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1 goat
goat [gəʊt]∎ old goat (lecherous man) vieux m cochon; American (old woman) vieille toupie f; (old man) vieux schnock m∎ you silly goat! espèce d'andouille!;∎ to act or to play the (giddy) goat faire l'andouille∎ to get sb's goat taper sur les nerfs ou le système à qn;∎ it gets my goat ça me tape sur les nerfs►► goat's cheese (fromage m de) chèvre m;goat's milk lait m de chèvre;Entomology goat moth gâte-bois m;Botany goat willow marceau m -
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form [fɔ:m]forme ⇒ 1 (a)-(d), 1 (f)-(m), 1 (r), 1 (s) silhouette ⇒ 1 (b) formulaire ⇒ 1 (e) classe ⇒ 1 (n) former ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (b), 2 (e), 2 (f) façonner ⇒ 2 (a) se former ⇒ 2 (c), 3 (a), 3 (b) créer ⇒ 2 (d) composer ⇒ 2 (e)1 noun∎ in the form of a heart en forme de cœur;∎ her plan began to take form son projet a commencé à prendre tournure ou forme(b) (body, figure) forme f, silhouette f;∎ a slender form appeared at the door une silhouette élancée apparut à la porte;∎ the human form la forme humaine(c) (aspect, mode) forme f;∎ it's written in the form of a letter c'est écrit sous forme de lettre;∎ the Devil appeared in the form of a goat le diable apparut sous la forme d'une chèvre;∎ the same product in a new form le même produit présenté différemment;∎ what form should my questions take? comment devrais-je formuler mes questions?;∎ the interview took the form of an informal chat l'entrevue prit la forme d'une discussion informelle;∎ her anxiety showed itself in the form of anger son inquiétude se manifesta par de la colère(d) (kind, type) forme f, sorte f;∎ one form of cancer une forme de cancer;∎ we studied three different forms of government nous avons examiné trois systèmes de gouvernement ou trois régimes différents;∎ all forms of sugar le sucre sous toutes ses formes;∎ she sent some flowers as a form of thanks elle a envoyé des fleurs en guise de remerciements∎ to fill in or out a form remplir un formulaire;∎ printed form imprimé m(f) (condition) forme f, condition f;∎ in good form en pleine forme, en excellente condition;∎ John was British on or American in good form at lunch John était en forme ou plein d'entrain pendant le déjeuner;∎ British on or American in their current form they're unlikely to win étant donné leur forme actuelle ils ont peu de chances de gagner;∎ to study (the) form (in horse racing) examiner le tableau des performances des chevaux∎ form and content la forme et le fond;∎ his writing lacks form ce qu'il écrit n'est pas clair;∎ her ideas lack form ses idées sont confuses(h) (standard practice) forme f, règle f;∎ to do sth as a matter of form faire qch pour la forme;∎ what's the usual form in these cases? que fait-on d'habitude ou quelle est la marche à suivre dans ces cas-là?;∎ Law in due form en bonne et due forme∎ it's bad form cela ne se fait pas;∎ it's good form c'est de bon ton, cela se fait;∎ it is bad form to ask a lady her age ce n'est pas poli de demander son âge à une dame∎ form of address formule f de politesse;∎ the correct form of address for a senator la manière correcte de s'adresser à un sénateur;∎ it's only a form of speech ce n'est qu'une façon de parler;∎ the form of the marriage service les rites mpl du mariage∎ the masculine form la forme du masculin, le masculin∎ she's in the first/sixth form ≃ elle est en sixième/première∎ has he got form? est-ce qu'il a un casier judiciaire?(a) (shape) former, construire; (character, mind) former, façonner; (sentence) construire; Metallurgy former, façonner;∎ he formed the model out of or from clay il a sculpté ou façonné le modèle dans l'argile;∎ form the dough into a ball pétrissez la pâte en forme de boule;∎ she has trouble forming certain words elle a du mal à prononcer certains mots;∎ it was certainly a character-forming experience c'est sans aucun doute une expérience qui forme ou façonne le caractère(b) (take the shape of) former, faire;∎ the coastline forms a series of curves la côte forme une série de courbes;∎ the children formed a circle les enfants formèrent un cercle;∎ form a line please faites la queue s'il vous plaît;∎ the applicants