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needle [ˈni:dl]1. nounaiguille f• knitting/darning needle aiguille f à tricoter/à repriser3. compounds► needle exchange noun ( = swapping) échange m de seringues ; ( = place) centre m d'échange de seringues* * *['niːdl] 1.noun lit ( all contexts) aiguille f2.transitive verb ( annoy) harceler•• -
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B vtr1 ( annoy) harceler [person] ;as sharp as a needle rusé comme un singe ; to have pins and needles avoir des fourmis ; to get the needle ○ GB prendre la mouche ○ ; to give sb the needle ○ mettre qn en rogne ○ ; to be on the needle ○ US argot des drogués se piquer ○. ⇒ haystack. -
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pin [pɪn]épingle ⇒ 1 (a) punaise ⇒ 1 (a) broche ⇒ 1 (b), 1 (e), 1 (f) cheville ⇒ 1 (d) épingler ⇒ 2 (a) punaiser ⇒ 2 (a) immobiliser ⇒ 2 (b) cheviller ⇒ 2 (c)1 noun∎ she took a pin from her hair elle enleva une épingle de ses cheveux;∎ you could have heard a pin drop on aurait entendu voler une mouche;∎ as bright or clean as a new pin propre comme un sou neuf;∎ for two pins I'd let the whole thing drop il ne faudrait pas beaucoup me pousser pour que je laisse tout tomber;∎ he doesn't care two pins about it il s'en moque complètement∎ he's a bit unsteady on his pins il ne tient pas bien sur ses guibolles(d) (peg → in piano, violin) cheville f; (→ in hinge, pulley) goujon m; (→ in hand grenade) goupille f;∎ (firing) pin percuteur m;∎ two-pin plug prise f à deux broches(g) (in skittles, bowling) quille f∎ she had a brooch pinned to her jacket elle portait une broche épinglée à sa veste;∎ there was a sign pinned to the door un écriteau était punaisé sur la porte;∎ figurative to pin one's hopes on sb/sth mettre tous ses espoirs dans qn/qch;∎ to pin one's faith on sb placer sa foi en qn;∎ the crime was pinned on James c'est James qu'on a accusé du délit, on a mis le délit sur le dos de James;∎ they pinned the blame on the shop assistant ils ont rejeté la responsabilité sur la vendeuse, ils ont mis ça sur le dos de la vendeuse;∎ you can't pin this on me tu ne peux pas me mettre ça sur le dos(b) (immobilize) immobiliser, coincer;∎ they pinned his arms behind his back ils lui ont coincé les bras derrière le dos;∎ to pin sb to the ground/against a wall clouer qn au sol/contre un mur;∎ she was pinned under a boulder elle était coincée ou bloquée sous un rocher(c) Technology cheviller, goupiller, mettre une goupille à►► Ornithology pin feather plume f naissante, sicot m;pin money argent m de poche;∎ she works at weekends to earn a bit of pin money elle travaille le week-end pour se faire un peu d'argent pour ses menus plaisirs;familiar pins and needles fourmillements□ mpl;∎ I've got pins and needles in my arm j'ai des fourmis dans le bras□, je ne sens plus mon bras;∎ American to be on pins and needles trépigner d'impatience□, ronger son frein□ ;Sewing pin tuck nervure f;pin wheel (on printer) roue f à picots∎ pin back your ears! ouvrez vos oreilles!, écoutez bien!□(a) (with pin or pins) fixer avec une épingle/des épingles; (with drawing pin or pins) fixer avec une punaise/des punaises∎ his legs were pinned down by the fallen tree ses jambes étaient coincées sous l'arbre;∎ he had me pinned down il m'avait coincé;∎ pinned down by enemy fire coincé par le feu de l'ennemi(c) (define clearly → difference, meaning) mettre le doigt sur, cerner avec précision;∎ a feeling that's difficult to pin down un sentiment qu'il est difficile d'isoler ou d'identifier;∎ it's difficult to pin it down c'est difficile de mettre le doigt dessus∎ try to pin her down to a definite schedule essayez d'obtenir d'elle un planning définitif;∎ he doesn't want to be pinned down il veut avoir les coudées franches, il tient à garder sa liberté de manœuvreépingler, attacher avec une épingle/des épingles∎ she wears her hair pinned up elle porte ses cheveux relevés en chignon -
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pin [pɪn]1. nouna. ( = put pin in) [+ dress] épingler ; [+ papers] (together) attacher avec une épingle ; (to wall) fixer avec une punaiseb. ( = trap) to pin sb to the floor clouer qn au plancherc. ( = attach) to pin one's hopes on sth/sb mettre tous ses espoirs dans qch/en qnb. ( = identify) identifier ; [+ location, time] situer* * *[pɪn] 1.1) (for sewing, fastening cloth or paper) épingle f2) Electricity ( of plug) fiche ftwo-/three-pin plug — prise f à deux/trois fiches
4) Medicine ( in surgery) broche f5) ( brooch) barrette f6) ( in bowling) quille f7) ( in golf) drapeau m (de trou)2. 3.transitive verb (p prés etc - nn-)1) ( attach with pins) épingler [dress, hem, curtain]to pin something on(to) — ( with drawing pin) fixer quelque chose avec une punaise sur [board, wall]
to pin something with — attacher quelque chose avec [brooch, grip, pin]
2) (trap, press) coincer [person, part of body]to pin somebody against ou to — coincer quelqu'un contre [wall, sofa, floor]
3) (colloq) (attribute, attach)to pin something on somebody — imputer quelque chose à quelqu'un [blame, crime]
4) Military, Sport coincer, bloquer•Phrasal Verbs:- pin down- pin up••to pin one's ears back — (colloq) ouvrir grand les oreilles (colloq)
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pin [pɪn]1. nouna. ( = put pin in) [+ dress] épingler ; [+ papers] (together) attacher avec une épingle ; (to wall) fixer avec une punaiseb. ( = trap) to pin sb to the floor clouer qn au plancherc. ( = attach) to pin one's hopes on sth/sb mettre tous ses espoirs dans qch/en qnb. ( = identify) identifier ; [+ location, time] situer* * *[pɪn]noun (also PIN number) (abrév = personal identification number) code m confidentiel ( pour carte bancaire)
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