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21 misère
misère [mizεʀ]feminine nouna. ( = pauvreté) extreme povertyb. ( = carence) misère culturelle lack of culture• quelle misère ! what a wretched shame!d. ( = somme négligeable) il l'a eu pour une misère he got it for next to nothinge. ( = plante) tradescantia* * *mizɛʀ1) ( pauvreté) destitution2) ( détresse) misery, wretchedness3) ( ennui) trouble, woe4) ( somme dérisoire) pittance5) Botanique wandering Jew, tradescantia•Phrasal Verbs:* * *mizɛʀ1. nf1) (= pauvreté) extreme poverty, destitutionêtre dans la misère — to be destitute, to be poverty-stricken
misère noire — utter destitution, abject poverty
100 euros, c'est une misère — 100 euros is a derisory sum
2. misères nfpl1) (= malheurs) woes, miseries2) (= ennuis) little troubles* * *misère nf1 ( pauvreté) ( de personne) destitution, extreme poverty; ( de lieu) squalor, destitution; être dans la misère to be destitute; s'enfoncer dans la misère to become totally destitute; réduire qn à la misère to reduce sb to poverty; crier or pleurer misère to bewail one's poverty, to poor-mouth○ US;2 ( détresse) misery, wretchedness; c'est misère que de faire it is distressing ou upsetting to do; c'est misère que de voir ça! it is distressing to see such things; la misère des temps the hardship of the times; quelle misère! what a wretched pity!; misère (de moi†)! woe is me†!;3 ( ennui) trouble, woe; on a tous nos petites misères we all have our little troubles ou problems; faire des misères à qn to give sb a hard time, to be nasty to sb;5 Bot wandering Jew, tradescantia.misère intellectuelle intellectual poverty; misère noire dire poverty; misère sexuelle sexual deprivation.[mizɛr] nom fémininêtre dans la misère to be destitute ou poverty-strickenil se jeta sur la nourriture comme la misère sur le monde (humoristique) he went at the food like a starving man ou like a wolf on its prey3. [malheur]c'est une misère de les voir se séparer it's pitiful ou it's a shame to see them break up4. [somme dérisoire] pittanceje l'ai eu pour une misère I got ou bought it for next to nothing————————[mizɛr] interjection————————misères nom féminin pluriel(familier) [broutilles, ennuis]faire des misères à quelqu'un to give somebody a hard time, to make somebody's life a misery————————de misère locution adjectivaleun salaire de misère a starvation wage, a pittance -
22 ventre
ventre [vɑ̃tʀ]masculine nouna. ( = abdomen, estomac) stomach• se coucher le ventre vide or creux to go to bed on an empty stomachb. ( = utérus) wombc. [d'animal] belly• j'aimerais bien savoir ce qu'il a dans le ventre (ce qu'il pense) I'd like to know what's going on in his mind ; (quelles sont ses qualités) I'd like to see what he's made of* * *vɑ̃tʀnom masculin1) (abdomen, estomac) stomach, tummy (colloq), bellys'allonger sur le ventre — to lie on one's stomach, to lie face down
avoir le ventre creux/plein — to have an empty/a full stomach
le ventre de la terre — liter the bowels (pl) of the earth littér; affamé
2) ( d'animal) (under)belly3) ( utérus) womb4) ( siège du courage)avoir la rage/la peur au ventre — to feel sick with fury/fear
je ne sais pas ce qu'il a dans le ventre — (colloq) I don't know what he's made of
5) ( partie renflée) (de marmite, bateau, d'avion) belly••* * *vɑ̃tʀ nm1) ANATOMIE bellyavoir mal au ventre — to have belly ache, to have a belly ache
