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1 explétif
ɛkspletif, iv adj (-ive)LINGUISTIQUE expletive* * *A adj expletive.B nm expletive.le "ne" explétif "ne" used as an expletive -
2 cheville
c black cheville [∫(ə)vij]feminine nouna. [de pied] ankle* * *ʃ(ə)vij1) Anatomie ankle3) ( d'instrument de musique) peg4) ( de boucherie) butcher's hook5) ( dans un poème) pej padding [U] péj•Phrasal Verbs:••être en cheville avec — (colloq) to be in cahoots with (colloq)
* * *ʃ(ə)vij nf1) ANATOMIE ankle2) [bois] peg, (pour enfoncer une vis) plug* * *cheville ⇒ Le corps humain nf1 Anat ankle; avoir la cheville fine/bien prise to have slender/well-turned ankles; jupe qui arrive à la cheville ankle-length skirt; on avait de l'eau jusqu'aux chevilles we were ankle-deep in water; l'eau nous arrivait aux chevilles the water came up to our ankles;3 ( d'instrument de musique) peg; une cheville d'accord a tuning peg;4 ( de boucherie) butcher's hook; vente à la cheville wholesale butchery trade; acheter/vendre à la cheville to buy/sell meat wholesale;il n'arrive pas à la cheville de sa sœur he can't hold a candle to his sister; avoir les chevilles qui enflent to get big-headed; être en cheville avec qn○ to be in cahoots with sb○.[ʃ(ə)vij] nom fémininils avaient de la boue jusqu'aux chevilles, la boue leur arrivait aux chevilles they were ankle-deep in mud, the mud came up to their ankles2. MENUISERIE [pour visser] plug[pour boucher] dowel5. [de boucher] hooken cheville locution adverbiale -
3 ne
ne [nə]adverb━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► ne becomes n' before a vowel or silent h.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Pour les structures de type ne... pas, ne... plus, rien ne, reportez-vous aussi à l'autre mot.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► ne... que only• il n'y a que lui pour dire des choses pareilles ! only he would say such things!b. (après "que") je crains qu'il ne soit vexé I am afraid he is offended* * *nəNote: ne, adverbe de négation, n'a pas d'équivalent exact en anglaisGénéralement, la forme négative se construit avec un auxiliaire ou un verbe modal accompagné d'une négation: je ne sais pas = I don't know; je ne peux pas = I can't, I cannot; il n'a pas répondu = he didn't answerPour ne utilisé avec pas, jamais, guère, rien, plus, aucun, personne etc, on se reportera à l'article correspondant(n' before vowel or mute h) adverbeil ne pense qu'à s'amuser — he only thinks of enjoying himself, he thinks of nothing but enjoying himself
si l'avion est trop cher, il n'a qu'à prendre le train — if flying is too expensive he can take the train
* * *ne né, -e1. ppSee:Elle est née en 1980. — She was born in 1980.
né de... et de... — son of... and of...
née de... et de... — daughter of... and of...
2. adj* * *ne (n' before vowel or mute h) adv❢ Ne, adverbe de négation, n'a pas d'équivalent exact en anglais. Généralement, la forme négative se construit avec un auxiliaire ou un verbe modal accompagné d'une négation: je ne sais pas = I don't know; je ne peux pas = I can't, I cannot; il n'a pas répondu = he didn't answer. Pour ne utilisé avec pas, jamais, guère, rien, plus, aucun, personne etc, on se reportera à l'article correspondant. ne + verbe + que est traité dans l'article ci-dessous. je n'ai que 10 euros I've only got 10 euros; ce n'est qu'une égratignure it's only a scratch, it's nothing but a scratch; il n'y avait que lui dans la salle there was nobody but him in the room, he was the only person in the room; tu n'avais qu'à le dire! you only had to say so!; si tu veux que je t'aide tu n'as qu'à le dire if you need help you only have to tell me; il ne mange que des nouilles he eats nothing but noodles, he only eats noodles; il ne pense qu'à s'amuser he only thinks of enjoying himself, he thinks of nothing but enjoying himself; elle ne fait que (de) se plaindre she does nothing but complain; il n'y a qu'elle qui comprenne only she understands; il n'y a que lui pour être aussi désagréable only he can be so unpleasant; tu n'es qu'un raté you're nothing but a loser○; si l'avion est trop cher, il n'a qu'à prendre le train if flying is too expensive he can take the train.[nə] (devant voyelle ou 'h' muet n' [n]) adverbeA.[EN CORRÉLATION AVEC UN MOT NÉGATIF]dans des négativesje n'ai rien vu I saw nothing, I didn't see anythingB.[EN CORRÉLATION AVEC 'QUE'] [dans une explication]C.[EMPLOYÉ SEUL]1. (soutenu) [avec une valeur négative]je lui demanderais, si ma timidité ne m'en empêchait I would ask him if I were not so shyque ne le disais-tu plus tôt? why didn't you say so earlier!, if only you had said so earlier!n'était son grand âge, je l'aurais congédié (littéraire) had it not been for his advanced age, I would have dismissed him2. (soutenu) [avec une valeur explétive]sa seule crainte, c'était qu'on ne le renvoyât all he was afraid of ou his only fear was of being dismissed -
