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1 plough
C vtrto put one's hand to the plough se mettre au travail.■ plough back:▶ plough [sth] back, plough back [sth] réinvestir [profits, money] (into dans).■ plough in:■ plough into:▶ plough into [sth]1 ( crash into) [vehicle] percuter [tree, wall] ; the car skidded and ploughed into the crowd la voiture a dérapé et a fini sa course dans la foule ;▶ plough through sth [vehicle, driver] défoncer [hedge, wall] ; fig [person] ramer ○ sur [book, task] ; [walker] se frayer un chemin dans [mud, snow] ; [vehicle] avancer péniblement dans [mud, snow].■ plough under:▶ plough [sth] under, plough under [sth] faire disparaître [qch] en labourant [crop, manure] ;■ plough up: -
2 enter into
1) (to take part in: He entered into an agreement with the film director.) participer (à)2) (to take part enthusiastically in: They entered into the Christmas spirit.) entrer dans le jeu3) (to begin to discuss: We cannot enter into the question of salaries yet.) entrer dans4) (to be a part of: The price did not enter into the discussion.) entrer (en ligne de compte) dans -
3 wag
(tail, finger) agiter, remuer;∎ the dog wagged its tail enthusiastically le chien agita la queue de contentement;∎ she wagged her finger at him elle le menaça du doigt(tail) remuer, frétiller;∎ tongues were wagging about her behaviour son comportement faisait jaser ou parler les gens;∎ if you carry on like this tongues will begin to wag si tu continues comme ça, les gens vont jaser3 noun∎ with a wag of its tail en agitant ou en remuant la queue
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