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1 foul
foul [faʊl]1. adjectivea. ( = disgusting) [place, smell] immondeb. ( = bad) foul luck terrible malchance fc. [language, abuse] grossierd. [shot] mauvais ; [tackle] irrégulier2. nouna. ( = pollute) polluerb. [dog] souiller( = become entangled or jammed) to foul on sth [rope, line] s'emmêler dans qch ; [mechanism] se prendre dans qch5. compounds• he suspected foul play il se doutait que ce n'était pas un accident ► foul-smelling adjective puant* * *[faʊl] 1.noun Sport faute f (by de; on sur)2.1) ( putrid) [conditions] répugnant; [smell, air] fétide; [water] putride; [taste] infect2) ( grim) épouvantable3) ( evil) odieux/-ieuse4) ( offensive) ordurier/-ièreto have a foul mouth — être grossier/-ière
5) ( unsporting) déloyal3. 4.transitive verb1) ( pollute) polluer [environment]; souiller [pavement]2) ( become tangled)3) ( clog) bloquer [mechanism]; obstruer [channel]4) Sport commettre une faute contre•Phrasal Verbs:- foul up••to fall foul of somebody — ( fall out with) se brouiller avec quelqu'un; ( lose favour) s'attirer le mécontentement de quelqu'un
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2 foul
A n Sport faute f (by de ; on sur) ; sent off for a foul éliminé pour faute ; cries of foul fig des cris de protestation.B adj1 ( putrid) [place, slum, conditions] répugnant ; [air, breath, smell] fétide ; [water, stream] putride ; [taste] infect ;2 ( grim) [weather, day, atmosphere] épouvantable ; to be in a foul humour ou mood être d'une humeur massacrante ○ ; to have a foul temper avoir un sale caractère ; it's a foul job! c'est une sale corvée! ; in fair weather or foul qu'il pleuve ou qu'il vente ;3 ( evil) [person, act, crime, deed, treachery, creature] odieux/-ieuse ; ‘murder most foul’ ‘horrible assassinat’ ;5 Sport ( unsporting) déloyal.D vtr2 ( become tangled) [weeds, nets, ropes] s'emmêler dans [engine, propeller] ; the propeller was fouled by nets des filets de pêche étaient emmêlés dans l'hélice ;E vi1 Sport commettre des fautes ;to fall ou run foul of sb ( fall out with) se brouiller avec qn ; ( lose favour) s'attirer le mécontentement de qn ; to fall foul of the law tomber sous le coup de la loi.■ foul out ( in baseball) être exclu (pour fautes personnelles).■ foul up ○ faire des erreurs or des bourdes ○ ;▶ foul up [sth], foul [sth] up1 ( bungle) ruiner [plan, opportunity] ; abîmer [system] ; he always manages to foul things up il trouve toujours le moyen de tout louper ○ ;2 ( pollute) polluer [air, soil]. -
3 temper
temper [ˈtempər]1. noun• to be in a good/bad temper être de bonne/mauvaise humeur( = mitigate) tempérer* * *['tempə(r)] 1.1) ( mood) humeur fto be in a good/bad temper — être de bonne/mauvaise humeur
to keep ou control one's temper — se contrôler
to lose one's temper — se mettre en colère ( with contre)
tempers flared ou frayed — les esprits se sont emportés
2) ( nature) caractère m2.to have a hot ou quick temper — être irascible
transitive verb1) ( moderate) tempérer2) Industry tremper [steel] -
4 temper
temper ['tempə(r)]1 noun(a) (character) caractère m, tempérament m;∎ to have an even temper être d'un tempérament calme ou d'humeur égale;∎ to have a quick or hot temper se mettre facilement en colère;∎ he's got a foul or an awful temper il a mauvais caractère∎ do try and keep your temper essayez donc de garder votre calme ou sang-froid, essayez donc de vous maîtriser;∎ to lose one's temper perdre patience, se mettre en colère;∎ to lose one's temper with sb s'emporter contre qn;∎ don't try my temper ne m'énerve pas∎ to be in a (bad) temper être de mauvaise humeur;∎ to fly into a temper piquer une colère;∎ he's in a dreadful temper il est d'une humeur massacrante(d) Metallurgy trempe f∎ justice tempered with mercy la justice tempérée de pitié(b) Metallurgy tremper∎ familiar temper(, temper)! on se calme!, du calme!►► temper tantrum crise f de colère;∎ to have or to throw a temper tantrum piquer une colère
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