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coucou [kuku]1. masculine nouna. ( = oiseau) cuckoo ; ( = pendule) cuckoo clockb. ( = fleur) cowslip2. exclamation• coucou, c'est moi ! hello!, it's me!* * *kuku
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nom masculin1) Zoologie cuckoo2) Botanique cowslip3) (colloq) ( avion) (old) crate (colloq)4) ( horloge) cuckoo clock
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(colloq) exclamation ( bonjour) cooee!; ( en se cachant) peekaboo!* * *kuku1. nm1) (= oiseau) cuckoo2) (= pendule) cuckoo clock2. excl* * *A nm1 Zool cuckoo;2 Bot cowslip;3 ○( avion) (old) crate○;4 ( horloge) cuckoo clock.[kuku] nom masculin————————[kuku] interjection[cri] hi -
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miracle [miʀαkl]1. masculine nouna. miracleb. ( = pièce de théâtre) miracle play2. invariable adjective* * *miʀɑkl
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adjectif invariable
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nom masculin1) gén miracleaccomplir or faire un miracle — Religion to work a miracle; fig to work miracles
2) ( drame sacré) miracle play* * *miʀɒkl nm* * *A adj inv un remède/une solution miracle a miracle cure/solution; un procédé/matériau miracle a miraculous process/material; un médicament miracle a wonder drug; une méthode miracle a magic formula.B nm1 Relig, fig miracle; il faudrait un miracle pour qu'il guérisse only a miracle could cure him; à moins d'un miracle nous ne pourrons pas sauver l'entreprise nothing short of a miracle will help us save the business; miracle économique economic miracle; accomplir or faire un miracle Relig to work a miracle; fig to work miracles; tenir du miracle to be a miracle; croire aux miracles lit to believe in miracles; fig to live in cloud cuckoo land○; il n'y a pas de quoi crier au miracle there's nothing miraculous about it; un miracle de l'architecture/de la littérature an architectural/a literary wonder; un miracle de beauté/d'équilibre a miracle of beauty/balance; un miracle de la nature a miracle of nature; par miracle miraculously; comme par miracle as if by magic;2 ( drame sacré) miracle play.[mirakl] nom masculin1. [intervention divine] miraclele miracle de l'amour the miracle ou wonder of lovemédicament miracle miracle ou wonder drug————————par miracle locution adverbiale -
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rêver [ʀeve]➭ TABLE 11. intransitive verba. to dream (de, à of, about)• travaille au lieu de rêver ! get on with your work instead of daydreaming!• je ne rêve pas, c'est bien vrai ? I'm not dreaming, am I? - it's really true!• on croit rêver ! (inf) I can hardly believe it!b. ( = désirer) rêver de qch/de faire qch to dream of sth/of doing sth• ça fait rêver de l'entendre parler de ses voyages hearing him talk about his travels really gets the imagination going2. transitive verb* * *ʀeve
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1) ( en dormant) to dream ( que that)2) ( imaginer) to dream of [succès, vengeance]
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verbe intransitif1) [dormeur] to dream (de about)2) ( se faire des illusions) to dream3) (rêvasser, aspirer à) to dream (à of)* * *ʀeve1. vi1) (former des images mentales) to dream, (= rêvasser) to daydreamIl passe son temps à rêver. — He spends all his time daydreaming.
J'ai rêvé de mes vacances cette nuit. — I dreamt about my holidays last night.
J'ai rêvé de toi cette nuit. — I dreamt about you last night.
2) fig (= désirer)2. vt* * *rêver verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( en dormant) to dream (que that);B vi1 [dormeur] to dream (de about); j'en rêve la nuit I dream about it at night; dis-moi que je ne rêve pas tell me I'm not imagining things ou dreaming; j'ai rêvé de cela il y a longtemps I dreamed it ou had that dream a long time ago; rêver tout éveillé to be lost in a daydream; on croirait rêver! you'd think you were dreaming!;2 ( se faire des illusions) to dream; tu rêves si tu penses qu'ils vont te garder you're fooling yourself ou dreaming if you think (that) they will keep you;3 ( rêvasser) to dream (à of); rêver à l'été to dream of summer;4 ( aspirer à) to dream (de of); je rêve de rentrer dans mon pays I dream of returning home ou to my own country.[rɛve] verbe intransitif1. [en dormant] to dreamelle rêve (tout) éveillée she's a daydreamer, she's lost in a dream ou daydreamc'est ce qu'il m'a dit, je n'ai pas rêvé! that's what he said, I didn't dream it up ou imagine it!on croit rêver! [ton irrité] is this a joke?toi, gagner ta vie tout seul, non mais tu rêves! you, earn your own living? you must be joking!des plages/salaires à faire rêver dream beaches/wages(quand on voit) des paysages comme ça, ça fait rêver scenery like that is just out of this world————————[rɛve] verbe transitif1. [suj: dormeur] to dreamrêver que... to dream that...2. [souhaiter] to dream of (inseparable)je n'ai jamais rêvé mariage/fortune! I've never dreamed of marriage/being wealthy![inventer de toutes pièces] to dream up (separable)————————rêver de verbe plus préposition[espérer] to dream of -
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n. m.1. 'Cuckoo-in-the-nest' character, unscrupulous opportunist.2. (pol.): Compromising document.
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