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1 pluie
pluie [plyi]feminine nounrain ; ( = averse) shower• jour/temps de pluie rainy day/weather* * *plɥi1) Météorologiepar temps de pluie — when it rains, in rainy weather
la saison des pluies — the rainy season, the rains (pl)
2) (de missiles, d'injures) hail; (d'étincelles, de cadeaux, compliments) shower; (de lettres, d'offres) lots (pl)tomber en pluie — [projectiles, étincelles] to rain down
•Phrasal Verbs:••il n'est pas né or tombé de la dernière pluie — (colloq) he wasn't born yesterday (colloq)
elle fait la pluie et le beau temps dans le parti — she calls the shots (colloq) in the party
après la pluie le beau temps — Proverbe every cloud has a silver lining Proverbe
* * *plɥi nf1) rain2) fig* * *pluie nf1 (eau, phénomène) la pluie rain; sous la pluie in the rain; sous une pluie battante/torrentielle in driving/torrential rain; il tombait une pluie fine it was drizzling; jour de pluie rainy day; par temps de pluie when it rains, in rainy weather;2 ( averse) après la pluie after the rain; des pluies intermittentes/violentes/d'été periodic/heavy/summer showers; la saison des pluies the rainy season, the rains;3 (de missiles, d'injures) hail (de of); (d'étincelles, de cadeaux, compliments) shower (de of); (de lettres, d'offres) lots (de of); tomber en pluie [projectiles, étincelles] to rain down; jeter le riz en pluie dans le lait bouillant sprinkle the rice into the boiling milk.pluies acides acid rain ¢.il n'est pas né or tombé de la dernière pluie○ he wasn't born yesterday○; parler de la pluie et du beau temps to make small talk; elle fait la pluie et le beau temps dans le parti she calls the shots○ in the party; après la pluie le beau temps Prov every cloud has a silver lining Prov.[plɥi] nom féminin1. MÉTÉOROLOGIE rainpluie diluvienne ou torrentielle pouring rain2. [retombée] shower————————en pluie locution adverbiale -
2 battant
battant, e [batɑ̃, ɑ̃t]1. masculine noun[de volet] shutter• battant (de fenêtre) (left-hand or right-hand) window• porte à double battant or à deux battants double door(s)2. masculine noun, feminine noun( = personne) fighter* * *
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battante batɑ̃, ɑ̃t adjectif
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nom masculin, féminin fighter
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nom masculin1) (de porte, fenêtre) hinged section; (de table, comptoir) leaf2) ( de cloche) clapper3) ( de drapeau) fly* * *batɑ̃, ɑ̃t battant, -e1. vbSee:2. adj1)2)3. nm/f4. nm1) [cloche] clapper2) [volets] shutter, flap3) [porte] side* * *A adj battant neuf brand new; à deux heures battantes on the stroke of two; le cœur battant with a beating heart; ⇒ porte.B nm,f fighter.C nm1 (de porte, fenêtre) hinged section; (de table, comptoir) leaf; le battant droit de la porte the right-hand door (of a double door); ouvre les deux battants de la fenêtre open both sides of the window; porte à deux battants double door;2 ( de cloche) clapper;3 (de pavillon, drapeau) fly.( féminin battante) [batɑ̃, ɑ̃t] adjectifa. [bruyante] banging doorb. [laissée ouverte] swinging doorc. [à battant libre] swing doorsous une pluie battante in the driving ou pelting rain————————, battante [batɑ̃, ɑ̃t] nom masculin, nom fémininfighter (figuré)battant nom masculin2. [vantail, volet] flap -
3 torrent
torrent [tɔʀɑ̃]masculine noun• torrent de lave/de boue/d'injures torrent of lava/of mud/of abuse* * *tɔʀɑ̃nom masculin lit, fig torrent* * *tɔʀɑ̃ nm1) (= cours d'eau) torrent, mountain stream2) figun torrent de — a torrent of, a flood of
* * *torrent nm lit, fig torrent; torrent de boue/de plaisanteries torrent of mud/jokes; des torrents de larmes floods of tears; pleuvoir à torrents to rain very heavily, to rain in torrents.[tɔrɑ̃] nom masculina. [inondation] a floodb. [pluie] torrential rain, a torrential downpourun torrent d'injures a stream ou torrent of abuse————————à torrents locution adverbiale -
