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1 take (someone) down a peg (or two)
(to make (a proud person) more humble: We must find some way of taking her down a peg or two.) remettre (qqn) à sa placeEnglish-French dictionary > take (someone) down a peg (or two)
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2 take (someone) down a peg (or two)
(to make (a proud person) more humble: We must find some way of taking her down a peg or two.) remettre (qqn) à sa placeEnglish-French dictionary > take (someone) down a peg (or two)
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3 take (someone) down a peg (or two)
(to make (a proud person) more humble: We must find some way of taking her down a peg or two.) remettre (qqn) à sa placeEnglish-French dictionary > take (someone) down a peg (or two)
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4 take (someone) down a peg (or two)
(to make (a proud person) more humble: We must find some way of taking her down a peg or two.) remettre (qqn) à sa placeEnglish-French dictionary > take (someone) down a peg (or two)
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5 peg
1 noun(a) (for hat, coat) patère f;∎ figurative a peg to hang an argument on un prétexte de dispute, une excuse pour se disputer(d) (for tent) piquet m(e) (in mountaineering) piton m(f) (in croquet) piquet m(g) (of barrel) fausset m, fosset m∎ she's gone down a peg (or two) in my estimation elle a baissé d'un cran dans mon estime;∎ to bring or to take sb down a peg or two rabattre le caquet à qn, remettre qn à sa place(a) (fasten → gen) attacher; (→ with dowels) cheviller; (insert → stake) enfoncer, planter; (in mountaineering) pitonner;∎ he was pegging the washing on the line il accrochait le linge à la corde avec des pinces;∎ to peg a tent fixer une tente avec des piquets∎ oil was pegged at $20 a barrel le prix du pétrole était fixé à 20 dollars le baril;∎ to peg sth to the rate of inflation indexer qch sur le taux de l'inflation;∎ countries which have pegged their currencies to the euro les pays qui ont indexé leur monnaie sur l'euro;∎ export earnings are pegged to the exchange rate le revenu des exportations varie en fonction du taux de change►► familiar peg leg (wooden leg) jambe f de bois□, pilon□ m; (artificial leg) jambe f artificielle□ ; (person) = personne qui a une jambe de bois ou une jambe artificielle∎ she pegged away at her Latin elle bûchait son latin;∎ we're pegging away at the backlog petit à petit, nous rattrapons notre retard□(fasten down) fixer ou attacher (avec des piquets);∎ he pegged the tarpaulin down il fixa la bâche au sol avec des piquets➲ peg out(a) (hang out → washing) étendre(b) (mark out with pegs) piqueter(c) (in croquet) toucher le piquet final (et se retirer de la partie) -
6 peg
peg [peg]1. noun(wooden) cheville f ; (metal) fiche f ; (for coat, hat) patère f ; ( = tent peg) piquet m ; (British = clothes peg) pince f à linge( = fix) [+ object] fixer à l'aide de fiches (or de piquets etc) ; [+ prices, wages] stabiliser* * *[peg] 1.1) ( to hang garment) patère f2) GB (also clothes peg) pince f à linge3) ( to mark place) piquet m4) (in carpentry, music) cheville f5) Economics indice m6) ( barrel stop) fausset m2.transitive verb (p prés etc - gg-)1) ( fasten cloth)to peg something on ou onto a line — accrocher quelque chose sur une corde avec des pinces
to peg something down ou in place — fixer quelque chose avec des piquets
2) ( fasten wood) cheviller (to à; together ensemble)3) Economics indexer (to sur)to peg something at 10% — indexer quelque chose à 10%
4) US ( characterize) cataloguer•Phrasal Verbs:- peg away••to take ou bring somebody down a peg (or two) — (colloq) remettre quelqu'un à sa place
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7 peg
