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noun (a game in which a ball is volleyed over a high net, using the hands.) volley-ball -
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A n1 ( pointed object) pointe f ;C vtr1 ( pierce) embrocher [person, meat] ;2 ○ ( add alcohol to) corser [drink] (with de) ; -
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spike [spaɪk](a) (shoes, railings) garnir de pointes∎ my coffee was spiked with brandy mon café était arrosé de cognac□(d) (thwart → affair) faire avorter; (→ plan) contrecarrer, entraver; Military & History (canon, guns) enclouer;∎ figurative to spike sb's guns priver qn de ses moyens d'action, mettre qn hors d'action(in volleyball) smasher3 noun(a) (on railings, shoe, helmet) pointe f; (on barbed wire) piquant m; (on cactus) épine f; (on tyre) clou m; (for paper) pique-notes m inv;∎ Press the story was put on the spike l'article a été rejeté(b) (peak → on graph) pointe f(e) (in volleyball) smash m►► spike heels (chaussures fpl à) talons mpl aiguilles;spike lavender lavande f aspic m, spic m -
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spike [spaɪk]1. nouna. ( = pierce) transpercer3. compounds* * *[spaɪk] 1. 2.spikes plural noun Sport chaussures fpl à pointes3.transitive verb1) ( pierce) embrocher2) (colloq) corser [drink] ( with de)3) ( reject) mettre [quelque chose] au panier [story]4) Sport ( in volleyball)5) ( thwart) contrecarrer [scheme]; étouffer [rumour]•• -
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['voli] 1. noun1) (in tennis, the hitting of a ball before it bounces.) volée2) (a burst of firing etc: a volley of shots; a volley of questions/curses.) volée2. verb1) (to hit (a ball etc) before it bounces: He volleyed the ball back to his opponent.) attraper à la volée2) (to fire a rapid burst of (bullets, questions etc).) tirer une volée, lâcher un torrent de• -
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clumsy adj [person, attempt, effort] maladroit ; [body, limbs] gauche ; [object] grossier/-ière ; [animal] pataud ; [tool] peu maniable ; [style] lourd ; to be clumsy at sports/drawing ne pas être très adroit en sport/dessin ; to be clumsy at tennis/volleyball ne pas être très adroit au tennis/volley ; to be clumsy with one's hands/a knife ne pas être très adroit de ses mains/avec un couteau dans les mains ; how clumsy of me! que je suis maladroit! -
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beach [bi:tʃ]1 noun∎ American familiar figurative it was no day at the beach c'était pas du gâteau(ball, towel, hut) de plage∎ beached whale baleine f échouée;∎ figurative she was lying on the sofa like a beached whale elle était là, énorme, vautrée sur le canapé►► beach ball ballon m de plage;beach buggy buggy m;familiar beach bum = jeune qui passe son temps à la plage;beach hut cabine f (de bains ou de plage);beach soccer football m de plage, beach soccer m;beach umbrella parasol m;Sport beach volleyball beach-volley mⓘ We shall fight them on the beaches Ces mots ("nous les combattrons sur les plages") furent prononcés par Churchill dans un de ses discours les plus fameux pendant la Deuxième Guerre mondiale, dans lequel il encourageait les Britanniques à se préparer à lutter en cas de débarquement nazi. Aujourd'hui encore on utilise cette formule métaphoriquement pour exprimer sa volonté farouche de continuer le combat et de ne jamais s'avouer vaincu.
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