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pamper [ˈpæmpər]• pamper your skin with... offrez à votre peau...• to pamper o.s. se faire plaisir* * *['pæmpə(r)] 1.transitive verb choyer [person, pet]2.to pamper oneself — se bichonner (colloq)
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pamper ['pæmpə(r)]choyer, dorloter;∎ a hotel where you will be pampered un hôtel où l'on sera à vos petits soins;∎ to pamper oneself se dorloter;∎ pamper yourself with a bubble bath faites-vous plaisir, prenez un bain moussant -
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['pæmpə](to treat with great kindness and give a great many special things to (a person): The child was pampered by his parents.) dorloter -
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choyer, dorloter Verb -
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spoil [spɔɪl](verb: preterite, past participle spoiled or spoilt)1. plural nouna. ( = damage) abîmerb. ( = make less pleasurable) gâter• if you tell me the ending you'll spoil the film for me tu vas me gâcher le film si tu me racontes la finc. ( = pamper) gâter• to spoil o.s. se faire plaisira. [food] s'abîmer* * *[spɔɪl] 1. 2.they spoil it ou things for other people — ils gâchent le plaisir des autres
to spoil somebody's fun — ( thwart) contrarier quelqu'un
2) ( ruin) abîmerto spoil somebody rotten — (colloq) pourrir quelqu'un
to spoil somebody with — gâter quelqu'un en lui offrant [gift, trip]
4) Politics rendre [quelque chose] nul/nulle [ballot paper]3. 4.•• -
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(a) (make less attractive or enjoyable) gâter, gâcher;∎ the tall chimneys spoil the view les hautes cheminées gâchent ou gâtent la vue;∎ our holiday was spoilt by the wet weather le temps pluvieux a gâché nos vacances;∎ you've spoilt everything by your foolish behaviour tu as tout gâché avec ton comportement stupide;∎ the ending spoilt the movie for me la fin m'a gâché le film;∎ don't spoil the ending for me ne me raconte pas la fin, ça va tout gâcher;∎ the dinner was spoilt because they were late le dîner a été gâché par leur retard;∎ to spoil sb's appetite couper l'appétit ou la faim à qn;∎ if you eat those chocolates, you'll spoil your appetite for dinner si tu manges ces chocolats, tu n'auras plus faim ou plus d'appétit à l'heure du dîner(b) (damage → goods, objects) abîmer, endommager;∎ to get spoilt or spoiled s'abîmer;∎ I spoilt my eyesight by reading in the dark je me suis abîmé la vue ou les yeux en lisant dans la pénombre;∎ proverb to spoil the ship for a hap'orth of tar faire des économies de bouts de chandelle∎ familiar she's spoilt rotten elle est super gâtée;∎ we like to spoil our clients nous aimons gâter nos clients;∎ to spoil oneself s'offrir une petite folie(fruit, food) se gâter, s'abîmer; (in store, hold of ship) s'avarier, devenir avarié3 noun (UNCOUNT)(b) (earth, diggings) déblai m, déblais mpl∎ he made off with the spoils il s'est enfui avec le butin;∎ figurative to claim one's share of the spoils demander sa part du gâteau;∎ the spoils of war les dépouilles fpl de la guerre►► American Politics pejorative spoils system système m des dépouilles, assiette f au beurre∎ to be spoiling for a fight/an argument chercher la bagarre/la dispute -
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1 noun∎ we don't keep pets nous n'avons pas d'animaux à la maison;∎ he keeps a snake as a pet il a un serpent apprivoisé;∎ sorry, no pets (sign, in advertisement) les animaux ne sont pas admis∎ the teacher's pet le (la) chouchou(oute) du prof∎ how are you, pet? comment ça va, mon chou?;∎ be a pet and close the door tu seras un chou de fermer la porte;∎ she's a real pet elle est adorable□∎ to be in a pet être de mauvais poil ou en rogne(a) (hawk, snake etc) apprivoisé;∎ they have a pet budgerigar/hamster ils ont une perruche/un hamster chez eux∎ it's my pet ambition to write a novel ma grande ambition, c'est d'écrire un roman□ ;∎ Lauren is the teacher's pet pupil Lauren est la chouchoute du prof;∎ his pet subject or pet topic son dada(b) (stroke → animal) câliner, caresserfamiliar (sexually) se caresser□►► pet food aliments mpl pour animaux (domestiques);pet hate bête f noire;pet name surnom m affectueux;∎ her pet name for him was "honeybun" elle l'appelait "honeybun";American pet peeve bête f noire;pet shop magasin m d'animaux domestiques, animalerie f;pet sitter garde mf d'animaux familiers -
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['kodl](to treat with great care like an invalid; to pamper: She tended to coddle her youngest child.) dorloter -
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['kosit]past tense, past participle - cosseted; verb(to treat with too much kindness; to pamper.) dorloter -
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См. также в других словарях:
pamper — ► VERB ▪ indulge (someone) with a great deal of attention and comfort; spoil. ORIGIN originally meaning «cram with food»: probably from Low German or Dutch … English terms dictionary
pamper — verb Pamper is used with these nouns as the object: ↑child … Collocations dictionary
pamper — verb (T) to look after someone too kindly or very kindly: a pampered cat | Pamper yourself with a long, luxurious bath … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pamper — verb a) To treat with excessive care, attention or indulgence b) to feed luxuriously Syn: coddle … Wiktionary
pamper — verb indulge (someone) with a great deal of attention and comfort; spoil. Origin ME (in the sense cram with food ): prob. of Low Ger. or Du. origin … English new terms dictionary
pamper — verb Trevor s big sister pampered him Syn: spoil, indulge, overindulge, cosset, mollycoddle, coddle, baby, wait on someone hand and foot … Thesaurus of popular words
pamper — verb Syn: spoil, indulge, overindulge, cosset, mollycoddle, coddle, baby, wait on someone hand and foot … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
pamper — [[t]pæ̱mpə(r)[/t]] pampers, pampering, pampered VERB If you pamper someone, you make them feel comfortable by doing things for them or giving them expensive or luxurious things, sometimes in a way which has a bad effect on their character. [V n]… … English dictionary
pamper — UK [ˈpæmpə(r)] / US [ˈpæmpər] verb [transitive] Word forms pamper : present tense I/you/we/they pamper he/she/it pampers present participle pampering past tense pampered past participle pampered to look after someone very well, especially by… … English dictionary
pamper — transitive verb (pampered; pampering) Etymology: Middle English, probably of Dutch origin; akin to Dutch dialect pamperen to pamper Date: 14th century 1. archaic to cram with rich food ; glut 2. a. to treat with extreme or excessive care and… … New Collegiate Dictionary
pamper — /ˈpæmpə / (say pampuh) verb (t) 1. to indulge (a person, etc.) to the full or to excess: to pamper a child; to pamper one s appetite. 2. to indulge with rich food, comforts, etc. {Middle English pampren. Compare Flemish pamperen, German pampen… …