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pun [pʌn]1. noun* * *[pʌn] 1.noun jeu m de mots, calembour m (on sur)2.intransitive verb (p prés etc - nn-) faire des jeux de mots, faire des calembours -
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A n jeu m de mots, calembour m (on sur). -
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5 to pun
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6 atrocious
atrocious [ə'trəʊʃəs](a) familiar (very bad → pun, weather, journey) atroce□, exécrable□ ; (→ clothes, design) affreux□ ; (→ behaviour, manners) ignoble□ ; (→ injuries) atroce;∎ his French is atrocious son français est très mauvais;∎ his singing is atrocious il chante atrocement ou affreusement mal∎ an atrocious act une atrocité -
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atrociousness [ə'trəʊʃəsnɪs]∎ we could scarcely believe the atrociousness of the weather nous avions peine à croire qu'il faisait un temps aussi exécrable ou atroce(b) (of crime) atrocité fUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > atrociousness
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8 intend
intend [ɪn'tend](a) (plan, have in mind)∎ to intend to do sth, to intend doing or American on doing sth avoir l'intention de ou projeter de faire qch;∎ how do you intend to do it? comment avez-vous l'intention de vous y prendre?;∎ we arrived later than (we had) intended nous sommes arrivés plus tard que prévu;∎ his statement was intended to mislead la déclaration visait à induire en erreur;∎ I had intended staying or to stay longer j'avais l'intention ou prévu de rester plus longtemps;∎ he didn't intend her to see the letter il n'avait pas l'intention de lui laisser voir la lettre;∎ we intend to increase our sales nous entendons développer nos ventes;∎ the board intends her to become managing director le conseil d'administration souhaite qu'elle soit nommée P-DG;∎ literary to intend marriage avoir l'intention de se marier;∎ no harm was intended c'était sans mauvaise intention;∎ I'm sorry, no criticism/insult was intended je suis désolé, je ne voulais pas vous critiquer/offenser;∎ I intended it to be a joke! je voulais plaisanter!;∎ no pun intended! sans jeu de mots!∎ a book intended for the general public un livre destiné ou qui s'adresse au grand public;∎ the funds were intended for disabled children les fonds étaient destinés à l'enfance handicapée;∎ the device is intended to reduce pollution ce dispositif a pour but ou fonction de réduire la pollution;∎ the reform is intended to limit the dumping of toxic waste cette réforme vise à limiter le déversement de déchets toxiques -
9 unconscious
unconscious [‚ʌn'kɒnʃəs]∎ to knock sb unconscious assommer qn;∎ he lay unconscious for 5 days il est resté sans connaissance pendant 5 jours;∎ she remained unconscious for some minutes elle est restée évanouie ou sans connaissance pendant quelques minutes∎ to be unconscious of doing sth ne pas se rendre compte qu'on fait qch;∎ to be unconscious of sth ne pas avoir conscience de qch, ne pas se rendre compte de qch;∎ she seemed unconscious of all the noise around her elle semblait ne pas avoir conscience de tout le bruit autour d'elle;∎ they are unconscious of the fact ils n'en sont pas conscients(c) (unintentional) inconscient, involontaire;∎ it was an unconscious pun c'était un jeu de mots involontaire;∎ there was an unconscious bias in his selection of candidates il y avait un parti pris involontaire dans son choix de candidats∎ the unconscious mind l'inconscient m2 nounPsychology inconscient m;∎ the unconscious l'inconscient mUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > unconscious
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10 unintended
unintended [‚ʌnɪn'tendɪd](outcome, consequence) non recherché, non voulu; (pun, irony) involontaire
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pun — pȕn prid. <odr. ī> DEFINICIJA 1. a. koji nema praznine; ispunjen, napunjen [puna posuda; puna vreća] b. koji je dokraja zaposjednut čime [grad pun ljudi] 2. a. koji sadrži u sebi mnogo čega, koji obiluje [pun lišća] b. koji je obuzet,… … Hrvatski jezični portal
Pun — Pun, v. t. [See {Pound} to beat.] To pound. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] He would pun thee into shivers with his fist. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pun — Pun, n. [Cf. {Pun} to pound, {Pound} to beat.] A play on words which have the same sound but different meanings; an expression in which two different applications of a word present an odd or ludicrous idea; a kind of quibble or equivocation.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pun — Pun, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Punned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Punning}.] To make puns, or a pun; to use a word in a double sense, especially when the contrast of ideas is ludicrous; to play upon words; to quibble. Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pun — Pun, v. t. To persuade or affect by a pun. Addison. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pun — pun, ni pun expr. nada. ❙ «¡Ni pun hijito! De técnica narrativa no tienes ni puta idea.» Álvaro de Laiglesia, Hijos de Pu. ❙ «¿Se sabe algo nuevo de Gregorio Liñán? Ni pum.» Pedro Casals, Disparando cocaína … Diccionario del Argot "El Sohez"
punđa — púnđa ž DEFINICIJA ženska frizura od podignute, začešljane i pričvršćene kose [nositi punđu; imati punđu] ETIMOLOGIJA mađ. punty … Hrvatski jezični portal
pun — [pun] n. [17th c. clipped form < ? It puntiglio, fine point, hence verbal quibble: see PUNCTILIO] the use of a word, or of words which are formed or sounded alike, in such a way as to juxtapose, connect, or bring out two or more of the… … English World dictionary
pun — Punning, ‘the humorous use of words to suggest different meanings’, has been a feature of language at least since the time of Aristotle, who approved of them in some kinds of writing. Some famous historical examples include the description by… … Modern English usage
pun — ► NOUN ▪ a joke exploiting the different meanings of a word or the fact that there are words of the same sound and different meanings. ► VERB (punned, punning) ▪ make a pun. DERIVATIVES punster noun. ORIGIN perhaps an abbreviation of obsolete… … English terms dictionary
pun|ka — pun|kah or pun|ka «PUHNG kuh», noun. (in India and Indonesia) a fan, especially a large swinging fan hung from the ceiling and kept in motion by a servant or by machinery: »The courtroom was sombre…High up…the punkahs were swaying short to and… … Useful english dictionary