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1 engueuler
engueuler (inf!) [ɑ̃gœle]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb• engueuler qn to bawl sb out (inf!)• se faire engueuler to get bawled out (inf!)2. reflexive verb* * *
1.
(sl) ɑ̃gœle verbe transitif to tell [somebody] off [enfant]; to give [somebody] an earful (colloq) [adulte]
2.
s'engueuler verbe pronominal to have a row ( avec quelqu'un with somebody)* * *ɑ̃ɡœle vt *to tell off, to bawl out USA *Tu vas te faire engueuler! — You're going to get told off!, You're going to get in trouble!
* * *engueuler◑ verb table: aimerA vtr to tell [sb] off [enfant]; to give [sb] an earful○ [adulte]; se faire engueuler to get told off (par by), to get an earful○ (par from).B s'engueuler vpr to have a row (avec qn with sb).engueuler qn comme du poisson pourri to tear sb off a strip○; se faire engueuler comme du poisson pourri to be torn off a strip○.(très familier) [ɑ̃gɶle] verbe transitif————————s'engueuler (très familier) verbe pronominalon ne va tout de même pas s'engueuler pour ça we're not going to fight over this, are we?————————s'engueuler (très familier) verbe pronominal intransitif -
2 engueulade
engueulade (inf!) [ɑ̃gœlad]feminine noun( = dispute) row ; ( = réprimande) bawling out (inf!)• passer une engueulade à qn to bawl sb out (inf!)* * *ɑ̃ɡœlad nf ** * *engueulade◑ nf1 ( dispute) row (avec with; entre between);2 ( réprimande) une engueulade a telling off; après trois engueulades after having been told off three times.(très familier) [ɑ̃gɶlad] nom féminin -
3 paquet
n. m.1. Faire ses paquets: To pack up and leave. On lui a dit de faire ses paquets, comme ça sans le prévenir: Out of the blue, he heard he'd got the sack.2. Avoir son paquet: To be 'blotto', to be 'pissed', to be drunk.a To get 'bashed-up', 'pitched into', to get beaten up.b To 'get a rollicking', to be severely told off. (The expression lâcher son paquet à quelqu'un, like the above, has two meanings:a To 'lam into someone', to let fists fly.b To 'give someone a piece of one's mind', to tell someone in no uncertain manner what one thinks of him/her.)4. Lâcher le paquet: To 'spill the beans', to let out a secret inadvertently.5. Mettre le paquet: To make an all-out effort in order to achieve something. (This expression originally belonged to the language of the racing cyclist, but with time and a growing interest in this sport, it has become more widespread in its use.) Si tu veux réussir dans la vie, faut mettre le paquet! Sitting on your backside won't get you anywhere in life!a To 'chance it', to take quite a risk. (In racing and gambling circles, the meaning is very literal in that the punter is staking a 'bundle'.)b To 'go the whole hog', to go 'all the way', to make a no-holds-barred effort to achieve something.7. Etre un paquet de nerfs: To be 'a bundle of nerves', to be extremely tense and nervous.8. Faire dégringoler (also: descendre) le paquet: To induce an abortion, to act in a totally unmedical way to terminate a pregnancy.9. Etre fichu comme un paquet de linge sale (usually of woman): To look a proper sight (literally to be dressed like a bundle of old clothes. Un paquet is often encountered as meaning a frump, an uninspiring and badly-dressed female).10. Le paquet (Rugby): The pack. -
4 étrenner
v. trans. & intrans.1. To 'have first go at', to be the first to use something.2. (Stallholder, market-trader's slang): To get the first sale of the day. Etrennez-moi! Get the first bargain of the day!3. To 'cop', to be on the receiving end of something unpleasant.4. To get thrashed, to get 'drubbed', to be beaten up.5. To get a 'wigging', to get told off, to be reprimanded. Qu'est-ce qu'il a étrenné quand sa mère a su ça! When his mum heard about it, he got the rollicking of his life. -
5 déguster
v. trans. To 'cop', to be on the receiving end of something unpleasant. Déguster une infusion de rames de châtaignier. To get a jolly good hiding. Qu'est-ce qu'il a dégusté le soir qu'il a découché! He got a right rollicking from his wife the time he didn't get home till morning! -
6 péter
v. intrans. & trans.1. To 'fart', to break wind.2. Péter dans la soie: To live in the lap of luxury.3. Péter plus haut que son cul: To be 'snooty', to have ideas above one's station.4. Péter le feu: To be 'full of beans', to be bursting with energy.5. La péter: To 'have to skip a meal', to go hungry. Souvent on a dû la péter quand on faisait les petits théâtres! Many a time our tummies rumbled when we were touring in rep!6. To break. Je suis sûr que c'est toi qui as pété ma radio! I'm as sure as hell it's you who broke my tranny! C'est d'un fragile, ça m'a pété dans les doigts! It's so bloody brittle, it just snapped in my hand!7. Bouffer à s'en faire péter la sous-ventrière: To have a good 'blowout', to 'stuff one's face', to have a marathon eating session.8. Ça va péter! Things are going to hum! — There's going to be one hell of a row! Pour sûir, ça va péter si elle rentre encore si tard! She's going to get a right rollicking if she comes home late again!9. Il faut que ça pète! It's make-or-break now! (The expression il faut que ça pète ou dise pourquoi! meaning 'Things had better get cracking!' is rather more subtle.)10. Péter dans la main (of business deal): To 'fall through', to break down. Avec cette foutue crise, v'là une gentille petite affaire qui nous a pété dans la main! If it hadn't been for this bloody recession, we'd have had a booming little business on our hands!11. Envoyer péter quelqu'un: To 'send someone packing', to send someone away in no uncertain manner. T'aurais dû voir comme je l'ai envoyé péter! I sent him on his way, no messing! -
7 attraper
v. trans.1. To 'haul over the coals', to 'tear a strip off someone', to reprimand. Un peu que je me suis fait attraper! I got a right rollicking from her!2. To 'cop' a prison sentence, to get a term of imprisonment. Il en a attrapé pour dix ans: He got sent down for a ten-year stretch. -
8 douche
n. f.1. Downpour, heavy rainfall. Prendre une douche: To get soaked to the skin.2. 'Rollicking', reprimand.3. Douche écossaise: Raising and dashing of hopes. Avec ce patron on a toujours droit au régime de la douche écossaise: You never know where you stand with this boss of ours!
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