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1 ice
ice [aɪs]1. noun• to keep sth on ice [+ food, drink] garder qch sur or dans de la glace3. compounds► ice over[windscreen, aircraft wings] givrer ; [river] geler[windscreen, aircraft, mechanism, lock] se givrer* * *[aɪs] 1.to put something on ice — lit mettre quelque chose à rafraîchir; fig mettre quelque chose en attente
2) GB ( ice cream) glace f3) (colloq) [U] ( diamonds) diamants mpl2.transitive verb Culinary glacer3.iced past participle adjective [water] avec des glaçons; [tea] glacé; [coffee] frappéPhrasal Verbs:- ice over••to be treading ou skating on thin ice — s'aventurer sur un terrain glissant
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2 ice
A n1 gen glace f ; ( on roads) verglas m ; ( in drinks) glaçons mpl ; the car skidded on the ice la voiture a dérapé sur le verglas ; there's ice on the roads il y a du verglas sur les routes ; a show on ice un spectacle sur glace ; a whisky with ice un whisky avec des glaçons ; to put sth on ice lit mettre [qch] à rafraîchir [champagne] ; fig mettre [qch] en attente [plans, project] ; ‘danger! thin ice’ ( on sign) ‘il est dangereux de s'aventurer sur la glace’ ; your feet are like ice! tu as les pieds glacés! ;B vtr1 Culin glacer [cake] ;to break the ice rompre la glace ; to cut no ice ne faire aucun effet ; this argument cut no ice with them cet argument ne leur a fait aucun effet ; his excuses cut no ice with me ses excuses ne m'impressionnent guère ; to be treading ou skating on thin ice s'aventurer sur un terrain glissant.■ ice over [roads, runway] se couvrir de verglas ; [windscreen] se couvrir de glace ; [river, pond] geler. -
3 skate
1 noun∎ get your skates on! magne-toi!, grouille-toi!(b) Ichthyology raie f∎ to go skating (ice-skating) faire du patin ou du patinage; (roller-skating) faire du patin à roulettes;∎ we used to skate to school nous allions à l'école en patins à roulettes;∎ couples skated around the rink des couples patinaient autour de la piste;∎ figurative to be skating on thin ice être sur un terrain dangereux, avancer en terrain miné(b) (slide → person, pen, plate) glisser;∎ his legs skated out from under him ses jambes se sont dérobées sous lui(problem, issue) esquiver, éviter;∎ the book skates around or over his two divorces le livre passe sous silence ses deux divorces -
4 skate
skate [skeɪt]1. nouna. ( = for skating) patin mb. ( = fish) raie f► skate around, skate over inseparable transitive verb[+ issue] essayer d'esquiver* * *[skeɪt] 1.2) ( fish) raie f2.intransitive verb patiner (on, along sur)to skate across ou over — traverser [quelque chose] en patins [pond, lake]
••get your skates on! — (colloq) grouille-toi! (colloq)
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5 skate
A nget your skates on ○ ! grouille-toi ○ ! ; we'd better get our skates on ○ ! il va falloir qu'on se grouille ○ ! ; to be skating on thin ice s'aventurer sur un terrain glissant.■ skate over:■ skate round, skate around:
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skating on thin ice — (skating) on thin ice phrase doing something dangerous, or something that could have an unpleasant result He’s on thin ice with those accusations. Thesaurus: in a difficult situationsynonym in a dangerous situationsynonym Main entry: thin … Useful english dictionary
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skating on thin ice — on thin ice or skating on thin ice at risk of upsetting or annoying someone I was on thin ice, and I knew it … English dictionary
be skating on thin ice — be (skating/walking) on thin ice to be taking a big risk. They knew that by publishing the article they were skating on thin ice … New idioms dictionary
(be) skating on thin ice — be skating/walking on thin ˈice idiom to be taking a risk Main entry: ↑thinidiom … Useful english dictionary
thin ice — np A precarious situation. The company is not bankrupt but it is (skating) on thin ice. 1890s … Historical dictionary of American slang
skating on thin ice — is in a tough and dangerous situation … English contemporary dictionary
(skating) on thin ice — idi in a precarious or delicate situation … From formal English to slang
You're\ bobsledding\ on\ thin\ ice — Used instead of the term, You re skating on thin ice. It gives a more threatening threat you re more likely to fall through if you re bobsledding than simply skating on the ice. You re bobsledding on thin ice, mate. I d watch it … Dictionary of american slang
You're\ bobsledding\ on\ thin\ ice — Used instead of the term, You re skating on thin ice. It gives a more threatening threat you re more likely to fall through if you re bobsledding than simply skating on the ice. You re bobsledding on thin ice, mate. I d watch it … Dictionary of american slang