formed a queue les candidats firent la queue∎ he's wary of forming friendships il hésite à nouer des amitiés;∎ to form an impression avoir une impression(d) (organize → association, club) créer, fonder; (→ committee, government) former; Commerce (→ company) fonder, créer;∎ they formed themselves into a committee ils se constituèrent en comité(e) (constitute) composer, former;∎ to form the basis of sth constituer la base de ou servir de base à qch;∎ to form (a) part of sth faire partie de qch;∎ the countries forming the alliance les pays qui constituent l'alliance∎ how to form the past tense comment former le passé composé(a) (materialize) se former, prendre forme;∎ doubts began to form in his mind des doutes commencèrent à prendre forme dans son esprit, il commença à avoir des doutes(b) (take shape) se former;∎ form into a line! alignez-vous!;∎ we formed into groups nous nous sommes mis en groupes, nous avons formé des groupes►► Linguistics form class catégorie f grammaticale;Computing form document document m canevas;Computing form feed avancement m du papier;form letter lettre f circulaire;British School form teacher, form tutor ≃ professeur m principal;Linguistics form word mot-outil m, mot m faisant fonction de désinenceBritish se mettre en ligne, s'aligner
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old goat — Informal. 1. an elderly man who is disliked, esp. for being mean to or disapproving of younger people. 2. a lecherous man, esp. one considerably older than those to whom he is attracted. [1960 65] * * * old goat informal used as an insulting way… … Useful english dictionary
old goat — an old man, a cranky man Henry Wilson that old goat told the kids to get off his lawn … English idioms
old goat — Informal. 1. an elderly man who is disliked, esp. for being mean to or disapproving of younger people. 2. a lecherous man, esp. one considerably older than those to whom he is attracted. [1960 65] * * * … Universalium
goat — [gəut US gout] n [: Old English; Origin: gat] 1.) an animal that has horns on top of its head and long hair under its chin, and can climb steep hills and rocks. Goats live wild in the mountains or are kept as farm animals. 2.) get sb s goat… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Goat — Billy goat redirects here. For the Lance Corporal in the Royal Welsh, see William Windsor (goat). For the urban legend, see Curse of the Billy Goat. This article is about the domesticated species. For other species, see Capra (genus). For other… … Wikipedia
Goat locker — In , the goat locker is a lounge, sleeping area, and galley onboard a naval vessel which is reserved for the exclusive use of Chief Petty Officers. By tradition, all other personnel, including officers and even the Commanding Officer, must… … Wikipedia
goat — Synonyms and related words: Priapus, aphrodisiomaniac, balker, balky horse, billy, billy goat, broad jumper, buck, bucking bronco, buckjumper, butt, byword, byword of reproach, crock, crowbait, derision, dirty old man, doe, doeling, dog, dupe,… … Moby Thesaurus
goat — noun (C) 1 an animal a little like a sheep that can climb steep hills and rocks 2 get sb s goat spoken to make someone extremely annoyed: I ll tell you another thing that really got my goat. 3 act/play the goat BrE informal to behave in a silly… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
goat — n 1. buck, ram, billy goat, billy; nanny goat, nanny, nan, doe; kid. 2.Informal. scapegoat, whipping boy, U.S. Sl. fall guy; dupe, gull, victim, sitting duck, easy or soft mark, Sl. patsy, Sl. pigeon, Sl. soft touch; laughingstock, butt, fair… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
goat — noun 1) a herd of goats Syn: billy goat, nanny goat, kid 2) be careful of that old goat Syn: lecher, libertine, womanizer, seducer, Don Juan, Casanova, Lothario, Romeo; pervert … Thesaurus of popular words
goat — Applied to a man who is lecherous, and used especially of an old man who still has lecherous thoughts. ‘You ugly old goat’ occurs in Festival, by N.J.Crisp, said by a woman to a man. Coriolanus says ‘Hence, old goat!’ to Sicinius in… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address