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beach [bi:t∫]plage f* * *[biːtʃ] 1.noun plage f2.transitive verb échouer [boat]beached whale — lit baleine f échouée; fig (building, object, person) mastodonte m
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beach [bi:tʃ]1 noun∎ American familiar figurative it was no day at the beach c'était pas du gâteau(ball, towel, hut) de plage∎ beached whale baleine f échouée;∎ figurative she was lying on the sofa like a beached whale elle était là, énorme, vautrée sur le canapé►► beach ball ballon m de plage;beach buggy buggy m;familiar beach bum = jeune qui passe son temps à la plage;beach hut cabine f (de bains ou de plage);beach soccer football m de plage, beach soccer m;beach umbrella parasol m;Sport beach volleyball beach-volley mⓘ We shall fight them on the beaches Ces mots ("nous les combattrons sur les plages") furent prononcés par Churchill dans un de ses discours les plus fameux pendant la Deuxième Guerre mondiale, dans lequel il encourageait les Britanniques à se préparer à lutter en cas de débarquement nazi. Aujourd'hui encore on utilise cette formule métaphoriquement pour exprimer sa volonté farouche de continuer le combat et de ne jamais s'avouer vaincu.
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