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cat [kæt]1 noun∎ I'm not really a cat person je n'aime pas beaucoup les chats;∎ to let the cat out of the bag révéler un secret par mégarde;∎ to be like a cat on a hot tin roof or British on hot bricks être sur des charbons ardents;∎ there isn't enough room to swing a cat il n'y a pas la place de se retourner;∎ he looked like something the cat brought or dragged in il ne ressemblait à rien;∎ has the cat got your tongue? tu as perdu ta langue?;∎ to fight like cat and dog se battre comme des chiffonniers;∎ familiar to be the cat's pyjamas être génial;∎ British to put or to set the cat among the pigeons jeter un pavé dans la mare;∎ to play (a game of) cat and mouse with sb jouer au chat et à la souris avec qn;∎ British to wait for the cat to jump or to see which way the cat will jump attendre de voir d'où vient le vent;∎ proverb when the cat's away the mice will play quand le chat n'est pas là les souris dansent;∎ proverb a cat may look at a king un chien regarde bien un évêque∎ what a cool cat! vraiment cool, ce type!►► cat burglar monte-en-l'air m inv;cat burglary vol m de nuit à l'escalade;cat door chatière f;the cat family les félidés mpl;cat flap chatière f;cat food (UNCOUNT) nourriture f pour chats;familiar cat's lick toilette f de chat, brin m de toilette;∎ to give oneself or have a cat's lick se laver le bout du nez, faire une toilette de chat;cat litter litière f (pour chats);cat litter tray bac m à litière;Radio cat's whisker chercheur m (de détecteur à galène);∎ familiar he thinks he's the cat's whiskers il se prend pour le nombril du monde -
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that's your pigeon ○ ! ça, c'est ton affaire! ; to put ou set the cat among the pigeons faire des vagues.
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put the cat among the pigeons — put/set/the cat among the pigeons phrase to cause trouble by doing or saying something Thesaurus: to cause problems for someone or somethingsynonym Main entry: cat * * * put/set the cat among the ˈpigeons idiom … Useful english dictionary
put the cat among the pigeons — put/set the cat among the pigeons British & Australian to do or say something that causes trouble and makes a lot of people angry or worried. Tell them all they ve got to work on Saturday. That should set the cat among the pigeons … New idioms dictionary
put the cat among the pigeons — ► put (or set) the cat among the pigeons Brit. say or do something likely to cause trouble. Main Entry: ↑cat … English terms dictionary
put (or set) the cat among the pigeons — Brit. say or do something likely to cause trouble or controversy. → cat … English new terms dictionary
set the cat among the pigeons — put/set/the cat among the pigeons phrase to cause trouble by doing or saying something Thesaurus: to cause problems for someone or somethingsynonym Main entry: cat * * * put/set the cat among the ˈpigeons idiom … Useful english dictionary
set the cat among the pigeons — put/set the cat among the pigeons British & Australian to do or say something that causes trouble and makes a lot of people angry or worried. Tell them all they ve got to work on Saturday. That should set the cat among the pigeons … New idioms dictionary
set the cat among the pigeons — ► put (or set) the cat among the pigeons Brit. say or do something likely to cause trouble. Main Entry: ↑cat … English terms dictionary
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cat — ► NOUN 1) a small domesticated carnivorous mammal with soft fur, a short snout, and retractile claws. 2) a wild animal resembling this, in particular a lion, tiger, or other member of the cat family. 3) informal a malicious or spiteful woman. ●… … English terms dictionary