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1 trouser
to catch sb with their trousers down prendre qn en flagrant délit ; to wear the trousers GB porter la culotte ○. -
2 trouser-
(of trousers: a trouser-button; That dog has torn my trouser-leg.) de pantalon -
3 trouser
trouser [ˈtraʊzər]* * *['traʊzə(r)] 1. 2.trousers plural noun pantalon mshort trousers — short m
••to wear the trousers — GB porter la culotte (colloq)
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4 taper
taper ['teɪpə(r)](column, trouser leg, plane wing) fuseler; (stick, table leg) effiler, tailler en pointe(column, trouser leg, plane wing) être fuselé; (stick, shape, table leg) se terminer en pointe, s'effiler; (finger) être effilé;∎ her hair tapers in to the neck ses cheveux sont effilés sur son cou;∎ it tapers to a point c'est taillé en pointe3 noun(b) (for lighting candle, fire) allume-feu m inv►► British Finance taper relief = réduction progressive des impôts sur les plus-values en fonction du nombre d'années pendant lequel on détient un bien avant de le vendreeffiler, tailler en pointe(b) (noise) diminuer progressivement, décroître, s'affaiblir; (conversation) tomber; (level of interest, activity) décroître progressivement;∎ street crime shows signs of tapering off tout laisse à penser que les agressions sont en baisse -
5 taper
taper [ˈteɪpər][column, trouser leg] finir en fuseau ; [hair] être effilé ; [structure, outline] se terminer en pointe( = diminish) diminuer* * *['teɪpə(r)] 1. 2.transitive verb tailler [quelque chose] en pointe [stick, fabric]3.intransitive verb [sleeve, trouser leg] se resserrer; [column, spire] s'effilerPhrasal Verbs: -
6 strap
1 noun(b) (for carrying → of bag, harness) sangle f; (→ of shoulder bag or camera) bandoulière f; (fastening → for dress, bra) bretelle f; (→ for hat, bonnet) bride f; (→ for helmet) attache f; (→ for sandal) lanière f; (→ under trouser leg) sous-pied m; (→ for watch) bracelet m∎ to give sb the strap administrer à qn une correction (à coups de ceinture);∎ to get the strap recevoir une correction (à coups de ceinture)(d) (on bus, underground) poignée f(e) (for razor) cuir m (à rasoir)(f) Technology lien mattacher (avec une sangle);∎ she had a knife strapped to her leg elle portait un couteau attaché à sa jambesangler, attacher avec une sangle ou une courroie(in car) attacher la ceinture (de sécurité) de; (child → in high chair, pram) attacher avec un harnais ou avec une ceinture;∎ let me strap you in laisse-moi attacher ta ceinture;∎ he strapped himself into the driving seat il s'est installé au volant et a attaché sa ceinture de sécurité;∎ are you strapped in? as-tu mis ta ceinture?(bag, watch) attacher;∎ the diver strapped his aqualung on le plongeur mit son scaphandre -
7 cuff
I 1. noun1) (the end of the sleeve (of a shirt, coat etc) near the wrist: Does your shirt have buttons on the cuffs?) manchette2) ((especially American) the turned-up part of a trouser leg.) revers2. verb(to put handcuffs on (a person): The police cuffed the criminal.)II 1. noun(a blow with the open hand: a cuff on the ear.) gifle2. verb(to give such a blow: He cuffed him on the head.) gifler -
8 turn-up
noun (a piece of material which is folded up at the bottom of a trouser-leg: Trousers with turn-ups are not fashionable at the moment.) revers -
9 flare
A n1 ( light signal) Aviat ( on runway) balise f lumineuse ; Mil ( on target) fusée f éclairante ; Naut ( distress signal) fusée f (de détresse) ;4 Fashn évasement m ;6 Phot lumière f parasite.B flares npl ( trousers) pantalon m à pattes d'éléphant ; a pair of flares un pantalon à pattes d'éléphant.C vtr1 ( widen) évaser [skirt, trouser leg] ; a flared skirt une jupe évasée ; a pair of flared trousers un pantalon à pattes d'éléphant ;2 Ind brûler [qch] en torche [gases].D vi1 ( burn briefly) [firework, match, torch] jeter une brève lueur ;2 ( erupt) [violence] éclater, se déchaîner ; tempers started to flare les esprits ont commencé à s'échauffer ;4 [nostrils] se dilater.■ flare up1 ( burn brightly) [fire] s'embraser ; -
10 roll
