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cookie ['kʊkɪ]∎ a tough cookie un dur à cuire;∎ a smart cookie un petit malin∎ that's the way the cookie crumbles! c'est la vie!;►► cookie cutter emporte-pièce m;cookie jar bocal m à biscuits;∎ figurative to be caught with one's hand in the cookie jar être pris en flagrant délit;Computing cookie file fichier m de cookies ou French Canadian témoins -
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tough [tʌf](a) (resilient → person) solide, résistant, robuste; (→ meat) dur, coriace; (→ animal, plant) résistant, robuste; (→ substance, fabric) solide, résistant;∎ you have to be tough to make it here il faut être solide pour s'en tirer ici;∎ she's tough enough to win elle a assez d'endurance pour gagner;∎ British he's as tough as old boots il est coriace;∎ this steak is as tough as old boots ce n'est pas du bifteck, c'est de la semelle(b) (difficult) dur, pénible;∎ a tough problem un problème épineux;∎ it's tough on him c'est un coup dur pour lui;∎ she made it tough for him elle lui a mené la vie dure;∎ that's a tough act to follow c'est difficile de faire mieux;∎ I gave them a tough time je leur en ai fait voir de toutes les couleurs;∎ they had a tough time when their parents died ils en ont connu de dures quand leurs parents sont morts;∎ it's tough work c'est un travail pénible;∎ she had a tough life elle n'a pas eu une vie facile;∎ he had a tough time passing the exam il a eu du mal à réussir son examen;∎ Wall Street is a tough environment Wall Street est un milieu très dur∎ a tough economic policy une politique économique draconienne;∎ a tough boss un patron sévère;∎ to get tough with sb se montrer dur avec qn;∎ the boss takes a tough line with people who are late le patron ne plaisante pas avec les retardataires;∎ she's a tough person to deal with elle ne fait pas de concessions;∎ familiar he's a tough cookie il n'est pas commode;∎ familiar they're tough customers ce sont des durs à cuire(d) (rough, hardened) dur;∎ a tough criminal un criminel endurci;∎ familiar a real tough guy un vrai dur;∎ stay out of the tough neighbourhoods évitez les quartiers dangereux∎ that's really tough ça, c'est vraiment vache;∎ it's tough for him, great for us c'est dur pour lui, mais génial pour nous;∎ tough luck! pas de pot!;∎ that's your tough luck! tant pis pour vous!2 adverb∎ familiar to talk/act tough jouer au dur∎ to tough it out tenir bon4 nounfamiliar dur(e) m,f►► tough love = attitude stricte adoptée vis-à-vis d'un drogué, d'un alcoolique etc, dans le but de l'aider à se désaccoutumer -
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cookie [ˈkʊkɪ]1. noun• that's the way the cookie crumbles! (inf) c'est la vie !c. (Computing) cookie m2. compounds* * *['kʊkɪ]1) gâteau m sec, biscuit m (sec)2) Computing mouchard m, cookie m -
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cookie nthat's the way the cookie crumbles ○ c'est la vie! ; to toss ou shoot one's cookies ◑ US dégueuler ◑.
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