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1 charlie
charlie ['tʃɑ:lɪ]1 noun∎ I felt a proper charlie je me suis senti vraiment cloche;∎ he's a right charlie c'est une vraie cloche -
2 jelly
1 noun∎ my legs feel like jelly j'ai les jambes en coton ou comme du coton;∎ my legs just turned to jelly j'en ai eu les jambes coupées, je n'avais plus de jambesgélifier►► British jelly baby bonbon m gélifié (en forme de bébé);jelly bag poche f à gelée (dans laquelle on presse les fruits);jelly bean dragée f à la gelée de sucre (en forme de haricot);American jelly roll (gâteau m) roulé m -
3 umbrella
umbrella [ʌm'brelə]1 noun∎ to put up or open an umbrella ouvrir un parapluie;∎ to put down or to close an umbrella fermer un parapluie∎ under the umbrella of the United Nations sous la protection des Nations Unies(d) (of jellyfish) ombrelle f(term) général►► Ornithology umbrella bird céphaloptère m;umbrella committee comité m de coordination;Finance umbrella fund fonds m de consolidation;umbrella group, umbrella organization organisation f qui en regroupe plusieurs autres;umbrella pine pin m parasol;umbrella plant laîche f, carex m;umbrella stand porte-parapluies m inv;Marketing umbrella trademark marque f ombrelle;umbrella tree magnolia m parasol -
4 KP
KP [‚keɪ'pi:]American familiar military slang ( abbreviation kitchen police) looks like we're on KP tonight on dirait qu'on est de corvée de cuisine ce soir -
5 Nam
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6 ablutions
ablutions [ə'blu:ʃənz]∎ to do or to perform one's ablutions faire ses ablutions -
7 ack-ack
1 noundéfense f contre avions□, DCA□ fde DCA□, antiaérien□►► ack-ack fire tir m de DCA□ ;ack-ack weapons armes fpl de DCA□ -
8 ackemma
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9 bivvy
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10 bull
bull [bʊl]1 noun(a) (male cow) taureau m;∎ like a bull in a china shop comme un éléphant dans un magasin de porcelaine;∎ figurative to take the bull by the horns prendre le taureau par les cornes;∎ to go at sth like a bull at a gate foncer tête baissée ou la tête la première dans qch(b) (male of a species → elephant, whale) mâle m∎ a great bull of a man un homme fort comme un bœuf(d) Stock Exchange haussier m, spéculateur(trice) m,f à la hausse(e) (centre of target) mille m, centre m de la cible;∎ to hit the bull faire mouche, mettre dans le mille∎ that's a lot or load of bull c'est des conneries tout ça∎ papal bull bulle f papale(elephant, whale) mâleStock Exchange (market, prices, shares) pousser à la hausse;∎ to bull the market chercher à faire hausser les cours∎ Astrology the Bull le Taureau►► Cars bull bars pare-buffles m inv;bull calf jeune taureau m, taurillon m;Stock Exchange bull market marché m à la hausse ou haussier;bull mastiff = chien issu d'un métissage entre le bouledogue et le mastiff;Stock Exchange bull position position f acheteur;Stock Exchange bull purchase achat m à la hausse;History Bull Run = petite rivière de Virginie qui fut le théâtre d'une importante défaite des nordistes pendant la guerre de Sécession;Zoology bull shark requin m bouledogue;Stock Exchange bull speculation, bull trading spéculation f à la hausse;bull terrier bull-terrier m;Stock Exchange bull transaction opération f à la hausse -
11 bust
∎ to go bust faire faillite□∎ I'm bust je suis fauché∎ or bust! = expression indiquant la détermination à arriver quelque part2 noun∎ a large bust une forte poitrine;∎ she has a small bust elle a peu de poitrine;∎ what (size) bust are you? combien est-ce que vous faites de tour de poitrine?∎ there was a big drugs bust in Chicago il y a eu un beau coup de filet chez les trafiquants de drogue de Chicago∎ figurative to bust a gut or blood vessel se casser la nénette;∎ American very familiar to bust one's ass doing sth se crever ou se casser le cul à faire qch;∎ American very familiar I'm not going to bust my ass for him! je ne vais pas me casser le cul pour lui!∎ he was busted on a drugs charge il s'est fait choper ou embarquer pour une affaire de drogue;∎ the police busted the house at 3 a.m. la police a fait une descente dans la maison à 3 heures du matin∎ he got busted to sergeant il est repassé sergent∎ you're busted! je t'y prends!, je t'ai eu!∎ American to be busting to do sth crever d'envie de faire qch∎ three prisoners have busted out (of jail) trois prisonniers se sont fait la belle ou la paire(a) (boyfriend, girlfriend) rompre (après une dispute)□ ;∎ he's bust up with his girlfriend il a rompu avec sa copine après une engueulade∎ demonstrators busted up the meeting des manifestants sont venus semer la pagaïe dans la réunion(b) (damage, destroy → bar, flat) saccager -
12 click
click [klɪk]1 noun(b) (of ratchet, wheel) cliquet m(a) (fingers, tongue) faire claquer;∎ he clicked his heels (together) il a claqué les talons(a) (make sound) faire un bruit sec;∎ she clicked along the pavement in her high heels ses hauts talons faisaient de petits bruits secs sur le trottoir;∎ cameras were clicking on entendait le déclic des appareils;∎ the lamp clicked on la lampe s'alluma avec un déclic;∎ to click shut (door etc) se refermer avec un bruit sec;∎ the lock clicked into place la serrure s'est enclenchée avec un déclic∎ it suddenly clicked tout à coup ça a fait tilt∎ they clicked from the beginning (got on well) ils se sont bien entendus dès le début□, ça a tout de suite collé entre eux;∎ to click with the public (play, film) avoir du succès auprès du public□∎ to click on sth cliquer sur qch;∎ to click and drag cliquer et glisser►► Entomology click beetle taupin m;click language langue f à clics -
13 crump
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14 dixie
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15 doughboy
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16 frag
1 noungrenade f offensive□= tuer ou blesser intentionnellement un officier ou un compagnon d'armes avec une grenade -
17 funkhole
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18 glasshouse
glasshouse ['glɑ:shaʊs, pl -haʊzɪz]∎ proverb people who live in glasshouses shouldn't throw stones = il faut être sans défauts pour critiquer autrui -
19 grunt
grunt [grʌnt]grogner, pousser un grognement(reply) grommeler, grogner;∎ "what?" he grunted "quoi?", grogna-t-il3 noun∎ to give a grunt pousser un grognement;∎ the pig gave a loud grunt le cochon grogna bruyamment -
20 jankers
jankers ['dʒæŋkəz]familiar military slang sanction f disciplinaire□ ;∎ to be on jankers être puni□
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