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mouthful ['maʊθfʊl]∎ I couldn't eat another mouthful! je ne pourrais rien avaler de plus!(b) familiar (word → hard to pronounce) mot m difficile à prononcer□ ; (→ complicated) mot m compliqué□ ;∎ his name's a bit of a mouthful il a un nom à coucher dehors;∎ "myalgic encephalomyelitis" is quite a mouthful "myalgic encephalomyelitis", voilà un terme bien compliqué□∎ you said a mouthful! ça, tu peux le dire!, tu l'as dit, bouffi!∎ to give sb a mouthful traiter qn de tous les noms -
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mouthful [ˈmaʊθfʊl]• he swallowed it in one mouthful [+ food] il n'en a fait qu'une bouchée ; [+ drink] il l'a avalé d'un trait• it's a real mouthful of a name! (inf) c'est un nom à coucher dehors !* * *['maʊθfʊl]3) (colloq)to give somebody a mouthful — passer une engueulade (colloq) à quelqu'un
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mouthful n1 ( of food) bouchée f ; ( of liquid) gorgée f ; to swallow a meal in one mouthful ne faire qu'une bouchée d'un repas ;3 ○ ( abuse) engueulade ○ f ; to give sb a mouthful passer une engueulade ○ à qn ; to get a mouthful recevoir une engueulade ○ ; a mouthful of obscenities/of curses un chapelet d'obscénités/de jurons ; -
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noun (as much as fills the mouth: a mouthful of soup; He ate the cake in two mouthfuls.) gorgée, bouchée -
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gulp [gʌlp]1. nouna. ( = action) to swallow sth in one gulp avaler qch d'un seul coup• "yes," he replied with a gulp « oui » répondit-il la gorge serrée[+ food] engloutir ; [+ drink] avaler d'un trait* * *[gʌlp] 1. 2.transitive verb engloutir [food, drink]; aspirer [air]3.intransitive verb avoir la gorge serréePhrasal Verbs: -
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bite [baɪt]1. nounb. ( = piece bitten off) bouchée fd. ( = flavour) piquant m• to bite one's tongue or one's lip (figurative) se mordre les lèvres• to bite the hand that feeds one cracher dans la soupe (inf) (PROV) once bitten twice shy(PROV) chat échaudé craint l'eau froide4. compounds( = respond) riposter[+ words, retort] ravaler* * *[baɪt] 1.1) ( mouthful) bouchée fto have ou take a bite of something — prendre une bouchée de quelque chose
2) ( from insect) piqûre f; (from dog, snake) morsure f; fig (of wind, cold) morsure f; (of performance, film) mordant m3) ( in fishing) touche f2. 3.to have a bite — lit avoir une touche; fig trouver amateur
Phrasal Verbs:- bite off••he won't bite you! — (colloq) il ne va pas te manger! (colloq)
to be bitten by the DIY bug — (colloq) attraper le virus du bricolage
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[in'teli‹əbl]((negative unintelligible) able to be understood: His answer was barely intelligible because he was speaking through a mouthful of food.) intelligible- intelligibly -
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1. plural - mouths; noun1) (the opening in the head by which a human or animal eats and speaks or makes noises: What has the baby got in its mouth?) bouche2) (the opening or entrance eg of a bottle, river etc: the mouth of the harbour.) goulot, embouchure2. verb(to move the lips as if forming (words), but without making any sound: He mouthed the words to me so that no-one could overhear.) former des mots avec les lèvres sans émettre de son- mouthful- mouth-organ - mouthpiece - mouthwash -
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[sip] 1. past tense, past participle - sipped; verb(to drink in very small mouthfuls.) boire à petites gorgées2. noun(a very small mouthful: She took a sip of the medicine.) petite gorgée -
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A n1 ( mouthful) bouchée f ; in one bite en une bouchée ; to have ou take a bite of sth prendre une bouchée de qch ; to take a bite out of sth fig faire un trou dans qch ; that will take a big bite out of our budget/profits cela va faire un grand trou dans notre budget/marge bénéficiaire ;2 ○ ( snack) morceau m (à manger) ; to have a bite (to eat) manger un morceau ; to have ou grab a quick bite (to eat) manger un morceau en vitesse ;3 fig (impact, keen edge) (of wind, cold) morsure f ; ( of food) piquant m ; (of argument, performance, style, film) mordant m ; his speech/film has bite son discours/film a du mordant ;5 Fishg touche f ; to have a bite lit avoir une touche ; fig trouver amateur ; the house is up for sale but we haven't had any bites yet la maison est en vente mais nous n'avons pas encore trouvé amateur ;6 Dent occlusion f.B vtr ( prét bit, pp bitten) [person, animal] mordre ; [insect] piquer ; to bite sth in two couper [qch] en deux d'un coup de dent ; to bite one's nails se ronger les ongles.1 ( take effect) [measure, policy, rule, new rates, strike, shortage] se faire sentir ;2 Fishg [fish] mordre.he/she won't bite you ○ ! il/elle ne va pas te manger ○ ! ; to bite one's lip se mordre les lèvres ; to bite the hand that feeds you cracher dans la soupe ; the biter bit tel est pris qui croyait prendre ; to be bitten by the DIY/health food bug ○ attraper le virus ○ du bricolage/de la diététique ; ⇒ bullet.■ bite back:▶ bite back [sth] ravaler [rude comment, reply].■ bite into:▶ bite into [sth] lit mordre dans [fruit, sandwich etc] ; fig ( affect) avoir un effet sur [economy, finances].■ bite off:▶ bite off [sth], bite [sth] off arracher [qch] d'un coup de dent.■ bite on:▶ bite on [sth] mordre sur.■ bite through:▶ bite through [sth] [person, animal] percer [qch] avec ses dents. -
