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1 dredge
dredge [dredʒ][+ river, mud] draguer[+ bottom of river, lake] draguer ; [+ unpleasant facts] déterrer* * *[dredʒ]transitive verb1) draguer [river]•Phrasal Verbs: -
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dredge [dredʒ]∎ they dredged the river for the body ils ont dragué le fleuve à la recherche du corps2 nounNautical drague fdraguer; figurative (scandal, unpleasant news) déterrer, ressortir;∎ to dredge sth up out of one's memory ressortir qch de sa mémoire;∎ where did you dredge these old photographs up from? où as-tu été repêcher ces vieilles photos? -
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5 drag
∎ to drag sth on or along the ground traîner qch par terre;∎ he dragged me to a concert il m'a traîné ou entraîné à un concert;∎ to drag sb out of bed tirer qn de son lit;∎ to drag sb through the courts traîner qn devant les tribunaux;∎ don't drag me into this! ne me mêlez pas à vos histoires!;∎ I had to drag the truth out of her il m'a fallu lui arracher la vérité;∎ Nautical to drag anchor chasser sur ses ancres;∎ to drag one's feet traîner les pieds;∎ figurative to drag one's feet or heels (over doing sth) tarder (à faire qch);∎ she dragged her feet over the decision elle a tardé à se décider;∎ the government has been accused of dragging its feet or heels over the issue on a accusé le gouvernement de montrer peu d'empressement à s'occuper de la question;∎ to drag sb's name through the mud traîner qn dans la boue(b) (search → pond, river) draguer;∎ they dragged the lake for the body ils ont dragué le lac à la recherche du corps(b) (hang behind) traîner, rester à l'arrière∎ the minutes dragged by les minutes s'étiraient;∎ the second act dragged le deuxième acte n'en finissait plus∎ to drag on or at a cigarette tirer des bouffées d'une cigarette∎ to drag and drop faire un glisser-lâcher3 noun(d) (handicap) entrave f, frein m;∎ unemployment is a drag on the economy le chômage est un frein pour l'économie(e) (trail of fox) piste f∎ he's a real drag! quel raseur!;∎ the exams are a real drag! quelle barbe ces examens!;∎ what a drag! quelle barbe!, c'est la barbe!∎ I had a drag on or of his cigarette j'ai tiré une bouffée de sa cigarette∎ in drag en travesti□∎ the main drag la rue principale□∎ she has a lot of drag elle a le bras long;∎ use your drag usez de votre influence□familiar (disco, show) de travestis□►► drag act numéro m de travesti(s);drag artist travesti m;Aviation & Cars drag coefficient, drag factor coefficient m de traînée;drag hunt drag m;familiar drag queen travelo m;Cars drag race course f de dragsters;Cars drag racer = participant à des courses de dragsters;Cars drag racing course f de dragsters(chair, toy) tirer, traîner; (person) traîner, entraîner;∎ to drag oneself along se traînerséparer de forceemmener de force;∎ I couldn't drag him away from his work je ne pouvais pas l'arracher à son travail;∎ I couldn't drag myself away j'étais cloué sur place∎ being rude only drags you down to his level être grossier ne fait que vous rabaisser à son niveauapporter (de force);∎ he insisted on dragging in the issue of housing il voulait à tout prix mettre la question du logement sur le tapis➲ drag onse prolonger, s'éterniser;∎ don't let the matter drag on ne laissez pas traîner l'affaire;∎ the day dragged on la journée s'éternisait ou n'en finissait pas∎ to drag on a cigarette tirer sur une cigarette∎ to drag out talks faire traîner des négociations∎ to drag the truth/a confession out of sb arracher la vérité/des aveux à qn;∎ I finally managed to drag out of him the reason why he was so upset j'ai finalement réussi à lui faire dire pourquoi il était si retourné(a) (affair, story) remettre sur le tapis, ressortir∎ humorous where were you dragged up? où donc as-tu été élevé? -
6 rake
rake [reɪk]1 noun(a) (in garden, casino) râteau m;∎ as thin as a rake maigre comme un clou(b) (libertine) roué m, libertin m(c) (slope → of seating, terrace) pente f(a) (soil, lawn, path) ratisser, râteler;∎ she raked the leaves into a pile elle ratissa les feuilles en tas∎ to rake one's memory fouiller dans ses souvenirs∎ his eyes raked the audience son regard parcourut l'assistance;∎ a searchlight raked the darkness un projecteur fouilla l'obscurité∎ machine-gun fire raked the trench le feu d'une mitrailleuse balaya la tranchée∎ to rake among or through fouiller dans∎ that shop is raking in a fortune ce magasin ramasse une fortune;∎ they must be raking it in ils doivent s'en mettre plein les pochesfamiliar (share of profits) empocher□, ramasser□ ;∎ he was raking off 10 percent of the profits il empochait ou ramassait 10 pour cent des bénéfices(b) (search out) dénicher(a) (soil, lawn, path) ratisser(b) figurative remuer;∎ why rake over the past? pourquoi remuer le passé?(b) (dredge up) déterrer;∎ to rake up sb's past fouiller dans le passé de qn;∎ to rake up an old quarrel raviver une ancienne querelle✾ Paint ✾ Music 'The Rake's Progress' Hogarth, Stravinsky 'La Carrière du roué' (tableau), 'Le Libertin' (opéra)
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