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1 ear
ear [ɪər]1. nouna. oreille f• I'm all ears! (inf) je suis tout ouïe !• your ears must have been burning! (inf) vous avez dû entendre vos oreilles siffler !• you'll be out on your ear if you're not careful (inf) tu vas te faire virer (inf) si tu ne fais pas attentionb. [of grain, plant] épi m2. compounds* * *[ɪə(r)] 1.1) oreille finner/middle ear — oreille f interne/moyenne
2) Botany (of wheat, corn) épi m2.••to be all ears — (colloq) être tout ouïe
to be out on one's ear — (colloq) ( from job) avoir été mis à la porte (colloq); ( from home) être à la rue
to get a thick ear — (colloq) recevoir une baffe (colloq)
to have ou keep one's ear to the ground — garder l'œil ouvert
to play it by ear — fig improviser
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2 ear
A n2 (hearing, perception) oreille f ; pleasant to the ear agréable à l'oreille ; to the trained/untrained ear pour une oreille exercée/qui n'est pas exercée ; to sound odd to the English ear sonner bizarrement pour l'oreille d'un Anglais ; to play music by ear jouer de la musique à l'oreille ; to have a good ear for languages avoir une bonne oreille pour les langues ; to have an ear for music avoir l'oreille musicale ; to have a good ear for accents reconnaître les accents ; to have good ears avoir une bonne ouïe ;he is wet behind the ears c'est un petit jeunot ; it has come to my ears that il m'est arrivé aux oreilles que ; about ou around one's ears tout autour de soi ; my ears are burning j'ai les oreilles qui sifflent ; to be all ears ○ être tout ouïe ; to be on one's ear ○ Ir ( drunk) être rond ○ or ivre ; to bend sb's ear insister auprès de qn ; to be out on one's ear ○ ( from job) avoir été mis à la porte ○ ; ( from home) être or se retrouver à la rue ; to be up to one's ears in debt/work être endetté/avoir du travail jusqu'au cou ; to get a thick ear ○ recevoir une baffe ○ ; to give sb a thick ear ○ coller une baffe ○ à qn ; to have a word in sb's ear parler à qn en privé ; to close ou shut one's ear(s) to sth/sb refuser d'écouter qch/qn ; to go in one ear and out the other entrer par une oreille et sortir par l'autre ; to have ou keep one's ear to the ground garder l'œil ouvert ; to have the ear of sb avoir l'oreille de qn ; I'll keep my ears open si j'entends parler de quelque chose, je te le dirai ; to lend ou give a sympathetic ear to sb prêter une oreille compatissante à qn ; to listen with (only) half an ear n'écouter que d'une oreille ; to play it/sth by ear fig improviser ; to set ou put sb on his/her ear ○ US provoquer la colère de qn ; ⇒ deaf, bend, flap. -
3 ear
ear [ɪə(r)](a) (of person, animal) oreille f;∎ to have a good ear avoir de l'oreille;∎ to have an ear for music avoir l'oreille musicale;∎ to have an ear for poetry être sensible à la poésie;∎ to keep an ear or one's ears open ouvrir les oreilles, tendre l'oreille;∎ keep an ear open for the baby ouvre l'oreille au cas où le bébé pleurerait;∎ to reach sb's ears (news) arriver aux oreilles de qn;∎ it has reached my ears that... j'ai entendu dire que...;∎ he closed his ears to her request for help elle lui a demandé de l'aide mais il a fait la sourde oreille;∎ familiar I've heard that until it's coming out of my ears je l'ai tellement entendu que ça me sort par les oreilles;∎ to have the ear of sb (have influence with) avoir l'oreille de qn;∎ to be grinning from ear to ear sourire jusqu'aux oreilles;∎ familiar to be all ears être tout oreilles ou tout ouïe;∎ familiar to be out on one's ear (from job, school) être viré;∎ he's out on his ear (been dismissed) il s'est fait virer; (from family home) il s'est fait flanquer dehors;∎ familiar to throw sb out on his/her ear (from job, school) virer qn; (from family home) flanquer qn dehors;∎ familiar to be up to one's ears in work or in it être débordé (de travail);∎ to be up to one's ears in debt être endetté jusqu'au cou;∎ his ears are flapping (he's listening closely) ses oreilles sont grandes ouvertes;∎ it just goes in one ear and out the other ça entre par une oreille et ça ressort par l'autre;∎ to keep one's ear to the ground ouvrir l'oreille, être à l'écoute;∎ my ears are burning! j'ai les oreilles qui (me) sifflent!;∎ Music to play by ear jouer à l'oreille;∎ figurative to play it by ear improviser(c) (of seashell) oreillette f(d) (of grain) épi mear infection otite f;ear, nose and throat department service m d'oto-rhino-laryngologie;ear, nose and throat specialist oto-rhino mf, oto-rhino-laryngologiste mf;Zoology ear shell ormeau m;ear trumpet cornet m acoustique -
4 play by ear
(to play (music) without looking at and without having memorized printed music.) jouer à l'oreille -
5 ear
I [iə] noun1) (the part of the head by means of which we hear, or its external part only: Her new hair-style covers her ears.) oreille2) (the sense or power of hearing especially the ability to hear the difference between sounds: sharp ears; He has a good ear for music.) oreille•- earache- eardrum - earlobe - earmark - earring - earshot - be all ears - go in one ear and out the other - play by ear - up to one's ears in - up to one's ears II [iə] noun(the part of a cereal plant which contains the seed: ears of corn.) épi -
6 pick out
1) (to choose or select: She picked out one dress that she particularly liked.) choisir2) (to see or recognize (a person, thing etc): He must be among those people getting off the train, but I can't pick him out.) identifier3) (to play (a piece of music), especially slowly and with difficulty, especially by ear, without music in front of one: I don't really play the piano, but I can pick out a tune on one with one finger.) retrouver (un air)
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