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1 muck about
(colloq), muck around (colloq)to muck about with — traficoter (colloq) [appliance]; toucher à [object]
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2 muck
muck n1 lit (filth, rubbish) saletés fpl ; ( mud) boue f ; ( manure) fumier m ; cat/dog muck crotte f de chat/de chien ; bird muck fiente f d'oiseau ;■ muck about ○, muck around ○:▶ muck about ( fool about) faire l'imbécile ; ( potter about) traîner ; to muck about with traficoter ○ [appliance] ; toucher à [object] ;▶ muck [sb] about se ficher de.■ muck in ( share task) mettre la main à la pâte ○ ; ( share accommodation) partager le gîte et le couvert (with avec).■ muck out:▶ muck out [sth] nettoyer [cowshed, stable].■ muck up:▶ muck up [sth]1 ( spoil) chambouler ○ [plans] ; cochonner ○, bâcler [task] ; louper ○ [exam, interview, opportunity] ;2 salir [clothes, carpet]. -
3 muck
muck [mʌk]1. nounb. ( = manure) fumier m2. compoundsa. ( = spend time aimlessly) perdre son tempsb. ( = potter around)c. ( = play the fool) faire l'idiot[+ person] traiter par-dessus la jambe (inf)► muck in (inf!) intransitive verbeveryone mucks in here tout le monde met la main à la pâte (inf) ici► muck out separable transitive verb• he's really mucked things up! il a vraiment tout flanqué par terre ! (inf)b. ( = make dirty) salir* * *[mʌk]2) (colloq) fig (book, film, dish) saleté f•Phrasal Verbs:- muck in- muck out- muck up -
4 muck
1 noun(a) (mud) boue□ f, gadoue□ f; (dirt) saletés□ fpl; (manure) fumier□ m; (dung → of horse) crottin□ m; (→ of dog) crotte□ f;∎ British humorous they think they're Lord and Lady Muck ils ne se prennent pas pour n'importe qui, ils se croient sortis de la cuisse de Jupiter;∎ British proverb where there's muck, there's brass = c'est peut-être sale, mais ça rapporte! (fait référence aux travaux salissants mais rentables)(b) figurative (inferior literature, films etc) idioties fpl; (bad food) cochonneries fpl; (worthless objects) camelote f;∎ his book's a load of muck son livre ne vaut pas un clou;∎ he eats nothing but muck il ne mange que des cochonneries∎ to make a muck of sth (bungle) bousiller qchAgriculture fumer►► Irish pejorative muck savage plouc m, péquenot m(a) (waste time) traîner, perdre son temps□(b) (act foolishly) faire l'imbécile;∎ stop mucking about! arrête de faire l'imbécile!∎ to muck about with sth (equipment) toucher à qch, tripoter qch; (belongings) déranger qch, mettre la pagaille dans qch(b) (belongings, papers) déranger, toucher àBritish familiar (share task) mettre la main à la pâte, donner un coup de main□ ; (share costs) participer aux frais□(horse, stable) nettoyer, curernettoyer l'écurie/les écuries
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muck about with something — ˌmuck aˈbout/aˈround with sth derived (BrE, informal, disapproving) to do sth, especially to a machine, so that it does not work correctly Syn: ↑mess about … Useful english dictionary
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muck about — v. (colloq.) (BE) to muck about with ( to mess around with ) * * * [ mʌkə baʊt] (colloq.) (BE) to muck about with ( to mess around with ) … Combinatory dictionary
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muck around with something — ˌmuck aˈbout/aˈround with sth derived (BrE, informal, disapproving) to do sth, especially to a machine, so that it does not work correctly Syn: ↑mess about … Useful english dictionary
muck about/around with something — spoil something by interfering with it. → muck … English new terms dictionary
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muck — ► NOUN 1) dirt or rubbish. 2) manure. ► VERB 1) (muck up) informal spoil. 2) (muck about/around) Brit. informal behave in a silly or aimless way. 3) ( … English terms dictionary
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