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1 bride
bride [bʀid]feminine nouna. [de cheval] bridle• laisser or mettre la bride sur le cou à un cheval to give a horse its headb. [de chaussure] strap* * *bʀid1) ( de cheval) bridle2) ( de boutonnage) button loop••* * *bʀid nf1) [cheval] bridleà bride abattue — flat out, hell for leather
2) [bonnet] string* * *bride nf1 Équit bridle;2 ( de boutonnage) button loop;4 Méd adhesions (pl).partir à bride abattue to dash off; tourner bride lit, fig to do a U-turn; tenir qn/qch en bride to keep a tight rein on sb/sth; avoir la bride sur le cou to have free rein; lâcher la bride à qn to give sb free rein; tenir la bride (haute) à qn to keep sb on a tight rein.[brid] nom féminin1. ÉQUITATION bridletenir son cheval en bride to curb ou to rein in a horseà bride abattue, à toute bride at full speed, like greased lightningserrer ou tenir la bride à quelqu'un to keep somebody on a tight rein -
2 zèbre
zèbre [zεbʀ]masculine noun( = animal) zebra* * *zɛbʀnom masculin1) zebra2) (colloq) fig bloke (colloq) GB, guy (colloq)* * *zɛbʀ nm1) (= animal) zebra2)* * *zèbre nm1 zebra;[zɛbr] nom masculincourir ou filer comme un zèbre to go like greased lightning2. (familier) [individu]c'est un (drôle de) zèbre, celui-là!a. [ton dépréciatif] he's a weirdo!b. [ton amusé ou admiratif] he's quite something!
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