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1 wagon
wagon ['wægən](a) (horse-drawn) chariot m∎ American (patrol) wagon fourgon m cellulaire;∎ American (station) wagon break m∎ to be on the wagon être au régime sec;∎ to be off or have fallen off the wagon s'être remis à boire□►► wagon train convoi m de chariots (en particulier de colons américains) -
2 wagon
wagon n1 (horse-drawn, ox-drawn) chariot m ;2 GB Rail wagon m (de marchandises) ;4 US = station wagon ; -
3 wagon
wagon [ˈwægən](horse-drawn or ox-drawn) chariot m ; ( = truck) camion m ; (British Railways) wagon m de marchandises -
4 waggon
waggon [ˈwægən]= wagon* * *GB, wagon ['wægən] noun1) ( horse-drawn) chariot m2) GB Railways wagon m (de marchandises)3) US = station wagon4) US (petit) chariot m ( jouet)••to be on the waggon — (colloq) être au régime sec hum
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5 hitch
A n1 ( problem) problème m, pépin ○ m ; there has been a slight hitch il y a eu un petit pépin ○ ; to pass off without a hitch se dérouler sans problème ;2 ( knot) nœud m ;B vtr1 ( fasten) attacher [rope, reins, trailer] (to à) ; atteler [horse, team] (to à) ; accrocher [wagon, rail carriage] (to à) ;2 ○ ( thumb) to hitch a ride ou lift faire du stop ○ ; I hitched a lift to York je suis allé à York en stop ○ ; can I hitch a ride to school? tu m'emmènes à l'école?C ○ vi1 ( hitchhike) faire du stop ○ ; to hitch to Paris in two days mettre deux jours pour aller à Paris en stop ;2 US ( limp) boitiller.to get hitched ○ convoler en justes noces ○.■ hitch up:▶ hitch up [sth], hitch [sth] up1 ( pull up) retrousser [skirt] ; remonter [trousers, covers] ; to hitch a bag up onto one's back hisser un sac sur son dos ; -
6 carriage
carriage [ˈkærɪdʒ]a. (horse-drawn) carrosse mc. ( = conveyance of goods) transport md. [of person] ( = bearing) maintien m* * *['kærɪdʒ]1) ( vehicle) ( ceremonial) carrosse m; ( for transport) attelage m2) ( of train) wagon m, voiture f3) [U] (of goods, passengers) transport mcarriage free/forward — port m gratuit/dû
carriage paid — port m payé
4) ( of typewriter) chariot m5) ( bearing) maintien m -
7 carriage
['kæri‹]1) (the act or cost of conveying and delivering goods: Does that price include carriage?) transport2) (a vehicle for carrying (especially in Britain, railway passengers): the carriage nearest the engine; a railway carriage.) wagon3) (especially formerly, a horse-drawn passenger vehicle.) voiture4) (the part of a typewriter which moves back and forwards, carrying the paper.) chariot5) (posture; way of walking.) maintien• -
8 coach
A n3 Sport entraîneur/-euse m/f ;4 (for drama, voice) répétiteur/-trice m/f ;5 ( tutor) professeur m particulier ;C vtr2 ( teach) to coach sb donner des leçons particulières à qn (in en) ; to coach sb for an exam/for a rôle préparer qn à un examen/pour un rôle ; to coach sb in what to say faire répéter à qn ce qu'il/elle doit dire.to drive a coach and horses through sth démolir qch. -
9 pitch
A n1 Sport terrain m ; football/rugby pitch terrain de foot(ball)/rugby ; on the pitch sur le terrain ;2 ( sound level) gen (of note, voice) also Phon hauteur f ; Mus ton m ; to give the pitch Mus donner le ton ; the pitch is too high/low Mus c'est trop haut/bas ; absolute pitch, perfect pitch oreille f absolue ;3 ( degree) degré m ; ( highest point) comble m ; excitement was at its (highest) pitch ou was at full pitch l'excitation était à son comble ; a pitch of frustration had been reached on avait atteint le comble de la frustration ; the situation has reached such a pitch that la situation en est à un tel point que ;4 ( sales talk or argument) gen, Comm boniment m ; sales pitch boniment de vente ; to make ou give US a pitch for sth se prononcer pour [idea, proposal] ; faire des avances à [man, woman] ;6 GB (for street trader, entertainer) emplacement m ;10 ( in mountaineering) longueur f (de corde).B vtr1 ( throw) jeter, balancer ○ [object] (into dans) ; Sport lancer ; to pitch hay Agric jeter du foin avec une fourche ; the horse pitched her off le cheval l'a désarçonnée ; the carriage turned over and she was pitched out le wagon s'est renversé et elle a été éjectée ; the passengers were pitched forward les passagers ont été projetés vers l'avant ;2 (aim, adjust) adapter [campaign, publicity, speech] (at à) ; ( set) fixer [price] ; newspaper/programme pitched at young people journal/émission qui vise un public jeune ; the exam was pitched at a high level l'examen a été ajusté à un haut niveau ; to pitch one's ambitions too high placer ses ambitions trop haut ; to pitch sth a bit strong ○ y aller trop fort avec qch ○ ;3 Mus [singer] trouver [note] ; [player] donner [note] ; to pitch one's voice higher/lower hausser/baisser le ton de la voix ; the song is pitched too high for me cette chanson est trop haute pour moi ;5 to pitch sb a story ○ sortir ○ une histoire à qn ; to pitch sb an excuse ○ débiter ○ une excuse à qn.C vi3 US ( in baseball) lancer (la balle) ;4 GB Sport [ball] rebondir.■ pitch in ○1 ( on job) ( set to work) s'atteler à la tâche ; ( join in) y mettre du sien ○ ; ( help) mettre la main à la pâte ○, donner un coup de main ○ ; everyone pitched in with contributions tout le monde a apporté sa contribution ;2 ○ ( start to eat) attaquer ○.■ pitch into:▶ pitch into [sth] ( attack) lit, fig attaquer [attacker, opponent, speaker] ; attaquer [work, meal] ;▶ pitch [sb] into ( land in new situation) propulser [qn] dans [situation] ; the circumstances which pitched him into the political arena les circonstances qui l'ont propulsé dans l'arène politique ; the new director was pitched straight into an industrial dispute le nouveau directeur s'est retrouvé au beau milieu d'un conflit social.■ pitch out ○:▶ pitch out [sb/sth], pitch [sb/sth] out éjecter [troublemaker] (from de), se débarrasser de [object].■ pitch over culbuter. -
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11 carriage
carriage ['kærɪdʒ](a) (vehicle → horse-drawn) calèche f, voiture f à cheval; (→ together with horses and driver) équipage m;∎ British carriage and four voiture ou équipage m à quatre chevaux∎ he was leaning out of the carriage window il se penchait par la fenêtre du compartiment∎ Commerce carriage forward (en) port m dû;∎ Commerce carriage free franco de port;∎ Commerce carriage insurance paid port payé, assurance comprise;∎ Commerce carriage paid (en) port m payé(d) (bearing, posture) port m, maintien m►► Technology carriage bolt boulon m à tête ronde et collet carré;Commerce carriage charge, carriage charges frais mpl de port;British carriage clock pendulette f (à boîtier rectangulaire muni d'une poignée);Sport carriage driving course f de chevaux d'attelage;Typography carriage return retour m de chariot; -
12 hook
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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