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1 curry favour
( with with) (to seek (a) favour by flattery: She's currying favour with the boss.) chercher à gagner la faveur de -
2 curry
curry [ˈkʌrɪ]1. nouncurry m3. compounds* * *['kʌrɪ] 1.noun curry m2.transitive verb faire un curry de [meat]••to curry favour — chercher à se faire bien voir ( with somebody de quelqu'un)
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3 curry
1 nounCookery curry m, cari m;∎ chicken curry curry m ou cari m de poulet∎ to curry favour with sb s'insinuer dans les bonnes grâces de qn►► Cookery curry powder curry m, cari m;Cookery curry sauce sauce f au curry ou cari -
4 curry
A n1 ( dish) curry m ; chicken/prawn curry curry de poulet/de crevettes ; hot/mild curry curry épicé/peu épicé ;B vtr1 faire un curry de [chicken, meat] ; curried chicken poulet au curry ;2 ( groom) étriller [horse] ;3 corroyer [leather].to curry favour chercher à se faire bien voir (with sb de qn). -
5 curry
I 1. American - curries; noun((an originally Indian dish of) meat, vegetables etc cooked with spices: chicken curry.) curry2. verb(to cook in this way: Are you going to curry this meat?) accommoder au curry- curried- curry powder II verb(to rub down or comb and clean (a horse).) étriller -
6 woo
1 †( court) courtiser [lady] ;2 fig ( curry favour with) courtiser [voters, company, country] ; to woo mothers back to work encourager les mères à reprendre la vie professionnelle.
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curry favour (with someone) — phrase to try to make someone like you or give you something Big tax cuts are often proposed to curry favour with voters. Thesaurus: to try hard to please or impress someonesynonym Main entry: curry … Useful english dictionary
curry favour (with somebody) — curry ˈfavour (with sb) idiom (disapproving) to try to get sb to like or support you by praising or helping them a lot • He s always trying to curry favour with the boss. Main entry: ↑curryidiom … Useful english dictionary
curry favour — to try to make someone like you or support you by doing things to please them. The government has promised lower taxes in an attempt to curry favour with the voters. (usually + with) … New idioms dictionary
curry favour — verb seek favor by fawning or flattery This employee is currying favor with his superordinates • Syn: ↑curry favor, ↑court favor, ↑court favour • Hypernyms: ↑fawn, ↑toady, ↑truckle … Useful english dictionary
curry favour — ingratiate oneself with someone by obsequious behaviour. → curried … English new terms dictionary
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curry — I UK [ˈkʌrɪ] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms curry : singular curry plural curries an Indian food consisting of meat or vegetables cooked in a sauce with a hot flavour, often eaten with rice a chicken/lamb/vegetable curry Curry is… … English dictionary
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curry — [[t]kʌ̱ri, AM kɜ͟ːri[/t]] curries, currying, curried 1) N VAR Curry is a dish composed of meat and vegetables, or just vegetables, in a sauce containing hot spices. It is usually eaten with rice and is one of the main dishes of India.… … English dictionary