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1 lounge
A n2 ( in airport) hall m ; airport/arrivals lounge hall d'aéroport/des arrivées ; departure lounge salle f d'embarquement ;C vi1 ( sprawl) s'avachir (on sur) ; to lounge against sth s'avachir contre qch ;2 ( idle) paresser.■ lounge about, lounge around paresser, lambiner pej ; to lounge about the house paresser dans la maison. -
2 lounge
lounge [laʊndʒ]1 noun∎ to have a lounge in the sun paresser ou se prélasser au soleil∎ he spent the afternoon lounging on the sofa reading il a passé l'après-midi à lire allongé sur le canapé;∎ he lounged against the counter il était appuyé nonchalamment contre le comptoir∎ gangs of kids were lounging on street corners des bandes de gosses traînaient au coin des rues►► British lounge bar = salon dans un pub (plus confortable et plus cher que le "public bar");lounge chair fauteuil m;familiar old-fashioned lounge lizard salonnard m;British lounge suit costume m de ville; (on invitation) tenue f de ville(laze) paresser; (hang about) traîner -
3 lounge about
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4 loll
loll [lɒl]∎ he was lolling against the wall il était nonchalamment appuyé contre le mur(in grass, armchair etc) se prélasser;∎ I just lolled about or around all day j'ai paressé toute la journée(tongue) pendre (mollement) -
5 mess
mess [mes]désordre ⇒ 1 (a) saleté ⇒ 1 (b) gâchis ⇒ 1 (c) pétrin ⇒ 1 (d) mess ⇒ 1 (e) salir ⇒ 2 embêter ⇒ 3 (a)1 noun(a) (untidiness) désordre m, fouillis m;∎ what a mess! quel désordre!, quelle pagaille!;∎ Fiona's room is (in) a real mess! il y a une de ces pagailles ou un de ces fouillis dans la chambre de Fiona!;∎ my papers are in a mess mes papiers sont en désordre;∎ clear up this mess! mets un peu d'ordre là-dedans!, range un peu tout ce fouillis!;∎ familiar your essay is a real mess! ta rédaction est un vrai torchon!;∎ familiar his face was a complete mess after the fight après la bagarre il avait le visage tout amoché;∎ my hair's a mess! je suis coiffé n'importe comment!;∎ I feel a mess je suis dans un état lamentable;∎ you're a mess, go and clean up tu n'es pas présentable, va t'arranger(b) (dirtiness) saleté f, saletés fpl;∎ clean up that mess! nettoie un peu ces saletés ou cette crasse!;∎ the cooker is (in) a horrible mess la cuisinière est vraiment sale ou dégoûtante;∎ the dog has made a mess on the carpet le chien a fait des saletés sur le tapis∎ to make a mess of sth gâcher qch;∎ she's made a real mess of her life elle a vraiment gâché sa vie;∎ to make a mess of things tout gâcher;∎ I'm afraid I've made a mess of the travel arrangements je suis désolé, je me suis trompé dans les préparatifs de voyage;∎ this country is in a mess! la situation dans ce pays n'est pas vraiment réjouissante!∎ he's got himself into a bit of a mess il s'est fourré dans de beaux draps ou dans le pétrin;∎ thanks for getting me out of that mess merci de m'avoir tiré de ce pétrin∎ the whole mess got food poisoning tous ceux qui ont pris leur repas au mess ont été victimes d'une intoxication alimentaire∎ Bible a mess of pottage un plat de lentilles(dirty) salir, souiller∎ to mess with sb embêter qn;∎ don't mess with me! ne me cherche pas!;∎ you shouldn't mess with people like that (get involved with) tu ne devrais pas fréquenter des gens comme ça; (get on wrong side of) tu ne devrais pas mécontenter ces gens-là;∎ that's what happens when you mess with drugs! voilà ce qui arrive quand on touche à la drogue!∎ it's true, no messing! c'est vrai, sans blagues!∎ they don't mess with the other officers ils ne mangent pas avec les autres officiers►► Nautical mess deck poste m d'équipage;Military mess hall cantine f;Military mess jacket veston m de tenue de soirée; (civilian) veste f courte;British mess tin gamelle f∎ (person) to mess sb about se moquer de qn, faire tourner qn en bourrique;∎ I'm fed up with being messed about by men j'en ai marre des hommes qui me font tourner en bourrique(potter about) bricoler; (lounge about) traîner;∎ I'm just going to mess about the house this weekend je vais rester à la maison et me la couler douce ce week-end∎ get on with the job and stop messing about! mettez-vous au travail et que ça saute!∎ I spent the weekend messing about in the house j'ai passé le week-end à faire des bricoles dans la maison;∎ he likes messing about in the garden il aime s'occuper dans le jardin(c) (play the fool) faire l'imbécile;∎ stop messing about and listen to me! arrête de faire l'imbécile et écoute-moi!(d) (meddle, fiddle) tripoter, tripatouiller;∎ don't mess about with my computer ne tripote pas mon ordinateur;∎ if I catch her messing about with my husband I'll kill her! si je l'attrape à faire du gringue à mon mari, je la tue!➲ mess up(a) (make disorderly → room, papers) mettre en désordre;∎ stop it, you'll mess up my hair! arrête, tu vas me décoiffer!∎ that's really messed up our plans! ça a vraiment fichu nos projets en l'air!∎ to mess up on an exam merdouiller dans ou à un examen
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