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1 chinois
chinois, e [∫inwa, waz]1. adjective2. masculine nouna. ( = langue) Chinese3. feminine noun* * *
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chinoise ʃinwɑ, az adjectif1) Géographie Chinese2) (colloq) ( tatillon) nitpicking (colloq)
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nom masculin1) Linguistique Chinese2) Culinaire conical strainer••pour moi c'est du chinois — it's double-Dutch GB ou Greek to me
* * *ʃinwa, waz nm/f Chinois, -e* * *A adj1 ⇒ Les nationalités Géog Chinese;2 ○( tatillon) nitpicking○.B nm1 ⇒ Les langues Ling Chinese;2 Culin conical strainer.1. [de Chine] Chinese2. (familier) [compliqué] twisted————————————————nom masculinpour moi, c'est du chinois it's all Greek to me2. CUISINE [passoire] (conical) strainer -
2 pinaillage
pinaillage○ nm hairsplitting, quibbling.[pinajaʒ] nom masculin -
3 pinailleur
pinɒjœʀ, øz pinailleur, -euse1. adj2. nm/f* * *pinailleur○, - euseA adj [personne] pernickety○ GB, persnickety US.B nm,f hairsplitter, quibbler.———————— -
4 pointilleux
pointilleux, -euse [pwɛ̃tijø, øz]adjective* * ** * *pwɛ̃tijø, øz adj (-euse)* * *( féminin pointilleuse) [pwɛ̃tijø, øz] adjectif[commentaire] nitpickingil est très pointilleux sur l'horaire he's very particular about ou he's a stickler for time-keeping -
5 bête
I.n. f.1. Bête à concours:a (sch.): 'Exam nut', examination fiend, glutton for exams.b 'Sexy bird', beautiful woman.2. Faire la bête à deux dos: To have sex, to have intercourse.3. Chercher la petite bête: To 'go nitpicking', to be 'finicky', to be pernickety.II.adj.1. C'est bête comme chou! It's as easy as pie! — It's dead simple!2. Pas si bête! Not on your nelly! — Certainly not! (This expression got 2 new lease of life when it became the title of a film with Bourvil after the Second World War.) -
6 couper
I.v. trans. & intrans.1. To interrupt (person, conversation).2. Couper le sifflet a quelqu'un: To 'cut someone short', to silence someone.3. La couper à quelqu'un (also: couper la chique à quelqu'un): To leave someone agape, to astound someone. Ça te la coupe, hein?! That's got you stumped!a (Sport): To tire, to wear an opponent out.b To 'take the wind out of someone's sails', to dishearten someone. Cette nouvelle m'a coupé les jambes: When I heard that, my spirits sank.6. Couper à quelque chose (of chore): To dodge, to shuffle out of something. La vaisselle, on ne va pas y couper: We're dead certs for the washing up.7. Couper dans ( le truc): To 'fall for something', to take something at face value. Je ne coupe pas dans toutes ces giries'. I'm not falling for all that tommy-rot.8. Couper la poire en deux: To 'do a bit of give-and-take', to compromise.9. Couper les cheveux en quatre: To go nitpicking, to split hairs.II.v. trans.reflex. To give oneself away by making contradictory statements.
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