bay of Biscay/of Bengal le golfe de Gascogne/du Bengale ; the Bay of Pigs la Baie des Cochons ;2 Hunt to be at bay être aux abois ; to bring to bay acculer ; to hold ou keep at bay fig tenir [qn] à distance [attacker, opponent] ; stopper [famine] ; enrayer [unemployment, inflation etc] ;7 ( horse) alezan m.C vi [dog] aboyer (at contre, après) ; to bay at the moon hurler à la lune or à la mort ; to bay for sb's blood fig réclamer la tête de qn. -
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bay [beɪ]1. nounb. ( = tree) laurier(-sauce) mc. ( = alcove) renfoncement md. ► to keep sb/sth at bay tenir qn/qch à distance3. compounds* * *[beɪ] 1.1) Geography baie f3) ( parking area) aire f de stationnement4) Architecture ( section of building) travée f; ( recess) renfoncement m; ( window) fenêtre f en saillie5) Aviation, Nautical ( compartment) soute f6) ( horse) cheval m bai2.adjective [horse] bai3.intransitive verb [dog] aboyer (at contre, après)to bay for somebody's blood — fig réclamer la tête de quelqu'un
••to hold ou keep at bay — fig tenir [quelqu'un] à distance [attacker, opponent]; stopper [famine]; enrayer [unemployment, inflation etc]
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