4 battre
battre [batʀ]➭ TABLE 411. transitive verba. [+ personne] to beatb. ( = vaincre) to beat• j'en ai rien à battre ! (inf!) I couldn't give a toss! (inf!): battre de3. intransitive verb4. reflexive verb• notre armée/équipe s'est bien battue our army/team put up a good fight* * *batʀ
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1) ( l'emporter) to beat, to defeat [adversaire]; to break [record]battre quelqu'un au tennis/aux élections — to beat somebody at tennis/in the elections
2) ( frapper) to beat [personne, animal]battre quelqu'un à coups de pied/poing — to kick/punch somebody repeatedly
3) ( taper sur) to beat [matelas, tapis]; to beat [métal]; to thresh [blé]battre l'air/l'eau de ses bras — to thrash the air/the water with one's arms
4) ( heurter) [pluie] to beat ou lash against [vitre]; [mer] to pound ou beat against [rocher]; [artillerie] to pound [position]5) Culinaire to whisk [œuf]6) Jeux to shuffle [cartes]7) Musique8) ( parcourir) to scour [pays, forêt]
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battre de verbe transitif indirect1) ( agiter)2) ( jouer)
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verbe intransitif1) [cœur, pouls] to beat2) [porte, volet] to bang
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se battre verbe pronominalse battre pour obtenir quelque chose — fig to fight for something
se battre avec une serrure — hum to struggle with a lock
2) ( échanger des coups) to fight3) ( se frapper)••battre en retraite devant quelque chose/quelqu'un — to retreat before something/somebody
je m'en bats l'œil — (colloq) I don't give a damn (colloq)
* * *batʀ1. vt1) (= donner des coups à) to beat2) (= l'emporter sur) to beatCeltic a battu Rangers. — Celtic beat Rangers.
3) (= frapper contre) [pluie] to beat against, to lash against, [vagues] to beat against4) [blé] to thresh5) [œufs] to whisk, to beat6) [cartes] to shuffle7) (= parcourir) to scourbattre en brèche [théorie] — to demolish, [institution] to attack
battre son plein [campagne, saison] — to be at its height, [fête] to be in full swing
A minuit, la fête battait son plein. — At midnight the party was in full swing.
2. vi1) [cœur] to beatQuand je le vois, mon cœur bat plus vite. — When I see him, my heart beats faster.
ne battre que pour qn/qch; Mon c\(oe)ur ne bat que pour vous. — You are my only love., I only have eyes for you.
Son cœur ne bat que pour la Provence. — Provence is his one and only love.
2) [volets] to bang, to rattlebattre des mains — to clap, to clap one's hands
battre de l'aile fig — to be in a bad way, to be in bad shape
* * *battre verb table: battreA vtr1 ( l'emporter) to beat, defeat [adversaire]; to break [record]; battre qn à un jeu/en une matière to beat sb at a game/in a subject; je le bats au tennis/en chimie I beat him at tennis/in chemistry; elle me bat à la course she beats me in running; battre qn aux élections to beat sb in the elections; se faire battre par 6 à 2 to lose 6-2; ne pas se tenir pour battu not to admit defeat; ⇒ couture;2 ( frapper) to beat [personne, animal]; il bat son chien he beats his dog; battre qn à coups de balai to beat sb with a broom; battre qn à coups de pied/poing to kick/punch sb repeatedly; battu à mort beaten to death; ⇒ plâtre;3 ( taper sur) to beat [matelas, tapis]; Tech to beat [métal]; Agric to thresh [blé]; Chasse to beat [taillis]; battre l'air/l'eau de ses bras to thrash the air/the water with one's arms; ma jupe me bat les talons my skirt is flapping about my heels; battre monnaie to mint coins; battre le briquet† to strike a light;4 ( heurter) [pluie] to beat ou lash against [vitre]; [mer] to pound ou beat against [rocher]; [artillerie] to pound [mur, position]; battu des