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A n ( of hen) caquet m ; ( of person) a cackle of amusement un ricanement ; cut the cackle ○ ! arrêtez de jacasser! -
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cackle ['kækəl]1 noun∎ she gave a loud cackle elle gloussa bruyamment;∎ familiar cut the cackle! assez bavardé!, la ferme!∎ "you're trapped!" cackled the old witch "je te tiens!", gloussa la vieille sorcière -
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cackle [ˈkækl]1. noun[hens] caqueter ; ( = laugh) glousser* * *['kækl] 1.2.cut the cackle! — (colloq) arrêtez de jacasser!
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cut [kʌt](verb: preterite, past participle cut)1. noun• a 1% cut in interest rates une réduction de 1 % des taux d'intérêt• the cuts in defence or the defence budget la réduction du budget de la défensec. [of meat] morceau me. [of clothes] coupe f2. adjective[flowers, grass] coupé• to have or get one's hair cut se faire couper les cheveux• to cut o.s. (shaving) se couper (en se rasant)• to cut a long story short, he came bref, il est venub. ( = shape) tailler ; [+ channel] creuser ; [+ figure, statue] sculpter ( out of dans ) ; [+ CD, record] graver ; [+ diamond] tailler ; [+ key] faire ; [+ dress] coupere. ( = remove) [+ scene, passage] couperf. ( = reduce) réduire• we've cut spending by 35% nous avons réduit les dépenses de 35 %g. ( = stop) couperh. [+ cards] couperi. [+ film] monterj. to cut and paste [+ document] couper-collera. [person, knife] couperb. [material] se couperc. ( = take short route) to cut across country couper à travers champs• cut! coupez !5. compoundsde or en cristal taillé[problem, issue] touchera. [+ tree] couperb. [+ expenses, pollution, article, essay] réduire[+ food] manger moins de ; [+ alcohol] boire moins de ; [+ cigarettes] fumer moins de ; [+ travel] réduireb. ( = disconnect) couper• to cut o.s. off from se couper de► cut out• we've got our work cut out! on va avoir du travail !b. [+ rival] supplanterd. ( = give up) to cut out smoking/drinking arrêter de fumer/boire[engine] caler► cut upa. [+ wood, food] couper ; [+ meat] découper* * *[kʌt] 1.1) ( incision) gen entaille f; ( in surgery) incision f2) ( wound) coupure f3) ( hairstyle) coupe f4) (colloq) ( share) part f5) ( reduction) réduction f (in de)job cuts — suppression f d'emplois
6) ( trim)to give [something] a cut — couper [hair, grass]
7) Culinary morceau m8) ( of diamond) taille f9) (of suit, jacket) coupe f11) ( in editing) coupure f2.1) (with knife, scissors etc) couper [bread, fabric, wood]; faire [hole, slit]to cut something out of — couper quelque chose dans [fabric]; découper quelque chose dans [magazine]
2) ( sever) couper [rope, corn, flower]; ouvrir [vein]; fig rompre [ties]3) ( carve out) faire [notch]; creuser [channel, tunnel]; graver [initials] (in dans)4) ( draw blood) couper; fig [remark] blesser5) ( trim) couper [grass, hair]; tailler [hedge]6) (shape, fashion) tailler [gem, suit, marble]; [locksmith] faire [key]7) ( liberate)to cut somebody from something — dégager quelqu'un de [wreckage]
to cut somebody free ou loose — libérer quelqu'un ( from de)
8) ( edit) couper [article, film]; supprimer [scene]9) ( reduce) réduire10) ( grow)11) ( record) faire, graver [album]12) Computing couper [paragraph]13) Games couper [cards]14) ( intersect) [line] couper15) (colloq) ( stop)cut the flattery/sarcasm! — assez de flatteries/sarcasme!
16) (colloq) ( fail to attend) sécher (colloq) [class, lesson]; ne pas aller à [meeting]17) ( snub) ignorer, snober3.1) (slice, make an incision) couperto cut into — entamer [cake, pie]; couper [fabric, paper]; inciser [flesh]
2) (move, go) couperto cut in front of somebody — ( in a queue) passer devant quelqu'un; ( in a car) faire une queue de poisson à quelqu'un
3) Cinema4) Games couper5) fig4. 5.to cut into — ( impinge on) empiéter sur [leisure time]
cut past participle adjective1) (sliced, sawn) coupé2) ( shaped) [gem, stone] taillé3) ( bleeding) [lip] coupé4) [hay] fauché; [grass, flowers] coupé5) ( edited) avec coupures (after n)•Phrasal Verbs:- cut back- cut down- cut in- cut off- cut out- cut up••to cut and run — fig fuir, partir en courant
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cackle — ► NOUN ▪ a raucous clucking cry, as made by a hen or goose. ► VERB 1) give a cackle. 2) talk inconsequentially and at length. ● cut the cackle Cf. ↑cut the cackle ORIGIN p … English terms dictionary
Cackle — Cac kle, n. 1. The sharp broken noise made by a goose or by a hen that has laid an egg. [1913 Webster] By her cackle saved the state. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. Idle talk; silly prattle. [1913 Webster] There is a buzz and cackle all around… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cackle — Cac kle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cackled} ( k ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cackling}.] [OE. cakelen; cf. LG. kakeln, D. kakelen, G. gackeln, gackern; all of imitative origin. Cf. {Gagle}, {Cake} to cackle.] 1. To make a sharp, broken noise or cry, as a hen … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cackle — [n] a loud laugh chortle, chuckle, cluck, crow, gibber, giggle, gobble, guffaw, quack, snicker, snigger, titter; concept 77 cackle [v] laugh irritatingly babble, blather, burble, chortle, chuckle, cluck, crow, gibber, giggle, gobble, jabber,… … New thesaurus
cackle — [kak′əl] vi. cackled, cackling [ME cakelen; akin to Du kokkelen, LowG kakkeln < IE base * kak : of echoic orig.] 1. to make the shrill, broken vocal sounds of a hen 2. to laugh or chatter with similar sounds vt. to utter in a cackling manner n … English World dictionary
cackle — early 13c., imitative (see CACHINNATION (Cf. cachinnation)).; perhaps partly based on M.Du. kake jaw. As a noun, from 1670s. Cackleberries, slang for eggs is first recorded 1880 … Etymology dictionary
cackle — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ evil VERB + CACKLE ▪ give, let out ▪ The old woman gave a cackle of laughter. ▪ hear … Collocations dictionary
cackle — I UK [ˈkæk(ə)l] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms cackle : present tense I/you/we/they cackle he/she/it cackles present participle cackling past tense cackled past participle cackled to laugh in a loud, unpleasant, and sometimes… … English dictionary
cackle — n. & v. n. 1 a clucking sound as of a hen or a goose. 2 a loud silly laugh. 3 noisy inconsequential talk. v. 1 intr. emit a cackle. 2 intr. talk noisily and inconsequentially. 3 tr. utter or express with a cackle. Phrases and idioms: cut the… … Useful english dictionary
cackle — [[t]kæ̱k(ə)l[/t]] cackles, cackling, cackled VERB If someone cackles, they laugh in a loud unpleasant way, often at something bad that happens to someone else. The old lady cackled, pleased to have produced so dramatic a reaction... [V with n]… … English dictionary
cackle — intransitive verb (cackled; cackling) Etymology: Middle English cakelen, of imitative origin Date: 13th century 1. to make the sharp broken noise or cry characteristic of a hen especially after laying 2. to laugh especially in a harsh or sharp… … New Collegiate Dictionary