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jockey ['dʒɒkɪ]1 noun(a) Horseracing jockey m;∎ (woman) jockey femme f jockey∎ humorous desk jockey rond-de-cuir m;∎ elevator jockey liftier□ m;∎ truck jockey routier□ m∎ they jockeyed him into lending them money ils l'ont adroitement ou habilement amené à leur prêter de l'argent;∎ to jockey sb out of a job évincer ou chasser qn d'un poste∎ figurative the companies were all jockeying for position toutes les entreprises essayaient de se placer►► jockey cap casquette f de jockey;the Jockey Club = organisme chargé de l'organisation des courses hippiques en Grande-Bretagne -
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A n1 ( headgear) ( of nurse) coiffe f ; ( of schoolboy) casquette f ; (of uniformed official, soldier) képi m ; ( of jockey) toque f ; baseball cap casquette de baseball ;2 GB Sport he's got his Scottish cap il a été selectionné pour l'équipe écossaise ; he's an England cap il joue pour l'Angleterre ;4 ( of mushroom) chapeau m ;5 ( for toy gun) amorce f ;6 Dent couronne f ;7 GB ( also Dutch cap) diaphragme m (contraceptif) ; to be fitted for a cap se faire poser un diaphragme ;8 Archit chapiteau m ;9 ( bird's plumage) capuchon m.2 Dent couronner [tooth] ;3 GB Sport sélectionner [qn] pour l'équipe nationale [footballer] ; to be capped for Wales être sélectionné pour l'équipe galloise ;4 ( cover) couronner ; the hills were capped with snow les collines étaient couronnées de neige.to cap it all pour couronner le tout ; to go to sb cap in hand se présenter à qn chapeau bas ; to set one's cap at GB ou for US sb† jeter son dévolu sur qn ; if the cap fits, wear it! qui se sent morveux se mouche! -
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1 noun(a) (hat → with peak) casquette f; (→ without peak) bonnet m; (→ of jockey, judge) toque f; (→ of nurse, traditional costume) coiffe f; (→ of soldier) calot m; (→ of officer) képi m;∎ cap and bells marotte f (de bouffon);∎ cap and gown = expression britannique évoquant le milieu universitaire;∎ in cap and gown en costume d'apparat universitaire;∎ if the cap fits, wear it qui se sent morveux (qu'il) se mouche;∎ to go to sb cap in hand aller vers qn chapeau bas;∎ old-fashioned to set one's cap at sb jeter son dévolu sur qn;∎ to put on one's thinking cap réfléchir, méditer la question(b) (cover, lid → of bottle, container) capsule f; (→ of lens) cache m; (→ of tyre valve) bouchon m; (→ of pen) capuchon m; (→ of mushroom) chapeau m; (→ of tooth) couronne f; (→ of column, pedestal) chapiteau m∎ he has three England caps il a été sélectionné trois fois dans l'équipe d'Angleterre(f) (contraceptive device) diaphragme m(g) (spending limit) plafond m∎ the mountain was capped with snow le sommet de la montagne était recouvert de neige∎ he capped that story with an even funnier one il a raconté une histoire encore plus drôle que celle-là;∎ to cap it all pour couronner le tout, pour comble(d) Administration (impose limit on → spending) limiter, restreindre; (→ borough, region) limiter les dépenses de;∎ these measures have been effective in capping overall expenditure ces mesures ont permis de limiter les dépenses globales∎ she was capped five times elle a joué ou elle a été sélectionnée cinq fois►► Technology cap screw vis f à six pans creux -
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