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hook [hʊk]1 noun(a) (gen) crochet m; (for coats) patère f; (on clothes) agrafe f; (for meat) croc m; Nautical gaffe f;∎ hooks and eyes (on clothes) agrafes fpl (et œillets mpl);∎ your phone was off the hook tu avais décroché ton téléphone; (accidentally) tu avais mal raccroché ton téléphone;∎ to put the phone back on the hook reposer le combiné (sur son support);∎ familiar to get one's hooks into sb mettre le grappin sur qn(b) (on fishing line) hameçon m;∎ familiar he swallowed the story, hook, line and sinker il a tout avalé;∎ familiar he's fallen for her hook line and sinker il est tombé fou amoureux d'elle□∎ to give sb the hook flanquer qn à la porte, vider qn;∎ he'll get the hook one day il sera flanqué à la porte ou vidé un jour∎ Boxing a right/left hook un crochet (du) droit/gauche∎ to get sb off the hook tirer qn d'affaire;∎ to let sb off the hook (from obligation) libérer qn de sa responsabilité□ ;∎ I'll let you off the hook this time je laisse passer cette fois-ci;∎ we must do it by hook or by crook nous devons le faire, coûte que coûte;∎ he hooked his arm through hers il lui a pris le bras∎ hook the rope around the tree passez la corde autour de l'arbre;∎ she hooked one leg round the leg of the chair elle passa ou enroula une jambe autour du pied de la chaise;∎ the two bits of wire had become hooked together les deux fils de fer s'étaient pris l'un dans l'autre(d) Sport (in cricket) renvoyer d'un coup tourné; (in rugby) talonner (le ballon); Golf hooker; Boxing donner un crochet à∎ she'll never manage to hook him elle n'arrivera jamais à lui mettre le grappin dessus∎ to hook school faire l'école buissonnière∎ to hook it mettre les bouts, décamper►► Hook of Holland Hoek m van Holland;➲ hook onaccrochers'accrocher;∎ this strap hooks on at the back cette bride s'accroche ou s'agrafe par derrière➲ hook up∎ they hooked up an extra coach to the train on a accroché un wagon supplémentaire au train(d) (horse, oxen etc) atteler∎ to hook up with sb sortir avec qn□∎ to hook up with faire une émission en duplex avec
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Hook of Holland — The Hook of Holland ( it had an estimated population of 9,400.Hoek van Holland is connected to Rotterdam by the Hoek van Holland Strand Rotterdam Centraal railway service via Maassluis, Vlaardingen and Schiedam. The station Hoek van Holland… … Wikipedia
Hook of Holland — Hook′ of Hol′land n. geg a cape and the harbor it forms in the SW Netherlands Dutch, Hoek van Holland • Etymology: 1785–95 … From formal English to slang
Hook of Holland — /hʊk/ (say hook) noun a cape and harbour in south western Netherlands. Dutch, Hoek van Holland …
Hook of Holland — noun a cape on the southwestern coast of the Netherlands near Rotterdam • Syn: ↑Hoek van Holland • Instance Hypernyms: ↑cape, ↑ness • Part Holonyms: ↑Netherlands, ↑The Netherlands, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Hook of Holland — geographical name headland SW Netherlands in South Holland on coast SW of The Hague … New Collegiate Dictionary
Hook of Holland — a cape and the harbor it forms in the SW Netherlands. Dutch, Hoek van Holland. [1785 95] * * * … Universalium
Hook of Holland — In Dutch, Hoek van Holland … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
Miss Hook of Holland — Isabel Jay as Sally Miss Hook of Holland is an English musical comedy (styled a Dutch Musical Incident ) in two acts, with music and lyrics by Paul Rubens with a book by Austen Hurgon and Rubens. The show was produced by Frank Curzon and opened… … Wikipedia
Hook — may refer to:Tools, hardware and fasteners* Cabin hook, a hooked bar that engages into an eye screw, used on doors * Fish hook, a device used to catch fish * Grappling hook, a hook attached to a rope, designed to be thrown and snagged on a target … Wikipedia
hook — n. & v. n. 1 a a piece of metal or other material bent back at an angle or with a round bend, for catching hold or for hanging things on. b (in full fish hook) a bent piece of wire, usu. barbed and baited, for catching fish. 2 a curved cutting… … Useful english dictionary
Hook — Recorded as Hook, Hooke, Hooker, Hookes, Hooks, Huck, Huke, Hocke and Huckes, this is a very early English medieval surname, perhaps even the earliest or certainly one of that select group. It has three possible origins, although none are… … Surnames reference