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1 noun(situation) angoissant, stressant; (finish) haletantUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > nail-biting
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nail [neɪl]1. nouna. [of finger, toe] ongle ma. ( = fix with nails) clouer3. compoundsa. [+ lid] clouerb. [+ hesitating person] obtenir une réponse (ferme et définitive) de ; [+ agreement, policy] arrêtera. [+ picture] fixer par des clousb. [+ door] condamner (en clouant)c. [+ box] clouer* * *[neɪl] 1.1) Anatomy ongle m2) Technology clou m2.transitive verb1) ( attach with nails) clouer2) (colloq) ( pin down) coincer (colloq) [wrongdoer]; démasquer [liar]3) (colloq) ( expose) démentir [rumour]; démolir [myth]•Phrasal Verbs:- nail up••cash on the nail — argent m comptant
to be as hard ou as tough as nails — être sans cœur
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∎ orange trees grow best in a warm climate les orangers poussent mieux en climat chaud;∎ she let her hair grow (long) elle a laissé pousser ses cheveux, elle s'est laissé pousser les cheveux;∎ money doesn't grow on trees l'argent ne pousse pas sur les arbres(b) (person → in age, height) grandir;∎ hasn't he grown! qu'est-ce qu'il a grandi!;∎ she has grown two inches ≃ elle a grandi de 5 cm∎ to grow in wisdom/understanding devenir plus sage/compréhensif∎ this custom grew from or out of a pagan ceremony cette coutume est née d'une ou a pour origine une cérémonie païenne(e) (increase) s'accroître, augmenter;∎ the crime rate in the big cities is growing le taux de criminalité augmente dans les grandes villes;∎ the economy has grown by 5 percent in the last two years la croissance de l'économie a été de 5 pour cent au cours des deux dernières années;∎ support for the strike is growing la grève est de plus en plus soutenue;∎ our love/friendship grew over the years notre amour/amitié a grandi au fil des ans;∎ he has grown in my esteem il a grandi ou est monté dans mon estime;∎ the town grew in importance la ville a gagné en importance∎ to grow angry se mettre en colère;∎ to grow bigger grandir, s'agrandir;∎ it's beginning to grow dark il commence à faire nuit;∎ to grow old devenir vieux, vieillir∎ to grow to like/to dislike sb/sth finir par aimer/détester qn/qch(a) (crops, plants) cultiver(b) (beard, hair) laisser pousser;∎ he's trying to grow a beard il essaie de se laisser pousser la barbe;∎ she's growing her hair (long) elle se laisse pousser les cheveux∎ to grow the business augmenter le chiffre d'affaires►► grow bag = sac plastique rempli d'engrais dans lequel on fait pousser une plante(people) s'éloigner;∎ we gradually grew apart as we got older nous nous sommes progressivement éloignés l'un de l'autre en vieillissant∎ they began to grow away from each other ils ont commencé à s'éloigner l'un de l'autre(hair, nail, plant) repousser∎ both her sons grew into fine-looking men ses deux fils sont devenus de beaux jeunes gens;∎ the company grew into a huge organization l'entreprise est devenue une énorme société∎ the sweater's too big for him, but he'll grow into it le pull est trop grand pour lui, mais il pourra le mettre un jour;∎ he'll soon grow into those shoes il pourra bientôt mettre ces chaussures, bientôt ces chaussures lui iront∎ to grow into a job s'habituer à ou s'adapter à un travailplaire de plus en plus à;∎ the song began to grow on him after a while au bout d'un certain temps, la chanson commença à lui plaire de plus en plus;∎ it grows on you on y prend goût;∎ the idea was beginning to grow on me l'idée commençait à me séduire∎ her hair or hairstyle has grown out ses cheveux sont maintenant trop longs pour son genre de coiffure;∎ she let the dye grow out elle a laissé pousser ses cheveux jusqu'à ce que les traces de teinture aient disparu∎ he's grown out of most of his clothes la plupart de ses vêtements ne lui vont plus, il ne rentre plus dans la plupart de ses vêtements∎ to grow out of doing sth passer l'âge de faire qch;∎ she grew out of her dolls elle a passé l'âge de jouer à la poupée;∎ it's just a phase, he'll grow out of it ce n'est qu'une tocade, ça lui passera;∎ to grow out of one's friends ne plus avoir grand-chose en commun avec ses amis;∎ he never grew out of (the habit of) biting his nails il n'a jamais perdu cette habitude de se ronger les ongles(a) (become adult) grandir, devenir adulte;∎ what do you want to be when you grow up? que veux-tu faire quand tu seras grand?;∎ we didn't have television when I was growing up nous n'avions pas la télévision quand j'étais petit;∎ I hope he won't grow up to be a liar/thief j'espère qu'il ne sera pas un menteur/voleur plus tard∎ grow up! sois un peu adulte!;∎ I wish you'd grow up! j'aimerais bien que tu cesses tes gamineries!∎ a strong feeling of hatred grew up between them un puissant sentiment de haine est né entre eux;∎ a legend grew up around these events une légende s'est développée autour de ces événements;∎ the town grew up around the castle la ville s'est développée autour du château -
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[tu:Ɵ]plural - teeth; noun1) (any of the hard, bone-like objects that grow in the mouth and are used for biting and chewing: He has had a tooth out at the dentist's.) dent2) (something that looks or acts like a tooth: the teeth of a comb/saw.) dent•- teethe- toothed - toothless - toothy - toothache - toothbrush - toothpaste - toothpick - be - get long in the tooth - a fine-tooth comb - a sweet tooth - tooth and nail
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