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A n1 ( mouthful) ( of liquid) gorgée f, lampée ○ f ; ( of air) bouffée f, goulée f ; ( of food) bouchée f ; to breathe in gulps of air avaler l'air par bouffées ; she drained her glass with ou in one gulp elle a vidé son verre d'un trait ;2 ( noise) ( nervous) serrement m de gorge ; ( tearful) hoquet m ; he swallowed it with a loud gulp il l'a avalé en déglutissant bruyamment ; ‘it's my fault,’ she said with a gulp ‘c'est de ma faute,’ dit-elle en hoquetant.B vtr1 ( swallow) engloutir [food, drink] ; aspirer [air] ; there they were, gulping brandy ils étaient là en train de boire du cognac à grands traits ;2 ( in emotion) ‘you're not angry, are you?,’ he gulped ‘tu n'es pas fâchée, j'espère,’ dit-il la gorge serrée.C vi avoir la gorge serrée.■ gulp back:▶ gulp back [sth], gulp [sth] back ravaler [tears].■ gulp down:▶ gulp down [sth], gulp [sth] down engloutir [food, drink] ; he gulped down his drink and left il a vidé son verre d'un trait et il est parti. -
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drink [drɪŋk]boire, prendre;∎ would you like something to drink? voulez-vous boire quelque chose?;∎ I never drink coffee je ne prends jamais de café;∎ what are you drinking tonight? que voulez-vous boire ce soir?;∎ the water is not fit to drink l'eau n'est pas potable;∎ this coffee isn't fit to drink ce café est imbuvable;∎ the wine is best drunk at room temperature ce vin se boit chambré;∎ drink your soup mange ta soupe;∎ to drink one's fill boire à sa soif;∎ to drink sb's health, to drink a toast to sb boire à la santé de qn;∎ he drank himself into a stupor il s'est soûlé jusqu'à l'hébétude;∎ I could drink the well dry je boirais la mer et ses poissons;∎ he's drinking himself to death l'alcool le tue peu à peu;∎ to drink sb under the table faire rouler qn sous la table;∎ he drank us under the table il était encore debout alors que nous roulions sous la table;∎ I could drink you under the table any day! je te parie que je peux boire plus que toi!∎ I don't drink je ne bois pas;∎ to drink heavily boire beaucoup;∎ she drank out of or (straight) from the bottle elle a bu à la bouteille;∎ I only drink socially je ne bois jamais seul;∎ don't drink and drive ≃ boire ou conduire, il faut choisir;∎ he drinks like a fish il boit comme un trou;∎ I'll drink to that! je suis pour!;∎ we drank to their success nous avons bu ou porté un toast à leur succès∎ it won't drink quite as well in two years' time dans deux ans il aura perdu de sa saveur3 noun(a) (non-alcoholic) boisson f;∎ may I have a drink? puis-je boire quelque chose?;∎ a drink of water un verre d'eau;∎ to give sb a drink donner à boire à qn;∎ there's plenty of food and drink il y a tout ce qu'on veut à boire et à manger;∎ you can get drinks from the machine vous pouvez prendre des boissons à la machine;∎ hot drinks boissons chaudes∎ we invited them in for a drink nous les avons invités à prendre un verre;∎ familiar fancy a drink? que diriez-vous d'un verre?□ ;∎ I need a drink! vite, donnez-moi à boire!;∎ I haven't had a drink in six months je n'ai pas bu d'alcool depuis six mois;∎ he likes or enjoys a drink il aime bien boire un verre;∎ to buy or to stand a round of drinks payer une tournée;∎ to pay for the drinks payer les consommations;∎ drinks are on the house! la maison offre à boire!;∎ he'd had one drink too many il avait bu un verre de trop, il avait un verre dans le nez(c) (mouthful) gorgée f;∎ have another little drink prends encore une petite gorgée∎ she's taken to drink elle s'est mise à boire;∎ to be the worse for drink être en état d'ébriété;∎ he can't hold his drink il ne tient pas l'alcool;∎ to drive under the influence of drink conduire en état d'ivresse ou d'ébriété;∎ to smell of drink sentir l'alcool;∎ he has a drink problem il boit trop, il s'adonne à la boisson∎ to be in the drink être dans la flotte ou à la baille►► American drinks machine, drink machine distributeur m de boissons(troubles) noyer; (fortune) boire;∎ he's trying to drink his troubles away il essaie de noyer ses ennuis dans l'alcool;∎ to drink away one's fortune boire sa fortuneavaler ou boire d'un trait∎ we drank in every word pas un seul mot ne nous a échappé, nous avons bu ses paroles➲ drink upboire (jusqu'à la dernière goutte), finirvider son verre;∎ drink up! finissez vos verres! -
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gulp [gʌlp](with emotion) avoir un serrement de gorge;∎ he gulped in surprise la surprise lui a serré la gorge3 noun∎ she swallowed it in one gulp elle l'a avalé d'un seul coup(b) (with emotion) serrement m de gorge;∎ "oh dear", he said with a gulp "mon Dieu", dit-il, la gorge serrée∎ he took a gulp of water il a avalé une goulée d'eauavaler;∎ she gulped back her tears elle a ravalé ou refoulé ses larmes -
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1 noun∎ to take a slug of whisky boire une lampée de whisky∎ he was slugged over the head with a rubber cosh il a reçu un coup de matraque en caoutchouc sur la tête□∎ I left them to slug it out (fight) je les ai laissés régler leurs comptes à coups de poing□►► slug pellet pastille f anti-limace
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