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1 gâteux
1. adjective( = sénile) [vieillard] senile2. masculine noun• (vieux) gâteux ( = sénile) doddering old man ; (pejorative = radoteur, imbécile) silly old duffer (inf)3. feminine noun* * *
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- euse gɑtø, øz adjectif ( avec l'âge) senileil est gâteux (colloq) avec sa fille — fig he's dotty about his daughter (colloq)
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nom masculin, féminin senile personvieux gâteux — (colloq) old dodderer (colloq)
* * *ɡɒtø, øz adj (-euse)* * *2. (familier) [stupide] gagale bébé les rend tous gâteux they are all completely besotted by the baby, they all go gaga over the baby————————, gâteuse [gatø, øz] nom masculin, nom féminin -
2 ramolli
I.n. m.1. Doddering old fogey.2. Halfwit, near-imbecile. (The full expression un ramolli du bulbe, referring either to a doddering geriatric or a near- idiotic person, reveals that it is the brain that has gone soft.)II.adj.1. 'Shagged', worn-out, exhausted.2. Doddering.3. Half-witted. -
3 cacochyme
cacochyme† adj doddery.[kakɔʃim] (littéraire) adjectif————————[kakɔʃim] (littéraire) nom masculin et féminin -
4 gaga
adjective* * *
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nom masculin et féminin dodderer (colloq)* * *ɡaɡa adj *gaga ** * *gaga○B nmf dodderer○.[gaga] (familier) adjectif————————[gaga] (familier) nom masculin et féminin -
5 bibard
n. m.1. 'Old fogey', doddering old man.2. 'Old soak', perpetually inebriated old man. -
6 birbe
n. m. (pej.):1. 'Burk', 'twit', imbecile.2. Vieux birbe: Old fogey, doddering geriatric. (With both meanings, the word has a connotative suggestion of one who wilfully or otherwise inflicts boredom.) -
7 encroûter
v. pronom.1. To 'get into a rut', to become staid.2. To start 'doddering', to become an old fogey. -
8 gaga
I.n. m. 'Yoghurt brain', old dodderer.II.adj. 'Soft in the head', doddering, in a state of senile decay. -
9 scrogneugneu
I.n. m. 'Old fuddy-duddy', doddering old martinet. (Where military men are concerned, a 'Colonel Blimp' type.)II.adj. Grumpy and officious.
См. также в других словарях:
doddering — adj. 1. shaking as from old age. Syn: doddery, shaking, tottering, tottery. [WordNet 1.5] 2. mentally or physically infirm with age. Syn: gaga, senile. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
doddering — UK [ˈdɒdərɪŋ] / US [ˈdɑdərɪŋ] or doddery UK [ˈdɒdərɪ] / US [ˈdɑdərɪ] adjective shaking slightly when you are walking or moving, especially because you are old … English dictionary
doddering — [adj] aged, feeble anile, decrepit, dotard, faltering, floundering, infirm, senile, shaky, tottering, trembling, unsteady, weak; concepts 314,488,578,797 Ant. agile, young, youthful … New thesaurus
doddering — [däd′ər iŋ] adj. shaky, tottering, or senile … English World dictionary
doddering — [[t]dɒ̱dərɪŋ[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n (disapproval) If you refer to someone as a doddering old man or woman, you are saying in a disrespectful way that they are old and not strong. ...a doddering old man making his will before he s too senile. Syn:… … English dictionary
doddering — /dod euhr ing/, adj. shaky or trembling, as from old age; tottering: a doddering old man. Also, doddery /dod euh ree/. [1735 45; DODDER1 + ING2] * * * … Universalium
doddering — dod|der|ing [ˈdɔdərıŋ US ˈda: ] adj shaking slightly and walking with difficulty because of old age ▪ a doddering old man >dodder v [I] … Dictionary of contemporary English
doddering — (= doddery), adjective a doddering patient who needs constant supervision Syn: tottering, tottery, staggering, shuffling, shambling, faltering, shaky, unsteady, wobbly; feeble, frail, weak … Thesaurus of popular words
doddering — dodder ► VERB ▪ be slow and unsteady. DERIVATIVES dodderer noun doddering adjective doddery adjective. ORIGIN variant of obsolete dialect dadder; related to DITHER(Cf. ↑dithery) … English terms dictionary
doddering — adjective mentally or physically infirm with age his mother was doddering and frail • Syn: ↑doddery, ↑gaga, ↑senile • Similar to: ↑old • Derivationally related forms: ↑senility … Useful english dictionary
doddering dillies — kiškio ašarėlės statusas T sritis vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Briza media angl. common quaking grass; cowquake; doddering dillies; intermediate quaking grass; perennial quaking grass; trembling grass vok. Flittergras; gemeines Zittergras;… … Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas
