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1 hammer
A n1 ( tool) marteau m ;2 ( of piano) marteau m ;4 Sport ( ball) marteau m ; ( discipline) lancer m de marteau ; to throw the hammer lancer le marteau ;B vtr1 lit ( beat) marteler [metal sheet, door, table, piano keys] ; to hammer sth into enfoncer qch dans [wall, fence, rock] ; to hammer sth into shape façonner qch au marteau ; they hammer the copper into pots ils façonnent le cuivre pour en faire des pots ; to hammer sth flat aplatir qch à coups de marteau ; she hammered her fists against the door elle tapait des poings contre la porte ;2 fig ( insist forcefully) to hammer sth into faire entrer qch dans la tête de [pupils, recruits] ; they had grammar/Latin hammered into them on leur a bien inculqué la grammaire/le latin ; to hammer home a message/warning bien faire comprendre un message/avertissement ;5 ( attack) [artillery] pilonner [enemy positions, target] ; [recession, unemployment] accabler [district, region].C vi1 ( use hammer) frapper à coups de marteau ;2 ( pound) to hammer on ou at [person, rain, hailstones] tambouriner contre [door, window] ; hailstones hammered against the window/on the roof la grêle tambourinait contre la fenêtre/sur le toit ;3 ( thump) [heart] battre fort.■ hammer away lit taper à coups de marteau ; fig to hammer away at [lobbyist, campaigners] s'attaquer à [proposal, issue] ; [artillery] pilonner [enemy position] ; [caller] tambouriner contre [door] ; [pupil] taper sur [piano] ; he's hammering away at his essay il travaille sur son devoir avec acharnement.■ hammer in:▶ hammer in [sth], hammer [sth] in enfoncer [qch] à coups de marteau.■ hammer out:▶ hammer out [sth], hammer [sth] out ( negotiate) parvenir à [qch] après maintes discussions [agreement, policy, formula]. -
2 rattle
rattle ['rætəl](gen) faire du bruit; (car, engine) faire un bruit de ferraille; (chain, machine, dice) cliqueter; (gunfire, hailstones) crépiter; (door, window) vibrer;∎ the trains make the windows rattle les trains font vibrer les fenêtres;∎ somebody was rattling at the door quelqu'un secouait la porte;∎ an old car came rattling down the hill une vieille voiture descendait la côte dans un bruit de ferraille(a) (box) agiter (en faisant du bruit); (key) faire cliqueter; (chain, dice) agiter, secouer; (door, window) faire vibrer;∎ familiar who rattled your cage? quelle mouche te pique?(b) (disconcert) ébranler, secouer;∎ to get rattled perdre son sang froid;∎ don't get rattled! pas de panique!3 noun(a) (noise → of chains) bruit m; (→ of car, engine) bruit m de ferraille; (→ of coins, keys) cliquetis m; (→ of gunfire, hailstones) crépitement m; (→ of window, door) vibration f, vibrations fpl∎ you'll be rattling around in that big old house! tu seras perdu tout seul dans cette grande maison!(speech, list) débiter, réciter à toute allure; (piece of work) expédier; (letter, essay) écrire en vitessejacasser(speech, meeting etc) expédier -
3 MOMOCHITL
momochitl:Maïs grillé.Launey II 250Angl., popcorn. Sah1,37.La fleur de l'izquixochitl lui est comparée. Sah11,202.Palomitas de maiz. Cod Flor XI 189r = ECN11,92 = Acad Hist MS 218r." momochitl quichayahuiliayah. iuhquin tecihuitl pohuiya ", ils répandaient pour lui du maïs grillé qui représentait la grêle - they strewed popcorn for him which repesented hailstones. Sah1,37.'En el Codex Florentino se dice que las doncellas, al bailar Ilevaban en la cabeza puestos unos cagillejos compuestos en lugar de flores con maiz tostado que ellos llaman 'momochitl', que cada grano es como una flor blanquisima: estos capillejos eran a la manera que los capillejos de flores que usan las mozas en los campos por Mayo; llevaban también unos sartales de lo mismo, colgados desde el hombro hasta el sobaco de ambas partes'.W.Jimenez Moreno 1974,32. -
