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1 cat
cat [kæt]1 noun∎ I'm not really a cat person je n'aime pas beaucoup les chats;∎ to let the cat out of the bag révéler un secret par mégarde;∎ to be like a cat on a hot tin roof or British on hot bricks être sur des charbons ardents;∎ there isn't enough room to swing a cat il n'y a pas la place de se retourner;∎ he looked like something the cat brought or dragged in il ne ressemblait à rien;∎ has the cat got your tongue? tu as perdu ta langue?;∎ to fight like cat and dog se battre comme des chiffonniers;∎ familiar to be the cat's pyjamas être génial;∎ British to put or to set the cat among the pigeons jeter un pavé dans la mare;∎ to play (a game of) cat and mouse with sb jouer au chat et à la souris avec qn;∎ British to wait for the cat to jump or to see which way the cat will jump attendre de voir d'où vient le vent;∎ proverb when the cat's away the mice will play quand le chat n'est pas là les souris dansent;∎ proverb a cat may look at a king un chien regarde bien un évêque∎ what a cool cat! vraiment cool, ce type!►► cat burglar monte-en-l'air m inv;cat burglary vol m de nuit à l'escalade;cat door chatière f;the cat family les félidés mpl;cat flap chatière f;cat food (UNCOUNT) nourriture f pour chats;familiar cat's lick toilette f de chat, brin m de toilette;∎ to give oneself or have a cat's lick se laver le bout du nez, faire une toilette de chat;cat litter litière f (pour chats);cat litter tray bac m à litière;Radio cat's whisker chercheur m (de détecteur à galène);∎ familiar he thinks he's the cat's whiskers il se prend pour le nombril du monde -
2 litter
litter [ˈlɪtər]1. noun• "litter" (on bin) « papiers »b. ( = animal's offspring) portée f3. compounds* * *['lɪtə(r)] 1.1) ( rubbish) détritus mpl; ( more substantial) ordures fpl; ( paper) papiers mpl‘no litter’ — ‘défense de déposer des ordures’
2) ( random collection) fouillis m (of de)4) ( for casualty) brancard m; ( for dignitary) litière f5) ( for pet tray) litière f2.transitive verb [leaves, books] joncher [ground]to litter the house with something — [person] semer quelque chose dans toute la maison
to be littered with corpses — [ground] être jonché de cadavres
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3 litter
litter ['lɪtə(r)]1 noun∎ his desk was covered in a litter of papers son bureau était envahi par les papiers(c) (of animal) portée f;∎ five young at a litter or in one litter cinq petits d'une portée;∎ figurative the pick of the litter le gratin, le dessus du panier(e) Agriculture (of straw, hay → to bed animals) litière f; (→ to protect plants) paille f, paillis m(a) (make untidy → public place) laisser des détritus dans; (→ house, room) mettre du désordre dans; (→ desk) encombrer;∎ don't litter the table (up) with your tools n'encombre pas la table avec tes outils∎ beer cans littered the dance floor la piste de danse était jonchée de cannettes de bière;∎ his life is littered with failed love affairs sa vie est jalonnée d'échecs amoureux;∎ her works are littered with allusions to the classics ses écrits sont encombrés d'allusions aux auteurs classiques;∎ the pages of the book are littered with obscenities le livre est un tissu d'obscénités;∎ figurative beaches littered with tourists des plages jonchées de touristes∎ to litter (down) a stable étendre de la paille dans une écurie∎ no littering (sign) respectez la propreté des lieux►► litter basket (in street) poubelle f, boîte f à ordures;British litter bin poubelle f, boîte f à ordures;litter tray caisse f (pour litière)
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