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1 seethe
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2 seethe
seethe vi1 [water, sea] bouillonner ;2 to seethe with rage/impatience [person] bouillir de colère/d'impatience ; he was seething il était furibond ;3 ( teem) grouiller ; the streets were seething with tourists les rues grouillaient de touristes ; to seethe with activity être en effervescence ; a country seething with unrest un pays en proie à l'agitation. -
3 seethe
seethe [si:ð](b) (with anger, indignation) bouillir;∎ he was seething (with anger) il bouillait de rage;∎ the country is currently seething with unrest le mécontentement gronde en ce moment dans le pays∎ the streets seethed with shoppers les rues grouillaient de gens qui faisaient leurs courses -
4 to seethe
écumer; enrager; bouillir d'indignationEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to seethe
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5 crawl
crawl [krɔ:l]1. nounb. (Swimming) crawl mb. [vehicle] avancer au pas* * *[krɔːl] 1.1) Sport crawl m2) ( slow pace)2.to go at a crawl — [vehicle] rouler au pas
1) [insect, snake, person] ramperto crawl in/out — entrer/sortir en rampant
2) ( on all fours) [baby] marcher à quatre pattes3) ( move slowly) [vehicle] rouler au pasto crawl down/up something — descendre/monter lentement quelque chose
4) ( pass slowly) [time] se traîner5) ( seethe)to be crawling with — fourmiller de [insects, tourists]
6) (colloq) ( flatter) faire du lèche-bottes (colloq) (to à)••to make somebody's skin or flesh crawl — donner la chair de poule à quelqu'un (colloq)
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6 crawl
A n2 ( slow pace) at a crawl au pas ; to slow/be reduced to a crawl [vehicle] ralentir jusqu'à rouler au pas ; [growth] ralentir ; [output] être presque stagnant.B vi1 [insect, snake, person] ramper ; to crawl in/out entrer/sortir en rampant ; to crawl out from under sth sortir de sous qch ; to crawl into bed se traîner au lit ; to crawl to the door se traîner jusqu'à la porte ; to crawl into a hole se glisser dans un trou ;2 ( on all fours) marcher à quatre pattes ; she can crawl now ( baby) elle marche à quatre pattes maintenant ;3 ( move slowly) [vehicle] rouler au pas ; to crawl along/in avancer/entrer au pas ; to crawl down/up sth descendre/monter lentement qch ;4 ( pass slowly) [time, days] se traîner ;6 ○ (flatter, creep) faire du lèche-bottes ○ (to à) ; don't come crawling to me inutile de venir pleurer auprès de moi.to make sb's skin or flesh crawl donner la chair de poule à qn ○. -
7 frustration
1 ( thwarted feeling) frustration f (at, with quant à) ; to feel anger and frustration se sentir en colère et frustré ; in frustration, he… frustré, il… ; to seethe with frustration être très contrarié ; the delay has caused frustration le retard a mis tout le monde sur les nerfs ;2 ( annoying aspect) one frustration of watching sport on television is that ce qui est frustrant dans le sport à la télévision, c'est que ; the frustrations of house-buying are endless acheter une maison est une entreprise longue et frustrante ;3 ( ruination) anéantissement m ; the frustration of all my hopes l'anéantissement de tous mes espoirs ;4 ( sexual) frustration f. -
8 boil
boil [bɔɪl]1 noun(a) (on face, body) furoncle m∎ bring the sauce to the boil amenez la sauce à ébullition;∎ the water was just coming to the boil l'eau venait juste de se mettre à bouillir;∎ British the water's on the boil l'eau bout ou est bouillante;∎ British the pan has gone off the boil l'eau de la casserole ne bout plus;∎ figurative their romance has gone off the boil leur histoire tourne au ralenti, leur histoire ne marche plus très fort;∎ British figurative the project has gone off the boil le projet a été mis en attente∎ familiar a boiled shirt une chemise empesée∎ to boil the kettle (by gas) mettre la bouilloire sur le feu; (by electricity) mettre la bouilloire en marche;∎ British don't boil the kettle dry ne laissez pas s'évaporer l'eau dans la bouilloire;∎ I can't even boil an egg! je ne sais même pas faire cuire un œuf!;∎ the kettle's boiling l'eau bout (dans la bouilloire);∎ don't let the soup boil ne laisse pas bouillir la soupe;∎ British the pot boiled dry toute l'eau de la casserole s'est évaporée;∎ familiar to keep the pot boiling (bring in enough money) faire bouillir la marmite;∎ familiar I'm boiling! (very hot) je crève de chaleur ou de chaud!