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belfry [ˈbelfrɪ]beffroi m* * *['belfrɪ]noun beffroi m, clocher m••to have bats in the belfry — (colloq) avoir une araignée au plafond (colloq)
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1 noun∎ he's a good bat il manie bien la batte;(b) (shot, blow) coup m∎ familiar to have bats in the or one's belfry avoir une araignée au plafond;∎ familiar to run/to drive like a bat out of hell courir/conduire comme si l'on avait le diable à ses trousses∎ to go off on a bat aller faire la bringueSport (baseball player, cricketer → play) manier la batte; (→ take one's turn at playing) être à la batte;∎ he batted for Pakistan il était à la batte pour l'équipe pakistanaise;∎ to go in to bat aller à la batte;∎ American familiar figurative to go to bat for sb intervenir en faveur de qn□∎ she batted her eyelids at him elle battit des paupières en le regardant;∎ figurative he didn't bat an eyelid il n'a pas sourcillé ou bronché;∎ figurative she did it without batting an eyelid elle l'a fait sans broncher►► American Sport bat boy (in baseball) = garçon qui s'occupe des battes et de l'entretien du matériel∎ to bat sth around parler de qch à bâtons rompus
См. также в других словарях:
have bats in the belfry — ► have bats in the belfry informal be eccentric or mad. Main Entry: ↑bat … English terms dictionary
have bats in one’s belfry — [...”belfri] tv. to be crazy. (See also bats. Have got can replace have.) □ You must really have bats in your belfry if you think I’ll put up with that kind of stuff. □ Pay no attention to her. She has bats in her belfry … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
have bats in one's belfry — idi+inf have bats in one s belfry, to have crazy ideas; behave insanely … From formal English to slang
have bats in the belfry — phrasal : to be foolish, eccentric, or insane * * * have bats in the (or one s) belfry informal be eccentric or crazy … Useful english dictionary
have bats in one's belfry — verb To be crazy or eccentric. Anyone declaring himself of San Franscisco probably had bats in his belfry … Wiktionary
have bats in the belfry — old fashioned to be crazy. Don t tell anyone else I said that or they ll think I ve got bats in the belfry … New idioms dictionary
have bats in one's belfry — be insane, be mad, be crazy … English contemporary dictionary
have bats in the belfry — informal be eccentric or mad. → bat around/about … English new terms dictionary
bats in the/your belfry — see ↑belfry • • • Main Entry: ↑bat bats in the/your belfry informal + old fashioned ◇ To have bats in the belfry or (chiefly US) bats in your belfry is to be crazy. an old woman with bats in her belfry [=a crazy/batty old woman] • • • … Useful english dictionary
bats\ in\ one's\ belfry — • bats in one s belfry • bats in the belfry n. phr. slang Wild ideas in his mind; disordered senses; great mental confusion. When he talked about going to the moon he was thought to have bats in his belfry … Словарь американских идиом
bats\ in\ the\ belfry — • bats in one s belfry • bats in the belfry n. phr. slang Wild ideas in his mind; disordered senses; great mental confusion. When he talked about going to the moon he was thought to have bats in his belfry … Словарь американских идиом