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81 tam-tam
tam-tam° (plural tam-tams) [tamtam]masculine noun( = tambour) tomtom* * *pl tam-tams tamtam nom masculin tomtom* * *tamtam nm* * *1 ⇒ Les instruments de musique ( tambour) tomtom;2 ( tapage) hype○; faire du tam-tam autour de qch to make a lot of fuss about sth.[gong] tam-tam -
82 tintouin
tintouin○ nm1 ( vacarme) din, racket○;2 ( souci) lots of bother; se donner du tintouin to go to a lot of bother.[tɛ̃twɛ̃] nom masculin3. (locution)sa canne à pêche, ses bottes, son chapeau et tout le tintouin his fishing rod, boots, hat and all the rest of it -
83 tranquillement
tranquillement [tʀɑ̃kilmɑ̃]adverbb. ( = sans être dérangé) [travailler] in peace* * *tʀɑ̃kilmɑ̃1) ( dans le calme)peut-on se voir tranquillement? — ( pour parler) could we have a quiet word?
2) ( sans bruit) quietly3) ( sans se presser)4) ( sereinement)expliquer/affirmer quelque chose tranquillement — to explain/to state something calmly
* * *tʀɑ̃kilmɑ̃ adv1) (= paisiblement) quietlyNous étions tranquillement installés dans le salon. — We were just sitting quietly in the living room.
Est-ce que je peux travailler tranquillement cinq minutes? — Can I have five minutes to myself to work in peace?
2) (= calmement) calmly* * *tranquillement adv1 ( dans le calme) elle dort tranquillement she's sleeping peacefully; peut-on se voir tranquillement? could we have a quiet word?; j'aimerais pouvoir travailler tranquillement I wish I could work in peace and quiet;2 ( sans bruit) quietly; elle tricotait tranquillement she was knitting away quietly; il a réussi tranquillement à se faire un nom without a fuss, he managed to make a name for himself;3 ( sans se presser) nous avons marché tranquillement we walked along at a leisurely pace; elle a roulé tranquillement she drove along unhurriedly; je suis arrivé tranquillement I wandered in;4 ( sans souci) happily; il attendait tranquillement de l'autre côté de la rue he was happily waiting on the other side of the street; nous étions tranquillement en train de discuter we were chatting away happily;5 ( sereinement) calmly; tranquillement, sans s'affoler calmly, without panicking; expliquer/affirmer qch tranquillement to explain/to state sth calmly.[trɑ̃kilmɑ̃] adverbe2. [sans se presser - marcher, travailler] unhurriedly -
84 s'empresser
ɑ̃pʀese vpr/vi1) (= s'activer)s'empresser autour de qn (= entourer de prévenances) — to bustle round sb
2) (= se presser)s'empresser autour de qn/qch pour faire qch — to eagerly gather round sb/sth to do sth
Les villageois s'empressent autour de lui pour le féliciter. — The villagers eagerly gather round him to congratulate him.
s'empresser de faire — to hasten to do, to be quick to do
Ils se sont empressés de nous annoncer la nouvelle. — They were quick to tell us the news.
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85 se gendarmer
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86 fusible
mArchitecture française et le dictionnaire de construction > fusible
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87 affaire
n. f.1. Case (usually a criminal one), scandal. L'affaire des pots de vin a coulé pas mal de mecs! The slush-fund story sank a few prominent figures, I can tell you!2. Avoir son affaire (iron.): To get one's 'just deserts', to suffer appropriate punishment.3. Ce n'est pas une affaire! (also: en voilà une affaire!): What a lot of fuss about nothing! — It's of no consequence!4. La belle affaire! (iron.): Is that all?! — Well that's nothing to worry about!5. Tirer quelqu'un d'affaire: To get someone out of trouble. Il a la paluche secourante, il m'a plus d'une fois tiré d'affaire: He's the helping kind, more than once he got me out of stuck.6. Faire son affaire à quelqu'un: To 'bump off', to kill someone. -
88 amortir
v. trans. Amortir le coup:a To hush things up, to keep matters quiet, to avoid unnecessary publicity.b To 'smooth things over', to make as little fuss as possible and minimize the adverse effects of an event. -
89 aria
n. m. Fuss, bother. Non mais, quel aria! What a song-and-dance (over nothing)! -
90 baleine
n. f.1. 'Big fat biddy', corpulent woman.2. Se tordre (also: rigoler) comme une baleine: To 'laugh oneself silly', to double up with laughter.3. Gueuler comme une baleine: To 'kick up a fuss', to voice disapproval vociferously. -
91 chichis
n. m. pl.1. Affected manners. Ce sont des gens à chichis: They're a rather lah-di-dah crowd.2. Faire des chichis: To 'make a songand-dance', to make a fuss about something. Avec tous ces chichis, je ne sais plus où j'en suis: With all this faffing about, I don't know whether I'm coming or going. -
92 chiqué
n. m.1. 'To-do', fuss, commotion.2. 'Sham', make-believe, pretence. Tout ça, c'est du chiqué! This is a load of eyewash! Faire quelque chose au chiqué: To bluff one's way through something. -
93 chouchouter
v. trans. To 'mollycoddle', to make a fuss over someone. Depuis qu'il est marié, il se fait chouchouter un brin! Since he got wed, he's got the cushiest life possible! -
94 emballes
n. f. pl. Faire des emballes: To 'create', to 'kick up a fuss', to make vociferous recrimina tions. -
95 embarras
n. m. pl. Faire des embarras:a To 'put on a performance', to make a fuss over nothing.b To put on airs and graces, to 'swank', to show off. -
96 épate
n. f.1. Swanking. Faire de l'épate: To 'throw one's weight about', to show off. Faire quelque chose a l'épate: To 'make a splash', to do something with panache.2. Faire des épates: To 'kick up a fuss', to create a commotion. -
97 fanfare
n. f.1. 'Song-and-dance', fuss about nothing.2. En avant lafanfare! (joc.): Off we go again! (This rather hackneyed expression is often used by scoutmasters and other youth group leaders.) C'est un sale coup pour lafanfare! What rotten luck! -
98 fossile
n. m. Vieux fossile: 'Old fuddy-duddy', 'geriatric fuss-pot', mithering old man. -
99 foule
n. f. Ameuter lafoule: To 'kick up a fuss', to 'make a song-and-dance about something', to make bitter and vociferous recriminations. -
100 fromage
n. m.1. 'Cushy number', easy and highly profitable occupation. Il s'est bloqué un de ces fromages! He's certainly landed the plum of plums!2. (En) faire tout un fromage: To 'kick up a fuss', to 'make a song-and-dance about something', to create a verbal commotion.3. Laisser aller le chat au fromage: Not to put up much of a fight, to give in easily.4. (pl.): 'Tootsies', toes.
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