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1 lip service
lip service n péj to pay lip service to se dire être pour [human rights, equality] ; he pays lip service to feminism but… il se dit féministe mais… -
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3 to pay lip service
rendre un hommage hypocrite ou de pure forme; prendre un engagement sans convictionEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to pay lip service
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4 pay lip service to so.
English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > pay lip service to so.
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5 pay lip service to sth.
English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > pay lip service to sth.
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6 pay lip-service to
(to show respect to, or approval of, in word only, without sincerely feeling it.) dire pour la forme -
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lip [lɪp]∎ her lip trembled ses lèvres tremblaient;∎ my lips are sealed je ne dirai rien;∎ her name is on everyone's lips son nom est sur toutes les lèvres;∎ to read sb's lips lire sur les lèvres de qn;∎ familiar read my lips (believe what I say) écoutez-moi bien□ ;∎ to do or pay lip service to sth faire semblant de s'intéresser à qch;∎ the company is paying lip service to the need for a crèche l'entreprise prétend s'intéresser à la nécessité d'une crèche(b) (of jug) bec m; (of cup, bowl) rebord m; (of wound) lèvre f, bord m; (of well) margelle f; (of crater, golf hole) bord m∎ enough of your lip! ne sois pas insolent!;∎ don't give me any of your lip! ne te fiche pas de moi!►► lip balm baume m pour les lèvres;lip gloss brillant m à lèvres;lip microphone microphone m labial;lip pencil crayon m à lèvres;lip salve pommade f ou baume m pour les lèvres -
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lip [lɪp]1. nouna. ( = part of body) lèvre f• less of your lip! ne sois pas insolent !2. compounds• he only pays lip service to socialism il n'est socialiste qu'en paroles ► lip-sync(h) transitive and intransitive verb chanter en play-back* * *[lɪp] 1.1) Anatomy lèvre fmy lips are sealed! — bouche cousue! (colloq)
2) (of bowl, crater) bord m; ( of jug) bec m3) (colloq) ( cheek) insolence f2. 3.- lipped combining formthin-/thick-lipped — aux lèvres minces/charnues
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[lip]1) (either of the folds of flesh which form the edge of the mouth: She bit her lip.) lèvre2) (the edge of something: the lip of a cup.) bord•- - lipped- lip-read - lipstick - pay lip-service to -
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upper ['ʌpə(r)]∎ temperatures are in the upper 30s la température dépasse 30 degrés;∎ the upper atmosphere les couches supérieures de l'atmosphère;∎ companies operating at the upper end of the market sociétés spécialisées dans le haut de gamme;∎ models at the upper end of the range modèles haut de gamme;∎ to have the upper hand avoir le dessus;∎ to get or to gain the upper hand prendre le dessus ou l'avantage;∎ to let sb get the upper hand laisser qn prendre le dessus, laisser qn dominer(b) (higher in order, rank) supérieur;∎ the upper echelons of the civil service les plus hauts échelons de l'administration∎ the upper valley of the Nile la haute vallée du Nil;∎ the upper Rhine le haut Rhin2 noun►► Upper Canada le haut Canada;upper case Typography haut m de casse; Computing majuscule f;upper class, the upper classes = l'aristocratie et la haute bourgeoisie;Upper Egypt la Haute-Égypte;upper limit plafond m;upper lip lèvre f supérieure;upper middle class = classe sociale réunissant les professions libérales, les universitaires, les cadres de l'industrie et les hauts fonctionnaires;upper reaches (of river) amont m;British the upper school les grandes classes fpl;Upper Volta Haute-Volta f;∎ in Upper Volta en Haute-Volta
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Lip service — is an idiom meaning minimal compliance only .Lip service may also refer to: * Lip Service (TV series) * Lip Service , a song by Elvis Costello from This Year s Model * Lip Service (game show), a game show aired in the 1990s on MTV * Lip Service … Wikipedia
Lip service — Lip Lip (l[i^]p), n. [OE. lippe, AS. lippa; akin to D. lip, G. lippe, lefze, OHG. lefs, Dan. l[ae]be, Sw. l[ a]pp, L. labium, labrum. Cf. {Labial}.] 1. One of the two fleshy folds which surround the orifice of the mouth in man and many other… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lip service — something proffered but not performed, 1640s, from LIP (Cf. lip) (n.) + SERVICE (Cf. service) (n.). Earlier in same sense was lip labour (1530s) … Etymology dictionary
lip service — lip .service n pay lip service to sb/sth to say that you support or agree with something without doing anything to prove it ▪ organizations that pay lip service to career development … Dictionary of contemporary English
lip service — lip server. insincere expression of friendship, admiration, support, etc.; service by words only: He paid only lip service to the dictator. [1635 45] * * * … Universalium
lip service — When people pay lip service to something, they express their respect, but they don t act on their words, so the respect is hollow and empty … The small dictionary of idiomes
lip service — [n] empty talk duplicity, hollow words, insincerity, token agreement, tongue in cheek, unctuousness; concepts 267,542,545 … New thesaurus
lip service — n. insincere expression of respect, loyalty, support, etc … English World dictionary
lip service — noun an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction • Syn: ↑hypocrisy • Derivationally related forms: ↑hypocritical (for: ↑hypocrisy) • Hypernyms: ↑pretense, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Lip Service — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Cinéma Lip Service est une série télévisée produite par la BBC en 2010. Lip Service est une film de 2000 de Gail O Grady et Kari Wuhrer. Musique Lip… … Wikipédia en Français
lip service — When people pay lip service to something, they express their respect, but they don t act on their words, so the respect is hollow and empty. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If you pay lip service to an idea or cause, you give verbal… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions