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1 cock
A n1 ( rooster) coq m ;4 ◑ GB ( nonsense) foutaises ◑ fpl, âneries fpl ; that's a load of old cock c'est de la foutaise ◑ ;6 (of hay, straw) meulon m ;7 ( weathervane) girouette f ;C vtr1 ( raise) to cock an eyebrow hausser les sourcils ; the dog cocked its leg le chien a levé la patte ; to cock an ear dresser l'oreille ; to keep an ear cocked dresser l'oreille ; he cocked an eye at the clock il a jeté un coup d'œil à l'horloge ;3 Mil armer [gun].to be cock of the walk péj être le roi de la basse-cour ; to go off at half cock ○ ( be hasty) être impulsif/-ive ; ( be disappointing) partir en eau de boudin ; to live like fighting cocks vivre comme des coqs en pâte.■ cock up ◑ GB:▶ cock up cafouiller ○ ;▶ cock [sth] up, cock up [sth] faire foirer ◑ [plan, schedule, assignment] ; to cock things up tout faire foirer ◑. -
2 cock
cock [kɒk]1. nounb. ( = penis) (vulg!) bite (vulg !) f2. compounds[bird] mâle► cock up (inf!) separable transitive verb(British) (faire) foirer (inf !)* * *[kɒk] 1.1) ( rooster) coq m3) (of hay, straw) meulon m4) ( weathervane) girouette f5) ( of gun) chien m de fusil2. 3.at full/half cock — au cran d'armé/de repos
transitive verb1) ( raise)to cock a leg — [dog] lever la patte
2) ( tilt) pencher3) Military armer [gun]••to go off at half cock — (colloq) ( get angry) prendre la mouche; ( be hasty) être impulsif/-ive
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