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1 plumer
plumer [plyme]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verba. [+ volaille] to pluck* * *plyme1) to pluck [oiseau]2) (colloq) to fleece (colloq) [personne]se faire plumer — to be ripped off (colloq) ou fleeced (colloq)
* * *plyme vt* * *plumer verb table: aimer vtr1 to pluck [oiseau];[plyme] verbe transitif1. [oiseau] to pluck2. (familier) [escroquer] to fleece -
2 étriller
étriller [etʀije]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb[+ cheval] to curry-comb* * *etʀije1) ( nettoyer) to curry2) ( critiquer) to tear to pieces* * *etʀije vt1) [cheval] to curry2) * (= battre) to slaughter fig* * *étriller verb table: aimer vtr1 ( nettoyer) to curry [cheval];3 ○ Sport to thrash○;4 ○( faire trop payer) to fleece○, to overcharge; se faire étriller to be fleeced.[etrije] verbe transitif -
3 couper
I.v. trans. & intrans.1. To interrupt (person, conversation).2. Couper le sifflet a quelqu'un: To 'cut someone short', to silence someone.3. La couper à quelqu'un (also: couper la chique à quelqu'un): To leave someone agape, to astound someone. Ça te la coupe, hein?! That's got you stumped!a (Sport): To tire, to wear an opponent out.b To 'take the wind out of someone's sails', to dishearten someone. Cette nouvelle m'a coupé les jambes: When I heard that, my spirits sank.6. Couper à quelque chose (of chore): To dodge, to shuffle out of something. La vaisselle, on ne va pas y couper: We're dead certs for the washing up.7. Couper dans ( le truc): To 'fall for something', to take something at face value. Je ne coupe pas dans toutes ces giries'. I'm not falling for all that tommy-rot.8. Couper la poire en deux: To 'do a bit of give-and-take', to compromise.9. Couper les cheveux en quatre: To go nitpicking, to split hairs.II.v. trans.reflex. To give oneself away by making contradictory statements. -
4 échauder
v. trans. To 'con', to 'diddle', to swindle. Se faire échauder: To get fleeced. -
5 écorcher
v. trans.1. Ecorcher un nom: To 'make a hash' of someone's name, to mispronounce it.2. Se faire écorcher: To 'get fleeced', to be overcharged. Pour ce qui est de la douloureuse, on s'est fait drôlement écorcher! With that bill, we really got taken for a ride! -
6 tondre
I.v. trans. Se faire tondre:a To 'get shorn', to get a hair-cut.b (fig.): To 'get fleeced', to 'get cleaned out', to lose all one's money at gambling.II.v. intrans. Tondre sur un œuf: To 'act the skinflint', to behave like a miser.
См. также в других словарях:
Fleeced — Fleeced, a. 1. Furnished with a fleece; as, a sheep is well fleeced. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. Stripped of a fleece; plundered; robbed. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fleeced — index aggrieved (victimized) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Fleeced — Fleece Fleece, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fleeced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fleecing}.] 1. To deprive of a fleece, or natural covering of wool. [1913 Webster] 2. To strip of money or other property unjustly, especially by trickery or fraud; to bring to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fleeced — /fleest/, adj. 1. having a fleece of a specified kind (usually used in combination): a thick fleeced animal. 2. covered with fleece or a fleecelike material. 3. (of a fabric) having a softly napped surface. [1520 30; FLEECE + ED3] * * * … Universalium
fleeced — fleece ► NOUN 1) the wool coat of a sheep. 2) a soft, warm fabric with a pile, or a garment made from this. ► VERB informal ▪ defraud, especially by overcharging. DERIVATIVES fleeced adjective fleecy adjective. ORIGIN … English terms dictionary
fleeced — |flēst adjective Etymology: fleece (I) + ed 1. : covered with or as if with a fleece long fleeced sheep 2. of textiles : having a soft nap … Useful english dictionary
fleeced — adjective Date: 1580 1. covered with or as if with a fleece 2. of a textile having a soft nap … New Collegiate Dictionary
fleeced — Synonyms and related words: beggared, beggarly, bereaved, bereft, deprived, disadvantaged, ghettoized, impoverished, in need, in rags, in want, indigent, mendicant, necessitous, needy, on relief, out at elbows, pauperized, poverty stricken,… … Moby Thesaurus
fleeced — flɪËs n. coat of wool on a sheep; wool sheared from a sheep; something soft and fluffy, something resembling wool v. cheat; rob; shear the wool from a sheep … English contemporary dictionary
well-fleeced — … Useful english dictionary
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