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rope [rəʊp]1 noun(a) (gen) corde f; (collectively) cordage m; (of steel, wire) filin m; (cable) câble m; (for bell, curtains) cordon m;∎ a piece or length of rope un bout de corde, une corde;∎ the rope (death by hanging) la pendaison;∎ to bring back the rope remettre la pendaison en vigueur;∎ figurative to come to the end of one's rope être au bout du rouleau;∎ figurative to give sb more rope laisser à qn une plus grande liberté d'action, lâcher la bride à qn;∎ figurative she gave him plenty of rope elle lui a donné une grande liberté d'action ou marge de manœuvre;∎ figurative give him enough rope and he'll hang himself si on le laisse faire, il creusera sa propre tombe(b) (in mountaineering) cordée f∎ the climbers were roped together les alpinistes étaient encordés;∎ he was roped to a post il a été attaché à un poteau∎ to be on the ropes (boxer) se retrouver dans les cordes; figurative (company, economy etc) battre de l'aile;∎ figurative to be up against the ropes être le dos au mur;∎ to have sb on the ropes Boxing mettre qn dans les cordes; figurative acculer qn, mettre qn dans une position difficile∎ to know the ropes connaître les ficelles ou son affaire;∎ to show or to teach sb the ropes montrer les ficelles du métier à qn;∎ to learn the ropes se mettre au courant, apprendre à se débrouiller►► rope bridge pont m de corde;rope ladder échelle f de corde;rope maker cordier(ère) m,f;rope sandals espadrilles fpl;rope trick = tour de prestidigitation réalisé avec une cordelette;rope yarn fil m de caret∎ to rope sb in to do sth enrôler qn pour faire qch;∎ he got himself roped in as chairman il a été forcé d'accepter la présidence(part of hall, of church) délimiter par une corde; (street, building) interdire l'accès de➲ rope up(climbers) s'encorder(b) (climbers) encorder
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