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1 squeal
squeal [skwi:l]∎ to squeal with pain pousser un cri de douleur;∎ to squeal with laughter hurler de rire;∎ the car squealed around the corner la voiture prit le virage dans un crissement de pneus;∎ he was squealing like a stuck pig il criait comme un cochon qu'on égorge∎ to squeal on sb balancer ou moucharder qn∎ "ouch!" she squealed "aïe!", cria-t-elle3 noun(of person, animal) cri m perçant; (of tyres, brakes) crissement m;∎ he gave a squeal of delight il poussa un cri de joie -
2 écorcher
écorcher [ekɔʀ∫e]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verba. ( = égratigner) to grazeb. [+ mot, nom] to mispronounce* * *ekɔʀʃe1) ( dépecer) to skin [animal]; to flay [victime]2) ( blesser) to graze [visage, jambe]3) ( estropier) to mispronounce [mot]; to murder [chanson, langue]4) (colloq) ( voler) to fleece (colloq) [client]* * *ekɔʀʃe vt1) [animal] to skin2) (= égratigner) to graze3) fig, [nom] to mispronounceIl écorchait le français. — His French pronunciation was atrocious.
* * *écorcher verb table: aimerA vtr2 ( blesser) ( en éraflant) to graze [visage, jambe]; ( par frottement) to chafe [jambe]; to gall [cheval]; sa voix m'écorche les oreilles fig her voice grates on my ears;4 ○( tromper) to fleece○ [client].[ekɔrʃe] verbe transitif1. [animal] to skin2. [torturer] to flayça t'écorcherait la bouche de dire merci/demander pardon? (familier) it wouldn't actually hurt to say thank you/sorry, would it?4. [mal prononcer - mot] to mispronounce————————s'écorcher verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)to scrape ou to scratch oneselfje me suis écorché le pied I scraped ou scratched my foot
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