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1 plastron
plastʀɔ̃nom masculin1) ( de chemise) shirt front2) ( d'escrimeur) plastron3) ( d'oiseau) breast-shield* * *plastʀɔ̃ nm* * *plastron nm2 ( d'escrimeur) plastron; ( d'armure) breast-plate;3 ( d'oiseau) breast-shield.[plastrɔ̃] nom masculin -
2 silence
silence [silɑ̃s]masculine nouna. ( = absence de bruits, de conversation) silence• sortez vos livres et en silence ! get out your books and no talking!• silence ! silence!• silence ! on tourne (Cinema) quiet everybody, action!c. ( = impossibilité ou refus de s'exprimer) silence• briser or rompre le silence to break one's silence• le célèbre compositeur vient de sortir de 12 années de silence the famous composer has just broken 12 years of silence* * *silɑ̃snom masculin1) ( absence de bruit) silence2) ( fait de se taire) silence‘un peu de silence s'il vous plaît’ — ‘quiet please’
réduire quelqu'un au silence — ( empêcher de s'exprimer) to reduce somebody to silence; ( tuer) to silence somebody
3) Musique rest* * *silɑ̃s nm1) [lieu, personne] silencegarder le silence — to keep silent, to say nothing
garder le silence sur qch — to keep silent about sth, to say nothing about sth
2) MUSIQUE rest* * *silence nm1 ( absence de bruit) silence; dans le silence de la nuit in the silence of the night; la manifestation s'est déroulée dans le silence the demonstration took place in silence; un silence de mort a deathly silence ou hush; le silence absolu absolute ou dead silence; ⇒ or;2 ( fait de se taire) silence; silence! silence!; ‘un peu de silence s'il vous plaît’ ‘quiet please’; un silence poli/gêné/pesant a polite/an embarrassed/a heavy silence; ses longs silences his/her long silences; après six mois de silence after six months' silence; en silence [travailler, marcher, souffrir] in silence; garder le silence to keep silent; réduire qn au silence ( empêcher de s'exprimer) to reduce sb to silence; ( tuer) to silence sb; réduire un mouvement/l'opposition au silence to silence a movement/the opposition; passer qch sous silence to pass over sth in silence; ta nomination a été passée sous silence your nomination was passed over in silence;3 ( pause dans propos) silence; la conversation fut entrecoupée de silences the conversation was interspersed with silences;4 Mus rest.silence radio total radio silence.[silɑ̃s] nom masculin1. [absence de bruit] silenceun peu de silence, s'il vous plaît!a. [avant un discours] (be) quiet please!b. [dans une bibliothèque, une salle d'étude] quiet ou silence, please!demander ou réclamer le silence to call for silenceà son arrivée, tout le monde fit silence there was a hush ou everyone fell silent when she arrivedgarder le silence to keep silent ou quietfaire ou obtenir le silence to make everyone keep quietdans le silence de la nuit in the still ou silence of the nightil régnait un silence de mort it was as quiet ou silent as the grave2. [secret]acheter le silence de quelqu'un to buy somebody's silence, to pay somebody to keep quietpasser quelque chose sous silence to pass over something in silence, to keep quiet about something3. [lacune]4. [pause] silence[dans la conversation]il devait me rappeler après son voyage mais depuis silence radio he was supposed to call me back after his trip but I haven't heard a peep ou a dicky bird (vieilli) out of him since a month————————en silence locution adverbiale -
3 brouillé
adj.1. Se sentir brouillé: To have a 'dicky tummy', to feel queasy (as a result of excessive eating or drinking).2. Etre brouillé avec (of skill): To be hopeless at something. Il est brouillé avec les math: He's got no head for figures. -
4 guignol
n. m.1. Buffoon, one who overdoes the clowning. Cesse de faire le guignol! Stop arsing about!2. Burlesque and chaotic state of affairs. Quel guignol! (also: C'est un vrai guignol!): What a performance! — What a ridiculous shambles!3. Tribunal, court of law. Passer au guignol: To come up in front of the bench.4. (th.): Prompt-box (where the prompter sits).5. (pl.): Les guignols: 'The fuzz', the police. (Most of these meanings are directly related to the original meaning ofguignol, with their Punch and Judy implications.)6. 'Ticker', heart. 'y a son guignol qui fait des siennes: The poor bugger's got a dicky ticker. -
5 minute
n. f.1. Ne pas être à la minute: Not to be pressed for time.2. Entrecôte minute: Minute steak. (Unlike the English, there is no potential pun in this term.)3. (interj., also: minute papillon!): Half a mo! — Not so fast! — Wait a minute! (The expression originates from a café on the Boulevard St. Germain; Papillon was the nickname of an elusive and always hurried waiter, sporting a dicky-bow tie, whose epitaph in English might have read: 'At last God caught his eye!') -
6 palpitant
n. m. 'Ticker', heart. Son palpitant bat la breloque: He's got a dicky ticker. -
7 patraque
I.n. f. 'Timex', timepiece, watch. Quelle heure est-il à ta patraque? What time do you make it?II.adj.1. (of person): 'Out-of-sorts', 'poorly', unwell. Se sentir patraque: To feel under the weather. Avoir un palpitant patraque: To have a 'dicky ticker', to have cardiac problems.2. (of machinery, equipment, etc.): 'Wonky', worn-out. -
8 toquant
n. m. 'Ticker', heart. Son toquant bat la chamade! He's got a dicky ticker!
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Dicky — may refer to: Car boot, storage space in a car. Dicky (garment), a type of false shirt front Dicky Moe, a fictional whale in the Tom and Jerry series USS Dicky (SP 231), a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919 People… … Wikipedia
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dicky — n. See {dickey}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Dicky — rhymes with sicky and means you feel sick … The American's guide to speaking British
dicky — detached shirt front, 1811; a small bird, 1851; dim. of dick, but the applications are obscure in both cases … Etymology dictionary
dicky — ► ADJECTIVE (dickier, dickiest) Brit. informal ▪ not strong, healthy, or functioning reliably. ORIGIN perhaps from the given name Dick, in the old saying as queer as Dick s hatband … English terms dictionary
dicky — I UK [ˈdɪkɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms dicky : singular dicky plural dickies a false shirt front that a man can wear under a jacket II UK [ˈdɪkɪ] / US adjective Word forms dicky : adjective dicky comparative dickier superlative dickiest… … English dictionary
dicky — I. /ˈdɪki / (say dikee) noun (plural dickies) 1. a detachable shirt front, or blouse front. 2. a pinafore or apron. 3. a donkey, especially a male. 4. Also, dicky seat. a small additional seat at the outside or back of a vehicle; rumble seat.… …
dicky — dick|y1 [ˈdıki] adj BrE old fashioned [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Origin unknown] weak, and likely to break or not work properly dicky heart/ticker (=a heart that is weak and not very healthy) dicky 2 dicky2 dickey n [Date: 1700 1800; Origin:… … Dictionary of contemporary English
dicky — 1. n. (also dickey) (pl. ies or eys) colloq. 1 a false shirt front. 2 (in full dicky bird) a child s word for a little bird. 3 Brit. a driver s seat in a carriage. 4 Brit. an extra folding seat at the back of a vehicle. 5 (in full dicky bow) Brit … Useful english dictionary
