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spree n to go on a spree ( drinking) faire la bringue ○ ; to go on a shopping spree aller faire des folies dans les magasins ; to go on a spending spree dépenser des sommes folles ; a drinking spree une beuverie ○ ; crime spree série f de délits (perpétrés par les mêmes personnes) ; to go on a killing spree être pris d'une folie meurtrière. -
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spree [spri:]fête f;∎ to go/to be on a spree faire la fête;∎ her drinking/gambling sprees les périodes où elle boit/joue;∎ to go on a shopping spree faire des folies dans les magasins;∎ killing spree accès m de folie meurtrière -
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toot [tu:t](a) to toot a horn/a trumpet sonner du cor/de la trompette;∎ Cars he tooted his horn il a klaxonné ou donné un coup de klaxon3 noun∎ the tugboat gave a toot le remorqueur a donné un coup de sirène;∎ Cars a toot of the horn un coup de Klaxon□∎ to go on the toot prendre une cuite4 adverb∎ familiar toot sweet tout de suite□, illico -
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1 noun∎ to go on a binge faire la bringue;∎ they went on a shopping binge ils sont allés dépenser du fric dans les magasins;∎ an eating binge une grosse bouffe(b) (drinking bout) beuverie f, bringue f(a) (overspend) faire des folies□
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spree — [spri:] n [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Perhaps from Scottish English spreath attack to steal cattle , from Scottish Gaelic spreidh cattle ] a short period of time when you do a lot of one activity, especially spending money or drinking alcohol on a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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spree — [ spri ] noun count a short period that you spend doing only one activity, especially something enjoyable such as spending money or drinking alcohol: a shopping/spending/buying spree … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
spree — frolic, drinking bout, 1804, slang, perhaps an alteration of Fr. esprit lively wit (see ESPRIT (Cf. esprit)). Ir. spre seems to be a loan word from O.N. sprakr … Etymology dictionary
spree — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. frolic, lark, escapade, fling, revel; carousal, saturnalia; souse, jag, toot, binge, bat, bust (all sl.). See amusement, drinking. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A lively frolic] Syn. revel, frolic, binge;… … English dictionary for students
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spree — /spri / (say spree) noun 1. a lively frolic. 2. a bout or spell of drinking to intoxication. 3. a session or period of indulgence: a spending spree. {origin uncertain} …