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1 noun∎ to treat sb like a dog traiter qn comme un chien;∎ to follow sb about like a dog suivre qn comme un petit chien;∎ she's like a dog with a bone elle est toute contente ou joyeuse;∎ British you've made a real dog's dinner or breakfast of this ton travail est un vrai torchon;∎ British familiar to be dressed or done up like a dog's dinner (gaudy, showy) être habillé de façon extravagante□ ;∎ to lead sb a dog's life mener la vie dure à qn;∎ it's a dog's life being a teacher c'est une vie de chien que d'être professeur;∎ British familiar he doesn't have or stand a dog's chance il n'a pas la moindre chance□, il n'a aucune chance□ ;∎ a dog in the manger un empêcheur de danser ou tourner en rond;∎ familiar I'm going to see a man about a dog = façon humoristique d'éviter de dire où l'on va;∎ it's (a case of) dog eat dog c'est la loi de la jungle;∎ proverb every dog has its or his day = tout le monde a son heure de gloire;∎ proverb give a dog a bad name (and hang him) = il est très difficile de se débarrasser de sa mauvaise réputation, qu'elle soit méritée ou non;∎ proverb let sleeping dogs lie n'éveillez pas le chat qui dort;∎ proverb you can't teach an old dog new tricks = les vieilles habitudes ont la vie dure;∎ to go to the dogs aller aux courses de lévriers;∎ familiar he's gone to the dogs il a mal tourné;∎ familiar this country's going to the dogs le pays va à sa ruine□ ;∎ familiar this restaurant has gone to the dogs since he took over ce restaurant ne vaut plus rien du tout depuis qu'il l'a racheté□ ;∎ familiar to have dog breath puer de la gueule(b) (male fox, wolf etc) mâle m∎ you lucky dog! sacré veinard!;∎ dirty dog sale type m;∎ sly dog (vieux) malin m;∎ old-fashioned gay dog joyeux luron m;∎ there's life in the old dog yet! je ne suis/ce n'est pas encore un vieux croulant!(bowl, basket) pour chien(a) (follow closely) suivre de près;∎ to dog sb's footsteps ne pas lâcher qn d'une semelle∎ to be dogged by bad health/problems ne pas arrêter d'avoir des ennuis de santé/des problèmes;∎ to be dogged by scandal être poursuivi par le scandale;∎ the team has been dogged by injury l'équipe n'a pas arrêté d'avoir des blessés;∎ she is dogged by misfortune elle est poursuivie par la malchance►► dog biscuit biscuit m pour chien;dog breeder éleveur(euse) m,f de chiens;dog breeding élevage m de chiens;Technology dog clutch embrayage m à crabot, crabot m;dog days canicule f;the dog family la famille des chiens;dog food (UNCOUNT) nourriture f pour chiens;dog fox renard m mâle;dog hairs poils mpl de chien;dog handler maître-chien m;dog iron chenet m;dog Latin latin m de cuisine;British dog licence = permis de posséder un chien;dog musher (person) conducteur m de traîneau à chiens; (competition) course f de traîneaux à chiens;dog mushing (racing) courses fpl de traîneaux à chiens;dog paddle nage f du petit chien;dog racing courses fpl de lévriers;dog rose églantine f;dog show exposition f canine;Dog Star Sirius f;dog tag (for dog, soldier) plaque f d'identification;dog team attelage m de chiens;dog track cynodrome m
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