A n1 ( to hang garment) patère f ;4 ( in carpentry) cheville f ;5 ( for tuning) cheville f ;6 Econ indice m ;7 ( barrel stop) fausset m ;8 ( piton) piton m ;1 ( fasten cloth) to peg sth on ou onto a line accrocher qch sur une corde avec des pinces [washing] ; to peg sth down ou in place fixer qch avec des piquets [fabric, tent] ;2 ( fasten wood) cheviller (to à ; together ensemble) ;3 Econ indexer [price, currency, rate] (to sur) ; to peg sth at 10%/at present levels indexer qch à 10%/au niveau actuel ; to peg sth for 12 months indexer qch pour une durée de 12 mois ;to be a square peg (in a round hole) ne pas être dans son élément ; to be taken ou brought down a peg (or two) ○ être rabaissé d'un cran (ou deux) ; to take ou bring sb down a peg (or two) ○ remettre qn à sa place ; to use sth as a peg (to hang a discussion/a theory on) se servir de qch comme prétexte (pour entamer la discussion/exposer une théorie).■ peg away ○ travailler ferme, bosser ○ (at sur).■ peg out:▶ peg out [sth], peg [sth] out2 ( stake out) délimiter [land] ;3 ( spread out) tendre [qch] avec des piquets [hide]. -
8 peg
[peɡ] 1. noun1) (a usually short, not very thick, piece of wood, metal etc used to fasten or mark something: There were four pegs stuck in the ground.) piquet2) (a hook on a wall or door for hanging clothes etc on: Hang your clothes on the pegs in the cupboard.) patère3) ((also clothes-peg) a wooden or plastic clip for holding clothes etc to a rope while drying.) pince à linge2. verb(to fasten with a peg: She pegged the clothes on the washing-line.) accrocher- take someone down a peg or two- take down a peg or two - take someone down a peg - take down a peg -
9 knock
A n1 ( blow) coup m ; a knock on the head un coup sur la tête ; to take a knock prendre un coup ; a knock with a hammer un coup de marteau ; a knock at the door un coup à la porte ; I'll give you a knock at 7.30 je frapperai à ta porte à 7 h 30 ; I thought I heard a knock je crois qu'on a frappé ;2 onomat knock! knock! toc! toc! ;3 fig ( setback) coup m ; to take a knock en prendre un coup ; it gave his confidence a knock son assurance en a pris un coup ; I've had worse knocks j'ai subi pire que ça ; you must learn to take the knocks tu dois apprendre à encaisser ○ (les coups).B vtr1 ( strike) cogner [object] ; to knock one's head/arm on sth se cogner la tête/le bras contre qch ; to knock sb on the head/arm with sth donner un coup sur la tête/le bras de qn avec qch ; to knock sb/sth into/against/across projeter qn/qch dans/contre/à travers ; to knock sb unconscious ou senseless ou silly ○ [person, object, blow] assommer qn ; to knock a hole in sth faire un trou dans qch ; to knock sth straight/flat redresser/aplatir qch ; to knock two rooms into one abattre la cloison entre deux pièces ;2 ( cause to move) to knock sth off ou out of sth faire tomber qch de qch ; to knock sb/sth over sth envoyer qn/qch par-dessus qch ; to knock sb/sth to the ground faire tomber qn/qch par terre ; she knocked the ball into the pond elle a envoyé la balle dans l'étang ; to knock a nail/peg into sth enfoncer un clou/une cheville dans qch ; to knock the handle off the jug casser l'anse du pot ; to knock sb off his feet [blast, wave] soulever qn ; to knock sb/sth out of the way écarter qn/qch ; to knock sb flat étendre qn par terre ;3 ( beat) to knock the enthusiasm/spirit out of sb faire perdre son enthousiasme/sa joie de vivre à qn ; I'll knock that stupid smile off his face je vais lui faire passer ce sourire stupide ; that will knock a bit of sense into him ça va peut-être lui inculquer un peu de bon sens ;4 ○ ( criticize) critiquer [method, opposition, achievement] ; dénigrer [person] ; don't knock it! hum arrête de critiquer!C vi1 ( make sound) ( involuntarily) [branch, object] cogner (on, against contre) ; ( deliberately) [person] frapper (at, on à) ; [engine, water pipes] cogner ;his knees were knocking ses genoux tremblaient, tellement il avait peur ; to knock sth on the head ○ mettre fin à qch ; to be knocking on a bit ○ commencer à se faire vieux ; it must be knocking on ○ 30 years since… ça ne doit pas faire loin de 30 ans que… ; I'll knock your heads together! je vous ferai entendre raison!■ knock about ○, knock around ○:▶ knock about traîner ;▶ knock about [sth] [object] traîner dans [house, area] ; to knock about with sb ○ fréquenter qn ; to knock about together ○ [adults] se fréquenter ;▶ knock [sb] about ○ malmener ;▶ knock [sth] about2 Sport let's just knock the ball about faisons juste des balles.