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1 tuck
B vtr to tuck sth between/into/under/behind ( of flat object) glisser qch entre/dans/sous/derrière ; to tuck a card into a pocket glisser une carte dans une poche ; to tuck sb's arm into yours glisser le bras de qn sous le tien ; to tuck one's shirt into one's trousers rentrer sa chemise dans son pantalon ; to tuck one's trousers into one's boots enfiler son pantalon dans ses bottes ; to tuck one's hands into one's sleeves enfiler les mains dans ses manches ; to tuck a blanket under sb plier une couverture sous qn ; to tuck one's hair under one's hat rentrer ses cheveux sous son chapeau ; she tucked her feet up under her elle a ramené ses pieds sous elle ; it tucked its head under its wing il a enfoui la tête sous son aile ; to tuck a flower behind one's ear se mettre une fleur derrière l'oreille ; to tuck a blanket around sb envelopper qn dans une couverture.■ tuck away:▶ tuck [sth] away, tuck away [sth]1 (safely, in reserve) enfouir [object] ; mettre en sécurité [money, valuable] ; to have £5,000 tucked away avoir 5 000 livres sterling en sécurité ;■ tuck in:▶ tuck in ( start eating) attaquer ; to tuck into a meal attaquer un repas ; tuck in, everybody! allez-y, attaquez! ;▶ tuck in [sth], tuck [sth] in rentrer [garment, shirt] ; border [bedclothes] ; to tuck the flap in glisser le rabat dans l'enveloppe ;▶ tuck [sb] in, tuck in [sb] border.■ tuck up: -
2 tuck
tuck [tʌk]1. noun4. compounds► tuck-shop noun (British) petite boutique où les écoliers peuvent acheter des pâtisseries, des bonbons etc( = put away) ranger[+ shirt, flap] rentrer ; [+ bedclothes] border* * *[tʌk] 1.noun gen pli m; ( to shorten) pli m horizontal2.transitive verb glisserPhrasal Verbs:- tuck in- tuck up
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