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to go off at half cock, to go off half-cocked ( flop) partir en eau de boudin ; ( be hasty) être impulsif/-ive. -
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at half cock — lit au cran de sûreté
••to go off at half cock —
to go off half-cocked — ( flop) partir en eau de boudin; ( be hasty) être impulsif/-ive
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A n1 ( rooster) coq m ;4 ◑ GB ( nonsense) foutaises ◑ fpl, âneries fpl ; that's a load of old cock c'est de la foutaise ◑ ;6 (of hay, straw) meulon m ;7 ( weathervane) girouette f ;C vtr1 ( raise) to cock an eyebrow hausser les sourcils ; the dog cocked its leg le chien a levé la patte ; to cock an ear dresser l'oreille ; to keep an ear cocked dresser l'oreille ; he cocked an eye at the clock il a jeté un coup d'œil à l'horloge ;3 Mil armer [gun].to be cock of the walk péj être le roi de la basse-cour ; to go off at half cock ○ ( be hasty) être impulsif/-ive ; ( be disappointing) partir en eau de boudin ; to live like fighting cocks vivre comme des coqs en pâte.■ cock up ◑ GB:▶ cock up cafouiller ○ ;▶ cock [sth] up, cock up [sth] faire foirer ◑ [plan, schedule, assignment] ; to cock things up tout faire foirer ◑. -
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cock [kɒk]1. nounb. ( = penis) (vulg!) bite (vulg !) f2. compounds[bird] mâle► cock up (inf!) separable transitive verb(British) (faire) foirer (inf !)* * *[kɒk] 1.1) ( rooster) coq m3) (of hay, straw) meulon m4) ( weathervane) girouette f5) ( of gun) chien m de fusil2. 3.at full/half cock — au cran d'armé/de repos
transitive verb1) ( raise)to cock a leg — [dog] lever la patte
2) ( tilt) pencher3) Military armer [gun]••to go off at half cock — (colloq) ( get angry) prendre la mouche; ( be hasty) être impulsif/-ive
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half cocked — also .half cock BrE [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: cock to get a gun ready to fire ] go off half cocked go off at half cock BrE to do something without enough thought or preparation, so that it is not successful … Dictionary of contemporary English
half-cocked — [haf′käkt΄] adj. having the hammer at half cock: said of a firearm ☆ go off half cocked 1. to go off too soon: said of a firearm 2. to speak or act thoughtlessly or too hastily: also go off at half cock … English World dictionary
half-cocked — half′ cocked′ adj. mil (of a firearm) held in the position of half cock • go off half cocked Etymology: 1800–10 … From formal English to slang
half-cocked — [ hæf kakt ] adjective go off half cocked AMERICAN INFORMAL to start doing something without being properly prepared, so that the results are not successful … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
half-cocked — 1. mod. unprepared. (See also go off half cocked.) □ So he’s half cocked. So what? □ You’re half cocked for everything you do. 2. mod. alcohol intoxicated. □ He just sat there, half cocked and singing … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
half-cocked — /haf kokt , hahf /, adj. 1. (of a firearm) at the position of half cock. 2. lacking mature consideration or enough preparation; ill considered or ill prepared; half baked. 3. go off half cocked, to act or happen prematurely: He went off half… … Universalium
half-cocked — /haf ˈkɒkt/ (say hahf kokt) adjective 1. (of a firearm) at half cock. 2. ill prepared: a half cocked explanation. –phrase 3. go off half cocked, to begin an action without having the capacity or ability to finish it …
half-cocked — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective 1. : being at half cock 2. : lacking clear or rational preparation, knowledge, or intention go off half cocked also : stupid, foolish half c … Useful english dictionary
half-cocked — adjective Date: 1809 1. being at half cock 2. lacking adequate preparation or forethought < go off half cocked > … New Collegiate Dictionary
half-cocked — See go off half cocked … English idioms
half cocked — Synonyms and related words: a bit previous, adolescent, advanced, amateur, amateurish, at half cock, callow, dabbling, dilettante, dilettantish, far ahead, fledgling, forward, green, half assed, half baked, half grown, hasty, ill considered, ill… … Moby Thesaurus