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1 Assoifé
parched, thirsty. -
2 dessécher
dessécher [dese∫e]➭ TABLE 61. transitive verba. [+ terre, végétation] to parch ; [+ plante, feuille] to witherb. [+ cœur] to harden2. reflexive verb► se dessécher [terre] to dry out ; [plante, feuille] to wither ; [aliments] to go dry ; [peau] to get dry* * *deseʃe
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1) ( déshydrater) to dry [something] out2) ( rendre insensible) to harden [personne, cœur]; to deaden [imagination]
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se dessécher verbe pronominal1) ( se déshydrater) [cheveux, lèvres] to become dry; [végétation] to wither; [sol] to dry out* * *deseʃe vt1) [terre, plante] to dry out2) [peau] to dryLe soleil dessèche la peau. — The sun dries your skin.
3) (volontairement) [aliments] to dry4) fig, [cœur] to harden* * *dessécher verb table: céderA vtr1 ( déshydrater) to dry [sth] out; le soleil dessèche la peau the sun makes your skin dry, the sun dries your skin out; arbre/fruit desséché withered tree/fruit; cheveux desséchés dry hair;B se dessécher vpr1 ( se déshydrater) [cheveux, lèvres] to become dry; [végétation] to wither; [sol] to dry out;2 fig [personne] to wither; un vieillard desséché a withered old man; un intellectuel desséché a fusty intellectual;3 ( devenir insensible) [personne] to become unfeeling, to harden.[deseʃe] verbe transitif1. [peau, cheveux] to dry out (separable)[pétale, feuille] to witherla bouche desséchée par la peur mouth dry ou parched with fear3. [endurcir]————————se dessécher verbe pronominal intransitif1. [peau, cheveux] to go dry2. [cœur] to harden -
3 mourir
mourir [muʀiʀ]➭ TABLE 1━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━intransitive verbto die ; [civilisation, empire, coutume, feu] to die out• c'est une simple piqûre, tu n'en mourras pas ! it's only a little injection, it won't kill you!* * *muʀiʀ
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verbe intransitif1) ( cesser d'exister) to die (de of)mourir de froid — ( dehors) to die of exposure; ( sous un toit) to die of cold
je meurs de soif — fig I'm dying of thirst
je meurs de faim — fig I'm starving
je meurs de froid — fig I'm freezing to death
je meurs de sommeil — fig I'm ready to drop
2) ( faiblir) liter [jour] to fade away littér; [flamme] to die down; [conversation] to die away; [vagues] to break and fall back
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se mourir verbe pronominal liter [personne, civilisation] to be dying; [flamme, feu] to die down••je ne veux pas mourir idiot — (colloq) hum I want to know
on n'en meurt pas! — (colloq)
tu n'en mourras pas! — (colloq) hum it won't kill you!
je veux bien mourir or que je meure si... — I'll eat my hat if...
* * *muʀiʀ vi1) [personne, animal] to diemourir de faim — to starve to death, to die of hunger, figto be starving
Des centaines de personnes sont mortes de faim. — Hundreds of people starved to death.
mourir de froid — to die of exposure, figto be freezing
Je meurs d'envie d'aller me baigner. — I'm dying to go for a swim.
