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blunder [ˈblʌndər]1. noun( = error) bourde f• social blunder impair ma. ( = make mistake) faire une bourdeb. ( = move clumsily) avancer d'un pas maladroit• to blunder against or into sth se cogner contre qch* * *['blʌndə(r)] 1.noun bourde f2.1) ( make mistake) faire une bourde2) ( move clumsily) -
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A n bourde f.B vi1 ( make mistake) faire une bourde ; blunder badly faire une grosse bourde ;2 ( move clumsily) he blundered into the table il s'est cogné à la table.■ blunder about: she blundered about in the dark elle avançait dans l'obscurité en se cognant.■ blunder on:▶ blunder on [sth] découvrir qch sans le vouloir. -
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blunder ['blʌndə(r)]1 noun∎ I made a terrible blunder j'ai fait une gaffe ou une bévue épouvantable(a) (make a mistake) faire une gaffe ou un impair(b) (move clumsily) avancer à l'aveuglette, tâtonner;∎ he was blundering about in the dark il avançait à l'aveuglette ou à tâtons dans le noir;∎ she blundered against or into the bookshelf elle s'est heurtée ou cognée à la bibliothèque;∎ he blundered through the interview il s'embrouillait au cours de l'entretien -
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gaffe [gæf](blunder) bévue f;∎ to commit or to make a gaffe commettre une bévue;∎ a social gaffe un faux pas, un impair -
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screw [skru:]1 noun∎ figurative to turn the screw or screws serrer la vis;∎ familiar to put the screws on sb faire pression sur qn;∎ the Mafia put the screws on him la Mafia lui a forcé la main;∎ familiar to have a screw loose avoir la tête fêlée, avoir une case de vide∎ give it a couple more screws donnez-lui encore un ou deux tours de vis(d) (propeller) hélice f∎ a screw of paper un cornet en papier∎ he's on a good screw il gagne plein de fric∎ to have a screw baiser, s'envoyer en l'air;∎ to be a good screw être un bon coup;∎ she's a good screw elle baise bien(i) (in snooker, pool) effet m∎ to screw sth shut fermer qch (en vissant);∎ to screw the lid on a bottle visser le bouchon d'une bouteille;∎ screw it tight vissez-le bien∎ I screwed the letter/my handkerchief into a ball j'ai fait une boule de la lettre/de mon mouchoir(c) (wrinkle → face)∎ he screwed his face into a grimace une grimace lui tordit le visage;∎ he screwed his face into a forced smile il grimaça un sourire∎ to screw a promise/an agreement out of sb arracher une promesse/un accord à qn;∎ he managed to screw the money/the answer out of her il a réussi à lui soutirer l'argent/la réponse□∎ we've been screwed! on s'est fait arnaquer ou baiser!;∎ they're out to screw you for every penny you've got ils essayent de vous extorquer tout l'argent que vous avez□∎ screw the expense! et merde, je peux bien m'offrir ça!;∎ screw you! va te faire foutre!∎ to screw the pooch (blunder) faire une gaffe ou une boulette(a) (bolt, lid) se visser(b) (in snooker, pool → ball) revenir en arrière►► screw eye vis f à œil;screw jack cric m à vis;Nautical screw propeller hélice f;screw shot = coup avec effet;screw thread pas m ou filet m de vis;screw top couvercle m qui se visse;∎ the jar has a screw top le couvercle du pot se visse∎ very familiar to screw sb around (treat badly) se foutre de la gueule de qn; (waste time of) faire perdre son temps à qn□(in snooker, pool → player) faire de l'effet rétrograde, faire un rétro; (→ ball) revenir en arrièrevisserse visserdévisserse dévisser➲ screw onvisser;∎ the cupboard was screwed on to the wall le placard était vissé au murse visser;∎ it screws on to the wall ça se visse dans le mur∎ to screw sb over arnaquer qn, refaire qnBritish visser, tourner;∎ he screwed his head round to see il a brusquement tourné la tête pour voir1(a) (tighten, fasten) visser(b) (crumple → handkerchief, paper) chiffonner, faire une boule de∎ she screwed up her eyes elle plissa les yeux;∎ he screwed up his face in concentration la concentration fit se plisser les traits de son visage;∎ to screw up one's courage prendre son courage à deux mains∎ you've screwed everything up tu as tout foutu en l'air;∎ he's screwed up any chance of promotion il a foutu en l'air toute chance de promotion∎ the divorce really screwed her up le divorce l'a complètement perturbée□ ou déboussolée(a) (lid, nut etc) se visser∎ her face screwed up in distaste or disgust elle fit une grimace de dégoût
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