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1 noun(a) (extremity → of ear, finger, nose) bout m; (→ of tongue) bout m, pointe f; (→ of cigarette, wing) bout m; (→ of blade, knife, fork) pointe f;∎ stand on the tips of your toes mettez-vous sur la pointe des pieds;∎ from tip to toe de la tête aux pieds;∎ six metres from tip to tip six mètres d'envergure ou de long;∎ his name is on the tip of my tongue j'ai son nom sur le bout de la langue(b) (of island, peninsula) extrémité f, pointe f;∎ figurative it's just the tip of the iceberg ce n'est que la partie émergée de l'iceberg∎ to give sb a tip (for race) donner un tuyau à qn; (for repairs, procedure) donner un tuyau ou un conseil à qn;∎ to take a tip from sb suivre le conseil de qn;∎ if you take my tip, you'll wait a bit longer before selling si vous voulez un bon conseil, attendez encore un peu avant de vendre;∎ any tips for the 4.30? avez-vous un tuyau pour la course de 16h30?;∎ Orlando's my tip je pense qu'Orlando va gagner;∎ 'Handy Tips for Successful Gardening' (book title) 'Comment réussir votre jardin'∎ to give sb a tip donner un pourboire à qn;∎ how big a tip shall I leave? combien de pourboire dois-je laisser?∎ an ivory-tipped cane une canne à pommeau d'ivoire;∎ arrows tipped with poison des flèches empoisonnées(b) (tilt, lean) incliner, pencher;∎ she tipped her head to one side elle a penché la tête sur le côté;∎ to tip one's hat to sb saluer qn d'un coup de chapeau;∎ to tip one's hat over one's eyes rabattre son chapeau sur ses yeux;∎ the boxer tipped the scales at 80 kg le boxeur pesait 80 kg;∎ figurative to tip the scales in sb's favour faire pencher la balance en faveur de qn;∎ the election tipped the balance of power avec les élections, l'équilibre des forces politiques a été inversé(c) (upset, overturn) renverser, faire chavirer;∎ I was tipped off my stool/into the water on m'a fait tomber de mon tabouret/dans l'eau∎ she tipped the sugar into the bowl elle a versé ou vidé le sucre dans le bol;∎ the lorry tipped the rubbish into the field le camion a déchargé ou déversé les déchets dans le champ(e) (winning horse) pronostiquer;∎ Orlando is tipped for the 2.30 or to win the 2.30 Orlando est donné gagnant dans la course de 14h30;∎ he tipped the winner il a pronostiqué ou donné le cheval gagnant;∎ figurative you've tipped a winner there vous avez trouvé un bon filon;∎ he's tipped to be the next president or as the next president on prédit ou pronostique qu'il sera le prochain président;∎ he is strongly tipped to become Home Secretary il est donné comme favori pour le poste de ministre de l'Intérieur;∎ familiar to tip sb the wink avertir qn□, prévenir qn□(f) (porter, waiter) donner un pourboire à;∎ she tipped him £1 elle lui a donné une livre de pourboire∎ to tip to the left pencher à gauche∎ no tipping (sign) défense de déposer des ordures(d) (give money) laisser un pourboire;∎ how much do you usually tip? combien de pourboire laissez-vous habituellement?►► tip cart tombereau m➲ tip backse rabattre en arrière, s'incliner en arrière;∎ don't tip back on your chair ne te balance pas sur ta chaisefaire basculer (en arrière);∎ don't tip your chair back too far ne te penche pas trop en arrière sur ta chaise∎ the rain is tipping down, it's tipping down (with rain) il pleut des cordes∎ (idiom) it's tipping it down il pleut des cordes∎ to tip the ball in claquer (le ballon) dans le panier(b) Typography monter en hors-texteavertir, prévenir;∎ the police had been tipped off about the robbery la police avait été avertie que le hold-up aurait lieu;∎ someone must have tipped them off quelqu'un a dû les prévenir∎ tip the tea out into the sink vide ou verse le thé dans l'évier;∎ she tipped the coins out into my hand elle a fait tomber les pièces dans ma main(b) (overturn, toss) faire basculer;∎ we were tipped out of the cart into the water on nous a fait basculer de la charrette pour nous faire tomber dans l'eau➲ tip over(b) (overturn → boat) chavirer, se renverserfaire basculer, renverser➲ tip up∎ the table tipped up when I sat on it la table a basculé quand je me suis assis dessus(b) (bucket, cup, vase) se renverser(a) (seat, table) faire basculer, rabattre(b) (upside down → bottle, barrel) renverser
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