2) [civilisation] to die out* * *mourir verb table: mourirA vi (+ v être)1 ( cesser de vivre) [personne, animal, plante] to die (de of; pour qn/qch for sb/sth; pour faire to do); mourir jeune to die young; mourir d'un cancer/d'une crise cardiaque to die of cancer/of a heart attack; mourir de chagrin to die of grief ou of a broken heart; mourir de faim/vieillesse lit to die of hunger/old age; mourir de froid lit ( dehors) to die of exposure; ( sous un toit) to die of cold; je meurs de soif fig I'm dying of thirst; je meurs de faim fig I'm starving; je meurs de froid fig I'm freezing to death; je meurs de sommeil fig I'm dropping with tiredness; c'était à mourir (de rire)! it was hilarious!; plutôt mourir que de lui demander une faveur I'd rather die than ask him/her a favourGB; tu mourras centenaire! you'll live to (be) a hundred!; mourir assassiné to be murdered; mourir empoisonné to die of poisoning; mourir étranglé ( par accident) to strangle to death; ( par meurtre) to be strangled to death; mourir debout to be active to the end; mourir au monde [moine, ermite] to die to the world; elle meurt d'amour pour lui she's pining for him; laisser qn mourir to let sb die (de qch of sth); il s'est laissé mourir après la mort de sa femme he gave up and died after the death of his wife; se laisser mourir de faim to starve oneself to death; faire mourir qn to kill sb; l'auteur fait mourir le héros à la troisième page the author kills the hero off on the third page; ⇒ champ, feu;2 ( cesser d'exister) [civilisation, tradition, entreprise] to die; [sentiment, amitié] to die;3 liter ( faiblir) [lueur, jour] to fade away littér; [feu, flamme] to die down; [son] to die away; [conversation] to die away; [vagues] to break and fall back.B se mourir vpr liter or fml [personne] to be dying; [civilisation, tradition] to be dying; [flamme, feu, braises] to die down; [sentiment, son, chant] to die away; elle se meurt d'amour pour lui she's pining with love for him.partir c'est mourir un peu to say goodbye is to die a little; je ne veux pas mourir idiot hum I want to know; on n'en meurt pas!, tu n'en mourras pas! hum it won't kill you!; je veux bien mourir or que je meure si… I'll eat my hat if…; plus idiot/paresseux que lui, tu meurs○! they don't come any dumber/lazier![murir] verbe intransitifmourir d'une crise cardiaque/de vieillesse/d'un cancer to die of a heart attack/of old age/of cancermourir de mort naturelle ou de sa belle mort to die a natural deathmourir en héros to die a hero's death ou like a heroplus rapide/bête que lui, tu meurs! (familier) you'd be hard put to be quicker/more stupid than him!2. (soutenu) [disparaître - culture] to die out ; [ - flamme, bougie] to die out ou down ; [ - bruit] to die away ou down3. [pour intensifier]mourir d'ennui, s'ennuyer à mourir to be bored to death ou to tearsmourir de faim to be starving ou famishedmourir de soif to be dying of thirst, to be parched————————se mourir verbe pronominal intransitif1. [personne] to be dying2. [civilisation, coutume] to die out -
4 pépie
avoir la pépie [personne] to be parched.[pepi] nom féminin1. ORNITHOLOGIE pip2. (familier & locution) -
5 sec
sec, sèche [sεk, sε∫]1. adjectivea. dry ; [fruit] driedb. ( = maigre) slender• « non », dit-il d'un ton sec "no," he said curtlyd. ( = sans eau) [alcool] neate. (Cards) atout/valet sec singleton trump/jackf. ( = sans prestations supplémentaires) le vol sec coûte 1 500 € the flight-only price is 1,500 euros2. adverb3. masculine noun• tenir or conserver qch au sec to keep sth in a dry place• être à sec [puits, torrent] to be dry ; ( = être sans argent) (inf) [personne] to be broke (inf) ; [caisse] to be empty4. feminine noun* * *
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sèche sɛk, sɛʃ adjectif1) ( sans humidité) [temps, cheveux] dry; [fruit] driedavoir la gorge sèche — to feel parched (colloq)
3) ( austère) [personne, communiqué] terse; [lettre, ton] curt; [style] dryavoir un cœur sec — to be cold-hearted; trique
4) ( net) [bruit] sharp
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nom masculinêtre à sec — [rivière, réservoir] to have dried up; [personne] to have no money
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1) ( avec netteté)2) (colloq) ( beaucoup) [cogner, pleuvoir, boire] a lot••aussi sec — (colloq) immediately
rester sec — (colloq) to be unable to reply
je l'ai eu sec — (colloq) I was pretty choked (colloq)
* * *sɛk, sɛʃ (sèche)1. adj1) (vêtement, cheveux, route) dryMon jean n'est pas encore sec. — My jeans aren't dry yet.