A n1 ( wad) (of paper, cloth) rouleau m ; ( of banknotes) liasse f ; ( of flesh) bourrelet m ; a roll of film une pellicule ;2 Culin ( bread) petit pain m ; cheese roll sandwich m au fromage ; chicken/turkey roll ( meat) ≈ galantine f de poulet/dinde ;3 ( rocking motion) (of ship, train) roulis m ; to walk with a roll of the hips marcher en balançant les hanches ;5 Aviat tonneau m ;8 ( register) liste f ; class roll liste des élèves ; electoral roll listes électorales ; to have 200 members on the roll avoir 200 membres inscrits ; to call the roll faire l'appel ; falling school rolls baisse f des effectifs scolaires ;B vtr1 ( push) rouler [ball, barrel, log] ; to roll sth away rouler qch pour l'éloigner (from de) ; to roll sth forward rouler qch en avant ; to roll sth back a few metres rouler qch en arrière de quelques mètres ;2 ( make) rouler [cigarette] ; to roll one's own rouler ses cigarettes soi-même ; to roll sth into a ball ( of paper) faire une boulette de qch ; (of dough, clay) faire une boule de qch ; ( of wool) faire une pelote de qch ;4 ( turn) to roll one's eyes rouler des yeux ; roll the patient onto his back faire rouler le patient sur le dos ; she rolled her car ○ sa voiture s'est retournée ;6 Games faire rouler [dice] ;7 Ling to roll one's ‘r’s rouler les r.C vi1 ( move) [ball, coin, rock] rouler (onto sur) ; [person, animal] se rouler ; to roll backwards [car] reculer ; to roll down [car, rock] dévaler [hill] ; [person] rouler de haut en bas de [slope] ; to roll into [train] entrer en [station] ; to roll off [car] tomber de [cliff] ; [coin, dice] rouler de [table] ; [person] tomber de [couch] ; to roll out of [person] rouler hors de [bed] ; the ball rolled over the line la balle a dépassé la ligne ;5 ( function) [camera, press] tourner.1 [countryside, hills] valonné ;2 [walk, gait] balancé.heads will roll! des têtes vont tomber! ; let the good times roll! que la fête commence! ; roll on the holidays! vivement les vacances! ; to be on a roll ○ être dans une période faste ; to be rolling in it ○ rouler sur l'or ; to be X, Y and Z rolled into one être à la fois X, Y et Z.■ roll about GB, roll around [animal, person] se rouler ; [marbles, tins] rouler ; to roll around on the grass se rouler dans l'herbe.■ roll along [car] rouler tranquillement.■ roll back:▶ roll [sth] back, roll back [sth]1 ( push back) rouler [carpet] ;3 Fin baisser [prices].■ roll down:▶ roll [sth] down, roll down [sth] baisser [blind, window, sleeve, trouser leg].■ roll in1 ( pour in) [tourists, money, orders] affluer ;2 ( gather) [clouds] se rassembler ;3 ( advance) [tanks, trucks] avancer ; the tanks rolled into the city les chars sont entrés dans la ville ;4 ○ ( stroll in) s'amener ○ ; to roll in 20 minutes late s'amener 20 minutes en retard.■ roll off:▶ roll off [sth] [cars] sortir de [production line] ; [newspapers] sortir de [presses].■ roll on:▶ roll on [time, hours] passer ;■ roll out:▶ roll [sth] out, roll out [sth] étirer [pastry] ; laminer [metal] ; faire disparaître [bumps] ; dérouler [rug].■ roll over:1 [car, boat] se retourner ;2 [person] se retourner ; to roll over on one's back/stomach rouler sur le dos/ventre ;▶ roll [sb] over tourner [patient, invalid] (onto sur).■ roll up:▶ roll up2 ( form a cylinder) [poster, mat] s'enrouler ;▶ roll up [sth], roll [sth] up enrouler [rug, poster] ; to roll up one's sleeves retrousser ses manches ; I rolled his sleeve up je lui ai retroussé la manche ; to roll sth/sb up in enrouler qch/qn dans [blanket]. -
11 taper
A n2 ( candle) cierge m ;3 ( narrow part) to have a taper [trousers] être en forme de fuseau ; [column, spire] être effilé ; [blade] se terminer en pointe.C vi [sleeve, trouser leg] se resserer ; [column, spire] s'effiler ; to taper to a point se terminer en pointe ; a loan of £400 tapering to £200 in the final year un prêt de 400 livres sterling qui diminue progressivement pour atteindre 200 livres la dernière année.■ taper off:▶ taper off diminuer, aller en s'amenuisant ;▶ taper off [sth], taper [sth] off diminuer or réduire [qch] progressivement. -
12 clip
I 1. [klip] past tense, past participle - clipped; verb1) (to cut (foliage, an animal's hair etc) with scissors or shears: The shepherd clipped the sheep; The hedge was clipped.) couper; tondre2) (to strike sharply: She clipped him over the ear.) frapper2. noun1) (an act of clipping.) taille, tonte2) (a sharp blow: a clip on the ear.) taloche3) (a short piece of film: a video clip.) extrait•- clipper- clipping II 1. [klip] past tense, past participle - clipped; verb(to fasten with a clip: Clip these papers together.) attacher2. noun(something for holding things together or in position: a paper-clip; a hair-clip; bicycle-clips (= round pieces of metal etc for holding the bottom of trouser legs close to the leg).) attache, pince -
13 trousers
(an outer garment for the lower part of the body, covering each leg separately: He wore (a pair of) black trousers; She was dressed in trousers and a sweater.) pantalon- trouser-
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