4 sacre
sacre [sakʀ]masculine nouna. [de roi] coronation ; [d'évêque] consecration* * *sakʀle Sacre du Printemps — Musique The Rite of Spring
* * *sakʀ nm1) [roi] coronation2) [prêtre] consecration* * *sacre nm ( de roi) coronation; ( d'évêque) consecration; il a reçu le sacre du prix Nobel fig he has been honouredGB with the Nobel prize; le Sacre du Printemps Mus The Rite of Spring.[sakr] nom masculin1. [d'un empereur] coronation and anointment[d'un évêque] consecration2. MUSIQUE -
5 arabe
adj.1. Fourbi arabe: 'Tricky business', a very complicated state of affairs.2. Téléphone arabe: 'Grapevine', word-of-mouth transmission of news. J'ai eu ça par le téléphone arabe: I heard it through some chaps at work.3. Merde arabe! Blast! (The adjunction of arabe would seem to jocularize and soften the expletive.) -
6 bonhomme
n. m.1. Aller son petit bonhomme de chemin: To 'do one's own thing', to go one's own sweet way.2. Ça suit son petit bonhomme de chemin: Things are following their natural course.3. Nom d'un petit bonhomme! (mild expletive): By Jove! — By jiminy! -
7 Cambronne
Proper name. Le mot de Cambronne: Euphemistic equivalent to merde. (General Cambronne is reputed to have uttered this expletive when asked to surrender at Waterloo.) Je lui ai dit le mot de Cambronne: I told him to get knotted! -
8 crotte
n. f.1. (interj.): Blast! — Drat! ( Crotte is a milder and more acceptable expletive than merde!.)2. C'est de la crotte de bique: It's a load of rubbish—It's worthless. -
9 merde
n. f.1. 'Shit', 'crap', excrement.2. Une merde (of person): A 'turd', a despicable character.3. 'Crap', rubbish, useless stuff. Qu'est-ce que vous voulez que je foute avec toute cette merde?! What do you expect me to do with all this Junk?!4. Ne pas se prendre pour de la merde: To think the world of oneself.5. Semer la merde: To get everyone in a panic.6. Etre dans la merde ( jusqu'au cou): To 'be in the soup', to 'be (deep) in it', to be in a (right old) fix.7. Traîner quelqu'un dans la merde: To resort to smear tactics.8. Merde alors! This expletive is only translatable in its spoken context. It is very much a case of who says what; on certain lips, it can be jocular and near-meaningless, on others, near-blasphemous.a To tell someone to 'get knotted', to tell someone where he can go (i.e. to hell!).b To wish someone luck. (It is interesting to note that coming in contact with excrement, i.e. walking in animal faeces, is deemed in France to bring luck, probably a consolation for having soiled one's shoes! Likewise, wishing someone merde is considered as a good luck omen, the ultimate being to wish someone Merde puissance treize: Good luck to the power of thirteen.)10. Oui ou merde?! For God's sake, make your mind up!11. Faire sa merde: To 'strut about', to act important.12. (Typographers' slang): Printers' ink.13. (Aviation slang): 'Pea-soup', thick mantle of fog.14. (Drugs): 'Hash', hashish.15. Piquer une merde (sch.): To get 0/20. -
10 miel
n. m.1. Un miet (of 'job', enterprise verging on the illegal): A doddle, an easy task. C'est du miel! It's as easy as pie! (also: c'est un pur miel!).2. Miel! Oh sugar! — Drat! — Damn and blast! (Miel! is a euphemistic alternative to the expletive merde!) -
11 mince
interj. Euphemistic equivalent to the expletive merde! expressing surprise, admiration, incredulity. Mince alors! Crumbs! — Golly! — By Jove! Mince de rigolade! What a lark! — How funny! Mince de bouffe! Some nosh! -
12 sacré
adj. intensifier.1. Expletive expressions such as bordel de merde!—nom de nom! become more potent when preceded by sacré.2. According to the context, sacré can crystallize admiration as in une sacrée idée: one hell of a good idea; envy as in avoir un sacré pot: to have the luck of the devil; or contempt as in une sacrée fripouille (of man): an out-and-out swine. -
13 tonnerre
n. m.1. Du tonnerre: 'Fab', fantastic. lls'est payé une bagnole du tonnerre! He bought himself a really smashing motor car!2. Tonnerre de Dieu! Well, blow me! — Strewth! — Stone the crows! (This expletive and its English equivalents can be judged as equally dated.)3. Habiter au tonnerre de Dieu: To live 'at the back-of-beyond', far away.
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