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lark [lɑ:k](a) Ornithology alouette f;∎ to rise or to be up with the lark se lever avec les poules ou au chant du coq;∎ British as happy as a lark gai comme un pinson∎ for a lark pour blaguer, pour rigoler;∎ what a lark! quelle rigolade!, quelle bonne blague!∎ I don't like the sound of this fancy dress lark je n'aime pas beaucoup cette histoire de déguisement, cette idée de déguisement ne me dit rien qui vaille;∎ are you still at the teaching lark? tu fais toujours ce sacré métier de prof?∎ stop larking about! arrêtez de faire les fous ou les imbéciles!;∎ some children were larking around with an old tyre des enfants s'amusaient avec un vieux pneu -
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lark n2 ○ ( fun) rigolade ○ f ; a great lark, a bit of a lark GB une vraie rigolade ○ ; to do sth for a lark faire qch pour rigoler ○ ;3 ○ ( unpleasant business) histoire f ; I don't think much of this dieting lark je n'aime pas beaucoup cette histoire de régime.to sing like a lark chanter comme un rossignol.■ lark about, lark around ○ GB faire l'idiot/-e. -
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1 noun(a) (mud) boue□ f, gadoue□ f; (dirt) saletés□ fpl; (manure) fumier□ m; (dung → of horse) crottin□ m; (→ of dog) crotte□ f;∎ British humorous they think they're Lord and Lady Muck ils ne se prennent pas pour n'importe qui, ils se croient sortis de la cuisse de Jupiter;∎ British proverb where there's muck, there's brass = c'est peut-être sale, mais ça rapporte! (fait référence aux travaux salissants mais rentables)(b) figurative (inferior literature, films etc) idioties fpl; (bad food) cochonneries fpl; (worthless objects) camelote f;∎ his book's a load of muck son livre ne vaut pas un clou;∎ he eats nothing but muck il ne mange que des cochonneries∎ to make a muck of sth (bungle) bousiller qchAgriculture fumer►► Irish pejorative muck savage plouc m, péquenot m(a) (waste time) traîner, perdre son temps□(b) (act foolishly) faire l'imbécile;∎ stop mucking about! arrête de faire l'imbécile!∎ to muck about with sth (equipment) toucher à qch, tripoter qch; (belongings) déranger qch, mettre la pagaille dans qch(b) (belongings, papers) déranger, toucher àBritish familiar (share task) mettre la main à la pâte, donner un coup de main□ ; (share costs) participer aux frais□(horse, stable) nettoyer, curernettoyer l'écurie/les écuries
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lark around — phrasal verb lark about or lark around [intransitive] Word forms lark about : present tense I/you/we/they lark about/around he/she/it larks about/around present participle larking about/around past tense larked about/around past participle larked … English dictionary
lark around — or lark about PHRASAL VERB If you lark around or lark about, you behave in a playful, childish, and silly way, often in order to make people laugh. [BRIT, INFORMAL] [V P] The other actors complained about me larking about when they were trying to … English dictionary
lark around — ˌlark aˈbout/aˈround derived (old fashioned, informal, especially BrE) to enjoy yourself by behaving in a silly way Syn: ↑mess about • … Useful english dictionary
lark about — phrasal verb lark about or lark around [intransitive] Word forms lark about : present tense I/you/we/they lark about/around he/she/it larks about/around present participle larking about/around past tense larked about/around past participle larked … English dictionary
lark about — verb play boisterously The children frolicked in the garden the gamboling lambs in the meadows The toddlers romped in the playroom • Syn: ↑frolic, ↑lark, ↑rollick, ↑skylark, ↑disport … Useful english dictionary
lark — I UK [lɑː(r)k] / US [lɑrk] noun [countable] Word forms lark : singular lark plural larks 1) a small brown bird that is common in Europe and is known for singing while it flies 2) informal something that you do for fun or excitement have a lark:… … English dictionary
lark — [[t]lɑ͟ː(r)k[/t]] larks, larking, larked 1) N COUNT A lark is a small brown bird which makes a pleasant sound. 2) N COUNT If you say that doing something is a lark, you mean that it is fun, although perhaps naughty or dangerous. The children… … English dictionary
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Lark, Utah — Lark was a town located convert|4|mi west of Herriman in the Oquirrh Mountains of southwest Salt Lake County, Utah, United States. Lark was the location of several copper mines.HistoryThe discovery of gold in Bingham Canyon in 1863 brought a rush … Wikipedia
lark aboutaround — ˌ/lark a/ˈ/bout/a/ˈ/round/[intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they lark about around he/she/it larks about … Useful english dictionary
