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1 pants
pants [pænts]b. ( = trousers) (a pair of) pants un pantalon* * *[pænts]••to bore the pants off somebody — (colloq) faire mourir d'ennui quelqu'un
to scare the pants off somebody — (colloq) flanquer la trouille à quelqu'un (colloq)
to catch somebody with his/her pants down — (colloq) prendre quelqu'un au dépourvu
to fly by the seat of one's pants — [pilot] naviguer à l'instinct
that's pants — (colloq) c'est nul (colloq)
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2 eject
[i'‹ekt]1) (to throw out with force; to force to leave: They were ejected from their house for not paying the rent.) expulser2) (to leave an aircraft in an emergency by causing one's seat to be ejected: The pilot had to eject when his plane caught fire.) (s')éjecter•- ejection -
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A nplto beat the pants off sb ○ mettre la pâtée à qn ; to bore the pants off sb ○ faire mourir d'ennui qn ; to charm the pants off sb ○ séduire qn fig ; to scare the pants off sb ○ flanquer la trouille à qn ○ ; to catch sb with his/her pants down ○ prendre qn au dépourvu ; to fly by the seat of one's pants [pilot] naviguer à l'instinct ; a kick in the pants lit, fig un coup de pied au derrière ; to wear the pants ○ porter la culotte ○ ; that's pants ○ c'est nul ○. -
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5 stall
stall [stɔ:l]1 noun∎ I bought some peaches at a fruit stall j'ai acheté des pêches chez un marchand de fruits;(b) (for animal) stalle f;∎ Horseracing (starting) stalls stalles fpl de départ(d) (in church) stalle f∎ the stalls l'orchestre m;∎ a seat in the stalls un fauteuil d'orchestre(g) (for finger) doigtier m∎ the aircraft went into a stall l'avion a décroché∎ to stall for time essayer de gagner du temps;∎ I can stall for another month je peux essayer de gagner du temps pendant encore un mois;∎ I think they're stalling on the loan until we make more concessions je crois qu'ils vont retarder le prêt jusqu'à ce que nous leur fassions davantage de concessions∎ try to stall him (off)! essayez de gagner du temps!;∎ I'll stall her in the lobby while you grab a taxi je la retiendrai dans le hall le temps que tu sautes dans un taxi;∎ I can't stall them (off) for much longer je ne peux guère les faire attendre plus longtemps;∎ the project/his career is stalled le projet/sa carrière est au point mort;∎ we managed to stall the enemy's advance nous avons réussi à retarder la progression de l'ennemi
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