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1 fishy
fishy [ˈfɪ∫ɪ]a. [smell] de poisson* * *['fɪʃɪ]1) lit [smell, taste] de poisson2) (colloq) fig ( suspect) louche (colloq) -
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(a) (smell, taste) de poisson∎ there's something fishy going on il se passe quelque chose de louche;∎ there's something fishy about her alibi il y a quelque chose qui ne colle pas dans son alibi -
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1 lit [smell, taste] de poisson ;2 ○ fig ( suspect) louche ○, douteux/-euse ; it sounds a bit fishy to me ça m'a l'air plutôt louche ○, ça ne me paraît pas très catholique. -
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1) (of or like a fish: a fishy smell.) de poisson2) (odd or suspicious: There's something fishy about that man.) louche -
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adj.fam. suspect; louche; douteux; qui ne sent pas bonEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > fishy
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6 funny
funny [ˈfʌnɪ]1. adjectivea. ( = amusing) [person, story, film] drôle ; [voice, walk] comique• what's so funny? qu'est-ce qu'il y a de drôle ?• to feel funny ( = ill) se sentir tout drôle• don't try anything funny! (inf) ne fais pas le malin (or la maligne) !2. compounds* * *['fʌnɪ] 1.it's funny that she hasn't phoned — c'est drôle or bizarre qu'elle n'ait pas appelé
2.to feel funny — (colloq) se sentir tout/-e chose (colloq)
adverb (colloq) [walk, talk, act] bizarrement, drôlement•• -
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(a) (notice an odour of) sentir;∎ to smell gas sentir le gaz, American sentir le gaz ou l'essence;∎ I can smell (something) burning (je trouve que) ça sent le brûlé;∎ she smelt or she could smell alcohol on his breath elle s'aperçut que son haleine sentait l'alcool∎ to smell a rat flairer quelque chose de louche∎ she smelt the cream to see if it was fresh elle a senti la crème pour voir si elle était fraîche(a) (have odour) sentir;∎ to smell good or sweet sentir bon;∎ to smell bad sentir mauvais;∎ it smells musty ça sent le renfermé;∎ that soup smells delicious! cette soupe sent délicieusement bon!;∎ what does it smell of or like? qu'est-ce que ça sent?;∎ it smells of lavender ça sent la lavande;∎ it smells like lavender on dirait de la lavande;∎ figurative to smell of treachery/hypocrisy sentir la trahison/l'hypocrisie;∎ familiar to smell fishy sembler louche□(b) (have bad odour) sentir (mauvais);∎ it smells (awful) in here! ça pue ici!;∎ his breath smells il a mauvaise haleine;∎ the dog smells le chien sent mauvais ou pue∎ he can't smell il n'a pas d'odorat;∎ you smell with your nose le nez sert à sentir3 noun∎ he has no sense of smell il n'a pas d'odorat;∎ I've lost my sense of smell j'ai perdu l'odorat;∎ to have a keen sense of smell avoir le nez fin; (dog etc) avoir beaucoup de flair(b) (odour) odeur f; (of flowers, fruit) parfum m; (bad odour) mauvaise odeur f; (stench) puanteur f;∎ there's a bad smell ça sent mauvais;∎ what's that smell? quelle est cette odeur?;∎ there's a strong smell of gas in here il y a une forte odeur de gaz ici;∎ there was a smell of burning in the kitchen il y avait une odeur de brûlé dans la cuisine;∎ the smell of onions cooking l'odeur f d'oignons qui cuisent;∎ there was a lovely smell of lavender ça sentait bon la lavande;∎ it has no smell ça n'a pas d'odeur;∎ natural gas has no smell le gaz naturel n'a pas d'odeur ou est inodore;∎ what an awful smell! qu'est-ce que ça sent mauvais!;∎ figurative the smell of defeat/fear l'odeur f de la défaite/de la peur;∎ figurative I don't like the smell of this at all ça ne me plaît pas du tout, c'est louche∎ to have or take a smell of sth sentir qch, renifler qch;∎ have a smell of this sentez-moi ça(a) (of dog) dénicher en flairant; figurative (of person) découvrir, dépister; (secret, conspiracy) découvrir(b) his cigarettes are smelling the office out ses cigarettes empestent ou empuantissent le bureau
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