2) (raisins, figues) dried3) (sans eau ni glaçons) (whisky) neat, straightUn malt se boit sec. — A pure malt should be drunk neat., A pure malt should be drunk straight.
4) (démarrage, secousse) sharp, sudden5) (personne) spare, lean6) (réponse, ton) sharp, curt7)2. nm"tenir au sec" — "keep in a dry place"
à sec (rivière) — dried up, (personne) (à court d'argent) broke
3. adv1) (avec intensité) [taper, frapper] hardboire sec — to knock it back, to drink heavily
Il buvait sec, le vieux. — The old boy could really knock it back.
2) (= brusquement) [démarrer] sharply* * *A adj1 ( sans humidité) [temps, matière, peau, cheveux] dry; [abricot, fruit] dried; bois sec dry wood; vapeur/chaleur sèche dry steam/heat; avoir la gorge sèche to feel parched○; à pied sec without getting one's feet wet; ne plus avoir un fil de sec○ to be soaked through ou drenched; garder l'œil sec not to shed a tear;2 ( pas doux) [vin, cidre] dry; ( sans eau) boire son gin sec to like one's gin straight ou neat GB;3 ( austère) [personne, communiqué] terse; [lettre, ton] curt; [style] dry; [élégance] stark; [traits] sharp; avoir un cœur sec to be cold-hearted; ⇒ trique;4 ( net) [bruit] sharp; se briser d'un coup sec to snap; donner un coup sec à qch to give sth a sharp tap.B nm être à sec [rivière, réservoir] to have dried up; [compte en banque] to be empty; [personne] to have no money; tenir qch au sec to keep sth in a dry place; mettre une mare à sec to drain a pond; avoir les pieds bien au sec to have nice dry feet; cacahuètes grillées à sec dry roasted peanuts.C adv1 ( avec netteté) se briser sec to snap;2 ○( beaucoup) [cogner, pleuvoir, boire] a lot.( féminin sèche) [sɛk, sɛʃ] adjectif1. [air, bois, endroit, vêtement etc.] dryil fait un froid sec it's cold and dry, there's a crisp cold airavoir l'œil sec ou les yeux secs2. [légume, fruit] dried[alcool] neat3. [non gras - cheveux, peau, mine de crayon] dry[maigre - personne] lean4. [désagréable - ton, voix] harsh, curt, terse ; [ - explication, refus, remarque] curt, terse ; [ - rire] dryavoir le cœur sec to be hard-hearted ou cold-heartedun bruit sec a snap ou crackouvrir/fermer quelque chose avec un bruit sec to snap something open/shutd'un coup sec smartly, sharply7. CARTESatout/roi sec singleton trumps/king————————adverbe1. MÉTÉOROLOGIE2. [brusquement] harda. [conducteur] to shoot off at top speedb. [course] to get a flying start————————nom masculin————————à sec locution adjectivale[réservoir] empty————————à sec locution adverbiale1. [sans eau]2. (familier) [financièrement]————————au sec locution adverbialegarder ou tenir quelque chose au sec to keep something in a dry place, to keep something dry -
6 altérer
altérer [alteʀe]➭ TABLE 61. transitive verba. ( = abîmer) to affectb. ( = modifier) to alterc. ( = falsifier) to falsify ; [+ vin, aliments] to adulterate2. reflexive verb► s'altérer [vin] to become spoiled ; [viande] to go bad ; [visage] to change ; [relations] to deteriorate* * *alteʀe
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1) ( détériorer) to affect [saveur, relation, santé]; to spoil [denrée]; to mar [joie]; to alter [sentiment]; to change [expression]; to fade [couleur]2) ( falsifier) to distort [fait]; to adulterate [substance]3)être altéré de sang/de pouvoir — to thirst for blood/power
