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1 wag
wag [wæg][+ tail] remuer* * *[wæg] 1.transitive verb (p prés etc - gg-) remuer [tail]; hocher [head]2.intransitive verb (p prés etc - gg-) [tail] remuer, frétiller; [head] s'agitertongues will wag — fig ça va faire jaser
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2 wag
A n2 ○ †( joker) farceur/-euse m/f.B vtr ( p prés etc - gg-) remuer [tail] ; hocher [head] ; to wag one's finger at sb agiter son doigt (en signe de reproche) dans la direction de qn.C vi ( p prés etc - gg-) [tail] remuer, frétiller ; [head] s'agiter ; tongues will wag fig ça va faire jaser.it's the tail wagging the dog c'est le monde à l'envers. -
3 wag
(tail, finger) agiter, remuer;∎ the dog wagged its tail enthusiastically le chien agita la queue de contentement;∎ she wagged her finger at him elle le menaça du doigt(tail) remuer, frétiller;∎ tongues were wagging about her behaviour son comportement faisait jaser ou parler les gens;∎ if you carry on like this tongues will begin to wag si tu continues comme ça, les gens vont jaser3 noun∎ with a wag of its tail en agitant ou en remuant la queue -
4 tongue
tongue [tʌŋ]1 noun∎ to put or to stick one's tongue out (at sb) tirer la langue (à qn);∎ figurative his tongue was practically hanging out (in eagerness) il en salivait littéralement; (in thirst) il était pratiquement mort de soif;∎ British very familiar humorous to give someone a tongue sandwich rouler une pelle ou un patin à qn∎ to lose/to find one's tongue perdre/retrouver sa langue;∎ hold your tongue! tenez votre langue!, taisez-vous!;∎ try to keep a civil tongue in your head! essayez de rester courtois ou correct!;∎ British I can't get my tongue round his name je n'arrive pas à prononcer correctement son nom;∎ to have a sharp tongue avoir la langue acérée;∎ she has a quick tongue elle n'a pas sa langue dans sa poche;∎ tongues will wag les langues iront bon train, ça va jaser;∎ the news set tongues wagging la nouvelle a fait jaser (les gens);∎ tongue in cheek ironiquement;∎ she said it tongue in cheek or with her tongue in her cheek elle l'a dit avec une ironie voilée, il ne faut pas prendre au sérieux ce qu'elle a dit∎ Religion to speak in tongues avoir le don des langues(e) (of shoe) languette f; (of bell) battant m; (of buckle) ardillon m; Technology langue f, languette f(f) (of flame, land, sea) langue f
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