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nail [neɪl]1 noun∎ it's another nail in his coffin (ruin) pour lui, c'est un pas de plus vers la ruine; (death) pour lui, c'est un pas de plus vers la tombe(b) (on finger) ongle m;∎ to do one's nails se faire les ongles∎ nail the planks together clouez les planches l'une à l'autre;∎ nailed to the door cloué sur la porte;∎ the windows are nailed shut les fenêtres ont été clouées ou sont condamnées;∎ figurative he stood nailed to the spot il est resté cloué sur place;∎ to nail one's colours to the mast exprimer clairement son opinion∎ we should nail the lie that unemployment is falling nous devrions démontrer que la soi-disant baisse du chômage n'est qu'un tissu de mensonges∎ to nail sb with sth balancer qch sur qn;∎ we got nailed with a bill for twenty dollars on nous a balancé une note de vingt dollars►► nail bomb bombe f à fragmentation (bourrée de clous);nail clippers coupe-ongles m inv, pince f à ongles;American nail enamel vernis m à ongles;nail file lime f à ongles;nail polish vernis m à ongles;nail polish remover dissolvant m;nail punch chasse-clou m;nail scissors ciseaux mpl à ongles;Technology nail set chasse-clou m, chasse-pointe m;British nail varnish vernis m à ongles;British nail varnish remover dissolvant m (pour vernis à ongles)(b) (make definite → details, date) fixer (définitivement); (→ agreement) parvenir à, arriver à; (→ person) amener à se décider;∎ try to nail her down to a definite date essayez de faire en sorte qu'elle vous fixe une date précise;∎ he's difficult to nail down il est difficile d'obtenir une réponse précise de sa part∎ (→ items in box) the pictures were nailed up in a crate les tableaux étaient placés dans une caisse fermée par des clous
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