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s'altérer verbe pronominal [santé, saveur] to become impaired; [denrée] to spoil; [voix] to falter; [sentiment] to change* * *alteʀe vt1) [faits, vérité] to distort2) [qualité] to spoil, to impair, [données] to corrupt3) (= donner soif à) to make thirsty* * *altérer verb table: céderA vtr1 ( détériorer) to impair [saveur, caractère, relation]; to affect [santé]; to spoil [denrée]; to mar [joie]; to alter [sentiment, composition]; to change [expression, visage]; to fade [couleur]; d'une voix altérée in a faltering voice;3 fml ( donner soif) to make [sb] feel parched; être altéré de sang/de pouvoir to thirst for blood/power.B s'altérer vpr [santé, faculté, relation, saveur] to become impaired; [denrée] to spoil; [voix] to falter; [sentiments, expression] to change.[altere] verbe transitif1. [dégrader - couleur] to spoil ; [ - denrée] to affect the quality ofles traits altérés par le chagrin/la fatigue/la maladie her face pinched with grief/drawn with tiredness/drawn with illness4. (littéraire) [assoiffer] to make thirsty[note] to inflect————————s'altérer verbe pronominal intransitif1. [se dégrader - denrée] to spoil ; [ - sentiment, amitié] to deteriorate ; [ - couleurs] to fade ; [ - voix] to be distorted -
7 assoiffé
assoiffé, e [aswafe]adjective* * *assoiffée aswafe adjectif1) lit thirsty2) figassoiffé de — thirsting ou hungry for [pouvoir, liberté]
* * *aswafe adj assoiffé, -eassoiffé de fig [sang] — thirsting for, [gloire] thirsting after
* * *A pp ⇒ assoiffer.B pp adj2 fig ( avide) assoiffé de thirsting ou hungry for [pouvoir, liberté]; assoiffé de sang bloodthirsty. -
8 atrocement
atrocement [atʀɔsmɑ̃]adverbatrociously ; [mauvais, ennuyeux] excruciatingly* * *atʀɔsmɑ̃1) [mutiler] dreadfully; [souffrir] horribly, terribly2) (colloq) [ennuyeux, bête] dreadfully; [laid] atrociously* * *atʀɔsmɑ̃ advatrociously, horribly* * *atrocement adv1 ( horriblement) [mutiler] dreadfully; [souffrir] horribly, terribly; [punir] horribly; mourir atrocement to die a horrible death; j'ai atrocement mal I'm in agony; elle a atrocement mal aux dents she has a dreadful toothache;[atrɔsmɑ̃] adverbeatrocement mutilé horribly ou hideously mutilated -
9 crever
crever [kʀəve]➭ TABLE 51. transitive verba. [+ pneu] to puncture ; [+ ballon] to burstc. crever la faim or la dalle (inf!) to be starving (inf)2. intransitive verba. [fruit, sac, abcès] to burst• crever de faim/froid to starve/freeze to death3. reflexive verb• se crever au travail to work o.s. to death* * *kʀəve
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1) ( percer) to puncture, to burst [pneu, ballon]; to burst [bulle, abcès, tympan]crever les yeux de quelqu'un — ( accidentellement) to blind somebody; ( volontairement) to put somebody's eyes out
ça te crève les yeux — fig it's staring you in the face
ça crève les yeux — fig it's blindingly obvious
ça crève le cœur — fig it's heartbreaking
2) (colloq) ( épuiser) [travail, chaleur] to wear [somebody] out; [patron] to work [somebody] into the groundcrever un cheval — ( au galop) to ride a horse into the ground
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verbe intransitif1) ( se percer) [pneu, nuage, abcès, tympan] to burst; [paquet] to burst open2) [automobiliste, cycliste] to have a puncture3) ( mourir) [plante, animal] to diecrever de faim/froid — to be starving/freezing
4) ( éclater) pejcrever d'envie/de jalousie — to be eaten up ou consumed with envy/with jealousy
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se crever verbe pronominal••* * *kʀəve1. vt1) [tambour, ballon] to burst2) [pneu] (délibérément) to slash, (accidentellement) to puncture3)2. vi1) [pneu] to burst, [automobiliste] to have a puncture Grande-Bretagne to have a flat USAJ'ai crevé sur l'autoroute. — I had a puncture on the motorway.
