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1 noun(a) (of horse) trot m;∎ to set off at a trot partir au trot;∎ to go at a trot aller au trot, trotter∎ he went off at a trot il est parti au pas de course∎ to go for a trot (on horseback) aller faire une promenade à cheval; familiar (on foot) aller faire une balade;∎ they kept me on the trot all afternoon ils m'ont fait courir tout l'après-midi;∎ he conducted ten interviews on the trot (that morning) (ce matin-là,) il a fait dix interviews d'affilée ou de suite(a) (horse, rider) trotter;∎ he trotted up to us il est venu vers nous au trot∎ to trot in/out/past entrer/sortir/passer en courant;∎ can you trot down to the shops for me? peux-tu faire un saut pour moi jusqu'aux magasins?(horse) faire trotter∎ to have the trots avoir la courante∎ I must be trotting along il faut que je file ou que je me sauve;∎ trot along now sauve-toi ou file maintenant∎ she trotted out the usual excuses elle débita ou sortit les excuses habituelles∎ why don't you trot over to see me some time? viens donc faire un saut un de ces jours;∎ she trotted over to the shops elle a fait un saut jusqu'aux magasins -
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A n1 ( of horse) trot m ; at a ou the trot au trot ; to break into a trot [animal] se mettre au trot, prendre le trot ; [person] se mettre à trotter or à trottiner ; her children followed at a trot ses enfants trottinaient derrière elle ; to have a trot round the shops ○ courir les magasins ○ ;2 ○ ( run of luck) to have ou be on a good/bad trot être dans une bonne/mauvaise période ;1 [horse, animal, rider] trotter ; to trot away/past partir/passer au trot ;2 [person] (run, move briskly) courir, trotter ○ ; [child, woman in heels] trottiner ; to trot down the road/along/away descendre la rue/passer/partir en trottinant ; trot next door and borrow some tea! ○ cours vite emprunter du thé chez la voisine!to be on the trot ○ être toujours en train de courir ; to keep sb on the trot ○ ne pas laisser de répit à qn ; on the trot ○ ( one after the other) coup sur coup ; ( continuously) d'affilée.■ trot out ○:▶ trot out [sth] débiter [excuse, explanation, argument].
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(the) trots — diarrhoea The need is too immediate for walking: I d already got the trots. They re supposed to cement you up. (P. Scott, 1975, describing pills) A sufferer is said to be on the trot … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
the trots — noun obscene terms for diarrhea • Syn: ↑the shits • Usage Domain: ↑slang, ↑cant, ↑jargon, ↑lingo, ↑argot, ↑patois, ↑vernacular … Useful english dictionary
the trots — n. (Slang) diarrhea ( the trots ) … English contemporary dictionary
the trots — n British an attack of diarrhoea. The expression, heard since World War I, evokes swift but controlled movement to the lava tory … Contemporary slang
(the) trots — • diarrhoea. Named because of the frequent trip to the khazi if you have this condition … Londonisms dictionary
the trots — informal diarrhoea. → trot … English new terms dictionary
trots — noun a) Diarrhoea/diarrhea. Ive had the trots all morning and havent been able to go out. b) A trotting race meet; harness racing. He went to the trots in Yonkers … Wiktionary
trots — I Australian Slang 1. diarrhoea; 2. harness racing of horses II Kiwi (New Zealand Slang) horse racing with a buggy diaorrhoea as in having a dose of the trots … English dialects glossary
trots — horse racing with a buggy diaorrhoea as in having a dose of the trots … Kiwi (New Zealand slang)
trots — n. (Slang) diarrhea ( the trots ) trÉ‘t /trÉ’t n. gait between a walk and a run, jog; gait of a horse between a walk and a canter; (Archaic) old woman v. move briskly; move with a gait between a walk and run (usually of a horse); cause to trot … English contemporary dictionary
trots — n. a case of diarrhea. □ I got thetrots and can’t go out tonight. □ There’s a lot of the trots going around … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions