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1 naïf
naïf, naïve [naif, naiv]1. adjective2. masculine noun, feminine noun* * *
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naïve naif, iv adjectif1) [personne] ( sans artifice) artless; ( crédule) naïve; [réponse] naïve2) Art naïve
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nom masculin, féminin innocent, gullible fool péj* * *naif, naiv adj (-ïve)* * *A adj1 ( sans artifice) [personne] artless; [foi] simple; ( crédule) [réponse, foi] naïve; [personne] naïve, gullible;2 Art naïve.B nm,f innocent, gullible fool péj.C nm ( peintre) naïve painter.ne sois pas si naïf, il ne te rendra pas l'argent don't be so naïve, he won't give you your money back————————, naïve [naif, iv] nom masculin, nom féminin(gullible) ou naïve fool————————nom masculinnaïve ou primitive painter -
2 crédule
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3 duper
duper [dype]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb* * *dypeverbe transitif to fool* * *dype vt* * *[dype] verbe transitif————————se duper verbe pronominal -
4 jobard
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5 marcher
marcher [maʀ∫e]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verba. to walk ; [soldats] to march• on marche sur la tête ! (inf) it's crazy!• venez, on va marcher un peu come on, let's go for a walk• c'est marche ou crève ! (inf!) it's sink or swim!• « défense de marcher sur les pelouses » "keep off the grass"b. ( = progresser) marcher vers le succès to be on the road to successc. ( = être dupe) (inf) on lui raconte n'importe quoi et il marche you can tell him anything and he'll swallow it (inf)• est-ce que le métro marche aujourd'hui ? is the underground running today?• les études, ça marche ? (inf) how's college going?* * *maʀʃeverbe intransitif1) ( utiliser ses pieds) [personne, animal, robot] to walk2) ( poser le pied) to tread ( dans in; sur on)se laisser marcher sur les pieds — fig to let oneself be walked over
3) ( avancer) to gomarcher sur les mains — [gymnaste] to walk on one's hands
4) ( fonctionner) [mécanisme, réforme, procédé] to workma radio marche bien/marche mal — my radio works well/doesn't work properly
5) (colloq) ( aller)marcher (bien)/marcher mal — [travail, relations, examen] to go well/not to go well; [affaires, film, élève] to do well/not to do well
6) (colloq) ( être d'accord) to go for itc'est trop risqué, je ne marche pas — it's too risky, count me out
ça marche! — ( marché conclu) it's a deal!; ( la commande est prise) coming up!
7) (colloq) ( croire naïvement) to fall for ittu verras, elle marchera à tous les coups — you'll see, she falls for it every time
8) (colloq) ( obéir)••il ne marche pas, il court! — (colloq) he's as gullible as they come
marcher sur la tête de quelqu'un — (colloq) to walk all over somebody
* * *maʀʃe vi1) [personne] to walkElle marche cinq kilomètres par jour. — She walks 5 kilometres every day.
Elle marchait devant. — She was walking in front.
marcher sur [gazon, l'asphalte] — to walk on, [clou] to step on, [crotte de chien] to step in
marcher dans [herbe] — to walk on, [flaque] to step in
2) MILITAIRE, [armée] to marchmarcher sur [ville, pays] — to march on
3) (= aller) [affaires, santé] to go, (= bien aller) to go wellAlors les études, ça marche? — How are you getting on at school?
marcher comme sur des roulettes — to go smoothly, to go without any hitches
4) (= fonctionner) [appareil] to work, [transports] to runLe métro marche normalement aujourd'hui. — The underground is running normally today.
5) (= se mouvoir) [véhicule, train] to goLe convoi marchait à vive allure. — The convoy was going fast., The convoy was moving fast
6) (= être d'accord) to go along, to agreeIl a refusé de marcher dans la combine. — He wouldn't play the game.
7) (croire naïvement) to be taken inIl essaie de te faire marcher. — He's pulling your leg., (pour tromper) to lead sb up the garden path
* * *marcher verb table: aimer vi1 ( utiliser ses pieds) [personne, animal, robot] to walk; il marche vite he walks fast; marcher à travers champs to walk across fields; allons marcher un peu let's go for a little walk; marcher avec des talons/chaussures plates to wear high heels/flat shoes;2 ( poser le pied) to tread (dans in; sur on); j'ai marché sur mes lunettes I trod on my spectacles; marcher sur les pieds de qn to tread on sb's toes; tu m'as marché sur le pied you stood on my foot; se laisser marcher sur les pieds fig to let oneself be walked over; à la soirée on se marchait sur les pieds fig the party was packed; ne marche pas dans les flaques don't walk in the puddles; marcher dans une flaque d'eau to step in a puddle; l'homme marchera sur Mars man will walk on Mars;3 ( avancer) to go; notre train marche vite our train goes fast; malgré les embouteillages, nous avons bien marché despite the traffic jams, we've made good time; marcher vers la gloire fig to be on the road to fame; marcher sur les mains [gymnaste] to walk on one's hands; marcher en tête de cortège to march at the head of the procession; marcher sur Paris/le palais présidentiel to march on Paris/the presidential palace;4 ( fonctionner) [mécanisme, dispositif] to work; [système, réforme, procédé] to work; ma radio marche bien/marche mal my radio works well/doesn't work properly; insecticide qui ne marche pas pour les fourmis insecticide that doesn't work on ants; faire marcher qch to get sth to work; ma montre ne marche plus my watch has stopped working; la poste marche de mieux en mieux the postal service is getting better and better; marcher au gaz/à l'électricité to run on gas/on electricity; Ivan marche à la vodka hum Ivan lives on vodka; les trains/bus ne marchent pas le dimanche the trains/buses don't run on Sundays;5 ○( aller) marcher (bien)/marcher mal [travail, relations, examen] to go well/not to go well; [affaires, film, livre, élève] to do well/not to do well; [acteur] to go down well/not to go down well; comment a marché ton examen? how did your exam go?; comment marchent les affaires? how is business?;6 ○( être d'accord) to go for it; je marche I'll go for it; c'est trop risqué, je ne marche pas it's too risky, count me out; elle marche pour cent euros par jour she' s agreed to one hundred euros a day; pour cent euros, ça marche for one hundred euros, you're on; ça marche! ( marché conclu) it's a deal!; ( la commande est prise) coming up!;7 ○( croire naïvement) to fall for it; tu verras, elle marchera à tous les coups you'll see, she falls for it every time; faire marcher qn to pull sb's leg; je te faisais marcher I was just pulling your leg; elle fait marcher sa mère comme elle veut she's got her mother wrapped round her little finger;8 ○( obéir) faire marcher son monde or personnel to be good at giving orders.il ne marche pas, il court○! he's as gullible as they come; marcher sur la tête de qn○ to walk all over sb.[marʃe] verbe intransitif1. [se déplacer à pied] to walkj'ai marché longtemps/un peu I took a long/short walkdescendre une avenue en marchant lentement/rapidement to stroll/to hurry down an avenuemarcher à grands pas ou à grandes enjambées to stride (along)a. (sens propre) to walk towards, to be headed for, to be on one's way toa. (sens propre) to walk straight ou in a straight linemarcher sur une ville/sur l'ennemi to march on a city/against the enemy3. [poser le pied]marcher sur to step ou to tread onmarcher dans [flaque, saleté] to step ou to tread inne marche pas sur les fleurs! keep off the flowers!, don't walk on the flowers!marcher sur les pieds de quelqu'un to tread ou to stand ou to step on somebody's feetmarcher à l'électricité to work ou to run on electricityfaire marcher [machine] to work, to operate5. [donner de bons résultats - manœuvre, ruse] to come off, to work ; [ - projet, essai] to be working (out), to work ; [ - activité, travail] to be going wellses études marchent bien/mal she's doing well/not doing very well at collegeles affaires marchent mal/très bien business is slack/is going wellça fait marcher les affaires it's good for business ou for tradene t'inquiète pas, ça va marcher don't worry, it'll be OKet le travail, ça marche? how's work (going)?si ça marche, je monterai une exposition if it works out, I'll organize an exhibitionleur couple/commerce n'a pas marché their relationship/business didn't work outça a l'air de bien marcher entre eux they seem to be getting on fine together, things seem to be going well between them[en voiture]6. [au restaurant]7. (familier) [s'engager] to go along with thingsje ne marche pas! nothing doing!, count me out!marcher dans une affaire to get mixed up ou involved in a scheme8. (familier) [croire] to fall for itje lui ai dit que ma tante était malade et il n'a pas marché, il a couru (humoristique) I told him that my aunt was ill and he bought the whole story ou and he swallowed it hook, line and sinkera. [le taquiner] to pull somebody's leg, to have somebody on (UK)b. [le berner] to take somebody for a ride, to lead somebody up the garden path -
6 arrivé
I.n. m. Self-made man (the kind who is not back ward in telling you he's made it).II.a To 'fancy oneself', to hold oneself in high esteem. Depuis qu'il a décroché ses galons de caporal, il s'imagine que c'est arrivé: Since they made him corporal, he thinks he's it.b To be very gullible, to be credulous. On peut lui vendre n'importe quoi, il croit que c'est arrivé. Il tombe toujours dans le panneau: You can sell him any thing. He's so gullible, he'll always fall for it! -
7 conter
conter [kɔ̃te]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb[+ histoire] to recount* * *kɔ̃teverbe transitif liter to tell [histoire]; to recount [aventure]••s'en laisser conter — ( une fois) to be taken in; ( toujours) to be easily taken in
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8 romain
romain, e [ʀɔmɛ̃, εn]1. adjective2. masculine noun, feminine3. feminine noun* * *romaine ʀɔmɛ̃, ɛn adjectif1) ( de Rome) Roman2) Religion3) ( en typographie)caractères romains — roman typeface [U]
* * *ʀɔmɛ̃, ɛn nm/f Romain, -e* * *A adj1 ⇒ Les villes ( de la Rome moderne ou ancienne) Roman;2 Relig l'Église romaine the Roman Catholic Church, the Church of Rome;3 Imprim caractères romains roman typeface.B romaine nf1 ( salade) cos lettuce, romaine lettuce US;2 ( balance) steelyard.être bon comme la romaine to be soft○ ou gullible.————————————————romaine nom féminin2. (familier & locution) -
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ʀɔmɛn1) ( salade) cos lettuce, romaine lettuce US2) ( balance) steelyard••être bon comme la romaine — (colloq) to be soft (colloq) ou gullible
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10 avaler
v. trans.1. Avaler son extrait de naissance (joc.): To 'croak', to 'snuff it', to die (also: avaler sa chique/ le goujon/ sa fourchette).2. Avaler une histoire: To 'fall for something hook, line and sinker', to show oneself to be over-gullible in believing a rather unlikely tale.3. Avaler la consigne: To forget to carry out one's orders. (Some sources suggest that this omission might be intentional.)4. Avaler des couleuvres: To 'swallow one's pride', to have to take abuse in silence.5. Avoir avalé le pépin: To be 'in the pudding club', to be 'preggers', to be pregnant. -
11 bobine
n. f.1. 'Conk', head. Avoir la bobine fêlée: To be 'bonkers', to be 'nuts', to be mad.2. 'Mush', face. Il a une sale bobine: That's an ugly-looking customer! Pousser (also: faire) une drôle de bobine: To look surprised.3. Mug, dupe. C'est une bobine de première: He's as French racecourses, where punters lose the rest gullible as they come!4. Dice game, popular on of their money.5. (Car) breakdown. On s'est retrouvé en bobine avec son vieux tacot: His 'good little runner' let us down.6. Se payer une bobine: To 'go to the flicks', to go to the movies. -
12 chanter
v. intrans.1. C'est comme si je chantais! (iron.): It's like talking to a brick wall! — It's a waste of breath!2. Ça me chante! That's just the ticket! — That suits me! Moi, je fais ce qui me chante! I do what I damn well please!3. Qu'est- ce que vous me chantez là?! You don't expect me to swallow that?! — I'm not that gullible!4. Angora chanté: Cunnilingus. -
13 cru
I.n. m. Elle est de mon cru, celle-là! That's my kind of humour!II.adj.1. Avaler quelque chose tout cru: To 'fall for something hook, line and sinker', to react in a very gullible way.2. Manger quelqu'un tout cru (fig.): To dispose of someone summarily, to cut someone down to size in an argument. -
14 encaisser
v. trans.1. To 'take punishment', to receive blows. Il a drôlement encaissé dans les cinq premiers rounds: He soaked up a hell of a lot of punishment in the first five rounds.2. To swallow insults. Il a tout encaissé sans rien dire: He took this flood of abuse without a murmur.4. Encaisser des salades: To 'fall for something hook, line and sinker', to show oneself to be extremely gullible. -
15 gogo
n. m.1. 'Gull', 'sucker', gullible person. Il s'y connaît pour aguicher les gogos: He really gets the suckers rolling in.2. A gogo (adv. exp.): 'Oodles', 'loads of', an abundance. (That well-known British film classic Whisky Galore became Whisky à gogo when shown in France.) -
16 jobard
I.n. m.1. 'Gull', 'mug', simpleton. Des jobards comme lui, on n'en fait plus: You won't find more gullible than him!2. 'Nutter', loony character.II.adj.1. Puzzled, disconcerted.2. Naïve and ridiculous.3. 'Loony', 'potty', mad. -
17 marcher
