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1 bolt(-)upright
adverb (absolutely upright: She sat bolt upright in the chair with her back very straight.) droit comme un piquet -
2 bolt(-)upright
adverb (absolutely upright: She sat bolt upright in the chair with her back very straight.) droit comme un piquet -
3 bolt
bolt [bəʊlt]1. nounb. ( = bolt of lightning) éclair m2. adverba. [+ food] engloutirb. [+ door, window] verrouiller5. compounds* * *[bəʊlt] 1.1) ( lock) verrou m2) ( screw) boulon m3)bolt of lightning — coup m de foudre
4) ( of cloth) rouleau m (de tissu)5) ( for crossbow) carreau m6) ( for rifle) culasse f mobile7) ( in mountaineering) piton m à expansion8) ( dash) départ m précipité2.to make a bolt for it — décamper (colloq)
bolt upright adjectival phrase droit comme un i3.transitive verb1) ( lock) verrouiller2) Construction boulonner4.intransitive verb [horse] s'emballer; [rabbit, person] détaler (colloq)to bolt out/off — sortir/partir à toute allure
••a bolt from ou out of the blue — un coup de tonnerre
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4 bolt
bolt [bəʊlt](a) (move quickly) se précipiter;∎ a rabbit bolted across the lawn un lapin a traversé la pelouse à toute allure∎ did you bolt the door? avez-vous poussé ou mis les verrous?3 noun∎ we made a bolt for the door nous nous sommes rués sur la porte;∎ she made a bolt for it elle s'est sauvée à toutes jambes(d) (lightning) éclair m(e) (of cloth) rouleau m∎ figurative to have shot one's bolt (made final attempt) avoir joué sa dernière carte4 adverb∎ bolt upright droit comme un i;∎ he was standing bolt upright il était debout, raide comme la justice ou droit comme un i►► bolt hole abri m, refuge m;∎ he used the cottage as a bolt hole il s'est servi du cottage comme refuge(food, meal) avaler à toute vitesseenfermer au verrouboulonnersortir en coup de vent -
5 bolt
A n1 ( lock) verrou m ;2 ( screw) boulon m ;3 bolt of lightning coup m de foudre ;4 ( of cloth) rouleau m (de tissu) ;5 ( for crossbow) carreau m ;6 ( for rifle) culasse f mobile ;8 ( dash) départ m précipité ; to make a bolt for it décamper ○ ; to make a bolt for the door/the garden foncer ○ vers la porte/le jardin.C vtr2 Constr boulonner [plate, girder, section] ;D vi1 ( flee) [horse] s'emballer ; [rabbit] détaler ; [person] décamper ○, détaler ○ ; to bolt in/out/off entrer/sortir/partir à toute allure ;2 Hort [plant] monter en graine.a bolt from ou out of the blue un coup de tonnerre ; to have shot one's bolt ○ avoir brûlé ses dernières cartouches. -
6 upright
upright ['ʌpraɪt]2 adverb(a) (sit, stand) droit;∎ he sat bolt upright il se redressa (sur son siège)∎ to put or to stand sth upright mettre qch debout ou d'aplomb3 noun(a) (of door, bookshelf) montant m, portant m; (of goal post) montant m du but; Architecture pied-droit m(c) (vacuum cleaner) aspirateur-balai m►► upright freezer congélateur m armoire;upright piano piano m droit;upright vacuum cleaner aspirateur-balai m -
7 bolt
[boult] 1. noun1) (a bar to fasten a door etc: We have a bolt as well as a lock on the door.) verrou2) (a round bar of metal, often with a screw thread for a nut: nuts and bolts.) boulon3) (a flash of lightning.) éclair4) (a roll (of cloth): a bolt of silk.) rouleau2. verb1) (to fasten with a bolt: He bolted the door.) verrouiller2) (to swallow hastily: The child bolted her food.) engloutir (sans mâcher)3) (to go away very fast: The horse bolted in terror.) (s')emballer•- bolt-upright- boltupright - a bolt from the blue -
8 jerk
A n1 ( jolt) gen secousse f, saccade f ; ( twitch) (of muscle, limb) tressaillement m, (petit) mouvement m brusque ; with a jerk of his hand/head avec un brusque mouvement de la main/tête ; to pull the knife/drawer out with a jerk tirer le couteau/le tiroir d'un coup sec ; to start off with a jerk [vehicle] démarrer avec une secousse ;C vtr tirer brusquement [object] ; she jerked her head back elle releva brusquement le menton ; he jerked his hand away d'un mouvement brusque il a retiré la main ; try not to jerk the camera essaie de ne pas faire bouger l'appareil.D vi1 ( jolt) to jerk to a halt [vehicle] s'arrêter avec une secousse ; to jerk around/bolt upright [person] se retourner/se redresser brusquement ;2 ( twitch) [person, limb, muscle] tressaillir.■ jerk around ○ US:▶ jerk around ( idle about) fainéanter ○ ;■ jerk away [person] se dégager brusquement ; to jerk away from sb/sth reculer brusquement devant qn/qch.■ jerk off ◑2 US ( idle about) se tourner les pouces ○.■ jerk out:▶ jerk out [sth]1 ( stammer) bafouiller [reply, excuse, apology] ;2 ( pull out) sortir brusquement [gun, knife etc].
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