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1 badger
badger [badʒe]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verbto badge, to swipe one's badge* * *[badʒe] verbe intransitif[à l'entrée] to swipe in[à la sortie] to swipe out -
2 tanner
tanner [tane]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verba. [+ cuir] to tan ; [+ visage] to weather• ça fait des semaines qu'il me tanne pour aller voir ce film he's been pestering me for weeks to go and see that film* * *tane1) Technologie to tan [cuir, peaux]2) ( brunir) [soleil] to make [something] leathery [visage, peau]3) (colloq) ( lasser) to badger (colloq) [personne]••tanner le cuir à quelqu'un — (colloq) to tan somebody's hide (colloq)
* * *tane vt1) [peau, cuir] to tan2) * (= harceler) to badger, to pester* * *tanner verb table: aimer vtr1 Tech to tan [cuir, peaux];3 ○( lasser) to badger○ [personne] (avec with); il nous tanne avec ses questions! he's badgering us with his questions!; tanner qn pour faire to badger sb to do.tanner le cuir à qn○ to tan sb's hide○.[tane] verbe transitif1. [traiter - cuir] to tan2. [hâler - peau] to tan -
3 tarabuster
tarabuster [taʀabyste]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verba. [personne] to pesterb. [fait, idée] to bother* * *(colloq) taʀabyste verbe transitif [ennuis, question] to bother; [personne] to badger* * *taʀabyste vt* * *tarabuster verb table: aimer vtr [ennuis, question] to bother; [personne] to badger; il me tarabuste pour que je lui achète un vélo he's badgering me to buy him a bicycle.[tarabyste] verbe transitif2. [tracasser] to bother -
4 talonner
talonner [talɔne]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verba. [+ fugitifs, coureurs] to be close behind• les socialistes sont talonnés par les écologistes the Greens are hot on the heels of the Socialists* * *talɔne1) ( suivre)2) ( harceler) [personne] to badger [personne]; [faim, inquiétude] to torment [personne]3) Sport to spur [something] on [cheval]; ( au rugby) to heel [ballon]* * *talɔne vt1) (= poursuivre)2) fig (= harceler) to hound3) FOOTBALL, RUGBY to heel, to back-heel* * *talonner verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( suivre) talonner qn to follow hot on sb's heels; le candidat aux élections talonne ses adversaires fig the candidate in the elections is hot on the heels of his opponents;2 ( harceler) [personne] to hound [personne]; [faim, inquiétude] to torment [personne]; il le talonne pour obtenir le contrat he's badgering him to get the contract; je les ai talonnés pour qu'ils acceptent I badgered them to accept;3 Équit to spur [sth] on [cheval];[talɔne] verbe transitif1. [poursuivre]le coureur marocain, talonné par l'Anglais the Moroccan runner, with the Englishman close on his heels3. [tourmenter - suj: faim] to gnaw at (inseparable)4. [cheval] to spur with one's heels————————[talɔne] verbe intransitifNAUTIQUE [navire] to touch the bottom -
5 lanciner
lɑ̃sineverbe transitif ( tourmenter) [idée, remords] to torment* * *lɑ̃sine vt[doute, sentiment, question, pensée] to torment* * *lanciner verb table: aimerA vtr fig ( tourmenter) [idée, remords] to torment [personne]; le doute me lancine I've got a nagging doubt.[lɑ̃sine] verbe transitif————————[lɑ̃sine] verbe intransitif
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