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1 noun(a) (for eating) couteau m;∎ a knife and fork une fourchette et un couteau;∎ her words cut me like a knife ses paroles m'ont piqué au vif ou m'ont profondément blessé;∎ fish knife couteau m à poisson;∎ like a knife through butter comme dans du beurre;∎ this knife wouldn't cut butter ce couteau ne coupe que ce qu'il voit ou ne coupe rien;∎ familiar to be or to go under the knife passer sur le billard;(b) (as a weapon) couteau m;∎ to carry a knife porter un couteau sur soi;∎ figurative she really got her knife into them elle en avait drôlement après eux, elle leur en voulait drôlement;∎ figurative the knives are out ils sont à couteaux tirés ou en guerre ouverte;∎ familiar you really stuck the knife in! tu ne l'as pas loupé!;∎ figurative to turn or to twist the knife (in the wound) retourner le couteau dans la plaiedonner un coup de couteau à;∎ to knife sb to death tuer qn à coups de couteau;∎ he's been knifed il a reçu un coup de couteau;∎ he was knifed in the back il a reçu un coup de couteau ou on lui a planté un couteau dans le dos; figurative on lui a tiré dans le dos ou dans les pattes►► knife attack attaque f à coups de couteau;knife pleat pli m plat;Electricity knife switch interrupteur m à lame;knife wound blessure f à coups de couteau -
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knife [naɪf]1. noun[+ person] donner un coup de couteau à3. compounds• on a knife edge ( = tense) sur des charbons ardents• the success of the scheme was balanced on a knife edge la réussite du projet ne tenait qu'à un fil* * *[naɪf] 1. 2.transitive verb donner un coup de couteau à [person] (in dans)••to have one's knife into somebody — (colloq) en avoir après quelqu'un (colloq)
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1 gen couteau m ;an accent you could cut with a knife un accent à couper au couteau ; before you could say knife ○ en moins de temps qu'il n'en faut pour le dire ; to be under the knife ○ être sur le billard ○ ; to have one's knife into sb ○ en avoir après qn ○ ; to put the knife in descendre qn en flèche ; to twist the knife in the wound remuer le couteau dans la plaie ; the knives are out! fig c'est la guerre! -
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►► knife-edged file lime f à couteau;knife-edged pleat pli m plat;knife-edged wit esprit m mordantUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > knife-edged
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knife-edge n fig to be on a knife-edge [result, success, negotiations] ne tenir qu'à un fil ; to be (living) on a knife-edge [person] être au bord de l'abîme. -
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∎ figurative we were on a knife-edge on était sur des charbons ardents;∎ his decision was (balanced) on a knife-edge sa décision ne tenait qu'à un fil(b) (of scales) couteau m -
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1. plural - knives; noun1) (an instrument for cutting: He carved the meat with a large knife.) couteau2) (such an instrument used as a weapon: She stabbed him with a knife.) couteau2. verb(to stab with a knife: He knifed her in the back.) donner un coup de couteau -
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noun figto be on a knife-edge — [negotiations] ne tenir qu'à un fil
to be (living) on a knife-edge — [person] être au bord de l'abîme
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