∎ I was boiling with anger je bouillais de rage(continue boiling) bouillir très fort; (evaporate) s'évaporerCookery faire réduire; figurative réduire à l'essentiel;∎ he boiled the speech down to the basics il a réduit son discours à l'essentielrevenir à;∎ it all boils down to money tout cela revient à une question d'argent;∎ it boils down to the same thing ça revient au même∎ he boiled over with rage il bouillait de rage;∎ her resentment boiled over into outright anger son ressentiment s'est transformé en véritable colère;∎ the unrest boiled over into violence l'agitation a débouché sur la violence➲ boil up(milk, water) monter;∎ figurative frustration boiled up in her elle commençait à s'énerver sérieusement(milk, water) monter -
9 simmer
simmer ['sɪmə(r)](b) (smoulder → violence, quarrel, discontent) couver, fermenter; (seethe → with anger, excitement) être en ébullition;∎ unrest is simmering in the big cities des troubles couvent dans les grandes villes;∎ the audience simmered with excitement les spectateurs étaient en ébullition;∎ tempers are simmering les passions s'échauffent;∎ his anger simmered just below the surface il bouillait de colère∎ the city simmered in the heat la ville était accablée par la canicule(water, milk, sauce) laisser frémir; (soup, stew, vegetables) faire mijoter3 nounfaible ébullition f∎ simmer down! calme-toi!, du calme!
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Seethe — Seethe, v. t. [imp. {Seethed}({Sod}, obs.); p. p. {Seethed}, {Sodden}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Seething}.] [OE. sethen, AS. se[ o]?an; akin to D. sieden, OHG. siodan, G. sieden, Icel. sj??a, Sw. sjuda, Dan. syde, Goth. saubs a burnt offering. Cf. {Sod} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Seethe — Seethe, v. i. To be a state of ebullition or violent commotion; to be hot; to boil. 1 Sam. ii. 13. [1913 Webster] A long Pointe, round which the Mississippi used to whirl, and seethe, and foam. G. W. Cable. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
seethe — [ sið ] verb intransitive 1. ) to be extremely angry: Don t threaten me, Ronnie seethed. seethe with: He still seethed with anger over Maude s comments. 2. ) to be full of a lot of people or animals that are moving around quickly: seethe with:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
seethe — (v.) O.E. seoþan to boil (class II strong verb; past tense seaþ, pp. soden), from P.Gmc. *seuthanan (Cf. O.N. sjoða, O.Fris. siatha, Du. zieden, O.H.G. siodan, Ger. sieden to seethe ), from PIE root *seut to seethe, boil. Driven ou … Etymology dictionary
seethe — [si:ð] v [: Old English; Origin: seothan [i] to boil ] 1.) to feel an emotion, especially anger, so strongly that you are almost shaking = ↑fume seethe with ▪ He was seething with anger. ▪ I was absolutely seething. 2.) be seething (with sth) … Dictionary of contemporary English
seethe — index burn Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
seethe — *boil, simmer, parboil, stew … New Dictionary of Synonyms
seethe — [v] be very angry be furious, be incensed, be livid, be mad, be on the warpath*, blow one’s stack*, blow up*, boil, breathe fire*, bristle, burn, ferment, flare, flip, foam, foam at mouth*, froth, fume, hit the ceiling*, rage, see red*, simmer,… … New thesaurus
seethe — ► VERB 1) (of a liquid) boil or be turbulent as if boiling. 2) be filled with intense but unexpressed anger. 3) be crowded with people or things. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
seethe — [sēth] vt. seethed, seething [ME sethen < OE sēothan, akin to Ger sieden < IE base * sew , to cook, boil > Sans hāvayan, (they) stew] 1. to cook by boiling 2. to soak, steep, or saturate in liquid vi. 1. to boil or to surge, bubble, or… … English World dictionary
seethe — v. (D; intr.) to seethe with (to seethe with rage) * * * [siːð] (D; intr.) to seethe with (to seethe with rage) … Combinatory dictionary