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4 achoppement
achoppement [a∫ɔpmɑ̃]masculine noun• pierre or point d'achoppement stumbling block* * *aʃɔpmɑ̃nom masculin* * *aʃɔpmɑ̃ nm* * *achoppement nm pierre d'achoppement stumbling block.[aʃɔpmɑ̃] nom masculin→ link=pierre pierre -
5 trébuchant
( féminin trébuchante) [trebyʃɑ̃, ɑ̃t] adjectif -
6 hypothèque
hypothèque [ipɔtεk]feminine nouna. mortgageb. ( = obstacle) obstacle* * *ipɔtɛk1) mortgage* * *ipɔtɛk nf* * *hypothèque nf1 mortgage; prendre/rembourser une hypothèque to take out/pay off a mortgage; prendre une hypothèque sur l'avenir fig to mortgage one's future;2 fig ( doute) doubt; ( danger) threat, danger; lever l'hypothèque ( doute) to remove the doubt; ( danger) to remove the threat.[ipɔtɛk] nom féminin2. (figuré)lever l'hypothèque to remove the stumbling block ou the obstacle -
7 pierre
pierre [pjεʀ]feminine noun• investir dans la pierre ( = immobilier) to invest in bricks and mortar* * *pjɛʀ1) ( matière) stone2) ( morceau) stone, rockun désert de pierres — a rocky ou stony wilderness
‘chute de pierres’ — ‘falling rocks’
poser la première pierre — to lay the foundation stone; fig to lay the foundations (de of)
être amateur de vieilles pierres — fig to be fascinated by old buildings
3) ( immobilier) property GB, real-estate US•Phrasal Verbs:••* * *pjɛʀ nfpremière pierre [édifice] — foundation stone
poser la première pierre de qch (= inaugurer) — to lay the foundations for sth
* * *pierre nf1 ( matière) stone; un pont/mur de or en pierre a stone bridge/wall; une maison en pierre de la région a house in local stone;2 ( morceau) stone, rock; un mur en pierres sèches a drystone wall; un désert de pierres a rocky ou stony wilderness; ‘attention, chute de pierres’ ‘beware of falling rocks’; poser la première pierre to lay the foundation stone; fig to lay the foundations (de of); être amateur de vieilles pierres fig to be fascinated by old buildings;3 ( immobilier) property GB, real-estate US; investir dans la pierre to invest in bricks and mortar; ⇒ blanc, faux, jardin, mousse.pierre à aiguiser whetstone; pierre angulaire lit, fig cornerstone; pierre à bâtir building stone; pierre à briquet flint; pierre à chaux limestone; pierre dure semiprecious stone; pierre à feu = pierre à briquet; pierre fine gemstone; pierre à fusil gun flint; pierre gravée engraved stone, intaglio spéc; pierre levée standing stone; pierre de lune moonstone; pierre à plâtre gypsum; pierre ponce pumice stone; pierre précieuse precious stone; pierre de Rosette Archéol Rosetta Stone; pierre de taille dressed stone; pierre tombale tombstone, gravestone; pierre de touche touchstone.jeter la pierre à qn to accuse sb; jeter la première pierre Bible to cast the first stone (à at); apporter sa pierre à qch to make one's contribution to sth; faire d'une pierre deux coups to kill two birds with one stone.[pjɛr] nom féminin1. [matière] stone[immobilier]investir dans la pierre to invest in property ou in bricks and mortarles vieilles pierres ruined buildings, ruinspierre taillée palaeolith, paleolith2. CONSTRUCTIONpierre de taille ou d'appareil freestone3. JOAILLERIE & MINÉRALOGIEpierre brute rough ou uncut stonepierre fine ou semi-précieuse semi-precious stonepierre précieuse gem, precious stone4. GÉOLOGIEpierre calcaire ou à chaux limestonepierre meulièretype of stone common in the Paris area once used for making millstones and as a building material5. [instrument]pierre à affûter ou aiguiser whetstonepierre à feu ou fusil gun flint6. [stèle]pierre funéraire ou tombale tombstone, gravestone7. RELIGION9. [dans un fruit] (piece of) grit————————de pierre locution adverbialeêtre/rester de pierre to be/to remain icy-coolson cœur/visage restait de pierre he remained stony-hearted/stony-facedpierre à pierre, pierre par pierre locution adverbialepierre sur pierre locution adverbialeaprès le tremblement de terre, il ne restait pas pierre sur pierre not a stone was left standing after the earthquake -
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9 accrocher
I.v. trans.1. To 'buttonhole' someone, to hold a person in conversation against his will.2. To 'nick', to 'collar', to arrest.3. (of motor vehicle): To 'prang', to have a collision with a stationary object or another vehicle.4. To 'hock', to pawn.5. Accrocher les wagons: To 'puke', to 'throw up', to vomit. (Accrochez les wagons! is the kind ofphrase-excuse one utters with familiar jocularity when unable to repress a belch.)6. Accrocher un paletot: To fib, to tell alie.II.v. intrans.1. To 'catch on', to be successful.2. (of studies): To 'latch on', to 'cotton on', to understand and assimilate. En math il a du mal à accrocher! Maths are still quite a stumbling-block with him!III.v. pronom.1. (Cycling slang): To stick to a fellow-competitor, to hang on leech-like at all costs.3. Se l'accrocher: To have to do without, to miss out on something. Alors là, mon vieux, tu peux te l'accrocher! I'll tell you for one, you can whistle for it!IV.v. trans. reflex.1. To 'have a barney', to have a row with someone. 'On est toujours à s'accrocher pour un rien ( du tout): We're always at each other's throat over trifles.2. S'accrocher avec quelqu'un: To have a set-to, to have a fight with someone. -
10 chipoter
v. intrans.1. To haggle. Au marché faut toujours qu'elle chipote sur les prix: She's worse than the market-traders when she's out shopping.2. To quibble. Quand on se décide à faire quoi que ce soit, il faut toujours qu'il chipote sur les détails: When it boils down to doing what we said we'd do, he's great at finding stumbling-blocks.3. To waste time.4. To nibble, to toy with one's food. lljaut la voir à table! Elle chipote, elle mange du bout des dents: She'd drive any cook crazy, picking away at her food.
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