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1 cheville
c black cheville [∫(ə)vij]feminine nouna. [de pied] ankle* * *ʃ(ə)vij1) Anatomie ankle3) ( d'instrument de musique) peg4) ( de boucherie) butcher's hook5) ( dans un poème) pej padding [U] péj•Phrasal Verbs:••être en cheville avec — (colloq) to be in cahoots with (colloq)
* * *ʃ(ə)vij nf1) ANATOMIE ankle2) [bois] peg, (pour enfoncer une vis) plug* * *cheville ⇒ Le corps humain nf1 Anat ankle; avoir la cheville fine/bien prise to have slender/well-turned ankles; jupe qui arrive à la cheville ankle-length skirt; on avait de l'eau jusqu'aux chevilles we were ankle-deep in water; l'eau nous arrivait aux chevilles the water came up to our ankles;3 ( d'instrument de musique) peg; une cheville d'accord a tuning peg;4 ( de boucherie) butcher's hook; vente à la cheville wholesale butchery trade; acheter/vendre à la cheville to buy/sell meat wholesale;il n'arrive pas à la cheville de sa sœur he can't hold a candle to his sister; avoir les chevilles qui enflent to get big-headed; être en cheville avec qn○ to be in cahoots with sb○.[ʃ(ə)vij] nom fémininils avaient de la boue jusqu'aux chevilles, la boue leur arrivait aux chevilles they were ankle-deep in mud, the mud came up to their ankles2. MENUISERIE [pour visser] plug[pour boucher] dowel5. [de boucher] hooken cheville locution adverbiale -
2 mèche
mèche [mε∫]feminine nounc. [de perceuse] bit* * *mɛʃ1) ( de cheveux) lock; ( teinte) streak2) (de bougie, lampe, briquet) wick3) Médecine packing [U]4) (d'explosif, arme, de fusée) fuse5) ( outil) (drill) bit•Phrasal Verbs:••être de mèche avec quelqu'un — (colloq) to be in cahoots (colloq) with somebody
* * *mɛʃ nf1) [lampe, bougie] wick2) [explosif] fuse3) [vilebrequin, perceuse] bit4) MÉDECINE pack, dressing5) [cheveux] lock6) (locutions)* * *mèche nf1 ( de cheveux) lock; ( teinte) streak; avoir des mèches blanches to have white streaks; se faire faire des mèches to have streaks put in one's hair, to have one's hair frosted US;2 (de bougie, lampe, briquet) wick;3 Méd packing ¢; changer la mèche to change the packing;4 (d'explosif, arme, de fusée) fuse;5 ( outil) (drill) bit; une mèche de 9 a number 9 bit.être de mèche avec qn○ to be in cahoots○ with sb péj, to be hand in glove with sb; vendre la mèche to let the cat out of the bag.[mɛʃ] nom féminin1. [de cheveux] lockse faire faire des mèches to have highlights ou (blond) streaks put in2. [pour lampe, explosifs, feu d'artifice] wick[pour canon] matchmèche lente ou de sûreté safety fuse[pour drainer] (gauze) wick5. (familier & locution)être de mèche avec quelqu'un to be in league ou in cahoots with somebody -
3 collabo
masculine noun, feminine noun( = collaborateur, -trice) (pejorative) collaborator* * *[kɔlabo] nom masculin et féminin -
4 cheville
n. f.1. (Underworld slang): Important 'contact', individual whose valuable assistance borders on complicity. (The expression être en cheville avec nearly always relates to associations of a dubious nature. Il est en cheville avec un revendeur marron: He's in cahoots with some sort of fence.)2. Ne pas avoir mal aux chevilles (iron.): To be a glutton for compliments. (In the same way that the polishing of fingernails on one's clothing is deemed in 'body-language' to express self-satisfaction, for a Frenchman kicking his ankles translates appreciation at being showered with compliments.) -
5 mèche
n. f.1. Etre de méche avec quelqu'un: To be 'in cahoots with', to be in league with someone. Ils sont de méche, ces deux-là: Those two characters are hand-in-glove.2. Eventer la méche:a To 'let the cat out of the bag', to let a secret slip out.b To get wind of a secret.3. Sentir la méche: To 'smell a rat', to get suspicious.4. Il n'y a pas méche de: There's not a lot of it about. Il n'y a pas méche de toubibs ici! Medics are pretty thin on the ground in, these parts!5. Pas méche! Nothing doing! — No way! —It's impossible!6. et méche: and a bit on top of that—and a bit more. Des comme ça j'en ai vu et méche: I've seen quite a few like that in my time! -
6 mot
n. m.1. Se donner le mot: To 'get in cahoots', to conspire.2. Avoir deux mots à dire à quelqu'un: To have a few (usually unpleasant) things to say to someone.3. Avoir des mots avec quelqu'un: To 'have a barney' with, to quarrel with someone.4. Ne pas mâcher ses mots: 'Not to mince one's words', to speak one's mind forcefully.6. Pas un mot à la reine mère! (Jocular catch phrase): Mum's the word! — Keep it quiet!
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