2) [abcès, sac, paquet] to burst, to burst open3) * (= mourir) to die, to snuff it *4) * figOn crève de chaud ici. — It's boiling in here.
* * *crever verb table: leverA vtr1 ( percer) to puncture, to burst [pneu, ballon]; to burst [bulle, abcès, tympan]; crever les yeux de qn ( accidentellement) to blind sb; ( volontairement) to put ou gouge littér sb's eyes out; ça te crève les yeux fig it's staring you in the face; ça crève les yeux fig it's blindingly obvious; ça me crève le cœur fig it breaks my heart; ça crève le cœur fig it's heartbreaking;2 ○( épuiser) [travail, chaleur] to wear [sb] out; [patron] to work [sb] into the ground; cet enfant me crève this child is wearing me out; crever ses hommes (au travail) to work one's men into the ground; crever un animal ( au travail) to work an animal into the ground; crever un cheval ( au galop) to ride a horse into the ground;3 ○( être affamé) la crever◑, crever la faim○ or la dalle◑ to be famished; on la crève◑ ici they're starving us here.B vi1 ( se percer) [pneu, ballon, bulle, nuage, abcès, tympan] to burst; [paquet, sac] to burst open; faire crever les groseilles cook the redcurrants gently until they burst (open);2 [automobiliste, cycliste] to have a puncture; j'ai crevé deux fois en route I had two punctures on the way;3 ( mourir) [plante, animal] to die; laisser crever des plantes/un chien to let plants/a dog die; faire crever des plantes to kill plants;4 ◑( mourir) [personne] to snuff it○ GB, to croak○, to die; qu'il crève! he can go to hell○!, he can die for all I care!; plutôt crever (que de…) I'd rather die (than…); crever de faim/froid to be starving/freezing; laisser qn crever de faim/froid to let sb starve/freeze to death; on crève de froid/chaleur dans cette maison it's freezing/baking ou boiling in this house; il fait un froid/une chaleur à crever it's terribly cold/hot; tu veux nous faire crever! are you trying to finish us off?; crever de rire to kill oneself○ laughing; c'est à crever de rire it's hysterically funny○; crever d'envie/de jalousie to be eaten up ou consumed with envy/with jealousy; crever d'orgueil to be terribly full of oneself.C se crever vpr1 ( se percer) se crever un tympan to burst an eardrum; il s'est crevé un œil he put one of his eyes out;2 ◑( s'épuiser) to wear oneself out; se crever au travail to work oneself to death; se crever à faire qch to wear oneself out ou get worn out doing sth; je me suis crevé à le peindre I wore myself out painting it; je me suis crevé pendant deux ans dans cette usine I've slaved away for two years in this factory.marche ou crève sink or swim.[krəve] verbe transitif1. [faire éclater - abcès] to burst (open) ; [ - bulle, ballon, sac] to burst ; [ - pneu] to puncture, to burst ; [ - tympan] to puncture, to pierceun cri vint crever le silence a cry pierced ou rent the silencea. [agression] to gouge ou to put out somebody's eyeb. [accident] to blind somebody in one eyecela crève le cœur it's heartbreaking ou heart-rendinga. (familier) [c'est évident] it's as plain as the nose on your face, it sticks out a mileb. [c'est visible] it's staring you in the face, it's plain for all to see2. (familier) [fatiguer] to wear out3. (locution)————————[krəve] verbe intransitif3. [mourir - animal, végétal] to die (off)————————crever de verbe plus préposition1. [éprouver]a. [par pauvreté] to be starvingb. [être en appétit] to be starving ou famishedje crève de chaud! I'm baking ou boiling!on crève de froid ici it's freezing cold ou you could freeze to death herecrever de peur/d'inquiétude to be scared/worried to death2. [être plein de]crever d'orgueil to be puffed up ou bloated with pride————————se crever verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)se crever au boulot ou à la tâche to work oneself to death -
10 cuit
cuit, e [kyi, kyit]1. adjective• il attend toujours que ça lui tombe tout cuit (dans le bec) (inf) he expects everything to be handed to him on a plate2. feminine noun• prendre une cuite (inf!) to get plastered (inf!)* * *
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1) [aliment] cooked; [viande, poisson, gâteau] done (jamais épith); [abricot] stewedtrop cuit — [gigot, steak] overdone
2) [poterie, argile] fired3) (colloq) ( par le soleil) [gazon, plante] scorched; [peau] burned••c'est cuit — (colloq) we've had it (colloq)
sinon, on était cuits — (colloq) otherwise, we were done for (colloq)
c'est du tout cuit — (colloq) ( facile) it's a piece of cake (colloq); ( assuré) it's in the bag (colloq)
ce n'est pas du tout cuit — (colloq) it's not all cut and dried
elle attend que ça (lui) tombe tout cuit — (colloq) she expects things to fall straight into her lap
* * *kɥi, kɥit cuit, -e1. ppSee:2. adjSee:* * *A pp ⇒ cuire.B pp adj1 Culin [aliment] cooked; [viande, poisson, gâteau] done ( jamais épith); [abricot, pruneau] stewed; trop cuit [gigot, steak] overdone; bien cuit well done; pas assez cuit underdone;2 Tech [poterie, argile] fired;C cuite nf1 ○( ivresse) quelle cuite! what a booze-up○ GB ou bender○!; tenir/prendre une cuite to be/to get plastered○ ou pissed◑ GB, to tie one on○ US; il a or tient une sacrée cuite he's plastered○ ou completely pissed◑ GB;c'est cuit○ we've had it○; sinon, on était cuits○ otherwise, we were done for○; c'est du tout cuit○ ( facile) it's a piece of cake○; ( assuré) it's in the bag○; ce n'est pas du tout cuit○ it's not all cut and dried; elle attend que ça (lui) tombe tout cuit○ she expects things to fall straight into her lap.( féminin cuite) [kɥi, kɥit] adjectif1. [aliment] cooked4. (familier) [perdu]je suis cuit! I'm done for!, I've had it!notre sortie de dimanche, c'est cuit! we can kiss our Sunday excursion goodbye!cuit nom masculin1. CUISINE2. (locution)cuite nom féminin(très familier) [beuverie] -
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12 gosier
gosier [gozje]masculine noun* * *gozjenom masculin throat, gulletce vin (m')écorche le gosier — (colloq) hum this wine is like paint stripper
ça m'est resté en travers du gosier — (colloq) it stuck in my throat
••s'humecter le gosier — (colloq) to wet one's whistle
* * *ɡozje nm* * *gosier nm throat, gullet; ce vin (m')écorche le gosier○ hum this wine is like paint stripper; ça m'est resté en travers du gosier it stuck in my throat.s'humecter le gosier to wet one's whistle; chanter à plein gosier to sing at the top of one's voice.[gozje] nom masculin -
13 soif
soif [swaf]feminine noun• soif de [+ richesse, connaissances, vengeance, pouvoir] thirst for* * *swaf1) ( besoin de boire) thirstmourir de soif — lit to die of thirst; fig to be dying of thirst
il fait soif! — (colloq) hum it's thirsty work! hum
2) ( désir)soif de — thirst for [justice, liberté, revanche, amour]; hunger ou lust for [pouvoir, richesses]
••* * *swaf nf1) (= sensation) thirst2) figsoif de qch [pouvoir, vengeance, justice, liberté] — thirst for sth
avoir soif de [justice, conquêtes] — to hunger for
* * *soif nf1 ( besoin de boire) thirst; avoir soif to be thirsty; avoir une soif terrible○ to be terribly thirsty; mourir de soif lit to die of thirst; fig to be dying of thirst; étancher sa soif to quench one's thirst; boire jusqu'à plus soif to drink one's fill; donner soif to make one thirsty; la terre a soif the soil is thirsty; il fait soif○! hum it's thirsty work! hum;2 ( désir) soif de thirst for [justice, liberté, revanche, amour]; hunger ou lust for [pouvoir, richesses]; la soif d'apprendre the thirst for knowledge; avoir soif d'affection/de bonheur to crave affection/happiness; la soif de sang bloodthirstiness; faire qch jusqu'à plus soif○ to do sth until one has had enough.conserver une poire pour la soif to save something for a rainy day.[swaf] nom féminin1. [envie de boire] thirsta. [boire] till one's thirst is quenched2. (figuré)soif de pouvoir/de richesses craving for power/wealth -
