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1 rattle
rattle [ˈrætl]1. nouna. ( = sound) [of vehicle] bruit m (de ferraille) ; [of chains] cliquetis m ; [of door] vibrations fplb. (for baby) hochet m[box, object] faire du bruit ; [articles in box] s'entrechoquer ; [vehicle] faire un bruit de ferraillea. [+ box] agiter (avec bruit) ; [+ cans] faire s'entrechoquer* * *['rætl] 1.1) ( noise) (of bottles, cutlery, chains) cliquetis m; (of window, engine) vibration f; ( of car bodywork) bruit m de ferraille; ( of rattlesnake) bruit m de crécelle; ( of gun) crépitement m2) ( of baby) hochet m; ( of sports fan) crécelle f3) ( snake's tail) cascabelle f2.transitive verb1) ( shake) [person] faire s'entrechoquer [bottles, cutlery, chains]; [wind] faire vibrer [window]; [person] s'acharner sur [handle]2) (colloq) ( annoy) énerver [person]3.intransitive verb [bottles, cutlery, chains] s'entrechoquer; [window] vibrer••to shake somebody until his/her etc teeth rattle — secouer quelqu'un comme un prunier
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2 rattlesnake
noun (a type of poisonous American snake with bony rings in its tail which rattle.) serpent à sonnettes -
3 flick
flick [flɪk]1 noun(a) (with finger) chiquenaude f; (with wrist) petit ou léger mouvement m; (with tail, whip, duster) petit ou léger coup m; Sport petit coup m;∎ with a flick of his finger d'une chiquenaude;∎ give the table a quick flick with a duster donne un petit coup de chiffon à ou sur la table;∎ at the flick of a switch en appuyant simplement sur un interrupteur(switch) appuyer sur;∎ he flicked the horse with his whip il a donné un petit coup de fouet au cheval;∎ he had to keep flicking the hair out of his eyes il n'arrêtait pas de chasser du doigt les cheveux qui lui tombaient dans les yeux;∎ don't flick your ash on the floor ne mets pas tes cendres par terre;∎ she flicked the ash off the table (with duster) d'un coup de chiffon, elle a enlevé la cendre de la table; (with finger) d'une chiquenaude, elle a enlevé la cendre de la table∎ the flicks le ciné, le cinoche►► British flick knife (couteau m à) cran m d'arrêt;Cars flick wipe balayage m uniquechasser; (with fingers) repousser d'une chiquenaude(with finger → ash, paper etc) envoyer promener ou enlever d'une chiquenaude; (→ light, computer) éteindre;∎ to flick sth off with a duster faire envoler qch d'un coup de torchon;∎ he flicked the dandruff off his collar il secoua les pellicules qui se trouvaient sur son col(a) (light, computer) allumer∎ to flick the ball on prolonger une passesortir;∎ the snake's tongue was flicking in and out la langue du serpent sortait et rentrait à petits coups rapides(pages of book, newspaper etc) tourner rapidement(book, newspaper) feuilleter; (photographs) jeter un œil parmi;∎ Television to flick through the channels passer rapidement d'une chaîne à une autre -
4 tiger
tiger ['taɪgə(r)]tigre m;∎ to hunt tiger aller à la chasse au tigre;∎ to fight like a tiger se battre comme un tigre;∎ to get off the tiger or the tiger's back se tirer d'embarras;∎ to have a tiger by the tail se trouver pris dans une situation dont on n'est plus maître;∎ to ride the tiger vivre dangereusement►► tiger cub petit m du tigre;tiger economy = pays à l'économie très performante;∎ the (Asian) tiger economies les dragons mpl ou les tigres mpl asiatiques;tiger lily lis m tigré;Entomology tiger moth écaille f;tiger prawn crevette f tigrée;tiger shark requin-tigre m;tiger snake vipère-tigre f
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