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1 quatre
quatre [katʀ]a. four• dire à qn ses quatre vérités to tell sb a few plain or home truths• je n'ai pas quatre bras ! (inf) I've only got one pair of hands!* * *katʀadjectif invariable, pronom, nom masculin invariable four••dire ses quatre vérités (colloq) à quelqu'un — to tell somebody a few home truths
je vais leur parler entre quatre yeux or quat'zyeux — (colloq) I'm going to talk to them face to face
monter/descendre (un escalier) quatre à quatre — to go up/to go down the stairs four at a time
être entre quatre planches — (colloq) to be six feet under
* * *katʀ1. num1) MATHÉMATIQUE fourIl est quatre heures du matin. — It's four in the morning.
Il a quatre ans. — He's four., He's four years old.
Il est né le quatre février. — He was born on the fourth of February.
quatre à quatre [monter, descendre] — four at a time
Todd a fait les quatre cents coups dans sa jeunesse. — Todd was a bit wild in his youth.
2. nm* * *dire à qn ses quatre vérités to tell sb a few home truths; faire les quatre volontés de qn to give in to sb's every whim; être tiré à quatre épingles to be dressed up to the nines○; manger comme quatre to eat like a horse; ne pas y aller par quatre chemins not to beat about the bush; ils se sont dispersés aux quatre vents they scattered to the four winds; je vais leur parler entre quatre yeux or quat'zyeux○ I'm going to talk to them face to face; monter/descendre (un escalier) quatre à quatre to go up/down the stairs four at a time; être entre quatre planches to be six feet under.[katr] déterminant1. fourvoir aussi link=cinq cinq2. AUTOMOBILE4 x 4 → link=quatre-quatre quatre-quatre3. (locution)il lui fallait se tenir à quatre pour ne pas rire/parler he had to bite his lip not to laugh/to bite his tongue not to speakfaire les quatre cents coups: il a fait les quatre cents coups dans sa jeunesse he sowed his wild oats when he was youngil n'y est pas allé par quatre chemins he came straight to the point ou didn't beat about the bushjouer aux quatre coins JEUXto run from one corner of a room to another trying to reach a corner before the player standing in the middleêtre tiré à quatre épingles to be immaculately dressed ou dressed to the ninesse mettre en quatre pour quelqu'un to go to no end of trouble ou to bend over backwards for somebody————————[katr] nom masculin invariable1. [nombre] fourà quatre mains MUSIQUE locution adjectivaleà quatre mains MUSIQUE locution adverbialeà quatre pattes locution adverbiale————————comme quatre locution adverbialeboire/manger/parler comme quatre to eat/to drink/to talk a lot -
2 trente
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3 trente(-)et(-)un
se mettre sur son trente(-)et(-)un○ to dress up to the nines; être sur son trente(-)et(-)un○ to be dressed up to the nines. -
4 trenteetun
tʀɑ̃teœ̃= trente-et-unadjectif invariable, pronom thirty-one••être sur son trente et un — (colloq) to be dressed up to the nines
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5 saper
saper [sape]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb2. reflexive verb* * *sape
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verbe transitif ( détruire) to undermine [mur, falaise, moral]
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(colloq) se saper verbe pronominal1) ( s'habiller) to dressêtre bien/mal sapé — to be well/badly dressed
2) ( s'habiller bien) to dress up to the nines (colloq)* * *sape vtto undermine, to sap* * *saper verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( détruire) to undermine [mur, falaise, moral];2 ○( vêtir) to dress.B ○ se saper vpr1 ( s'habiller) to dress; être bien/mal sapé to be well/badly dressed;2 ( s'habiller bien) to dress up to the nines○.[sape] verbe transitif2. (familier) [habiller] to dress————————se saper (familier) verbe pronominal————————se saper (familier) verbe pronominal intransitif -
6 neuf
I.neuf1 [nœf]II.neuf2, neuve [nœf, nœv]1. adjective• « TV (état neuf) » "TV (as new)"2. masculine noun• quoi de neuf ? what's new?• remettre or refaire qch à neuf to make sth as good as new* * *
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1. nœfadjectif invariable, pronom nine
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nom masculin invariable ninefaire la preuve par neuf — Mathématique to cast out the nines
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neuve nœf, nœv adjectif new‘état neuf’ — ‘as new’
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nom masculin invariable new••faire peau neuve — [bâtiment] to undergo a transformation; [personne] to transform one's image
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Claire a neuf ans. — Claire's nine.
Il est neuf heures du matin. — It's nine in the morning.
II (neuve)1. adj1) (= non usagé) new2) (= nouveau) (regard, idées) new2. nmremettre à neuf — to do up, to refurbish
* * *I.A adj inv, pron nine.II.A adj new; comme neuf as new; tout neuf brand new; bonheur tout neuf new-found happiness; voir qch d'un regard neuf, porter un regard neuf sur qch to look at sth in a new light; ‘état neuf’ ‘as new’; ⇒ sang.B nm inv new; quelque chose/rien de neuf something/nothing new; il y a du neuf there's something new; quoi de neuf? what's new?; l'attrait du neuf the appeal of the new; acheter du neuf to buy new; être habillé de neuf to be dressed in new clothes; refaire/remettre/repeindre qch à neuf to re-do/renovate/repaint sth completely; donner un coup de neuf à qch to spruce sth up; redonner à qch le brillant or l'éclat du neuf to make sth look like new; faire du neuf avec du vieux to revamp things.faire peau neuve [bâtiment] to undergo a transformation; [personne] to transform one's image; [société] to transform its image.I( féminin neuve) [nɶf, nɶv, devant ans, heures et hommes nɶv ] adjectif1. [n'ayant jamais servi] newporter un regard neuf sur quelqu'un/quelque chose to take a fresh look at somebody/somethingconnaissances toutes neuves newly-acquired ou freshly-acquired knowledgeil est encore (un peu) neuf en matière de... he's still (relatively) new ou a (relative) newcomer to...neuf nom masculin1. [objets nouveaux]ici, on vend du neuf et de l'occasion here we sell both new and second-hand items2. [informations nouvelles]qu'est-ce qu'il y a de ou quoi de neuf? what's new?à neuf locution adverbialeun devis pour la remise à neuf du local/moteur an estimate for doing up the premises/overhauling the enginej'ai remis ou refait la maison à neuf I did up the house like new————————coup de neuf nom masculinII[nɶf] déterminant1. nine2. [dans des séries]voir aussi link=cinq cinq————————[nɶf] nom masculin invariablevoir aussi link=cinq cinq -
7 tralala
n. m.1. 'Showy' get-up. Arriver en grand tralala: To go somewhere overdressed. (The 'dressed-to-the-nines' image is acceptable according to context.)2. Faire du (also: tout un) tralala: To 'make a song-and-dance about something', to make a big fuss about personal achievements. Quand sa fille s'est mariée, elle a fait tout un tralala! When their daughter got wed, she turned it into a state occasion!3. Et tout le tralala: 'And the whole show'—'And all the works'—And all the paraphernalia. -
8 épingle
n. f.1. Tirer son épingle du jeu: To 'pull out in time', to save one's stakes in a tricky venture.2. Monter quelque chose en épingle: To make a song- and-dance about something, to draw attention to it.3. Etre tiré à quatre épingles: To be 'dressed to the nines', to look a proper fashion-plate.4. Ramasser des épingles (joc. & iron.): To go looking for the 'golden rivet', to practise passive sodomy. -
9 nipper
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