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bay [beɪ]1 noun∎ sweet bay laurier m commun, laurier m des poètes∎ to be at bay être aux abois;∎ Hunting to bring an animal to bay acculer un animal;∎ Military to keep or hold at bay (the enemy) tenir en échec; (assailant) tenir en respect; (creditors, persistent caller etc) tenir à distance;∎ to keep boredom at bay tromper l'ennui;∎ I'm managing to keep my cold at bay jusqu'ici j'ai réussi à combattre le rhume;∎ to keep or to hold hunger at bay tromper la faim;∎ use this product to keep ants at bay utilisez ce produit pour éloigner les fourmis(h) (compartment → in plane, ship) soute f(bark) aboyer, donner de la voix;∎ to bay at the moon hurler ou aboyer à la lune;∎ figurative to bay for sb's blood réclamer la tête de qn(colour) bai►► the Bay Area = région de la baie de San Francisco comprenant également les villes de Berkeley, Oakland et San José;the Bay of Bengal le golfe du Bengale;the Bay of Biscay le golfe de Gascogne;History the Bay of Pigs la baie des Cochons;Pharmacy bay rum = lotion capillaire;the Bay State = surnom donné au Massachusetts;Botany bay tree laurier m;ⓘ THE BAY OF PIGS On désigne ainsi la tentative de coup d'État contre Fidel Castro par des Cubains exilés aux États-Unis, en 1961. Équipés et entraînés par la CIA, ils débarquèrent dans cette baie, mais l'opération tourna au désastre.
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