4 patter
patter [ˈpætər]1. nounb. [of rain, hail] crépitement m[rain] tambouriner (on contre)* * *['pætə(r)] 1.1) ( of rain) crépitement mpatter of footsteps — bruit m de pas rapides et légers
we'll soon be hearing the patter of tiny feet — hum la maison retentira bientôt de rires enfantins
2) (colloq) ( of salesman etc) baratin (colloq) m2.intransitive verb [child, mouse] trottiner; [rain, hailstones] crépiter -
5 hailstone
noun (a ball of hail: Hailstones battered against the window.) grêlon -
6 pelt
[pelt]1) (to throw (things) at: The children pelted each other with snowballs.) lancer2) (to run very fast: He pelted down the road.) courir à toutes jambes3) ((of rain; sometimes also of hailstones) to fall very heavily: You can't leave now - it's pelting (down).) tomber à seaux• -
7 patter
A n1 ( of raindrops) crépitement m ; patter of footsteps bruit m de pas rapides et légers ; we'll soon be hearing the patter of tiny feet hum la maison retentira bientôt de rires enfantins ;2 ○ (of salesman, comedian, magician) baratin ○ m, boniment m.B vi [child, mouse] trottiner ; [rain, hailstones] crépiter (on sur). -
8 bounce
bounce [baʊns]1 noun∎ Sport he caught the ball on the bounce il a pris la balle au bond;∎ Sport you get a better bounce on grass cela rebondit mieux sur l'herbe∎ there isn't much bounce in this ball cette balle ne rebondit pas beaucoup;∎ I'd like to put some bounce in my hair je voudrais donner du volume à mes cheveux;∎ figurative he's still full of bounce at seventy à soixante-dix ans il est encore plein d'énergie∎ to give sb the bounce virer qn;∎ he got the bounce il s'est fait virer∎ on the bounce (in succession) à la suite(a) (cause to spring) faire rebondir;∎ she bounced the ball against or off the wall elle fit rebondir la balle sur le mur;∎ he bounced the baby on his knee il a fait sauter l'enfant sur son genou;∎ Telecommunications signals are bounced off a satellite les signaux sont renvoyés ou retransmis par satellite;∎ to bounce an idea off sb soumettre une idée à qn∎ the bank bounced my cheque la banque a refusé mon chèque∎ the ball bounced down the steps la balle a rebondi de marche en marche;∎ the knapsack bounced up and down on his back le sac à dos tressautait sur ses épaules;∎ the bicycle bounced along the bumpy path le vélo faisait des bonds sur le chemin cahoteux;∎ the hailstones were bouncing off the roof les grêlons rebondissaient sur le toit∎ we bounced up and down on the bed nous faisions des bonds sur le lit;∎ she came bouncing into/out of the room elle est entrée dans/sortie de la pièce d'un bond∎ I hope this cheque won't bounce j'espère que ce chèque ne sera pas refusé►► Computing bounce message = message électronique non délivré revenu à l'expéditeur;Sport bounce pass (in basketball) passe m par rebond(ball) rebondir; (person → after illness, disappointment) se remettre rapidement; (Stock Exchange) reprendre, remonter;∎ Finance the pound has bounced back against the dollar la livre a regagné du terrain par rapport au dollar;∎ she bounced right back after her illness elle s'est vite rétablie après sa maladie -
9 rattling
rattling ['rætəlɪŋ]1 noun(noise → of chains) bruit m; (→ of car, engine) bruit m de ferraille; (→ of coins, keys) cliquetis m; (→ of gunfire, hailstones) crépitement m; (→ of window, door) vibration f, vibrations fpl∎ there was a rattling noise on entendait un cliquetis;∎ familiar her rattling old banger son vieux tacot bringuebalant∎ at a rattling pace à vive allure3 adverb∎ this book is a rattling good read ce livre est vraiment formidable□
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