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1 caquet
masculine noun• rabattre or rabaisser le caquet de qn to take sb down a peg* * *kakɛrabattre son caquet — (colloq) to stop crowing (colloq)
rabattre le caquet à quelqu'un — (colloq) to put somebody in his/her place, to take somebody down a peg or two
* * *kakɛ nm* * *caquet nm1 ( de poule) cackle;2 ( de bavard) prattle; rabattre son caquet○ to stop crowing○; rabattre le caquet à qn○ to put sb in his/her place, to take sb down a peg or two; se faire rabattre le caquet○ to be put in one's place.[kakɛ] nom masculin2. (familier) [bavardage] yakkingrabattre ou rabaisser le caquet à quelqu'un to take somebody down a peg or two, to put somebody in his/her place -
2 chant
chant [∫ɑ̃]1. masculine nouna. [de personne, oiseau] singing ; ( = mélodie habituelle) song ; [d'insecte] chirping ; [de coq] crowing• cours/professeur de chant singing lesson/teacherb. ( = chanson) songc. ( = côté) edge• de or sur chant on its edge2. compounds* * *ʃɑ̃nom masculin1) ( activité) singingaimer le chant — ( chanter) to like singing; ( écouter) to like songs
2) ( sons caractéristiques) (d'oiseau, de baleine) song; ( de coq) crow(ing); ( de grillon) chirp(ing); ( de cigale) shrilling; (de vent, ruisseau, d'instrument) sound3) ( composition musicale) song•Phrasal Verbs:* * *ʃɑ̃ nm1) (= morceau) song, [église] hymn2) (= art vocal)3) (= division de poème) canto4) TECHNIQUE* * *chant ⇒ voix humaine141 nm1 ( activité) singing; entendre un chant mélodieux to hear the sweet sound of singing; réveillé par le chant des oiseaux woken by the dawn chorus; aimer le chant ( chanter) to like singing; ( écouter) to like songs; concours/leçon de chant singing competition/lesson;2 ( sons caractéristiques) (d'oiseau, de baleine) song; ( de coq) crow(ing); ( de grillon) chirp(ing); ( de cigale) shrilling; (de vent, ruisseau, d'instrument) sound; au chant du coq at cockcrow;3 ( composition musicale) song; chant à plusieurs voix part-song; chants profanes/sacrés profane/sacred songs;4 ( mélodie) melody;5 ( poésie) ode; ( division) canto; chant funèbre funeral lament; chant nuptial marriage song; épopée en dix chants epic in ten cantos;chant choral choral singing; chant du cygne swansong; chant d'église hymn; chant grégorien Gregorian chant; chant guerrier war song; chant de Noël Christmas carol; chant populaire folk song; chant des sirènes siren song.[ʃɑ̃] nom masculin1. [chanson] song[mélodie] melodyécouter le chant des sirènes to listen to the siren's ou mermaid's song2. [action de chanter] singing3. [art de chanter] singing[division dans un poème] canto6. CONSTRUCTION edge————————au chant du coq locution adverbiale -
3 coq
coq [kɔk]masculine noun[de basse-cour] cock* * *kɔknom masculin1) ( de poulailler) cockerel, rooster US; ( oiseau mâle) cockrouge comme un coq — [personne] bright red in the face
2) Culinaire cockerel3) Architecture ( de clocher) weathercock4) ( séducteur)•Phrasal Verbs:••* * *kɔk1. nmcock, roosterau chant du coq (= à l'aube) [se lever, se réveiller, revenir, s'achever] — at cockcrow
2. adj inv* * *coq nm1 ( de poulailler) cockerel, rooster US; ( oiseau mâle) cock; au chant du coq at cockcrow; rouge comme un coq [personne] bright red in the face; mollets or jambes de coq skinny legs; le coq gaulois the French cockerel (symbol of the French fighting spirit); ⇒ grand;2 Culin cockerel;3 Archit ( de clocher) weathercock;4 ( jeune séducteur) le coq du village the local Casanova;5 Naut (ship's) cook.coq de bruyère grouse; coq de combat fighting cock; coq faisan cock pheasant; coq nain bantam cock; coq au vin coq au vin.être comme un coq en pâte to be in clover; sauter du coq à l'âne to hop from one subject to another.[kɔk] nom masculincoq de bruyère capercailie, capercailliepasser ou sauter du coq à l'âne to jump from one subject to another2. [figure, symbole]coq de clocher weathercock, weather vane4. (familier) [fanfaron, séducteur] lady-killer————————[kɔk] adjectifThe cockerel is the symbol of France. Its cry, cocorico!, is sometimes used to express national pride: trois médailles d'or pour la France - cocorico! -
4 palucher
I.v. trans. To 'paw', to touch salaciously (also: envoyer les paluches).II.v. trans. reflex.1. To 'beat the dummy', to 'wank', to masturbate2. Se palucher de: To be 'cock-a-hoop', to be 'over the moon', to be proud of oneself about something. Il se paluchait d'être arrive le premier. He was certainly crowing over being the first one to arrive.3. Se palucher sur. To have illusions about. On se paluchait guère sur ses talents! We had our doubts as to his ability! -
5 pou
n. m.1. Chercher des poux à quelqu'un: To deliberately pick a quarrel with someone (as the image suggests, in a 'nit-picking' way).2. ¼comme un pou (comparative with a superlative implication). Etre moche comme un pou: To be as ugly as sin. Etre sale comme un pou (of person): To be as filthy as they come. Etre fier comme un pou: To be crowing with pride. Bicher comme un pou ( dans la crème fraîche): To be 'cock-a-hoop', to be beside oneself with pride and elation.
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