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tail [teɪl]1 noun(a) (of animal) queue f;∎ figurative with one's tail between one's legs la queue basse, la queue entre les jambes;∎ to be on sb's tail suivre qn de près;∎ the detective was still on his tail le détective le filait toujours;∎ familiar the car was right on my tail la voiture me collait au derrière ou aux fesses;∎ to turn tail and run prendre ses jambes à son cou;∎ it's a case of the tail wagging the dog c'est le monde à l'envers;∎ the tail of the hostages is wagging the dog of foreign policy le problème des otages décide de la politique étrangère∎ to put a tail on sb faire filer qn□ ;∎ we've got a tail quelqu'un nous file□, nous sommes suivis□∎ he worked his tail off il s'est vraiment décarcassé∎ he's looking for some tail il cherche une femme à se mettre sur le bout3 tailsfamiliar (tailcoat) queue f de pie□2 adverb∎ (of coin) it's tails! (c'est) pile!►► Aviation tail assembly dérive f;tail end (of storm, season, meeting, story) fin f; (of cloth) bout m; (of procession) queue f, fin f;tail feather penne f;Cars tail lamp feu m arrière;tail rotor (of helicopter) fenestron m;Aviation tail section arrière m;∎ a seat in the tail section une place à l'arrièresuivre;∎ she tailed along behind or after us elle traînait derrière nous(sound) s'affaiblir, décroître; (interest, enthusiasm, support) diminuer petit à petit; (book) se terminer en queue de poisson; (competitors in race) s'espacer;∎ his voice tailed slowly away peu à peu sa voix s'affaiblit∎ the line of cars tailed back for 10 miles la file de voitures s'étendait sur 16 km -
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tail [teɪl]1. noun2. plural nounb. tails I win! pile je gagne !4. compounds[attendance, interest, numbers] diminuer ; [novel] se terminer en queue de poisson* * *[teɪl] 1.noun gen, Zoology queue f2.tails plural noun1) ( tailcoat) habit m2) ( of coin) pile f3.(colloq) transitive verb suivre [suspect, car] (to jusqu'à)Phrasal Verbs:- tail off•• -
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A n2 ( end piece) (of aircraft, comet, kite) queue f ; at the tail of the procession à la queue du cortège ;3 ○ ( police observer) to put a tail on sb faire filer qn, prendre qn en filature ;4 ○ ( buttocks) postérieur ○ m.I can't make head (n)or tail of this je ne comprends rien du tout à cela ; we couldn't make head or tail of his reply sa réponse n'avait ni queue ni tête ; to be on sb's tail suivre qn de près, talonner ○ qn ; to go off with one's tail between one's legs partir la queue basse ; to turn tail péj tourner les talons pej.■ tail away ( fade) [voice, noise] s'éteindre ; her voice tailed away to a whisper elle a baissé la voix et s'est mise à chuchoter.■ tail back GB to tail back from [traffic jam] remonter de ; to tail back to [traffic jam] s'étirer jusqu'à ; the traffic tails back for miles le bouchon s'étire sur des kilomètres.■ tail off -
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[teil] 1. noun1) (the part of an animal, bird or fish that sticks out behind the rest of its body: The dog wagged its tail; A fish swims by moving its tail.) queue2) (anything which has a similar function or position: the tail of an aeroplane/comet.) queue2. verb(to follow closely: The detectives tailed the thief to the station.) filer- - tailed- tails 3. interjection(a call showing that a person has chosen that side of the coin when tossing a coin to make a decision etc.) pile- tail-end- tail-light - tail wind - tail off -
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base f, culée fDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > tail
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tail end n1 ( last piece) (of joint, roast) dernier morceau m ; (of film, conversation) fin f ; to catch the tail end of the film voir les toutes dernières minutes du film ;2 ○ ( buttocks) derrière ○ m. -
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1) (to become fewer, smaller or weaker (at the end): His interest tailed off towards the end of the film.) diminuer2) ((also tail away) (of voices etc) to become quieter or silent: His voice tailed away into silence.) se taire peu à peu
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Tail — Tail, n. [AS. t[ae]gel, t[ae]gl; akin to G. zagel, Icel. tagl, Sw. tagel, Goth. tagl hair. [root]59.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The terminal, and usually flexible, posterior appendage of an animal. [1913 Webster] Note: The tail of mammals and reptiles… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tail — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda tail (que significa cola en inglés) es un programa de los sistemas tipo Unix, que muestra las últimas líneas de uno o más archivos de texto. tail imprimirá por defecto a la salida estándar las últimas diez líneas de… … Wikipedia Español
tail — (que significa cola en inglés) es un programa de los sistemas tipo Unix, que muestra las últimas líneas de uno o más archivos de texto. tail imprimirá por defecto a la salida estándar las últimas diez líneas de sus datos de entrada. Tanto las… … Wikipedia Español
tail — 1 n [Anglo French, literally, cutting, from Old French, from taillier to cut, prune] 1: the condition of being limited or restricted by entailing a tenant in tail 2: entail (2) tail 2 adj: limited as to tenure see al … Law dictionary
tail — tail1 [tāl] n. [ME < OE tægel, akin to OHG zagel < IE base * dek̑ , to tear, tear off > Sans saśā, fringe] 1. a) the rear end of an animal s body, esp. when forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk b) such an appendage 2.… … English World dictionary
tail — ► NOUN 1) the hindmost part of an animal, especially when extended beyond the rest of the body. 2) something extending downwards, outwards, or back like an animal s tail. 3) the rear part of an aircraft, with the tailplane and rudder. 4) the… … English terms dictionary
Tail — утилита в UNIX, выводящая несколько (по умолчанию 10) последних строк из файла. Синтаксис tail [параметры] имя файла Ключ n <количество строк> (или просто <количество строк>) позволяет изменить количество выводимых строк: tail 20… … Википедия
tail — tail утилита в UNIX, выводящая несколько (по умолчанию 10) последних строк из файла. Синтаксис tail [параметры] имя файла Ключ n <количество строк> (или просто <количество строк>) позволяет изменить количество выводимых строк:… … Википедия
Tail — Tail, v. t. 1. To follow or hang to, like a tail; to be attached closely to, as that which can not be evaded. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Nevertheless his bond of two thousand pounds, wherewith he was tailed, continued uncanceled, and was called on the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tail — Tail, n. [F. taille a cutting. See {Entail}, {Tally}.] (Law) Limitation; abridgment. Burrill. [1913 Webster] {Estate in tail}, a limited, abridged, or reduced fee; an estate limited to certain heirs, and from which the other heirs are precluded;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tail — Tail, a. (Law) Limited; abridged; reduced; curtailed; as, estate tail. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English