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1 at full pelt
((running) as fast as possible: They set off down the road at full pelt.) à fond de train -
2 pelt
pelt [pelt]3. noun* * *[pelt] 1. 2.at full pelt adverbial phrase à toute vitesse3.transitive verb bombarder4.1) (also pelt down) tomber à verse2) (colloq) ( run) courir à toutes jambes -
3 pelt
D vi1 ( fall) ( also pelt down) [rain] tomber à verse ; it's pelting with rain il pleut à verse ; the pelting rain la pluie battante ;2 ○ ( run) [person] courir à toutes jambes ; to pelt down/across the road descendre/traverser la rue à toutes jambes. -
4 pelt
pelt [pelt](person, target) bombarder;∎ they were pelting each other with snowballs ils se bombardaient de boules de neige;∎ the speaker was pelted with eggs l'orateur a été bombardé d'œufs∎ it was pelting with rain il pleuvait à verse□, il tombait des cordes;∎ I changed the tyre in the pelting rain j'ai changé le pneu sous la pluie battante□∎ she came pelting up the stairs elle grimpa l'escalier quatre à quatre;∎ she came pelting down the stairs elle dévala l'escalier3 noun∎ in one's pelt (naked) à poil∎ at full pelt à fond de train∎ the rain or it was pelting down la pluie tombait à verse, il pleuvait à verse□ ;∎ the hail pelted down la grêle tombait dru□ -
5 pelt
[pelt]1) (to throw (things) at: The children pelted each other with snowballs.) lancer2) (to run very fast: He pelted down the road.) courir à toutes jambes3) ((of rain; sometimes also of hailstones) to fall very heavily: You can't leave now - it's pelting (down).) tomber à seaux•
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full-pelt — fullˈ peltˈ, fullˈ speedˈ, fullˈ splitˈ or full tiltˈ adverb With highest speed and impetus • • • Main Entry: ↑full … Useful english dictionary
full pelt — ● pelt … Useful english dictionary
full pelt — (at) full pelt/steam/tilt informal as fast as possible. He was going full pelt down the motorway but he still didn t make it to the airport in time … New idioms dictionary
full pelt — ► (at) full pelt as fast as possible. Main Entry: ↑pelt … English terms dictionary
at full pelt — (at) full pelt/steam/tilt informal as fast as possible. He was going full pelt down the motorway but he still didn t make it to the airport in time … New idioms dictionary
at full pelt — At full speed ● pelt … Useful english dictionary
(at) full pelt — as fast as possible. → pelt … English new terms dictionary
at full pelt — ► (at) full pelt as fast as possible. Main Entry: ↑pelt … English terms dictionary
pelt — pelt1 [pelt] vt. [LME pelten < ? pelote,PELLET] 1. to throw things at; strike with or as with missiles 2. to beat or pound heavily and repeatedly 3. to throw or cast (missiles) vi. 1. to beat or strike heavily or steadily, as hard rain … English World dictionary
pelt — Ⅰ. pelt [1] ► VERB 1) hurl missiles at. 2) (pelt down) (chiefly of rain) fall very heavily. 3) run very quickly. ● (at) full pelt Cf. ↑full pelt … English terms dictionary
full-speed — fullˈ peltˈ, fullˈ speedˈ, fullˈ splitˈ or full tiltˈ adverb With highest speed and impetus • • • Main Entry: ↑full full speed, full split see ↑full pelt above. • • • Main Entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary