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1 monkey
monkey ['mʌŋkɪ]∎ female monkey guenon f;∎ familiar to make a monkey out of sb se payer la tête de qn;∎ you little monkey! petit polisson!, petit espiègle!►► American monkey bars cage f d'écureuil;∎ they're up to some monkey business ils sont en train de combiner quelque chose;monkey jacket spencer m (de garçon de café etc);British monkey nut cacahouète f, cacahuète f;Botany monkey puzzle tree désespoir m des singes, specialist term araucaria m;American monkey shine farce f;monkey wrench clef f anglaise ou à molette;∎ American familiar figurative to throw a monkey wrench into sth faire foirer qch(a) (play the fool) faire l'imbécile∎ to monkey about or around with sth tripoter qch;∎ somebody's been monkeying about with the lock quelqu'un a essayé de forcer la serrure□ ;∎ they've been monkeying about with the brakes on my car ils ont saboté les freins de ma voiture -
2 monkey
monkey [ˈmʌŋkɪ]singe m• you little monkey! (inf) petit galopin !* * *['mʌŋkɪ]1) Zoology singe m2) (colloq) ( rascal) galopin (colloq) m••I don't give a monkey's about it — (colloq) je m'en fous complètement (colloq)
to make a monkey out of somebody — (colloq) se payer la tête de quelqu'un (colloq)
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3 monkey
monkey n2 ○ ( rascal) galopin ○ m ;3 ○ GB cinq cents livres fpl sterling ;I don't give a monkey's about it ○ je m'en fous complètement ○ ; to have a monkey on one's back ○ ( be addicted) être toxicomane ; ( have a problem) avoir un problème ; to make a monkey out of sb ○ se payer la tête de qn ○.■ monkey around ○ faire l'idiot (with avec). -
4 monkey
1. noun1) (an animal of the type most like man, especially those which are small and have long tails (ie not the apes).) singe2) (a mischievous child: Their son is a little monkey.) polisson/-onne2. verb((especially with with) to meddle or interfere: Who's been monkeying (about) with the television set?) tripoter- monkey nut -
5 gibber
gibber vi1 (with fear, rage) bafouiller ; what's he gibbering on about? ○ péj qu'est-ce qu'il bafouille? ; gibbering idiot ○ péj crétin ○ ;2 [monkey] baragouiner. -
6 ape
ape [eɪp]1 noun∎ to go ape (about sb/sth) (become angry) piquer une crise (à propos de qn/qch); (enthuse) s'emballer (pour qn/qch)singer
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