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meat [mi:t]∎ red/white meat viande f rouge/blanche;∎ cooked or cold meats viande f froide;∎ American figurative the meat and potatoes of computing/gardening le BAba de l'informatique/du jardinage;∎ British meat and two veg familiar (stereotypical British meal) plat m comportant de la viande et deux légumes (typique de la gastronomie britannique traditionnelle); very familiar humorous (male genitals) service m trois pièces;∎ familiar there isn't much meat on him il n'est pas très gras□ ;∎ familiar you're dead meat! t'es mort!∎ meat and drink de quoi manger et boire;∎ figurative such incidents are meat and drink to novelists les romanciers se repaissent de ce genre d'incidents(c) (substance, core) substance f;∎ there's not much meat in his report il n'y a pas grand-chose dans son rapport►► meat cleaver hachoir m, couperet m;meat diet régime m carné;meat hook crochet m de boucherie;meat loaf pain m de viande;British familiar pejorative meat market (nightclub) = boîte réputée pour être un lieu de drague;meat pie pâté m de viande en croûte;meat products produits mpl à base de viande;familiar meat rack lieu m de drague (en particulier chez les homosexuels);meat safe garde-manger m inv;American familiar meat wagon (ambulance) ambulance□ f;∎ I'm a meat-and-potatoes kind of guy je ne suis pas un mec compliqué -
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A n1 Culin viande f ; ( flesh) chair f ; red/white meat viande rouge/blanche ; chicken/crab meat chair de poulet/de crabe ;3 ‡( food) nourriture f.B modif [dish, extract] de viande ; [industry] de la viande ; meat products produits mpl à base de viande.meat and two veg ○ viande garnie de deux légumes ; he's a meat-and-two-veg man ○ GB, he's a meat-and-potatoes man ○ US il est très steak-frites ○ ; political scandals are meat and drink to them ils se repaissent de scandales politiques ; to be strong meat être choquant ; one man's meat is another man's poison Prov le bonheur des uns fait le malheur des autres Prov. -
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[mins] 1. verb1) (to cut into small pieces or chop finely: Would you like me to mince the meat for you?) hacher2) (to walk with short steps, in an unpleasantly dainty or delicate way: She minced over to him.) marcher à petits pas maniérés2. noun(meat (usually beef) chopped up into small pieces: mince and potatoes.) viande hachée- mincer- mincing - mincingly - mincemeat
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meat and potatoes — pl.n. Informal basic parts or aspects; essentials; fundamentals … English World dictionary
meat and potatoes — noun the fundamental part successful negotiation is the meat and potatoes of arbitration • Hypernyms: ↑basis, ↑base, ↑foundation, ↑fundament, ↑groundwork, ↑cornerstone * * * ˌ noun plural but singular or p … Useful english dictionary
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meat-and-potatoes — UK / US adjective [only before noun] mainly American informal 1) with ordinary tastes and not liking anything unusual or complicated a real meat and potatoes kind of guy 2) basic and simple a meat and potatoes diagram … English dictionary
meat-and-potatoes — American, informal the meat and potatoes the most important or basic parts of something. The focus was on jobs, health care, and other meat and potatoes issues. (always before noun) … New idioms dictionary
meat-and-potatoes — adjective Date: 1949 1. of fundamental importance ; basic; also concerned with or emphasizing the basic aspects of something 2. unpretentious, simple < a real meat and potatoes guy > 3. providing or preferring simple food (as meat and potatoes) … New Collegiate Dictionary
meat and potatoes — The meat and potatoes is the most important part of something. A meat and potatoes person is someone who prefers plain things to fancy ones. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions