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sinker ['sɪŋkə(r)]∎ sinkers and suds des beignets et du café□ -
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['sɪŋkə(r)]1) ( in fishing) plomb m2) US Culinary ≈ beignet m••he fell for the story hook, line and sinker — il a gobé (colloq) toute cette histoire
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hook [hʊk]1 noun(a) (gen) crochet m; (for coats) patère f; (on clothes) agrafe f; (for meat) croc m; Nautical gaffe f;∎ hooks and eyes (on clothes) agrafes fpl (et œillets mpl);∎ your phone was off the hook tu avais décroché ton téléphone; (accidentally) tu avais mal raccroché ton téléphone;∎ to put the phone back on the hook reposer le combiné (sur son support);∎ familiar to get one's hooks into sb mettre le grappin sur qn(b) (on fishing line) hameçon m;∎ familiar he swallowed the story, hook, line and sinker il a tout avalé;∎ familiar he's fallen for her hook line and sinker il est tombé fou amoureux d'elle□∎ to give sb the hook flanquer qn à la porte, vider qn;∎ he'll get the hook one day il sera flanqué à la porte ou vidé un jour∎ Boxing a right/left hook un crochet (du) droit/gauche∎ to get sb off the hook tirer qn d'affaire;∎ to let sb off the hook (from obligation) libérer qn de sa responsabilité□ ;∎ I'll let you off the hook this time je laisse passer cette fois-ci;∎ we must do it by hook or by crook nous devons le faire, coûte que coûte;∎ he hooked his arm through hers il lui a pris le bras∎ hook the rope around the tree passez la corde autour de l'arbre;∎ she hooked one leg round the leg of the chair elle passa ou enroula une jambe autour du pied de la chaise;∎ the two bits of wire had become hooked together les deux fils de fer s'étaient pris l'un dans l'autre(d) Sport (in cricket) renvoyer d'un coup tourné; (in rugby) talonner (le ballon); Golf hooker; Boxing donner un crochet à∎ she'll never manage to hook him elle n'arrivera jamais à lui mettre le grappin dessus∎ to hook school faire l'école buissonnière∎ to hook it mettre les bouts, décamper►► Hook of Holland Hoek m van Holland;➲ hook onaccrochers'accrocher;∎ this strap hooks on at the back cette bride s'accroche ou s'agrafe par derrière➲ hook up∎ they hooked up an extra coach to the train on a accroché un wagon supplémentaire au train(d) (horse, oxen etc) atteler∎ to hook up with sb sortir avec qn□∎ to hook up with faire une émission en duplex avec -
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hook [hʊk]1. noun• to let sb off the hook (inf) [+ wrongdoer] ficher la paix à qn (inf) ; [+ sb with problem] tirer qn d'affairea. ( = attach) accrocherb. [+ fish] prendre► hook ons'accrocher (to à)accrocher (to à)► hook up[dress] s'agrafera. [+ dress] agrafer* * *[hʊk] 1.1) (for clothing, picture) crochet m2) ( on fishing line) hameçon m3) ( fastener) agrafe fhooks and eyes — agrafes fpl
4) ( on pole) crosse f6) ( boxing) crochet m7) ( golf) coup m hooké8) US ( bend) coude m, courbe f2.transitive verb1) ( hang) accrocher (on, onto à)2) ( pull through) faire passer [string] ( through dans); passer [finger, stick] ( through dans)3) ( catch) prendre [fish]; fig, hum (colloq) mettre le grappin sur (colloq) [spouse]•Phrasal Verbs:- hook on- hook up••
См. также в других словарях:
Sinker — Sink er, n. One who, or that which, sinks. Specifically: (a) A weight on something, as on a fish line, to sink it. (b) In knitting machines, one of the thin plates, blades, or other devices, that depress the loops upon or between the needles.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sinker — may refer to: * Sinker (baseball), a type of baseball pitch * Sinker (fishing), a weight used in fishing * Doughnut, slang usually used to suggest dunking (or sinking ) it in coffee * Sinker ( Zoids ), a fictional mecha from Zoids … Wikipedia
Sinker — Sinker, 1) überhaupt so v.w. Senker; 2) diejenigen jungen Tulipanenzwiebeln, welche unter der Hauptzwiebel in die Tiefe wachsen, da hingegen die neben derselben wachsenden Setzlinge heißen … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
sinker — ► NOUN ▪ a weight used to sink a fishing line or sounding line … English terms dictionary
sinker — [siŋkər] n. 1. a person or thing that sinks 2. a lead weight used in fishing ☆ 3. Informal a doughnut ☆ 4. Baseball a pitched ball that drops downward sharply as it reaches home plate: sometimes called sinkerball [sing′kərbôl΄] … English World dictionary
sinker — [[t]sɪ̱ŋkə(r)[/t]] PHRASE: PHR after v (emphasis) You can use hook, line, and sinker to emphasize that someone is tricked or forced into a situation completely. We fell for it hook, line, and sinker... I was caught hook, line and sinker … English dictionary
Sinker — A bond with payments that are provided by the issuer s sinking fund. A sinker s bond payments are paid from a pool of money that the issuer has set aside to repurchase a portion of the bonds it has issued each year. By repurchasing some bonds… … Investment dictionary
sinker — UK [ˈsɪŋkə(r)] / US [ˈsɪŋkər] noun [countable] Word forms sinker : singular sinker plural sinkers 1) a heavy object used in fishing to carry the line or the net to the bottom of the water See: hook I 2) in baseball, a ball that drops down as it… … English dictionary
sinker — See: HOOK, LINE AND SINKER … Dictionary of American idioms
sinker — See: HOOK, LINE AND SINKER … Dictionary of American idioms
sinker — In naval mine warfare, a heavy weight to which a buoyant mine is moored. The sinker generally houses the mooring rope drum and depth setting mechanism and for mines laid by ships, it also serves as a launching trolley … Military dictionary
