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1 hobby-horse
(also hobbyhorse) noun1) (a stick with a wooden horse's head or a rocking horse as a child's toy.)2) (one's favourite topic, idea or project.) -
2 hobbyhorse
hobbyhorse ['hɒbɪ‚hɔ:s, pl -'hɔ:sɪz](b) (favourite topic) sujet m favori, dada m;∎ she's off on her hobbyhorse again la voilà repartie sur son sujet favori ou son dada;∎ to get sb on his/her hobbyhorse brancher qn sur son sujet favori ou dada -
3 pet
1 noun∎ we don't keep pets nous n'avons pas d'animaux à la maison;∎ he keeps a snake as a pet il a un serpent apprivoisé;∎ sorry, no pets (sign, in advertisement) les animaux ne sont pas admis∎ the teacher's pet le (la) chouchou(oute) du prof∎ how are you, pet? comment ça va, mon chou?;∎ be a pet and close the door tu seras un chou de fermer la porte;∎ she's a real pet elle est adorable□∎ to be in a pet être de mauvais poil ou en rogne(a) (hawk, snake etc) apprivoisé;∎ they have a pet budgerigar/hamster ils ont une perruche/un hamster chez eux∎ it's my pet ambition to write a novel ma grande ambition, c'est d'écrire un roman□ ;∎ Lauren is the teacher's pet pupil Lauren est la chouchoute du prof;∎ his pet subject or pet topic son dada(b) (stroke → animal) câliner, caresserfamiliar (sexually) se caresser□►► pet food aliments mpl pour animaux (domestiques);pet hate bête f noire;pet name surnom m affectueux;∎ her pet name for him was "honeybun" elle l'appelait "honeybun";American pet peeve bête f noire;pet shop magasin m d'animaux domestiques, animalerie f;pet sitter garde mf d'animaux familiers -
4 subject
A n1 ( topic) sujet m ; let's get back to the subject revenons au sujet or à nos moutons ○ ; to change ou drop the subject parler d'autre chose, changer de sujet ; to raise a subject soulever une question ; while we're on the subject of bonuses… pendant que nous en sommes aux primes… ;2 ( branch of knowledge) (at school, college) matière f ; (for research, study) sujet m ; my favourite subject is English l'anglais est ma matière préférée ; her subject is genetics elle est spécialisée en génétique ;5 ( focus) objet m ; to be the subject of an inquiry faire l'objet d'une enquête ; it has become a subject for complaints cela fait l'objet de beaucoup de plaintes ;6 Ling sujet m ;B adj1 ( subservient) [people, race] asservi ;3 ( liable) to be subject to être sujet/-ette à [flooding, fits] ; être passible de [tax] ; prices are subject to increases les prix peuvent subir des augmentations ; flights are subject to delay les vols sont susceptibles d'être en retard ;4 ( dependent) to be subject to dépendre de [approval] ; you will be admitted subject to producing a visa vous serez admis à condition de présenter un visa ; ‘subject to alteration’ ‘sous réserve de modification’ ; ‘subject to availability’ (of flights, tickets) ‘dans la limite des places disponibles’ ; ( of goods) ‘dans la limite des stocks disponibles’.C vtr1 ( expose) to subject sb to sth faire subir qch à qn [stress, insults, torture] ; to be subjected to devoir supporter [noise] ; faire l'objet de [attacks] ; être soumis à [torture] ; to subject sth to heat/light exposer qch à la chaleur/lumière ;
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