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1 bec
bec [bεk]masculine nouna. [d'oiseau] beak* * *bɛknom masculin1) ( d'oiseau) beak, bill; (de tortue, poisson) beak; ( de dauphin) snout2) (de pichet, casserole) lip; ( de théière) spout; ( d'instrument à vent) mouthpiece; ( de stylo) nib3) Canadianisme, Helvétisme ( baiser) kiss•Phrasal Verbs:••clouer le bec à quelqu'un — (colloq) to shut somebody up (colloq)
se retrouver le bec dans l'eau — (colloq) to be stuck, to be left high and dry
tomber sur un bec — (colloq) to come across a snag
* * *bɛk nm1) [oiseau] beakbec et ongles [défendre, se battre, lutter] — tooth and nail
2) [plume] nib3) [cafetière] spout, [casserole] lip4) [clarinette] mouthpiece5) * mouth* * *bec nm1 ( d'oiseau) beak, bill; (de tortue, poisson) beak; ( de dauphin) snout; donner des coups de bec to peck (dans at); (nez en) bec d'aigle hooked nose;2 ○( bouche) mouth; essuie ton bec! wipe your mouth!; il a toujours la cigarette/pipe au bec he's always got a cigarette/pipe stuck in his mouth;3 (de pichet, casserole) lip; ( de théière) spout;4 ( d'instrument à vent) mouthpiece;5 ( de stylo) nib;6 Géog bill, headland;bec Bunsen Bunsen burner; bec fin gourmet; bec à gaz gas burner; bec de gaz gas street-lamp; bec verseur pourer(-spout).clouer or clore le bec à qn○ to shut sb up○; se retrouver le bec dans l'eau○ to be stuck, to be left high and dry; tomber sur un bec○ to come across a snag; ⇒ ongle.[bɛk] nom masculin2. (familier) [bouche] mouthouvre le bec! [en nourrissant un enfant] open wide!ça lui a bouclé ou cloué ou clos le bec it shut him up, it reduced him to silenceavoir toujours la cigarette/pipe au bec to have a cigarette/pipe always stuck in one's mouthêtre ou rester le bec dans l'eau to be left high and dry3. [d'une plume] nib4. [de casserole] lip[de bouilloire, de théière] spout5. MUSIQUE [de saxophone, de clarinette] mouthpiece7. (Belgique, Suisse, Québec & familier) [baiser] kiss8. [vêtement]9. (familier & locution)tomber sur un bec to run into ou to hit a snagbec à gaz nom masculinbec de gaz nom masculinlamppost, gaslightbec fin nom masculin
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