v. intrans.2. To 'be taken in', to fall for something. Il marche à tous les coups: He's as gullible as they come. Faire marcher quelqu'un: To 'pull someone's leg', to lead someone along.3. Ça ne marche pas pour moi! That doesn't suit me at all!4. Marcher à côté de ses lattes: To be 'down on one's uppers', to be 'broke', to be penniless (also: marcher sur les empeignes).5. Marcher sur les pieds de quelqu 'un: To 'tread on someone's corns', to oflend someone.6. Marcher à la dix heures dix: To have a 'ten-to-two' gait (with the tips of one's feet pointing outwards).7. Avoir appris à marcher sur un tonneau: To be 'bandy', to be bow-legged. -
18 midinette
n. f. Dressmaker's apprentice, young girl training and working at the lowest level in the Paris Haute Couture industry. (The expression avoir une âme de midinette: to be romantically gullible, reflects the 'one-day-my-Prince- willcome' mentality of the Cinderellas in a luxury trade.) -
19 mordre
v. trans. & intrans.1. To 'twig', to understand. Tu mords ce que je veux dire? Do you get my drift?2. Mordre à: To 'take to' an academic subject, to comprehend and progress in it. Il ne mord vraiment pas aux ntath: He really isn't getting on with his maths.3. Mords-moi ça! Take a butchers at that! — Have a look at this!4. Ça ne mord pas avec moi! I don't fall for that! —I'm not that gullible!5. C'est à se les mordre! It's too funny for words! — It's bloody hilarious!6. à la mords-moi le machin (adj. exp.):a 'Dodgy', tricky, dangerous.b Stupid, ridiculous. J'en ai mam de ses histoires à la mords-moi le machin: I'm sick and tired of his codswallop! -
20 nature
I.n. f.1. Une nature:a A 'one-in-a-million' character (the kind of person you will never forget).b One who speaks his/her mind without fear of consequences.c 'Gull', gullible so-and-so, nai've person.2. Petite nature (iron.):a 'Cotton-wool' character, one who complains about the slightest inconvenience or ailment. Quelle petite nature, celui-là! He certainly believes in mollycoddling himself!b Fainthearted, squeamish character.3. Etre une force de la nature: To be 'a real ball of fire', to be a powerhouse of energy.4. Disparaître dans la nature: To 'vanish into thin air', to disappear.II.adj.1. Etre nature:a To be as honest and straight as one looks.b To be a bit of a rough diamond.2. Boire quelque chose nature: To drink something neat. Lui, il aime le pastis nature: He never puts water in his Pernod. Un café nature: Straight coffee (one that isn't laced with brandy or rum).III.adv. (abbr. naturellement): Obviously, naturally. Et moi nature, je lui ai filé du fric: And me being the fool I am, I gave him a sub.
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См. также в других словарях:
Gullible — Gul li*ble, a. Easily gulled; that may be duped. {Gul li*bii i*ty}, n. Burke. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gullible — index credulous, naive, unsuspecting Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
gullible — 1825, apparently a back formation from GULLIBILITY (Cf. gullibility). Gullable is attested from 1818 … Etymology dictionary
gullible — *credulous Analogous words: duped, befooled, hoaxed, hoodwinked (see DUPE): deluded, beguiled, deceived, misled (see DECEIVE): im pressionable, susceptible (see SENTIENT) Antonyms: astute … New Dictionary of Synonyms
gullible — meaning ‘easily fooled or cheated’, is spelt ible not able … Modern English usage
gullible — [adj] naive, trusting being a sucker*, believing, biting, credulous, easily taken in*, easy mark*, falling hook line and sinker*, foolish, green*, innocent, kidding oneself*, mark*, silly, simple, sucker, susceptible, swallowing whole*, taken in* … New thesaurus
gullible — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ easily persuaded to believe something; credulous. DERIVATIVES gullibility noun gullibly adverb. ORIGIN from GULL(Cf. ↑gull) … English terms dictionary
gullible — [gul′ə bəl] adj. [ GULL2, vt. + IBLE] easily cheated or tricked; credulous: also Rare gullable gullibility n. gullibly adv … English World dictionary
gullible — [[t]gʌ̱lɪb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe someone as gullible, you mean they are easily tricked because they are too trusting. What point is there in admitting that the stories fed to the gullible public were false?... I m so gullible I… … English dictionary
gullible — adjective he was a swindler who preyed on gullible elderly widows Syn: credulous, naive, overtrusting, overtrustful, easily deceived, easily taken in, exploitable, dupable, impressionable, unsuspecting, unsuspicious, unwary, ingenuous, innocent,… … Thesaurus of popular words
gullible — gul|li|ble [ gʌləbl ] adjective a gullible person is easy to trick because they trust and believe people too easily: gullible tourists ─ opposite CYNICAL … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English