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1 gallop
gallop ['gæləp](horse) galoper; (horse, rider) aller au galop;∎ we galloped across the fields nous avons galopé à travers les champs;∎ to gallop away or off partir au galop;∎ figurative he came galloping down the stairs il a descendu l'escalier au galopfaire galoper;∎ to gallop a horse faire galoper un cheval3 noungalop m;∎ at a gallop au galop (allongé);∎ (at) full gallop au grand galop;∎ figurative to do sth at a gallop faire qch à toute vitesse;∎ the pony broke into a gallop le poney a pris le galop;∎ we decided to go for a gallop in the woods nous décidâmes d'aller faire un galop dans les boisfigurative faire à toute vitesse;∎ she galloped through her homework elle a expédié ses devoirs;∎ I positively galloped through the book j'ai vraiment lu ce livre à toute allure or à toute vitesse -
2 gallop
A n Equit, fig galop m ; to go for a gallop aller faire un galop ; to break into a gallop prendre le galop ; at a gallop au galop also fig ; at full gallop au grand galop ; a gallop through European history fig un aperçu rapide de l'histoire européenne.C vi1 Equit galoper ; to gallop away/back partir/revenir au galop ;2 fig he came galloping down the stairs/street il a descendu l'escalier/la rue à toute allure ; Japan is galloping ahead in this field le Japon dépasse tout le monde dans ce domaine ; to gallop through one's work expédier son travail à toute vitesse.
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