2) (maternel) womb3) [animal] belly4) (locutions)* * *ventre ⇒ Le corps humain nm1 (abdomen, estomac) stomach, tummy○, belly; s'allonger sur le ventre to lie on one's stomach, to lie face down; rentrer le ventre to hold in one's stomach; avoir du ventre gén to have a fat stomach; ( homme) to have a paunch; avoir mal au ventre to have stomach-ache ou tummy-ache○; ça me donne mal au ventre○ de voir ça! fig that makes me sick!; avoir le ventre creux/plein to have an empty/a full stomach; se remplir le ventre○ ( se nourrir) to fill one's belly; ( trop manger) to gorge oneself péj; le ventre de la terre liter the bowels (pl) of the earth littér; voyons ce que la chaudière a dans le ventre let's have a look at the inside of the boiler;2 ( d'animal) (under)belly; le poisson flottait ventre à l'air the fish was floating belly up;3 ( utérus) womb; dans le ventre de sa mère in his mother's womb;4 ( siège du courage) ne rien avoir dans le ventre to have no guts○; avoir la rage/la peur au ventre to feel sick with fury/fear; je ne sais pas ce qu'il a dans le ventre○ I don't know what he's made of;5 ( partie renflée) (de marmite, bateau, d'avion) belly;6 Tech faire ventre [mur] to bulge out; [plafond] to sag;le ventre de Paris the former covered market in Paris.courir ventre à terre to run flat out; tu as les yeux plus gros que le ventre your eyes are bigger than your stomach.[vɑ̃tr] nom masculinêtre couché sur le ventre to be lying down ou flat on one's stomacha. [de la position debout] lie on your stomachb. [de la position couchée] roll over onto your stomachavoir le ventre plein to be full, to have a full stomachrentrer/partir ventre à terre to get back/to go off on the doublen'avoir rien dans le ventre: je n'ai rien dans le ventre depuis trois jours I haven't had anything to eat for three days, I've had to go hungry for the last three daysa. [de manière générale] I'd like to know what makes her tickb. [sur un point précis] I'd like to know what she's up to2. [contenu - d'un appareil, d'un véhicule] innards3. [utérus] womb -
23 crocs
n. m. pl. 'Gnashers', 'choppers', teeth. Avoir les crocs: To be famished, starving, to be very hungry. -
24 langue
n. f.1. Avaler sa langue:a To 'keep mum', to hold one's tongue.b To stifle a yawn.c To 'snuff it', to 'croak', to die.2. General meaning: chatter, gossip. Avoir la langue bien pendue: To have the gift of the gab. Ne pas avoir sa langue dans sa poche: To have a glib tongue, to be quick on the verbal draw. Se mordre la langue:a To stop short of saying something.b To regret having said something. Faire aller les langues: To set tongues wagging. Etre mauvaise langue: To be a gossip-monger. Etre une langue de vipère: To be mean-mouthed.4. Avoir la langue qui fourche: To make a slip of the tongue. Zut, ma langue a fourché! No, that's not what I meant to say!5. Faire une langue fourrée: To exchange a 'French kiss'.6. Langue fourrée princesse: Cunnilingus.7. Tirer la langue:a To be near the end of one's tether, to show signs of exhaustion.b To be starving.c (of health or finances): To be in a bad way.8. Faire tirer la langue à quelqu'un (of employee or subordinate): To drive someone too hard.9. La langue verte: Argot, slang. -
25 mandibules
n. f. pl. Claquer des mandibules: To be famished, to be starving. -
26 sauter
I.v. trans.1. To 'nab', to 'collar', to arrest (literally to pounce on someone's back).2. To 'screw', to fuck, to have intercourse with.3. Sauter le pas:a To 'take the plunge', to make a decision (usually after quite a bit of hesitating).b To 'jump the gun', to go ahead with a decision or project before weighing up the pros and cons.4. La sauter: To 'go hungry', to be starving (literally to skip a meal).II.v. intrans.1. To 'hit the ceiling', to 'fly off the handle', to have an angry outburst.2. Il faut que ça saute! Get to it! — I want some action!3. Allez, et que ça saute! Look lively (about it)! —Make it snappy!
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