14 cracher
v. trans. & intrans.1. To 'spill the beans', to confess (also: cracher le morceau).2. To 'cough up', to pay up. Dans un restau comme ça, faut drôlement cracher: In those four-star places you need a mortgage to eat!3. Cracher au bassinet: To pay protection money.4. Cracher jaune: To be 'rolling in it', to be very wealthy.5. Cracher blanc: To be 'spitting feathers', to be 'parched', to be very thirsty.6. Cracher son venin: To 'juice off', to ejaculate.7. Cracher dans le son: To be guillotined. (Because the severed head falls into a basket of chaff.)8. Cracher le feu:a To be a 'live-wire', to be full of zing and pep.b Ça crachait le feu (of argument): It was a right barney.9. Cracher sa valda (of traffic light): To go to green. ( Pastilles Valda are green-coloured cough-mints.)10. Ne pas cracher sur quelque chose: To be glad of something. Il n'a pas craché sur monjric: He certainly didn't turn his nose up at my money.11. Ca va cracher! Bullets are going to fly! -
15 soif
n. f.1. Il fait soif! It's thirsty weather! — I'm parched!2. Jusqu'à plus soif: To one's heart's desire, to satiety. Des nanas comme ça, je m'en taperais jusqu'à plus soif! Birds like her, you could bring me a lorry-load any day! -
16 desséché
desiccated, parched
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parched — [pa:tʃt US pa:rtʃt] adj 1.) very dry, especially because of hot weather ▪ the parched African landscape ▪ He raised the water bottle to his parched lips. 2.) be parched informal to be very thirsty … Dictionary of contemporary English
parched — parched; parched·ness; parched·ly; … English syllables
parched — [ partʃt ] adjective 1. ) INFORMAL very thirsty 2. ) extremely dry because of hot weather: parched soil … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
parched — [adj] dry arid, burned, cotton mouth*, dehydrated, dried out, dried up*, dry as dust*, scorched, shriveled, thirsty, waterless, withered; concept 603 Ant. damp, moist, wet … New thesaurus
parched — [[t]pɑ͟ː(r)tʃt[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If something, especially the ground or a plant, is parched, it is very dry, because there has been no rain. The clouds gathered and showers poured down upon the parched earth. ...a hill of parched brown grass. 2) … English dictionary
Parched — Parch Parch (p[aum]rch), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Parched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Parching}.] [OE. perchen to pierce, hence used of a piercing heat or cold, OF. perchier, another form of percier, F. percer. See {Pierce}.] 1. To burn the surface of; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
parched — adjective 1 very dry, especially because of hot weather: the parched African landscape | He raised the water bottle to his parched lips. 2 be parched informal to be very thirsty … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
parched — adjective 1) the parched earth Syn: (bone) dry, dried up/out, arid, desiccated, dehydrated, baked, burned, scorched; withered, shriveled See note at dry 2) informal I m parched … Thesaurus of popular words
parched — adj. Parched is used with these nouns: ↑earth, ↑land, ↑lip, ↑throat … Collocations dictionary
parched — UK [pɑː(r)tʃt] / US [pɑrtʃt] adjective 1) extremely dry because of hot weather parched soil 2) informal very thirsty … English dictionary
parched — /patʃt/ (say pahcht) adjective 1. dried up with heat; shrivelled: parched corn. 2. Colloquial extremely thirsty …