■ knock back:▶ knock back [sth], knock [sth] back2 ○ ( swallow) descendre ○ [drink] ;▶ knock [sb] back2 ○ ( cost) that dress must have knocked her back a few quid ○ cette robe a dû lui coûter une fortune ;3 ( refuse) jeter ○ [person].■ knock down:▶ knock [sb/sth] down, knock down [sb/sth]1 ( cause to fall) ( deliberately) [aggressor] jeter [qn] à terre [victim, opponent] ; [police] défoncer [door] ; [builder] abattre [building] ; ( accidentally) [person, vehicle, animal] renverser [person, object] ; [lightning, wind] abattre [tree, fence] ; fig [person] abattre [obstacle, barrier] ;2 ( reduce) [buyer] faire baisser [price] ; [seller] baisser [price] ; I managed to knock him down by a few pounds j'ai réussi à le faire baisser de plusieurs livres ;■ knock in:▶ knock [sth] in, knock in [sth] ( deliberately) [person] planter [nail, peg] ; [golfer] rentrer ○ [ball] ; ( accidentally) [blow] enfoncer [side, top].■ knock into:▶ knock into [sb/sth] heurter.■ knock off:▶ knock off ○ [worker] arrêter de travailler ;▶ knock [sb/sth] off, knock off [sb/sth]1 ( cause to fall) [person, blow, force] faire tomber [person, object] ; [movement, blow] désarçonner [rider] ; [person] écarter [insect] ; [wind, person] décapiter [flower heads] ; [person, blow] desceller [handle, end, car mirror] ;2 ( reduce) I'll knock £10 off for you je vous ferai une réduction de 10 livres ; she wouldn't knock anything off elle ne voulait faire aucune réduction ; he knocked 20% off the bill il a déduit 20% de la note ;3 ○ ( steal) subtiliser [car, object] ;4 ○ ( stop) knock it off! ça suffit! ;5 ◑ ( have sex with) culbuter ◑ [person].■ knock out:▶ knock [sb/sth] out, knock out [sb/sth]1 ( dislodge) [person, blow] casser [tooth] ; [blast] souffler [window] ; [person, blow] arracher [peg, nail, support] ; [person] vider [contents] ;2 ( make unconscious) [person, blow] assommer [person, animal] ; [drug] endormir [person, animal] ; [boxer] mettre [qn] au tapis [opponent] ; don't drink the punch, it will knock you out! ne bois pas le punch, ça va t'assommer! ; all that walking has knocked him out ○ ça l'a épuisé de marcher si longtemps ;3 ( destroy) [enemy, shell] faire sauter [tank] ; [enemy, shell] mettre [qch] hors service [factory] ; [strike action, breakdown] paralyser [production, service] ;7 ○ ( overwhelm) [performance, appearance, good news] émerveiller [person] ; [bad news] consterner ;1 ( become unconscious) s'assommer ;2 ○ ( become exhausted) s'éreinter ○.■ knock over:▶ knock [sb/sth] over, knock over [sb/sth] [person, animal, vehicle, force] renverser [person, animal, object].■ knock through Constr you could knock through into the dining-room vous pourriez abattre le mur de la salle à manger.▶ knock together [knees, objects] s'entrechoquer ;▶ knock [sth] together, knock together [sth] ○1 ( create) bricoler [furniture, shelter] ; confectionner [meal] ; mettre [qch] sur pied [show, reception] ;2 ( bang together) cogner l'un contre l'autre ; they need their heads knocking together fig ils auraient besoin d'une bonne leçon.■ knock up:▶ knock [sth] up, knock up [sth]▶ knock [sb] up, knock up [sb]1 ( awaken) réveiller [person] ;2 ○ ( exhaust) mettre [qn] à plat ○ ;3 ◑ ( make pregnant) mettre [qn] en cloque ○. -
10 pin
pin [pɪn]épingle ⇒ 1 (a) punaise ⇒ 1 (a) broche ⇒ 1 (b), 1 (e), 1 (f) cheville ⇒ 1 (d) épingler ⇒ 2 (a) punaiser ⇒ 2 (a) immobiliser ⇒ 2 (b) cheviller ⇒ 2 (c)1 noun∎ she took a pin from her hair elle enleva une épingle de ses cheveux;∎ you could have heard a pin drop on aurait entendu voler une mouche;∎ as bright or clean as a new pin propre comme un sou neuf;∎ for two pins I'd let the whole thing drop il ne faudrait pas beaucoup me pousser pour que je laisse tout tomber;∎ he doesn't care two pins about it il s'en moque complètement∎ he's a bit unsteady on his pins il ne tient pas bien sur ses guibolles(d) (peg → in piano, violin) cheville f; (→ in hinge, pulley) goujon m; (→ in hand grenade) goupille f;∎ (firing) pin percuteur m;∎ two-pin plug prise f à deux broches(g) (in skittles, bowling) quille f∎ she had a brooch pinned to her