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nut [nʌt]1. noun• mixed nuts noisettes, cacahouètes, amandes etc panachéesb. (screwed onto bolt) écrou m• use your nut! réfléchis donc un peu !• you must be off your nut! mais ça va pas ! (inf)• to go off one's nut perdre la boule (inf !)2. compounds* * *[nʌt]2) Technology écrou m••he's a hard ou tough nut to crack — il est dur à convaincre
to be nuts about somebody/something — (colloq) être fou/folle de quelqu'un/quelque chose
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1 noun∎ nuts and raisins mélange m de différents fruits secs (cacahouètes, noisettes, etc) et de raisins secs;∎ familiar she's a hard or tough nut to crack elle n'est pas commode□ ;∎ it's a hard or tough nut to crack (problem) c'est difficile à résoudre□ ;∎ familiar the American market will be a hard or tough nut to crack ça ne sera pas facile de pénétrer le marché américain□(b) Technology écrou m;∎ nuts and bolts des écrous mpl et des boulons mpl;∎ figurative the nuts and bolts of the problem les détails pratiques du problème;∎ the nuts and bolts of a language les éléments de base d'une langue;∎ to learn the nuts and bolts of a business apprendre à connaître le fonctionnement d'une entreprise∎ what a nut! il est complètement cinglé ou dingue!∎ she's a golf nut c'est une fana de golf∎ it hit him right on the nut il l'a reçu en pleine caboche;∎ to be off one's nut (mad) être dingue ou cinglé;∎ to go off one's nut (go insane) perdre la boule, devenir cinglé; (get angry) péter les plombs, piquer une crise;∎ she really did her nut elle a piqué une de ces crises(f) (small lump of coal) noix f, tête-de-moineau ffamiliar donner un coup de boule à -
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A n2 Tech écrou m ;5 ○ ( head) caboche ○ f, tête f ; use your nut! fais travailler tes méninges ○ !, réfléchis donc un peu! ;7 ( in climbing) coinceur m.1 ( crazy) ( jamais épith) cinglé ○, fou/folle ;2 ○ ( enthusiastic) to be nuts about sb/sth être fou/folle de qn/qch.D ○ excl zut ○ !nuts to you! ○ rien à foutre ◑ ! ; I can't draw/cook for nuts GB je dessine/cuisine comme un pied ○ ; he's a hard ou tough nut to crack il est dur à convaincre ; to be off one's nut être complètement cinglé ○ ; to do one's nut piquer une crise ○ ; the nuts and bolts les détails pratiques (of de).
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hard\ nut\ to\ crack — • hard nut to crack • tough nut to crack n. phr. informal Something difficult to understand or to do. Tom s algebra lesson was a hard nut to crack. Mary found knitting a hard nut to crack. Compare: hard row to hoe … Словарь американских идиом
hard nut to crack — also[tough nut to crack] {n. phr.}, {informal} Something difficult to understand or to do. * /Tom s algebra lesson was a hard nut to crack./ * /Mary found knitting a hard nut to crack./ Compare: HARD ROW TO HOE … Dictionary of American idioms
hard nut to crack — also[tough nut to crack] {n. phr.}, {informal} Something difficult to understand or to do. * /Tom s algebra lesson was a hard nut to crack./ * /Mary found knitting a hard nut to crack./ Compare: HARD ROW TO HOE … Dictionary of American idioms
hard nut to crack — noun A particularly difficult problem to solve. Finding a generic solution to this set of problems has been a very hard nut to crack. Syn: difficult nut to crack, tough nut to crack … Wiktionary
hard nut to crack — a person or thing not easily understood or influenced He is a hard nut to crack and is not close to many people … Idioms and examples
a tough (or hard) nut to crack — informal a problem or an opponent that is hard to solve or overcome. → nut … English new terms dictionary
hard nut to crack — a hard/tough ˈnut (to ˈcrack) idiom a difficult problem or situation to deal with Main entry: ↑nutidiom … Useful english dictionary
a hard nut to crack — informal a person or thing that is difficult to understand or influence * * * a hard nut (to crack) see ↑nut • • • Main Entry: ↑hard * * * a hard/tough ˈnut (to ˈcrack) idiom a difficult problem or situation to deal with Main entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
a tough/hard nut to crack — see ↑nut • • • Main Entry: ↑crack … Useful english dictionary
a hard nut to crack — ► a tough (or hard) nut to crack informal a problem or an opponent that is hard to solve or overcome. Main Entry: ↑nut … English terms dictionary
(a) hard nut to crack — a difficult problem to solve. A company whose product has sold well in the States may find the European market a tougher nut to crack … New idioms dictionary