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1 curly
curly [ˈkɜ:lɪ]* * *['kɜːlɪ] -
2 flutter
flutter [ˈflʌtər]a. [flag] flotter ; [bird, moth, butterfly] voleterb. [person] papillonnerc. [heart] palpiter* * *['flʌtə(r)] 1.1) (of wings, lashes) battement m; (of leaves, papers) voltigement m; ( of bunting) flottement mheart flutter — Medicine palpitations fpl cardiaques
2) ( stir)a flutter of — un surcroît de [excitement]
to be all of a flutter — GB être tout en émoi
3) (colloq) GB ( bet)4) Electricity ( in sound) pleurage m2.transitive verb1) ( beat)2) ( move) agiter [fan, handkerchief]3.1) ( beat) [bird] battre des ailes2) ( fly rapidly) voleter3) ( move rapidly) [flag] flotter; [clothes, curtains, fans] s'agiter; [eyelids, lashes] battre4) (also flutter down) [leaves] tomber en voltigeant5) ( beat irregularly) [heart] palpiter ( with de); [pulse] battre faiblement -
3 flutter
A n1 ( rapid movement) (of wings, lashes) battement m ; (of leaves, papers) voltigement m ; (of flags, bunting) flottement m ; with a flutter of her eyelashes d'un battement de cils ; heart flutter Med palpitations fpl cardiaques ;2 ( stir) a flutter of excitement/panic un surcroît d'excitation/de panique ; to be all in ou of a flutter GB être tout en émoi ; to cause a flutter causer l'émoi ;3 ○ GB ( bet) to have a flutter on the horses faire un petit pari aux courses ; she likes the odd flutter elle aime bien parier de temps en temps ; to have a flutter on the Stock Exchange faire une spéculation à la Bourse ;B vtr1 ( beat) the bird/moth fluttered its wings l'oiseau/le papillon de nuit battait des ailes ;2 ( move) agiter [fan, handkerchief] ; to flutter one's eyelashes (at sb) battre des cils (en regardant qn).C vi1 ( beat) the bird's wings still fluttered l'oiseau battait encore des ailes ;2 ( fly rapidly) voleter ;3 ( move rapidly) [flag, bunting, ribbons] flotter ; [clothes, curtains, fans, hand] s'agiter ; [eyelids, lashes] battre ; flags fluttered in the breeze/above the streets/from the mast des drapeaux flottaient au vent/au-dessus des rues/sur le mât ; -
4 flutter
flutter ['flʌtə(r)]∎ sometimes I feel my heart flutter j'ai parfois des palpitations;∎ figurative to make sb's heart flutter faire tressaillir le cœur de qn(b) (butterfly, bird → fly) voleter, voltiger; (→ flap wings) battre des ailes; (leaf, paper) voltiger;∎ a butterfly fluttered in through the window un papillon est entré par la fenêtre en voletant ou voltigeant;∎ to flutter away (bird, butterfly) s'envoler en voletant ou voltigeant;∎ the letter fluttered to the ground la lettre a volé par terre;∎ what is she fluttering about for? pourquoi est-ce qu'elle s'agite dans tous les sens comme ça?;∎ her mother kept fluttering in and out of the room sa mère entrait et sortait de la pièce sans arrêt(fan, piece of paper) agiter; (wings) battre;∎ to flutter one's legs (swimmer) battre des jambes;∎ to flutter one's eyelashes at sb aguicher qn en battant des cils3 noun(a) (of wings) battement m; (of heart) battement m irrégulier, pulsation f irrégulière; (of pulse) battement m irrégulier;∎ with a flutter of her eyelashes avec un battement de cils aguichant∎ to be all in or of a flutter être dans tous ses états∎ I have a little flutter from time to time (on horse) je fais un petit pari ou je parie de petites sommes de temps en temps;∎ to have a flutter on the Stock Exchange tenter sa chance à la Bourse, boursicoter►► flutter kick (in swimming) battement m des jambes -
5 eyelash
noun (one of the (rows of) hairs that grow on the edge of the eyelids: She looked at him through her eyelashes.) cil -
6 curly
curly adj [hair] ( tight curls) frisé ; ( loose curls) bouclé ; [moustache] frisé ; [tail, edge, eyelashes] recourbé. -
7 false
1 ( mistaken) [impression, idea, information] faux/fausse (after n) ; [belief] erroné ; ( proved wrong) [allegations, rumour, statement] faux/fausse (before n) ; their fears/expectations may well prove false il se peut fort bien que leurs craintes/espoirs s'avèrent sans fondement ; a false sense of security une fausse impression de sécurité ;2 ( fraudulent) [banknotes, passport] faux/fausse ; [tax returns, name, address] faux/fausse ; to give false information Jur donner de faux renseignements ; to give false evidence Jur faire un faux témoignage ; to bear false witness Jur porter un faux témoignage ; charged with false accounting Accts, Jur inculpé de faux en écritures ;3 ( artificial) [eyelashes, nose, hem] faux/fausse (before n) ; [floor, ceiling] faux/fausse (before n) ;4 [person] (affected, disloyal) faux/fausse. -
8 curly
curly ['kɜ:lɪ](compar curlier, superl curliest) (hair → tight) frisé; (→ loose) bouclé; (long piece of paper etc) en spirale; (eyelashes) recourbé(a) to have sb by the short and curlies pouvoir faire ce qu'on veut de qn□ ;∎ they've got us by the short and curlies ils nous tiennent□∎ hi there, curly salut, le/la frisé(e)►► Typography curly bracket accolade f;curly endive frisée f;curly kale chou m frisé;curly lettuce (laitue f) frisée f;British Typography curly quotes guillemets mpl anglais -
9 false
false [fɔ:ls]∎ a false idea une idée fausse ou erronée;∎ a false statement une fausse déclaration;∎ to give sb a false impression of sth donner à qn une fausse impression sur qch;∎ she put a false interpretation on his invitation elle a mal interprété son invitation;∎ in a false position dans une position fausse;∎ don't make any false moves ne faites pas de faux pas;∎ false pride vanité f∎ false identity fausse identité f;∎ false name faux nom m(c) (deceptive) faux (fausse), mensonger;∎ false promises promesses fpl mensongères, fausses promesses fpl;∎ a false report or rumour une fausse rumeur;∎ Law under false pretences par des moyens frauduleux;∎ figurative you've got me here under false pretences tu m'as bien piégé;∎ Law to bear false witness porter un faux témoignage∎ false modesty fausse modestie f2 adverbfaux;∎ her story rings false son histoire sonne faux;∎ to play sb false trahir qn►► false alarm fausse alerte f;American false arrest arrestation f illégale;Finance false bill fausse facture f;false bottom (of box etc) double fond m;∎ a suitcase with a false bottom une valise à double fond;false dawn lueurs fpl annonciatrices de l'aube;∎ figurative it was a false dawn ce n'était qu'un faux espoir;Accountancy false entry fausse écriture f;false eyelashes faux cils mpl;Psychology false memory syndrome syndrome m des faux souvenirs;Music false note fausse note f;∎ figurative to strike a false note ne pas être crédible;false pregnancy grossesse f nerveuse;false ribs fausses côtes fpl;Sport false start faux départ m;false teeth dentier m -
10 mascaraed
mascaraed [mæs'kɑ:rəd]∎ she had heavily mascaraed eyelashes elle portait beaucoup de mascara
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