jacket elle portait une broche épinglée à sa veste;∎ there was a sign pinned to the door un écriteau était punaisé sur la porte;∎ figurative to pin one's hopes on sb/sth mettre tous ses espoirs dans qn/qch;∎ to pin one's faith on sb placer sa foi en qn;∎ the crime was pinned on James c'est James qu'on a accusé du délit, on a mis le délit sur le dos de James;∎ they pinned the blame on the shop assistant ils ont rejeté la responsabilité sur la vendeuse, ils ont mis ça sur le dos de la vendeuse;∎ you can't pin this on me tu ne peux pas me mettre ça sur le dos(b) (immobilize) immobiliser, coincer;∎ they pinned his arms behind his back ils lui ont coincé les bras derrière le dos;∎ to pin sb to the ground/against a wall clouer qn au sol/contre un mur;∎ she was pinned under a boulder elle était coincée ou bloquée sous un rocher(c) Technology cheviller, goupiller, mettre une goupille à►► Ornithology pin feather plume f naissante, sicot m;pin money argent m de poche;∎ she works at weekends to earn a bit of pin money elle travaille le week-end pour se faire un peu d'argent pour ses menus plaisirs;familiar pins and needles fourmillements□ mpl;∎ I've got pins and needles in my arm j'ai des fourmis dans le bras□, je ne sens plus mon bras;∎ American to be on pins and needles trépigner d'impatience□, ronger son frein□ ;Sewing pin tuck nervure f;pin wheel (on printer) roue f à picots∎ pin back your ears! ouvrez vos oreilles!, écoutez bien!□(a) (with pin or pins) fixer avec une épingle/des épingles; (with drawing pin or pins) fixer avec une punaise/des punaises∎ his legs were pinned down by the fallen tree ses jambes étaient coincées sous l'arbre;∎ he had me pinned down il m'avait coincé;∎ pinned down by enemy fire coincé par le feu de l'ennemi(c) (define clearly → difference, meaning) mettre le doigt sur, cerner avec précision;∎ a feeling that's difficult to pin down un sentiment qu'il est difficile d'isoler ou d'identifier;∎ it's difficult to pin it down c'est difficile de mettre le doigt dessus∎ try to pin her down to a definite schedule essayez d'obtenir d'elle un planning définitif;∎ he doesn't want to be pinned down il veut avoir les coudées franches, il tient à garder sa liberté de manœuvreépingler, attacher avec une épingle/des épingles∎ she wears her hair pinned up elle porte ses cheveux relevés en chignon -
11 bang
A n1 ( noise) (of gun, firework, bomb, burst balloon) détonation f, boum m ; (of door, window) claquement m ; to hear a loud bang entendre une forte détonation or un grand boum ;C adv ○ bang in the middle en plein centre ; to arrive bang on time arriver à l'heure pile ; bang on target lit en plein dans le mille ; production is bang on target on a atteint pile ○ nos objectifs de production ; the technology is bang up to date la technologie est des plus récentes.E vtr1 ( place sth noisily) to bang sth down on poser bruyamment qch sur ; to bang down the receiver raccrocher brutalement ;2 ( causing pain) to bang one's head se cogner la tête (on contre) ; I'll bang your heads together! ( to two children) vous allez recevoir tous les deux des claques! ;3 ( strike) taper sur [drum, saucepan] ; to bang one's fist on the table, to bang the table with one's fist taper du poing sur la table ;4 ( slam) claquer [door, window] ;5 ● ( have sex with) se taper ● [woman].F vi1 ( strike) to bang on cogner à [wall, door] ; he banged on the table with his fist il a tapé du poing sur la table ; to bang against se cogner contre [table, chair] ;2 ( make noise) [door, shutter] claquer ; to bang shut se fermer en claquant ; to bang in the wind claquer au vent ;3 ● ( have sex) baiser ●.bang goes ○ my holiday/my promotion je peux dire adieu à mes vacances/ma promotion ; to go out with a bang finir avec un grand éclat.■ bang in:▶ bang [sth] in, bang in [sth] enfoncer [nail, peg, tack] (with à coups de).■ bang into:▶ bang into [sb/sth] heurter.■ bang on about GB:▶ bang on about [sth] ○ rabâcher [subject].■ bang up:▶ bang [sb] up, bang up [sb] GB ( put in jail) boucler ○ ; to be banged up for five years être bouclé pour cinq ans.
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