vents/par la pluie lashed by the wind/by the rain;5 Culin to whisk [œuf]; to churn [crème]; battre les œufs en neige beat the egg whites until stiff; battre les œufs en omelette beat the eggs;6 Jeux to shuffle [cartes];7 Mus battre la mesure to beat time; battre le tambour Mil to beat the drum; fig to shout from the rooftops; Mil [tambour] to beat; battre la retraite to beat the retreat;8 ( parcourir) to scour [pays, forêt]; battre les chemins or sentiers or routes to travel the roads; ⇒ pavillon.B battre de vtr ind1 ( agiter) battre des ailes to flap its wings; battre des cils to flutter one's eyelashes; battre des mains to clap (one's hands); battre des paupières to blink;2 ( jouer) battre du tambour to beat the drum.C vi1 ( palpiter) [cœur, pouls] to beat; la joie/l'émotion me faisait battre le cœur my heart was pounding fast with joy/emotion; le sang me battait aux tempes I could feel my temples throbbing;2 ( claquer) [porte, volet] to bang; le vent fait battre les volets the wind is banging the shutters; la pluie bat contre la vitre the rain is lashing against the window; ⇒ verge.D se battre vpr1 ( lutter) to fight (contre against; avec with); se battre au couteau to fight with knives ou a knife; se battre en duel to fight a duel; se battre avec qn to fight with sb; se battre pour obtenir qch fig to fight for sth; se battre avec une serrure hum to struggle with a lock; se battre contre un champion/une équipe Jeux, Sport to fight (against) a champion/a team; se battre contre la corruption to fight (against) corruption;2 ( échanger des coups) to fight; leurs enfants n'arrêtent pas de se battre their children are always fighting;3 ( se frapper) se battre la poitrine to beat one's breast.battre en retraite to beat a retreat; battre en retraite devant qch/qn to retreat before sth/sb; battre son plein to be in full swing; je m'en bats l'œil○ I don't give a damn○.[batr] verbe transitifa. [mur] to breachb. [gouvernement] to topplebattre quelqu'un aux échecs to defeat ou to beat somebody at chessse tenir pour ou s'avouer battu to admit defeatbattre quelqu'un à plate couture ou plates coutures to beat somebody hollow3. [surpasser - record] to beat4. [frapper - tapis, or] to beat (out) ; [ - blé, grain] to thresh6. [sillonner]battre le secteur to scour ou to comb the areabattre la campagne ou le pays7. JEUX8. MUSIQUE [mesure] to beat (out)9. NAUTIQUEbattre pavillon to sail under ou to fly a flag10. (locution)————————[batr] verbe intransitif[store] to flapl'émotion faisait battre mon cœur my heart was beating ou racing with emotion2. (locution)————————battre de verbe plus prépositiona. (sens propre) [lentement] the bird flaps its wingsb. [rapidement] the bird flutters its wings————————se battre verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)se battre à l'épée/au couteau to fight with swords/knivesne vous battez pas, il y en a pour tout le monde (figuré) don't get excited, there's enough for everyone————————se battre verbe pronominal intransitif1. [lutter] to fightse battre avec/contre quelqu'un to fight with/against somebodynous nous battons pour la paix/contre l'injustice we're fighting for peace/against injustice————————se battre verbe pronominal transitif[frapper] -
5 gifler
gifler [ʒifle]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb* * *ʒifle1) ( frapper) to slap [personne]2) ( cingler) [pluie, vent] to lash* * *ʒifle vt* * *gifler verb table: aimer vtr1 ( frapper) to slap [personne]; gifler qn du revers de la main to slap sb with the back of one's hand;2 ( cingler) [pluie, vent] to lash; la pluie me giflait le visage the rain was lashing my face.[ʒifle] verbe transitif1. [suj: personne]gifler quelqu'un to slap somebody's face ou somebody in the face2. [suj: pluie, vent] to lash3. [humilier] to humiliate
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